Brief Life History of Orrin Jewett
When Orrin Jewett Shafer was born on 5 October 1887, in Allen, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, his father, George Washington Shafer, was 31 and his mother, Harriet May Jewett, was 21. He married Hazel Ida MacFlinn on 18 January 1910, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1921. He died on 30 July 1949, in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 61.
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Sources (15)
- Orin J Shafer in household of Ida V Macflinn, "United States Census, 1910"
- Orrin Jewett Shafer, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Orrin J Shafer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1887–1949 Male
1889– Female
Children (2)
1910–1986 Male
1910– Male
Parents and Siblings
1856–1899 Male
1866–1947 Female
Siblings (3)
1887–1949 Male
1890–1975 Female
1894–1994 Male
World Events (8)
1889 · The first Skyscraper in Detroit
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 3
1904
Age 17
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schäfer (see Schaefer ), Schäffer (see Schaffer 2) or Schaffer 1.
Americanized form of Hungarian Sáfár, Slovenian and Croatian Šafar or Šafer, Czech Šafář or Šafer, Slovak Šafár, in part cognates of 1 above (see Safar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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