Brief Life History of Robert Louis
When Robert Louis Shafer was born on 4 November 1925, in Byers, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States, his father, Charles Lester Shafer, was 38 and his mother, Lena Lillian Rhyne, was 38. He married Norma Moss on 21 November 1945, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Election Precinct 20 South Bijou, Adams, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 4 February 2007, in Firth, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Firth, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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- Robert L Shafer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Robert Louis Shafer, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"
- Robert Louis Shafer, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929 · Denver Airport opens
On Oct 17 1929, Denver Municipal Airport opens. Later, in 1964, it would be renamed Stapleton International Airport. It would be replaced by Denver International Airport, 31 years later.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
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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