Brief Life History of Edith M
When Edith M Shaffer was born on 7 November 1880, in Michigan, United States, her father, William Henry Shaffer, was 23 and her mother, Effie Jane Gorham, was 17. She married Nathan Austin Trumble on 14 September 1904, in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Clare, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Gilmore Township, Isabella, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died in April 1969, in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Clare, Clare, Michigan, United States.
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- Edith Trumble in household of Nathin Trumble, "United States Census, 1940"
- Edith M. Shaffer, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Edith M. Shaffer, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1881 · Hudson's
Clothing merchant Joseph Lowthian Hudson opened his first store inside the Detroit Opera House on April 2, 1881. Hudson was very successful with his small store and was able to move to a larger location on Woodward Avenue, far outside what was then the commercial district. Hudson's continued to grow until it became the tallest department store in the world. Hudson's 2,124,316 square foot store filled 32 floors, had 51 elevators, 48 escalators, 705 fitting rooms, and served over 16,000 meals a day.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schäffer (see Schaffer 2), Schaffer 1, or Schäfer (see Schaefer ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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