Ruth Jane Shaffer

7 February 1848–13 January 1931 (Age 82)
Huntington, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Ruth Jane

When Ruth Jane Shaffer was born on 7 February 1848, in Huntington, Indiana, United States, her father, GEORGE SHAFFER JR., was 36 and her mother, Sarah Shidler, was 27. She married Martin A. Faulkner on 20 April 1870, in Crown Point, Center Township, Lake, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Beaver Township, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Center Township, Lake, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 January 1931, in Crown Point, Center Township, Lake, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Maplewood Memorial Cemetery, Crown Point, Center Township, Lake, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Martin A. Faulkner
1841–1896
Ruth Jane Shaffer
1848–1931
Marriage: 20 April 1870
Charles R. Faulkner
1872–1953
George William Faulkner
1883–1954
Mary L. Faulkner
1885–1958

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 April 1870Crown Point, Center Township, Lake, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854
    Age 6
    Bleeding Kansas was a time period between the years 1854 and 1861 with a series of violent confrontations over whether slavery would be legal in Kansas Territory.
    1863
    Age 15
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
    Age 22
    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Schaffer

    Sources (13)

    • Ruth Shafer in household of George Shafer, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Ruth Shaffer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
    • Ruth H Faulkner in entry for George William Faulkner, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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