Frederick Blaine Shaffer

Brief Life History of Frederick Blaine

When Frederick Blaine Shaffer was born on 1 February 1889, in New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States, his father, Wayland Glucia Shaffer, was 28 and his mother, Izettie Alcena Markle, was 21. He married Katherine Elizabeth Paxson on 26 May 1914, in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Chickasaw, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 15 May 1979, in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States, at the age of 90.

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Frederick Blaine Shaffer
1889–1979
Katherine Elizabeth Paxson
1891–
Marriage: 26 May 1914
Frederick Paxson Shaffer
1916–1994
Kayrl Shaffer
1922–1989

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  • Fred B Shaffer in household of Wahlan G Shaffer, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Frederick Blaine Shaffer, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Frederick Blaine Shaffer, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

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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