Brief Life History of Davis Mikesel
When Davis Mikesel Shaffer was born on 19 January 1895, in Robinson, West Wheatfield Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Thomas Shaffer, was 30 and his mother, Eva Rebecca Cochran, was 20. He lived in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. He died on 28 October 1918, in France, at the age of 23, and was buried in Thiaucourt-Regniéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.
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- Davis M Shaffer in household of John Shaffer, "United States Census, 1900"
- Davis M Shaffer, "United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919"
- Davis Mikesewl Shaffer, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
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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