Helen M Shaver

22 December 1902–9 February 1970 (Age 67)
Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Helen M

When Helen M Shaver was born on 22 December 1902, in Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio, United States, her father, Frederick Sheridan Shaver, was 27 and her mother, Josephine Sheely, was 27. She married William Lear on 26 July 1926, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States. She lived in Jackson Township, Seneca, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 9 February 1970, in Corona, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

William Lear
1902–1968
Helen M Shaver
1902–1970
Marriage: 26 July 1926

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 July 1926Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
    Age 1
    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
    1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
    Age 4
    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
    1920
    Age 18
    The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Schaefer ‘shepherd’.Americanized form of Slovenian Šaver (see Saver ).Americanized form of Dutch Schaver ‘carpenter’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Shawver
    Schaefer

    Sources (2)

    • Hellen Shaver in household of Fred Shaver, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Helen Shaver in household of Fred Shaver, "United States Census, 1910"

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