Brief Life History of Malissa
When Malissa Dane was born on 10 October 1860, in Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States, her father, John Alexander Dane, was 45 and her mother, Susannah Paseley, was 34. She married William Manford Shafer on 2 March 1888. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States in 1920 and Payette, Payette, Idaho, United States in 1930. She died on 6 April 1933, in Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States.
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- Malissa Dane, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
- Malissa D Shafer, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Malissa Dane in entry for Arthur B Shafer and Gladys E Williams, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1861
Historical Boundaries - 1861: Baker, Oregon, United States; 1864: Union, Oregon, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Name Meaning
Dutch: variant of Daane .
Irish (Fermanagh): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Déaghain ‘descendant of the dean’, but also of English origin, a variant of Dean .
English: variant of Dann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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