Lewis Edward Shafer

Brief Life History of Lewis Edward

When Lewis Edward Shafer was born on 24 August 1881, in Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois, United States, his father, William Ira Shafer, was 40 and his mother, Mary Jane Miller, was 15. He lived in Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States in 1900.

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Family Time Line

William Ira Shafer
1840–1901
Mary Jane Miller
1865–1937
Lewis Edward Shafer
1881–
Charley John Shafer
1884–
Erton Shafer
1885–
Eart Shafer
1885–1927
Everett Alonzo Shafer
1887–1957
Shafer
1890–1890
Bertha Edna Shaffer
1893–1984
William Ira Shafer Jr
1896–1975
Lawrence Shafer
1898–
Iva Blanche Shafer
1900–1970

Sources (3)

  • Lewis Shafer in household of William Shafer, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Lewis Edward Shafer, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Lewis Edward Shafer, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1900

"Fort Dodge is locally referred to as ""Little Chicago"" because architects modeled downtown buildings to resemble Chicago in the mid 1900s."

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Schäfer (see Schaefer ), Schäffer (see Schaffer 2) or Schaffer 1.

Americanized form of Hungarian Sáfár, Slovenian and Croatian Šafar or Šafer, Czech Šafář or Šafer, Slovak Šafár, in part cognates of 1 above (see Safar ).

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

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