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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- 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"
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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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