West Virginia Pioneers

Norris Clayton Shafer

Male 1879 - 1953  (73 years)


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  • Name Norris Clayton Shafer 
    Born 8 Mar 1879  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Jan 1953  [1] 
    Notes 

    • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Noris Clayton Shafer [indexed as Noris but could be Naris]
      City: Wills
      County: Kanawha
      State: West Virginia
      Birth Date: 8 Mar 1879
      Race: White Native born citizen
      Roll: 1992561
      DraftBoard: 2
      Age: 39?
      Occupation: farmer self employed
      Nearest Relative: Anna Shafer, Wills

      Name: Norris Clayton Shafer
      Sex: white male
      Death Date: 09 Jan 1953
      Death Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 73y10m1d
      Cemetery: Walker cem
      Birth Date: 3/8/1879
      Marital Status: widowed
      Occupation: Ret farmer & daily mail carrier
      Mother: Margaret Clarkson
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Perry G. Shafer
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant: Ovie Shafer
    Person ID I63306  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Perry G Shafer,   b. Jul 1844, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1916, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Margaret Clarkson,   b. 12 Feb 1843, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1926, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1866  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • 1900 Elk, Kanawha, WV
      Shafer, Perry G 7/1844 m 34y WV KY WV
      Margaret M 2/1843 m 34y 9-7 children WV MD VA
      Luella J da 12/1868 s WV
      J William son 3/1878 s
      Clayton son 3/1880
      Walter son 12/1881
      Ida da 10/1883
      Samuel son 10/1886

      1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      Perry D. SHAVER Self M M W 33 WV
      Occ: Farmer Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Marget SHAVER Wife F M W 36 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Jane SHAVER Dau F S W 10 WV
      Mc Ellus SHAVER Son M S W 8 WV
      Mary SHAVER Dau F S W 6 WV
      Wm. SHAVER Son M S W 4 WV
      Claton SHAVER Son M S W 1 WV
      Geo. B. SHAVER Nephew M S W 18 WV

      1900 Elk, Kanawha, WV # 127-132
      Shafer, Perry G 7/1844 m 34y WV KY WV
      Margaret M wife 2/1843 m 34y 9-7 children WV MD VA
      Luella J da 12/1868 s WVWVWV
      J William son 3/1878 s
      Clayton son 3/1880 s
      Walter son 12/1881
      Ida da 10/1883
      Samuel son 10/1886

      1910 Elk, Kanawha, WV #64 all WVWVWV
      Shaffer, William 34 m1- 1y
      Minnie 24 m1- 1y 1-1 child
      Marry Ettie da 1/12
      Perry father 75 m1- 42y
      Margaret mother 77 m1- 42y 8-6 children
      Slaughter, Charley neph 5
      Goff, Peter hired man 27
    Family ID F11177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Thomas,   b. 12 Mar 1881, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1941, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married Abt 1902 
    Notes 

    • 1910 Huntington Ward 3, Cabell, WV #15
      Shaffer, N C 30 m 8y WVWVWV car op - railroad
      Annie 26 m 8y 5-3 children WVWVVA
      Robert son 7
      Edna da 5
      Opal da 2

      1920 Aarons Fork, Kanawha, WV # 53
      Shafer, Noris C 38
      Annie wife 36
      Oval son 13
      Oma da 13
      Opal da 11
      Noris C da 8
      Alvin son 5
      Charles E son 3.10
      Flossie M da 1.11

      1930 Elk, Kanawha, WV # 262-263
      Shafer, Clayton 49 m age 21
      Anne 46 m age 18
      Oval son 23 s
      Norris da 19
      Alvin son 16
      Charles E son 14
      Margaret da 12
      Clarence son 10
    Children 
     1. Robert Oval Shafer,   b. 28 Jul 1906, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1975  (Age 69 years)
     2. Oma Helen Shafer,   b. 28 Jul 1906, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1972, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. Opal Shafer,   b. 20 Nov 1908, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1927, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     4. Norris C Shafer
     5. Alvin Shafer,   b. 7 Oct 1914, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1989, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. Charles E Shafer,   b. 18 Mar 1916, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1987, Swiss, Nichols Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. Flossie Margaret Shafer
     8. Clarence Shafer,   b. 25 Jun 1920, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1983  (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F16959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S598] Cindy Rhodes Veitch.

    2. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.