Jul-28-2018Husband: George Washington Shaffer Born: Aug-11-1837 1 Died: Aug- 8-1918 1 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Father: Mother:
Wife: Mary Louisa Springston 3 Married: Jun-19-1858 Born: Jan-12-1840 1 Died: Feb- 4-1924 in Calhoun Co, WV 4,1 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Father: Abraham Springston (1810 - 1893) Mother: Eva J. Goff (1811 - 1852)
F Child 1: Joanna Shaffer Born: Sep-21-1861 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 5,6 Died: Apr-30-1947 in Calhoun Co, WV 4 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1870 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Husband: James S. Duskey b. Dec-26-1854 d. Oct-13-1946 Married: 1885 in Calhoun Co, WV 8,9 (see note 1)
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (6) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989) (7) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (8) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (9) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989), Identified as James Duskey, 26, of Calhoun Co, son of Daniel & Mary; and Joanna Shaffer, 23, b. Gilmer Co, res. Calhoun Co, dau of G. W. & Mary L. Married 29 (or 23) Mar 1885. Event Notes Note (1) Two marriage records are reported for this couple: One for Mar 29 (or 23) 1885, and another for Oct 29 1885, both in Calhoun County.Name Index