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Viola "Ola" SHAFFER

Viola "Ola" SHAFFER

Female 1887 - 1956  (68 years)

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  • Name Viola "Ola" SHAFFER 
    Born 10 Aug 1887  Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940, 1950  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 10 Feb 1956  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried (UNMARKED)  Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I61717  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Father Joseph Robert SHAFFER,   b. 14 Mar 1839, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1922, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Louisa (Eliza) GROGG,   b. 11 May 1850,   d. 1898  (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F17665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 H. McClellan "Clell" LIPSCOMB,   b. 14 Mar 1888, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1962, Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1909  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Apr 29 1910:
      Clell Lipscomb, 23, day labor farmer, married 1 yr; wife Ola Lipscomb, 21, no children; boarder Joseph Shafer, 62, occupation "own income," widowed; boarder Ivy Shafer, 19, single.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jan 26/27 1920:
      Clell Lipscomb, 33, farmer; wife Ola, 31.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Apr 14 1930 at Porto Rico Road:
      Clell Lipscomb, 42, farm laborer; wife Ola, 39; dau Mildred, 9y 8m.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on May 3 1940:
      Clell Lipscomb, 48, farm laborer, marital status initially entered as married, but later crossed out and replaced with the number 7. This census code indicates that the individual was married but that the spouse was not present.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, Community of Bristol), enumerated on May 16 1940 on Route 50:
      Ola Lipscomb, 51, married (code 7), occupation housekeeper for private family, resided 1935 in rural Doddrige County; dau Mildred, 19, single, resided 1935 in rural Doddridge County.

      1950 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District, Community of Bristol), enumerated on Apr 21 1950 on Route 50:
      Marshall W. Davis, 67, widowed, house moving contractor; son Denzil E. Davis, 31, separated, refrigeration work in private homes; Ola Lipscomb, 61, separated; Bessie G. Gadd, 64, widowed. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
     1. Mildred Flora LIPSCOMB,   b. 12 Jul 1920, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1941, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
    Family ID F25639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Wesley Marshall DAVIS,   b. 2 Feb 1882, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1964, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [8] 
    Family ID F60946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    4. [S2036] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    5. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.