George Webster Shaffer and Sarah Margaret Frost

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Husband George Webster Shaffer ¹

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           Born: 31 May 1900 - Wise, Monongalia Co, WV 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1968 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Citizen's Cemetery, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA

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         Father: Butler Shaffer (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Lydia [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 26 Dec 1927 - Stoneboro, Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1

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Wife Sarah Margaret Frost ¹

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           Born: 27 Dec 1902 - Sandy Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1985 - ? Mercer, Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: Elmer Frost (1870-1947) 3
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Dunn (1873-1949) 4

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Children

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1 M Thomas Alton Shaffer ¹

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           Born: 26 May 1930 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Justine May Andres (1933-      ) 1
           Marr: 28 Jan 1956 1

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2 F Patricia Jean Shaffer ¹

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           Born: 1 Sep 1931 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Paul Horne (1933-      ) 1
           Marr: 24 Jul 1965 1

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General Notes: Husband - George Webster Shaffer

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He enlisted April 20, 1917, one month before his seventeenth birthday, in Troop F. 101st Cav.; transferred to Com­pany C, 103rd Engineers December 17, trained at Camp Hancock, Augusta, GA; sailed for foreign service from New York, May 18, 1918, (eighteenth birthday); sailed from Dover, England, and landed at Calais, France, June 1, 1918; trained for two weeks with English troops and then joined the American troops at Marne River. Partici­pated in the following engagements; Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisen, Meuse-Argonne, and St. Mihiel Defensive Sector. Sailed for home from St. Nazaire, April 20, 1919, aboard U. S. S. Finland and landed at Hoboken, NJ, May 1, 1919. Discharged at Ft. Dix, May 16, 1919. As if his services in War I were not enough, he enlisted for service in World II in August, 1942, and was called September 23, 1942, for basic training at Ft. Knox, KY; sent to Camp Campbell Replacement Base in January, 1943, and on March 1, 1943, was sent over seas; six weeks later he was in North Africa with a Replacement group. He desired service with the Combat Forces, but on account of his age, was assigned to the 191st M. P. Company.

SSDI: GEORGE SHAFFER 31 May 1900 May 1968 16137 (Mercer, Mercer, PA) (none specified) 192-14-8894 Pennsylvania

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Margaret Frost

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SSDI: SARAH SHAFFER 27 Dec 1902 Sep 1985 16137 (Mercer, Mercer, PA) (none specified) 178-20-3999 Pennsylvania

1 Unknown, Family History of John and Margaret Fowler Perrine (Sharon, PA: Whitehead-Eagle Corp., 1981), Pg 54.

2 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 210.

3 Unknown, Family History of John and Margaret Fowler Perrine (Sharon, PA: Whitehead-Eagle Corp., 1981), Pg 52.

4 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 76.