Susanna “Susan” Gushwa Shaffer (1832-1909)

Susanna “Susan” Gushwa Shaffer

Birth

15 Nov 1832

Ohio, USA

Death

13 Dec 1909 (aged 77)

District of Columbia, USA

Burial

Glenwood Cemetery

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section F, Lot 150, Site 11

Memorial ID

View Source

aged 77 yrs, 28 days
Plat Book D, Page 594

(birth date is calculated from age at death)

1850 Indiana census, DeKalb County

Philip Gushwa Male 48 Pennsylvania
Mary Gushwa Female 43 Pennsylvania
John Gushwa Male 19 Ohio
Susanna Gushwa Female 17 Ohio
Jonathan Gushwa Male 15 Ohio
Philip Gushwa Male 9 Ohio
Sarah Gushwa Female 6 Ohio
Benjamin Gushwa Male 4 Pennsylvania
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1870 Indiana census, DeKalb County

Phillip Gushwa Male 67 Pennsylvania
Mary A Gushwa Female 64 Pennsylvania
Susan Gushwa Female 24 Ohio
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Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001

Name: Susanna Gushwa
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Marriage Date: 29 Sep 1877
Marriage Place: Indiana
Spouse: Henry Shaffer
Page: 497
FHL Film Number: 001863083

Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941

Name: Henry Shaffer
Spouse Name: Susanna Gushwa
Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1877
Marriage County: Dekalb
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1880 Indiana census, DeKalb County

Henry Shafer Self Male 57 Pennsylvania
Susanna Shafer Wife Female 47 Ohio
John Shafer Son Male 16 Pennsylvania
Phillip Gushwa Father-in-law Male 77 Pennsylvania
Mary A Gushwa Mother-in-law Female 74 Pennsylvania
Emily Gushwa Niece Female 14 Indiana
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1900 Indiana census, Steuben County

Jacob Gushwa Head Male 74 Ohio
Susan Shaffer Sister Female 68 Ohio

This census indicates that Susan was born in November, 1832.
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District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961

Name: Susana Shaffer
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Dec 1909
Event Place: District of Columbia
Gender: Female
Age: 77
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
Birthplace: Ohio
Burial Date: 14 Dec 1909
Cemetery: Glenwood Cemt.
Father's Birthplace: US
Mother's Birthplace: US
Frame Number: 781
Digital Folder Number: 004024913
Record Number: 157