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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Lee Earl Shafer: Birth: 10 JAN 1889 in Garrison, Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 24 NOV 1954 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA

  2. Clarence Ray Shafer: Birth: 5 FEB 1891 in Garrison, Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: APR 1968 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

  3. Anna Mabel Shafer: Birth: 11 JAN 1893 in Garrison, Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 6 SEP 1973 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA


Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Bessie Mae Shafer: Birth: 30 DEC 1894 in Garrison, Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 23 JUL 1970 in Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA

  2. George E. Shafer: Birth: 14 MAR 1898 in Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 24 NOV 1962 in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, USA


Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Elsie Evangeline Shafer: Birth: 24 NOV 1905 in Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 19 MAR 1999 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA

  2. Floyd Welton Shafer: Birth: 24 JAN 1907 in Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 4 FEB 1988 in Dysart, Tama County, Iowa, USA


Sources
1. Title:   Garrison Cemetery, Jackson Tnshp., Benton Co., IA
Page:   lot 174

Notes
a. Note:   DOB/DOD/Burial: Death Certificate 6-96, Iowa
  Elmer Shafer invented a product called 'Copperene', and had it marketed out of Chicago. It a copper-containing liquid that would deposit copper onto any iron or steel to make it solderable. It was successful enough that he was able to buy a Franklin car in the early 1900's with the proceeds. See also 11-page doc and .pdf of documents from Robert Leslie Moore. The also owned and ran a threshing machine, and would travel around the county threshing the other farmers grain. He started the tradition of sending sons to medical school, with his son Lee.
  Benton Co., IA Register of Marriages, 1 p. 304: #110, married 3-14-1888, license 3-5-88; E.E. Shafer (originally two f's but one scratched out), Dysart, farmer, 25 yrs old b. OH, faGeo. W. Shafer, moAntonette Bronson; and Anna M. Baker of Monroe Twp, Benton Co., IA, 21 yrs old, (no birthplace listed); fa: J.J. Baker, mo: Ellie Folkers; 1st marriage married in Monroe Twp.; Wit: N.S. Taylor & wife, G.W. Shafer; by Chas. M. H[our].
  1895 Iowa census: E.E. Shafer, 31 OH methodist; Lizzie 22 IL; Lee 5; Ray 3; Alta N. 0.
  1900 soundex, film 1,243,858: Shafer, Elmer Sep 1863 36 Ohio fa: OH, mo. OH; Lee (son) Jan 1889 11 IA,OH,IA; Clarence R. Feb 1891 9 IA,OH,IA; Bessie Dec 1894 5 IA,OH,IL, & two servants.
 1900 census, Monroe, Benton, Iowa: Shafer, Elmer head Sept 1863 36 Wd OH OH OH farmer; Lee E. son Jan 1889 11 S IA OH IA; Clarence R. son Feb 1891 9 S IA OH IA; Bessie dau Dec 1894 5 S IA OH IL; Smith, Joseph Servant Jul 1871 18 S NY NY CT; Hibbard, May Servant May 1871 29 M 9y IA OH OH. Same page as John Kilmer (Mar 1867).
  1901 Landowner's map of Benton Co. Elmer had a farm in Section 23 of Monroe Twp. (west side of current 15th Ave (n-s) just above 61st St. (e-w). See media image.
  1910 census, Monroe, Benton, IA ancestry.com p. 11 or 12: Shaffer, Elmer E. 46 OH OH OH, Nellie 42 WI OH OH, Lee E. 21 IA, C. Ray 19 IA, Mabel A. 17 IA, Bessie M. 15, Elsie E. 4, Floyd W. 2, James--- 22 hired man. [all children reported as IA OH WI even though they aren;t]
  1920 census, Monroe, Benton, IA Ancestry.com p. 7 of 13: Shafer, Elmer E. 56; Nellie A. 51, Ellie E. 14, Floyd W. 12. Nellie born in WI
  1925 IA census, Benton Co.:
 E E Shafer Male White 1925 Benton abt 1864 Head fa: G W Shafer, mo:Nette Bronson, sp:Nellie Shafer
 Nellie Shafer Female White 1925 Benton abt 1868 Wife E W Hatch, Elibeth Inthill, E E Shafer
  1930 census, Monroe, Benton, IA: Shafer, E.E. head 66 1st M when 23 OH OH OH farmer; Nellie wife 62 1st M when 34 WI OH OH; Floyd W. son 22 IA.
  Garrison Cem., Jackson Tnshp, Benton Co., IA, lot 174: Shafer, Elmer E., son of Geo. & Annett Bronson Shafer, b. Sep. 5, 1863 - Penn. d. June 5, 1939 - Monroe twp.

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