Person:Bessie Shaffer (3)
Bessie Emily Shaffer
b.8 Aug 1870 Louisiana
d.21 Feb 1957 Louisiana
Parents and Siblings
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m. 29 May 1855
  1. John Dalton Shaffer1858 - 1927
  2. Effie Maude Shaffer1860 - 1937
  3. Marguerite Maggie Lee Shaffer1863 - 1939
  4. Thomas Alexander Shaffer1864 - 1952
  5. Annie Laurie Shaffer1867 - 1922
  6. Bessie Emily Shaffer1870 - 1957
Spouse and Children
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m. 2 Dec 1891
  1. Dorothy Payne Madison1893 - 1942
  2. Elizabeth Bessie Shaffer Madison1897 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 3 Aug 1910
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Facts and Events
Name[1][3][4][5][6][7][8] Bessie Emily Shaffer
Gender Female
Birth[4][6] 8 Aug 1870 Louisiana
Census[1] 1880 2nd Ward, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Baptism[2] 13 May 1881 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Marriage 2 Dec 1891 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisianavol 15, pg 610. Both age 21
to Charles Tew Madison
Census[3] 1900 New Orleans Ward 14, Orleans, LouisianaMarital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife
Census[4] 1910 Minerva, Louisiana
Marriage 3 Aug 1910 Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USAto Frederick Ranson Letcher
Residence[5] 1912 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Divorce Abt 1916 guess date
from Frederick Ranson Letcher
Residence[8] 1935 Terrebonne, Louisiana
Census[8] 1 Apr 1940 Terrebonne, Louisiana, USAMarital Status: DivorcedRelation to Head of House: Head
Death? 21 Feb 1957 LouisianaTimesPicayune 22 Feb 1957 pg 2
Burial? St. John's Church, Thibodaux, Louisiana
Alt Burial? 22 Feb 1957 St. John's Church, Thibodaux, Louisiana
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Year: 1880; Census Place: 2nd Ward, Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll 472; Family History Film: 1254472; Page: 227A; Enumeration District: 186; Image: 0457; Dwelling 4, Family 8.

    Shaffer John J. W M 49 [abt 1831] Self Married Planter Louisiana South Carolina Louisiana
    Shaffer Menerva A. W F 45 [abt 1835] Wife Married Keeping House Louisiana South Carolina Louisiana
    Shaffer John D. W M 22 [abt 1858] Son Single Lawyer Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
    Shaffer Effie W F 20 [abt 1860] Dau Single At Home Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
    Shaffer Maggy L. W F 17 [abt 1863] Dau Single At Home Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
    Shaffer Thomas A. W M 15 [abt 1865] Son Single At Home Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
    Shaffer Anna L. W F 13 [abt 1867] Dau Single At Home Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
    Shaffer Bessie W F 10 [abt 1870] Dau Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
    Laudabert Cecile Mu F 40 [abt 1840] Single Servant Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
    Ancestry

  2. ↑ Hébert, Donald J. South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes. (Cecilia, Louisiana: Donald J. Hebert, 1978-1985)
    Vol. 7, p. 397.

    Bessie Emily Shaffer, dau of John J. & Minerva A. Shaffer, baptized 13 May 1881. Citing St. John's Episcopal Church (Thibodaux, La.), Vol. 1, p. 20.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 14, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T623_575; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 134.

    Birth date: Aug 1872 Birth place: Louisiana Marriage date: 1890 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: New Orleans Ward 14, Orleans, Louisiana

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories (Beta). (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1920. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA.Original data: State of Louisi)
    Volume: 15; Page: 610.
  7. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp. Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Compiled from a variety of sources including original marriage records located in Family History Library microfilm, microfiche, or books. Original marriage records are a).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1459; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 55-2.
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