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William Lafayette Shaffer
- H. William Lafayette Shaffer1834 - 1895
- W. Ann E McKeeAbt 1832 - 1855
m. 2 Jan 1855
- H. William Lafayette Shaffer1834 - 1895
- W. Amanda ChickAbt 1840 - 1923
m. 18 Apr 1862
Facts and Events
| Name[1][2] |
William Lafayette Shaffer |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2] |
2 Jul 1834 |
Louisianaper Shaffer.ged |
| Marriage |
2 Jan 1855 |
Terrebonne Parish, Louisianato Ann E McKee |
| Marriage |
Abt 1859 |
Married in month of June, year unknown. Married in 1860 census
to Isabella Antoinette Morrison |
| Marriage |
18 Apr 1862 |
Terrebonne Parish, Louisianato Amanda Chick |
| Census[2] |
1880 |
2nd Ward, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana |
| Death[1][4] |
26 Aug 1895 |
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Burial[3] |
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St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana |
| Probate[4] |
23 Sep 1895 |
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana |
Family Relationships
William's second and third wives, Isabella Morrison and Amanda Chick, were first cousins. Their mothers, Cynthia Burke and Lavinia Burke respectively, were daughters of Jonathan Burke, who was from Ireland.
William and Amanda (Chick) Shaffer did not have any children. They informally adopted Charles B Morrison, who was a nephew of Isabella, being the son of her brother, John Morrison. Charlie was raised as the Shaffers' son, but kept the Morrison name. He is sometimes erroneously referred to as "Charlie Shaffer."
Since William had no children as heirs, his estate was hotly contested. The case went to the Louisiana State Supreme Court.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907. (Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division).
Death date: 26 Aug 1895
Death place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
APID: 4984::355004
Ancestry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).
Year: 1880; Census Place: 2nd Ward, Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll 472; Family History Film: 1254472; Page: 250D; Enumeration District: 186; Image: 0504; Dwelling 455; Family 560.
Shaffer William W M 46 [abt 1834] Married Planter Louisiana South Carolina Louisiana
Shaffer Amanda W F 35 [abt 1845] Wife Married Keeping House Mississippi Missouri Missouri
Shaffer Charly W M 11 [abt 1869] Son Single At Home Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
Ancestry
- ↑ Find A Grave.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hébert, Donald J. South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes. (Cecilia, Louisiana: Donald J. Hebert, 1978-1985)
Vol. 9, p. 484.
William L. Shaffer, died 26 Aug 1895 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, married Amanda Chick. No heirs. Inventory of estate, 23 Sep 1895. Citing Houma Courthouse, Succession file #864-A.
- ↑ Case No. 12,674 Succession of William L. Shaffer, in The Supreme Court of Louisiana, Fiftieth Annual Reports, 1898
p. 601ff, 1898.
GoogleBooks
Argued and submitted January 25, 1898
Opinion handed down February 21, 1898
Rehearing granted April 4, 1898
Submitted on rehearing on briefs April 4, 1898
Opinion handed down May 10, 1898
Deceased left no forced heirs, and there existed no community between him and his wife.
He left three wills olographic in form. They are dated respectively, February 10, 1894, March 7, 1894, and May 4, 1895.
- United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).
Year: 1860; Census Place: Ward 4, Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll: M653_425; Page: 101; Image: 429; Family History Library Film: 803425
Wm Shaffer 24
Isabella Shaffer 23
Amanda Chick 18
Ancestry
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