Francis A. Shafer1

(about 1846 - )
     Francis A. Shafer was born about 1846 in New York.2

Francis married Thomas H. Smith about 1870.1,2

Child of Francis A. Shafer and Thomas H. Smith

Citations

  1. [S396] Stripper's Guide...history of the American newspaper comic strip, online http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_archive.html. Hereinafter cited as Stripper's Guide by Allan Holtz, Lake County, Florida. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  2. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Bloomington, Mc Lean, Illinois; Series: T9 Roll: 229 Page: 131C.
 


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