Posted By:	Cameron heath
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	Subject:	Shafer, Ghiles (IOWA to Lincoln and Custer Co. NE) Help needed!
	Post Date:	October 08, 2008 at 09:04:56
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	Forum:	Shafer Family Genealogy Forum
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Interested in talking with anyone researching this Shafer family who are buried in Douglas Grove Cemetery, Custer County Nebraska. I am trying to 'sort out' who is who and began by researching the Ralph O Shafer buried in the cemtery but would like to understand the connection between this family: Douglas Grove Cemetery, Custer County, Nebraska Shafer, Ghile, "Husband", 1859 - 1939 Shafer, Dollie, wife of Ghile, 1869 - 1909 Shafer, Ralph O., husband, 1889 - 1952 Shafer, Feres, Feb 1, 1886 - Feb 24, 1953 *may have meant Ferris but not spelled right Shafer, Gerald R., "Son", 1923 - 1977 Shafer, May, "Wife", 1895 - 1984 (ladies aux. VFW marker) May 13, 1910 census for Rosedale Precinct, Lincoln County, Nebraska Head of household: Ghiles Shafer (father in law) age 50 (born 1859(, widow born Iowa, father and mother both born IA (in cemetery is a wife named ‘Dollie’ who died 1909) he is working as a ‘teamster’ for the railroad in household: Alford Shafer (brother in law) age 15 born IA, both parents born IA working as teamster,railroad Evert (sp?) Shafer age 12 born IA, both parents born IA Dollie Shafer age 10, sister in law, born NE, her parents both born IA Robert Shafer, brother in law age 8 (ca. 1902) born NE, both parents born IA Ada Shafer, sister in law, age 6 (born ca. 1904) born NE, both parents born IA Arnold Shafer, brother in law age 3 (born ca. 1905) born NE, both parents born IA Jan 22, 1920 census for Comstock, Custer County, Nebraska Ghiles Shafer age 61 widow doing ‘odd jobs’ Everet Shafer, son age 21 (ca. 1899) born IA, farm laborer Bobby Shafer, son, age 18 born NE Arnold Shafer, age 13, born NE Also listed as ‘roomer’ in household Anthony Donahue age 55, single farm laborer Jan 22, 1920 census for Comstock, Custer Co. NE Alford Shafer age 24 born IA, farm laborer Georgia M (Andrews) Shafer, age 24, wife born NE, father born MD, mother born IA Mildred E Andrews age 5, step daughter born NE, father born IA *Ralph O Shafer listed above is also in the 1920 census for Custer Co. NE. He married Linnie May Hammond who is buried as 'May'.