hmtl5 Martha Schafer b. 11 Jun 1897 Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio d. 26 Nov 1993 Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio: Hiltner Genealogy
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Martha Schafer

Female 1897 - 1993  (96 years)


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  • Name Martha Schafer 
    Born 11 Jun 1897  Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Nov 1993  Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Eagle Creek Cemetery, Williamstown, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I267  Hiltner
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2023 

    Father Henry Philip Schafer,   b. 11 Sep 1864, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1941, McComb, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Martha Weller,   b. 7 Apr 1864, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1949, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 6 Sep 1888  Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lewis Carroll Shellenbarger,   b. 25 Mar 1900, Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1969  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1919  Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Margery Violet Shellenbarger,   b. 23 Feb 1920, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2009, Arlington, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Virgil O. “Shelly” Shellenbarger,   b. 3 Dec 1921, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 2018, Ada, Hardin County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     3. Wilbur Dale Shellenbarger,   b. 24 Oct 1923, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 2001, Oak Ridge, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Rolland Eugene Shellenbarger,   b. 8 Nov 1925, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1982, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     5. Philip Carroll Shellenbarger,   b. 10 Oct 1932, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 2006, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +6. William Clair Shellenbarger,   b. 21 Dec 1933, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 2018, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jun 1897 - Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Oct 1919 - Putnam County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 1993 - Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Eagle Creek Cemetery, Williamstown, Hancock County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Bluffton
      Martha L. Shellenbarger, 96, died at 5:05 a.m. Nov. 26, 1993, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.
      She was born June 11, 1897, in Monroe Township, Putnam County, to Phillip and Martha Weller Schafer.
      On Oct. 14, 1919, she married Lewis Shellenbarger, who died Dec. 12, 1969.
      Mrs. Shellenbarger was a homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Club.
      Survivors include four sons, Virgil Shellenbarger of Ada, Wilbur Shellenbarger of Fort Myers, Fla., Philip Shellenbarger of Jenera and William Shellenbarger of Perrysburg; a daughter, Mrs. Margery Marquart of Bluffton; and 21 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
      She was preceded in death by a son, Rolland Shellenbarger; two brothers, Louis and Ralph Schafer; and three sisters, Viola Wagner, Evelyn Stuber and Elizabeth Schafer.
      Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chiles and Sons-Laman Funeral Homes, Bluffton Chapel.
      Burial will be in Eagle Creek Cemetery, New Stark.
      Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and y to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
      Memorial contributions may be made to the Mennonite Memorial Home, First United Methodist Church or Bluffton Community Hospital.
      The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Saturday, 27 November 1993.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Census.

    2. [S3] find-a-grave.

    3. [S11] Obituary.

    4. [S10] Marriage Records.

    5. [S44] Newspaper article.


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