Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Census Data
• 1900 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 49, fish peddler.4054
• 1910 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 59, farmer.4054
• 1910 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 59, farmer.4054
Individual Notes
• Abraham M. Sheaffer, of Shiremanstown, died yesterday morning at a local hospital. He was 78 years old.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sadie Sheaffer, of Shiremanstown; five sons, C. W., George A. and Clayton, all of Shiremanstown, and J. M. and N. C. Sheaffer, both of this city, and two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Miller, of Shiremanstown, and Mrs. Ben Harmon, of Chambersburg.4058
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sadie Sheaffer, of Shiremanstown; five sons, C. W., George A. and Clayton, all of Shiremanstown, and J. M. and N. C. Sheaffer, both of this city, and two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Miller, of Shiremanstown, and Mrs. Ben Harmon, of Chambersburg.4058
Spouses
Individual Notes
• Headstone reads: Wife of Abraham M.6222
• Daughter of Henry Strough and Mary Wolf. Henry was wounded and captured May 10, 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness during Civil War, taken prisoner and later died in Richmond Hospital. Per Civil War pension records. Mary's obituaries and funeral notices indicated she was buried at Wagner's Church, burial location unknown for both.
Her sister and brother;
John William Strough FAG # 173067058
Emeline Malinda "Emma" (Strough) Wolf FAG # 1324884936222
• Daughter of Henry Strough and Mary Wolf. Henry was wounded and captured May 10, 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness during Civil War, taken prisoner and later died in Richmond Hospital. Per Civil War pension records. Mary's obituaries and funeral notices indicated she was buried at Wagner's Church, burial location unknown for both.
Her sister and brother;
John William Strough FAG # 173067058
Emeline Malinda "Emma" (Strough) Wolf FAG # 1324884936222
ChildrenHarry Edward (1872-1927)
Charles W. (1875-1959)
George A. (1879-1949)
John Martin (1881-1974)
Norman C. (1885-1968)
Mary (1888-)
Birth20 Sep 1859, Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania3872,3746,4048, p 2; date only,4049, date & state only,4050
Death22 Jul 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania3746, date only,4048, p 2; date only,4049 Age: 80
MemoHarrisburg State Hospital
Burial25 Jul 1940, Saint John’s Cemetery, Camp Hill, Cumberland, Pennsylvania4051, p 5; place only,4049,3768
Death causegeneral arteriosclerosis; senile psychosis4049
FatherIsrael MOHLER (1810-1897)
MotherSarah WEIGHTMAN (1821-1891)
Individual Notes
• No record of parents’ names.4049
Census Data
• 1860 Census: Greene, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Age 1, b PA.4052
• 1870 Census: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 11, b PA.4053
• 1880 Census: Penn, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 20, b PA. Parents b PA.3748
• 1900 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 40.4054
• 1910 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 50.4054
• 1940 Census: Lower Allen, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 80, b PA. Mother in household of Clayton B. Sheaffer.4055
• 1870 Census: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 11, b PA.4053
• 1880 Census: Penn, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 20, b PA. Parents b PA.3748
• 1900 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 40.4054
• 1910 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 50.4054
• 1940 Census: Lower Allen, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 80, b PA. Mother in household of Clayton B. Sheaffer.4055
Marriage18 May 1897, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania3740
Family Notes
• 7 children; 5 sons, 2 daughters.4058
Marriage Notes
• Miss Sadie Mohler and Mr. Abraham Sheaffer, of Shiremanstown, were quietly married yesterday afternoon at the residence of Rev. John W. Deshong 202 Herr street. Mr. and Mrs. Sheaffer will reside at Shiremanstown.4060
ChildrenAnna E. (1897-1996)
Clayton B. (1900-1980)