Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameLorinda Amanda SHAFER 
BurialMoorcroft Cemetery, Crook County, Wyoming66
OccupationMother of 6 children, step-mother of 1
FatherDaniel SHAFER (1819-1880)
MotherMary Maria JONES (1827-1860)
Spouses
Marriage8 Oct 1864, Iowa
Marr Memoarticle posted on find-a-grave
Census notes for Lorinda Amanda SHAFER
1860 Iowa, Jackson County, Farmer’s Creek Township, page 66, film M653-326
dwelling 728, family 728
Danl Shaffer, age 40, male, farmer, real estate $600, personal $175, born Ohio
Alex Shaffer, age 18, male, born Pennsylvania
Lorinda Shaffer, age 16, female, born Pennsylvania
Elisabeth Shaffer, age 15, female, born Pennsylvania
Ames Shaffer, age 9, male, born Iowa
Wilson B. Shiffer, age 4, male, born Iowa
missing 1870
1880 Iowa, Hamilton County, Fremont Township, E.D. 101, page 17A, stamped page 182
dwelling 37, family 37
Wells, Erastus, white, male, age 45, head, married, farmer, born New Hampshire, no parent listing
-------, Lorinda, white, female, age 36, wife, married, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, parents born Ohio
-------, George, white, male, age 20, son, single, laborer, employed 8 mos., born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Addie, white, female, age 15, daughter, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Carrie, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, at school, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Viola, white, female, age 10, daughter, single, at school, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Charles, white, male, age 6, son, single, at school, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Jessie, white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
1900 Iowa, Webster County, Newark Township, E.D. 179, sheet 3A, stamped page 138
dwelling 38, family 38
Wells, Erastus, head, white, male, Feb 1834, age 66, married for 36 years, born New Hampshire, father born New Hampshire, mother born Vermont, farmer
-------, Laurina, wife, white, female, Mar 1845, age 55, married for 36 years, mother of 7 children, 7 living, born Pennyslvania, parents born Ohio
-------, Carrie, daughter, white, female, Feb 1869, age 31, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania, schoolteacher
-------, Charlie, son, white, male, Feb 1874, age 26, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania, farmer
-------, Jessie, daughter, white, female, Aug 1877, age 22, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Gertrude, daughter, white, female, Oct 1883, age 16, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
dwelling 728, family 728
Danl Shaffer, age 40, male, farmer, real estate $600, personal $175, born Ohio
Alex Shaffer, age 18, male, born Pennsylvania
Lorinda Shaffer, age 16, female, born Pennsylvania
Elisabeth Shaffer, age 15, female, born Pennsylvania
Ames Shaffer, age 9, male, born Iowa
Wilson B. Shiffer, age 4, male, born Iowa
missing 1870
1880 Iowa, Hamilton County, Fremont Township, E.D. 101, page 17A, stamped page 182
dwelling 37, family 37
Wells, Erastus, white, male, age 45, head, married, farmer, born New Hampshire, no parent listing
-------, Lorinda, white, female, age 36, wife, married, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, parents born Ohio
-------, George, white, male, age 20, son, single, laborer, employed 8 mos., born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Addie, white, female, age 15, daughter, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Carrie, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, at school, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Viola, white, female, age 10, daughter, single, at school, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Charles, white, male, age 6, son, single, at school, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Jessie, white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
1900 Iowa, Webster County, Newark Township, E.D. 179, sheet 3A, stamped page 138
dwelling 38, family 38
Wells, Erastus, head, white, male, Feb 1834, age 66, married for 36 years, born New Hampshire, father born New Hampshire, mother born Vermont, farmer
-------, Laurina, wife, white, female, Mar 1845, age 55, married for 36 years, mother of 7 children, 7 living, born Pennyslvania, parents born Ohio
-------, Carrie, daughter, white, female, Feb 1869, age 31, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania, schoolteacher
-------, Charlie, son, white, male, Feb 1874, age 26, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania, farmer
-------, Jessie, daughter, white, female, Aug 1877, age 22, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
-------, Gertrude, daughter, white, female, Oct 1883, age 16, single, born Iowa, father born New Hampshire, mother born Pennsylvania
Obituary notes for Lorinda Amanda SHAFER
Moorcroft Times, 27 March 1913, p. 4
Lorinda Wells Obituary
Lorinda Amanda Shafer was born March 10, 1944 in Mercer county, Penn. She died March 21, 1913, at the home of her son five miles northeast of Rozet, aged 69 years and 11 days. She was married to Erastus Wells, on Oct. 8, 1864, who is living to mourn his loss. To this union six children were born – five girls and one son, all of whom are living. They are: Mrs. John Fischer, Mrs. Gertrude Woolsey, and Chas. Wells of Rozet, Wyo., Mrs. Viola Ashpole of Clarion, Ia., and Mrs. Addie Hayden of Wall Lake, Iowa. She was a faithful wife and a kind and loving mother. While she never united with any church she has always been a faithful believer in Jesus, always kind and thoughtful of others and ever ready to help in the good cause whenever she could.
The funeral services were held at the home Easter morning at 9 a.m., conducted by Rev C.T. McCampbell. On account of the storm the body was brought to Moorcroft cemetery Monday morning and buried by the hands of kind neighbors and friends.
Lorinda Wells Obituary
Lorinda Amanda Shafer was born March 10, 1944 in Mercer county, Penn. She died March 21, 1913, at the home of her son five miles northeast of Rozet, aged 69 years and 11 days. She was married to Erastus Wells, on Oct. 8, 1864, who is living to mourn his loss. To this union six children were born – five girls and one son, all of whom are living. They are: Mrs. John Fischer, Mrs. Gertrude Woolsey, and Chas. Wells of Rozet, Wyo., Mrs. Viola Ashpole of Clarion, Ia., and Mrs. Addie Hayden of Wall Lake, Iowa. She was a faithful wife and a kind and loving mother. While she never united with any church she has always been a faithful believer in Jesus, always kind and thoughtful of others and ever ready to help in the good cause whenever she could.
The funeral services were held at the home Easter morning at 9 a.m., conducted by Rev C.T. McCampbell. On account of the storm the body was brought to Moorcroft cemetery Monday morning and buried by the hands of kind neighbors and friends.