Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameMary Virginia “Jennie” SHOFNER
Birthabt 1906, Kentucky
OccupationMother of 5 children
Education6th grade
FatherWilliam Henry SHOFNER (1878-1947)
MotherSallie Belle RAKESTRAW (1881-1915)
Spouses
Birth28 Dec 1904, Union County, Kentucky3703,3704
Death20 Feb 1944, Sullivan, Union County, Kentucky3703,3704
Memohit and run automobile
Burial22 Feb 1944, Bordley Cemetery, Union County, Kentucky3703,3704
FatherJohn Robert SHOFNER (1875-1953)
MotherBell STOUTT (~1877-1956)
Marriage1923, Webster County, Kentucky
Marr MemoVol 32, #40
ChildrenKathryn Rebecca (1924-2003)
 Mary Lee (1926-2001)
 Dorothy Beatrice (1929-1999)
 John William (1931-2003)
 Ruth Ann (1936-1995)
Census notes for Mary Virginia “Jennie” SHOFNER
1910 Kentucky, Webster County, Magisterial District 5, E.D. 142, sheet 12B
Clay & Morganfield Road, dwelling 262, family 274
Shoffner, Bill, head, male, white, age 30, married once at age 17, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky, farmer, can read and write
----------, Sallie, wife, female, white, age 28, married once at age 17, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky, can read and write
----------, Jessie, son, male, white, age 13, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
----------, Vera, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
----------, Bessie, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
----------, Jennie, daughter, female, white, age 4, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
----------, William, son, male, white, age 7/12, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky

1930
Kentucky, Union, Magisterial District 5, Pride, E.D. 113-10, sheet 22B
Pride Station, dwelling 434, family 435
Shofner, Grover, head, rents for $4, no radio, male, white, age 28, married at age 21, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Jennie, wife, female, white, 23, married at age 17, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Catherine, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Mary Lu, daughter, female, white, age 3 7/12, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Dorothy, daughter, female white age 4/12, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky

1940 Kentucky, Union County, Magisterial District 5, E.D. 113-15, sheet 2B
household 33, rents $3.50
Shofner, Grover, head, male, white, age 35, married 5th grade, born Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935, laborer at rock quarry
---------, Jennie, wife, female, white, age 32, married, 6th grade, born Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Katherine, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, 8th grade, born Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Mary, daughter, female, white, age 13, 6th grade, born Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Dorothy, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, 2nd grade, born Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935
---------, John, son, male, white, age 9, single, 2nd grade, born Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Ruth Ann, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935
Last Modified 17 Feb 2021Created 26 Aug 2023 using Reunion for Macintosh
Please click on the person name to access the person page with more information.
Research done and sourced whenever possible by Nancy L. Ratay or Myra S. Ratay. Other contributors noted in sources. Please verify information yourself as this is a work in progress. Last updated August 2022.