Mary Ellen DAVIS

(b. 1 November 1872 , Sauk City, Wisconsin, USA d. 4 July 1953 , Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mary Ellen DAVIS was born 1 November 1872 in Sauk City, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen DAVIS was the child of ? and ?

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Mary Ellen married Harry Verndale SHAFER 16 October 1894 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Harry Verndale SHAFER was born 10 May 1874 in Prairie, Du Sac, Wisconsin, USA. Harry Verndale died 2 June 1913 in International Falls, Minnesota, USA.

Mary Ellen DAVIS died 4 July 1953 in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA.

daughter of Aaron Young Davis and Samantha Page

m. (2) Lloyd J Larson

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Mary Ellen DAVIS married

Harry Verndale SHAFER-- Date: 16 October 1894 Place: Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Children of Harry Verndale SHAFER and Mary Ellen DAVIS:

Verndale Asbury SHAFER (b.29 June 1895, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. 8 April 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Dwight Young SHAFER (b.16 February 1897, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 July 1912, , United States )

Gail Hamilton SHAFER (b.4 June 1898, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 June 1899, Superior, Wisconsin, USA)

Lela Fern SHAFER (b.4 December 1900, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. , )

Patricia Hope SHAFER (b.9 January 1903, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. 22 December 1963, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Cecil Harry SHAFER (b.16 April 1904, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. April 1969, Genesee, Michigan, USA)

Ford Page SHAFER (b.7 December 1906, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 March 1956, , Michigan, USA)
m. Mary Nelida TREMBLAY 25 July 1929 in Flint, Michigan, USA

Elizabeth Effie SHAFER (b.abt. 1910, , Wisconsin, USA d. , )

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1872 Birth
1 November 1872
Sauk City, Wisconsin, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ellen DAVIS and Harry Verndale SHAFER 16 October 1894, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

She was 21 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Verndale Asbury SHAFER was born 29 June 1895, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 22 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Dwight Young SHAFER was born 16 February 1897, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 24 years old.

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
Gail Hamilton SHAFER was born 4 June 1898, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 25 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1899 Death of Child
Gail Hamilton SHAFER died 23 June 1899, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 26 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Lela Fern SHAFER was born 4 December 1900, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 28 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Birth of Child
Patricia Hope SHAFER was born 9 January 1903, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 30 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Cecil Harry SHAFER was born 16 April 1904, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 31 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Birth of Child
Ford Page SHAFER was born 7 December 1906, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Ellen was 34 years old.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - International Falls, Minnesota
Name: Mary Schaffer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: International Falls, Koochiching, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 10
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Schaffer Head Male 36 Wisconsin
Mary Schaffer Wife Female 34 Wisconsin
Verndale Schaffer Son Male 15 Wisconsin
Weight Schaffer Son Male 13 Wisconsin
Lela Schaffer Daughter Female 10 Wisconsin
Hope Schaffer Daughter Female 8 Wisconsin
Cecil Schaffer Son Male 6 Wisconsin
Ford Schaffer Son Male 4 Wisconsin
Effie Schaffer Daughter Female 0 Wisconsin
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 - Solon Springs, Wisconsin
Name: Mary Shafer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Solon Springs, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 4
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Shafer Head Male 36 Wisconsin
Mary Shafer Wife Female 36 Wisconsin
Verndal A Shafer Daughter Female 14 Wisconsin
Dwight Y Shafer Son Male 13 Wisconsin
Lula F Shafer Son Male 10 Wisconsin
Phreica H Shafer Daughter Female 7 Wisconsin
Tecil H Shafer Son Male 6 Wisconsin
Ford P Shafer Son Male 3 Wisconsin
Elizabeth E Shafer Daughter Female 0 Wisconsin
Jaurchta Davis Mother-in-law Female 64 Vermont
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Death of Child
Dwight Young SHAFER died 17 July 1912, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

Mary Ellen was 39 years old.

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harry Verndale SHAFER died 2 June 1913, International Falls, Minnesota, USA

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Superior, Wisconsin
Name: Mary E Larson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Superior Ward 8, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 3
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lloyd J Larson Head Male 35 Wisconsin
Mary E Larson Wife Female 35 Wisconsin
Verndale A Shafer Son Male 21 Wisconsin
Lela F Shafer Daughter Female 18 Wisconsin
Hope P Shafer Daughter Female 17 Wisconsin
Cecil H Shafer Son Male 15 Wisconsin
Ford P Shafer Son Male 13 Wisconsin
Elizabeth E Shafer Daughter Female 9 Wisconsin
Samantha P Davis Mother-in-law Female 74 Vermont
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 Marriage of Child
Ford Page SHAFER married 25 July 1929, Flint, Michigan, USA to Mary Nelida TREMBLAY

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1932 Death of Child
Verndale Asbury SHAFER died 8 April 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Mary Ellen was 59 years old.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 Death
4 July 1953
Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 80.

Added: 4/13/2018 3:09:06 PM - Updated: 4/1/2025 1:00:04 PM