Shanafelt, Samuel

Personal Information
Last Name	Shanafelt
First Name	Samuel
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Death Date	9/12/1888
Birth Date	5/28/1826
Obituary Source	Martinsville Republican, Sept. 20, 1888
Source Information	Diary of Daniel Sheets
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Family Information
Spouse	Matilda Catherine Ann Rusie
Survived By	Widow; son, Henry Carvoso ("Vos") Shanafelt.
Other	Age 62. Born in Fairfield, Maryland. Died of typhoid fever in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) on journey moving to Texas. Buried on trail in Oklahoma. Had opened JP office in Mooresville on Nov. 27, 1872. Married Catherine Rusie on Dec. 24, 1850, in Morgan Co., Indiana. Father of 4 children: Sarah Jane, Henry C., Carry, and Eddy C. Civil War veteran: 1st Lt., Co. E, 12th Indiana Infantry. Preceded in death by 2 sisters, Sarah Shanafelt Cox Ballard (died 1873) and Jane Shanafelt Anderson (died 1857).
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