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Shanafelt, David

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Last Name Shanafelt
First Name David
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Death Date 1/7/1886
Birth Date 3/9/1814
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Spouse 1) Charlotte House; 2) Clarissa Carter
Survived By Widow; 5 children.
Other Age 71. Born in Washington Co., Md.; son of Andrew and Elizabeth Sarah Saylor Shanafelt. Moved to Ohio when 13, and to Mooresville in 1836. Then became a pioneer in Keokuk Co., Iowa, where he died (in Sigourney, Iowa.) He was a wagonmaker by trade. Married Charlotte House on March 28, 1839; she died 1864. Married second wife in 1871. Father of eight children, three of whom preceded him in death. Children: Elizabeth A., Kate M., Amanda J., D. Saylor, Daniel L., Charlotte E., and Charles D.
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