Individual Details
Mary Ann SHAFFER
(29 Jan 1836 - 7 Jul 1921)
Events
| Birth | 29 Jan 1836 | Somerset County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | Washington WILHELM | | |||
| Census | 1870 | Indiana Post Office, White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | 31 Jan 1878 | Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Samuel HELMAN | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Jun 1879 | was sued by Sarah Helman for knowingly marrying the husband of another - Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1880 | White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Divorce | Sep 1892 | Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Samuel HELMAN |  | | |
| Death | 7 Jul 1921 | Caroline County, Maryland | | ||
| Burial | Jul 1921 | Denton, Caroline County, Maryland | |
Families
| Spouse | Washington WILHELM (1835 - 1871) |
| Child | Thomas WILHELM (1857 - ) |
| Child | George Washington Shaffer WILHELM (1857 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Catherine WILHELM (1863 - ) |
| Child | Daniel Johnston WILHELM (1866 - ) |
| Child | Walter A. WILHELM (1869 - ) |
| Spouse | Samuel HELMAN (1814 - 1898) |
| Spouse | John SHAFFER ( - ) |
| Child | John SHAFFER (1874 - 1941) |
| Father | George Washington SHAFFER (1814 - 1890) |
| Mother | Elizabeth HELMAN (1818 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Jonathan SHAFFER (1838 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Catharine SHAFFER (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane SHAFFER (1843 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Caroline SHAFFER (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth SHAFFER (1847 - ) |
Notes
Divorce
Mary Ann Wilhelm filed for divorce from Samuel Helman in August, 1892 since he was married before and his wife was still living. The divorce was granted in September, 1892. She filed for divorce then since she could not receive a widow's pension on her first husband's Civil War service until she obtained a divorce from her second husband. The government wanted her to obtain a divorce although the marriage to her second husband was not valid since he had never obtained a divorce from his first wife, Sarah Custer. The Civil War pension file for Mary Ann Wilhelm includes the original marriage certificate for she and Samuel Helman and their divorce papers. It is available online through the National Archives catalog.Endnotes
1. Denton Cemetery (Denton, Caroline County, Pennsylfania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 July 2017), memorial page for Mary Ann Shaffer Wilhelm, Find A Grave Memorial # 46076163, memorial created by Dee E., maintained by Barbara Farlow, photograph by Barbara Farlow.
2. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Will Book, 6: 489, George W. Shaffer Will (file 4882); Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
3. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, Indiana Post Office, page 437A (stamped), page 43 (penned), dwelling 308, family 394, Washington Wilhelm; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 July 2017); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 1351.
4. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, enumeration district (ED) 128, page 14, dwelling 105, dwelling 111, Samuel Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 July 2017); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1135.
5. "Court Proceedings," Suit, The Indiana Progress, 19 June 1879, "Commonwealth vs Mary Helman. Knowingly marrying the husband of another. Sarah Helman, pros. Nolle pros."; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
6. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, enumeration district (ED) 128, page 14, dwelling 105, dwelling 111, Samuel Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 July 2017); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1135.
7. "Court News," Divorce, The Indiana Progress, 17 August 1892, "Mary Ann Wilhelm by her next friend John A. Bothel, vs. Samuel Helman; subpoena in divorce awarded. She being the second woman married by the defendant, and that wife No. 1, is still living and undivorced.; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
8. "Court News," Divorce , The Indiana Progress, 14 September 1892, "Mary Ann Wilhelm, by her next friend, John A. Bothel, vs. Samuel Helman; divorce proceedings. The parties were duly married and after living together for several years in White twp., the petitioner discovered her husband had another and former wife still living. They then separated, and now she wants a legal decree of separation."; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
9. "Court News," Divorce , The Indiana Weekly Messenger, 14 September 2017, "Mary Ann Wilhelm vs. Samuel Helman, divorce. When Mary Ann married Samuel , he had a wife who is still living; divorce decreed.; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
10. Denton Cemetery (Denton, Caroline County, Pennsylfania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 July 2017), memorial page for Mary Ann Shaffer Wilhelm, Find A Grave Memorial # 46076163, memorial created by Dee E., maintained by Barbara Farlow, photograph by Barbara Farlow.
11. Denton Cemetery (Denton, Caroline County, Pennsylfania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 July 2017), memorial page for Mary Ann Shaffer Wilhelm, Find A Grave Memorial # 46076163, memorial created by Dee E., maintained by Barbara Farlow, photograph by Barbara Farlow.