Individual Details
Lydia E. Shaffer
(6 Jun 1873 - 5 Nov 1948)
Events
| Birth | 6 Jun 1873 | Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Residence | 1880 | Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1890 | Jones County, Iowa, United States - John Benjamin Decious | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Fairview Township (Excl. Anamose City) Starwberry Hill Town, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 5 Nov 1948 | ||||
| FIND-A-GRAVE | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57703541/lydia-e-decious | ||||
| Burial | Forest Hill Cemetery, Fairview, Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | John Benjamin Decious (1865 - 1917) |
| Child | Walter C. Decious (1891 - 1972) |
| Child | Lavina Decious (1893 - ) |
| Child | Amos C. Decious (1895 - ) |
| Child | Harry Floyd Decious (1897 - 1979) |
| Child | Forest Gay Decious (1899 - 1959) |
| Child | Ernest Lester Decious (1903 - 1976) |
| Child | Clair R. Decious (1904 - 1969) |
| Child | Howard M. Decious (1905 - 1906) |
| Child | Harlow William Decious (1907 - 1984) |
| Child | Alberta Decious (1910 - ) |
| Father | William H. Shaffer (1840 - 1903) |
| Mother | Mary Kohl (1839 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Elmer E. Shaffer (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Elvin Shaffer (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Elva Hannah Shaffer (1876 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Franky Shaffer (1878 - ) |
| Sibling | Grant Shaffer (1879 - 1890) |
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD25-JND : 11 August 2017), Lydia Shaffer in entry for William Kohl, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 338, sheet 470A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0348; FHL microfilm 1,254,348..
2. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJDK-G42 : 10 February 2018), J B Decious and Lydia E Shaffer, 07 Sep 1890, Jones County, Iowa, United States; citing reference 159, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,529..
3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M926-NFH : accessed 29 July 2019), Liddy S Decious in household of John B Decious, Fairview Township (excl. Anamose city) Starwberry Hill town, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 5A, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,440..