Margaret Jane “Jennie” ShafferAge: 97 years1871–1968
- Name
- Margaret Jane “Jennie” Shaffer
- Given names
- Margaret Jane
- Surname
- Shaffer
- Married name
- Margaret Jane Widick
- Nickname
- Jennie
 Birth | March 4, 1871 21 23 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 12, 1880 (Age 9 years) |
 Marriage | Arthur Buck Widick — View this family May 23, 1894 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Leroy Arthur Widick August 2, 1896 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Clarence Edward Widick January 3, 1898 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Irene Widick February 24, 1899 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ralph Hayden “Bud” Widick November 7, 1900 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Helen Louisa Widick September 22, 1904 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Evelyn Widick March 25, 1907 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Evelyn Widick January 1, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Margaret Jane Widick September 16, 1912 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | 1915 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a father | Edward T Shaffer August 27, 1917 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clarence Edward Widick — Frances Eugenia Norris — View this family September 25, 1917 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Eugene Shaffer Widick November 21, 1918 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 46 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Jean Charlene Widick November 15, 1919 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jack Norris Widick August 29, 1921 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leroy Arthur Widick — Willa Roberta McKenzie — View this family May 23, 1923 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | 1925 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ralph Hayden “Bud” Widick — Louise Jenette Kessler — View this family April 18, 1928 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Joanne Widick June 10, 1929 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 58 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Frederick Arthur Schroeder February 20, 1930 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Infant Widick January 18, 1931 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Widick January 18, 1931 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Herman Kessler Widick September 1, 1931 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Sara Louise Widick July 11, 1935 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Ellen McNeil June 1937 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ralph Hayden “Bud” Widick — Mary Cecil Ballou — View this family March 10, 1941 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Census | April 13, 1950 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a husband | Arthur Buck Widick August 19, 1950 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sara Louise Widick October 13, 1958 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a son | Ralph Hayden “Bud” Widick February 5, 1968 (Age 96 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 7, 1968 (Age 97 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward T Shaffer Birth: 1850 — Ohio, United States Death: August 27, 1917 — Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Ellen McNeil Birth: 1848 — Indiana, United States Death: June 1937 — Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 16, 1869 — Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
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2 years herself |
Margaret Jane “Jennie” Shaffer Birth: March 4, 1871 21 23 — Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Death: December 7, 1968 — Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Arthur Buck Widick |
| husband |
Arthur Buck Widick Birth: July 19, 1869 30 28 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: August 19, 1950 — Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Margaret Jane “Jennie” Shaffer Birth: March 4, 1871 21 23 — Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Death: December 7, 1968 — Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: May 23, 1894 — Bourbon, Kansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Leroy Arthur Widick Birth: August 2, 1896 27 25 — Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Death: August 1981 — Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States |
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17 months son |
Clarence Edward Widick Birth: January 3, 1898 28 26 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: November 10, 1969 — Michigan, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Irene Widick Birth: February 24, 1899 29 27 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: March 13, 2000 — Harvey, Kansas, United States |
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20 months son |
Ralph Hayden “Bud” Widick Birth: November 7, 1900 31 29 — Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, United States Death: February 5, 1968 — Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Helen Louisa Widick Birth: September 22, 1904 35 33 — Elk City, Cloud, Kansas, United States Death: November 5, 1995 — Okemos, Ingham, Michigan, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Evelyn Widick Birth: March 25, 1907 37 36 — Emporia Junction, Lyon, Kansas, United States Death: January 1, 1910 — Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Margaret Jane Widick Birth: September 16, 1912 43 41 — Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States Death: June 16, 2004 — Atchison, Kansas, United States |
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6 years son |
Eugene Shaffer Widick Birth: November 21, 1918 49 47 — Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States Death: April 10, 1976 — Atchison, Kansas, United States |
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Edward T Shaffer - Household
Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Lyon, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Buck Widick - Household
Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States
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