J. Henry Shafer & Mary Moore Shafer

Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer was born in 1844. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer.

Joseph Henry Shafer lived in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas before settling down in Alva, Woods county Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the U.S. Civil War where he served as a drummer boy. Joseph was married to Mary Ruhannah Moore (1844-1921) until her passing and the couple had numerous sons and daughters. He re-married after his wife's death to Nancy Elizabeth Barnes (1849-1948). At the time of Joseph's passing on February 1st 1937, his obituary states that he was the only Civil war veteran in Woods County Oklahoma.