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Draper Camden Shaffer (b. May 26, 1842, d. January 25, 1908)

Draper Camden Shaffer (son of Henry Shaffer) was born May 26, 1842 in Barbour County near Philippi, and died January 25, 1908. He married (1) Mary Elsey. He married (2) Hannah Susan Adams on December 1890, daughter of William Mc Adams and Mary Martha Wotring.

Notes for Draper Camden Shaffer:
Served in the Union Army four years and survived 22 heavy battles, including
Bull Run, Antietam, Droup? Mt., and the 7 day battle in the Wilderness. He was
a witness to Lee's surrender to Grant and heard the Confererate soldiers shout
"Let's fight it out!" To this Lee responded, "It's all over." DCS moved to the
Aurora area in 1870 and settled in Pine Run on the Aurora Pike close to Terra
Alta.

More About Draper Camden Shaffer:
Occupation: Carpenter.

More About Draper Camden Shaffer and Hannah Susan Adams:
Marriage: December 1890

Children of Draper Camden Shaffer and Mary Elsey are:

first child Draper Shaffer, d. date unknown.
Second child Draper Shaffer, d. date unknown.

Children of Draper Camden Shaffer and Hannah Susan Adams are:

+Dessie Genevieve Shaffer, b. September 13, 1895, d. November 24, 1994.
+Asa Jennings Shaffer, b. 1899, probably Terra Alta, d. date unknown.
Alston Gordan Shaffer, b. May 30, 1902, d. June 21, 1975.