Dioclesian Martin Shaffer 
Dioclesian Martin was born on May 23rd, 1869 in Kanawha County, Virginia. Dioclesian Martin's father was LaFayette M. Shaver and his mother was Eliza Virginia Martin. His paternal grandparents were Paul Shaver and Caroline Sarah Harper; his maternal grandparents are Dioclesian Martin and UNKNOWN Catherine. He had six brothers and six sisters, named Jesse Martin, William B., Marcus Lafayette, Andrew Johnson, Thomas Stanton, James Hayes, Josephine, Rosilla C., Virginia Elizabeth, Nancy Alice, Scynthia F. and Minnie G.. He was the fifth youngest of the thirteen children. He died at the age of 76 on April 23rd, 1946 in Kanawha County, Virginia.General Notes
Alias:<ALIA> /Dio/
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.Bet 1699 and 1700 in Baden, Wurtemberg, Germany d.> 1733 in Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1726 in Baden Wurtemberg, Germany d.<18 Aug 1772 in Licking Creek, Banks of the Potomac River,South Branch,Hardy or Pendleton County,Virginia
- b.~ 1759 in Pennsylvania d.< 1840 in Lewis County, Virginia or Roane County, West Virginia
- b.21 Nov 1727 in Germany d.06 Nov 1795 in Rockingham County, Virginia
- b.1805 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d.1861
- b.1732 in Leipsic, Saxony, Germany d.> 1745
- b.Bet 1744 and 1746 in Germany d.12 May 1781 in Tygart's Valley Massacre in Randolph County, Virginia
- b.~ 1732 in Rhode Island d.> 1745
- b.~ 1765 in Randolph County, Virginia d.> 1805
- b.Bet 1744 and 1746 d.> 1794 in Bourbon County, Kentucky
- b.06 Nov 1836 in Kanawha County, Virginia d.27 Jun 1914 in Poca District, Sissionville, West Virginia
- b.~ 1789 in Albemarle County, Virginia d.> 1813
- b.1813 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d.1864 in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- b.23 May 1869 in Kanawha County, Virginia d.23 Apr 1946 in Kanawha County, Virginia
- b.1806 in Virginia
- b.02 Jun 1837 in Kanawha County, Virginia d.08 Dec 1883 in Poca District, Sissionville, West Virginia
- b.1807
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‌Dioclesian Martin and Nancy Galena were married in a religious ceremony on September 25th, 1889. They had two sons and four daughters, named Dexter Virgil, Dio Franklin, Eva Alice, Grace Dell, Martha Glena and Eliza Luctera.
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Children
Grace Dell Shaffer
Grace Dell was born on October 29th, 1894 in Poca, West Virginia. She died at the age of 45 on March 22nd, 1940 in Kanawha County, Virginia.
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