ETHEL MORNA BLACKBURN 
ETHEL MORNA was born on February 25th, 1900 in HAMILTON,DELAWARE CO.,INDIANA. ETHEL MORNA's father was GEORGE ALLEN BLACKBURN and her mother was NETTIE MAY MORRIS. Her paternal grandparents were JOSEPH HARDING BLACKBURN and MARY JANE ANN SNEDEKER. She had five brothers and six sisters, named CHARLES SAMUEL, CARL, GEORGE, WILLIAM, LESTER EVERETT, MABEL ARENA, GRACE, FLOSSIE BLANCH, BEULAH, MARY and ISABELLE. She was the fourth oldest of the twelve children. She died at the age of 83 on November 25th, 1983 in GREENFIELD,HANCOCK CO.,INDIANA. She was buried in Park Cemetery.General Notes
Cause of Death:<CAUS> Complications of Alzheimer
Ethel Morna (Blackburn) Shafer was among 12 children born to George Allen
and Nettie May (Morris) and was raised on a farm in Warsaw, Indiana. She
married Eugene Edwin Shafer on May 14, 1919 in Redkey, Indiana. She and
Eugene had two girls and two boys. After the death of Eugene in 1950,
Ethel was one of the first employees in the Hancock County Hospital in
Greenfield. She was employed there until retiring on Jul. 01, 1975 at
the age of 75. She had the longest row of peonies along the side of her
front yard which included white, read and large pink ones which smelled
like spice. They were always in bloom for Memorial Day (Decoration Day).
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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)
- d.< 1820 in NICHOLAS CO,KENTUCKY
- b.29 Sep 1796 in KENTUCKY d.07 Oct 1845 in KENTUCKY
- b.< 1775
- b.03 Feb 1824 in MONTGOMERY CO,KENTUCKY d.15 Jun 1860 in Jay CO.,INDIANA
- b.1790/1800 d.< 1840 in KENTUCKY
- b.31 May 1846 in MONTGOMERY CO,KENTUCKY d.26 Feb 1902 in Jay CO.,INDIANA
- b.1754 in HAMPSHIRE,VA d.22 Oct 1833 in FLEMING CO,KENTUCKY
- b.1798 d.~ 1839 in FLEMING CO,KENTUCKY
- b.1762 in ALLEGANY CO,MARYLAND d.12 Mar 1852 in FLEMING CO,KENTUCKY
- b.~ 1829 in KENTUCKY d.1895 in Jay CO.,INDIANA
- b.~ 1798 in KENTUCKY d.1850/1860 in NICHOLAS CO,KENTUCKY
- b.02 Apr 1872 in REDKEY,JAY CO,INDIANA d.21 Feb 1954 in WARSAW,KOSCIUSKO CO,INDIANA
- b.11 Oct 1745 in LONG ISLAND,NEW YORK d.>10 Oct 1818 in CLARK CO,OHIO
- b.11 May 1768 in NASSAU CO,NY d.Mar 1832 in BROOKE CO,VA/OHIO CO,W VA
- b.~ 1750 in LONG ISLAND,NEW YORK d.< 1818 in CLARK CO,OHIO
- b.24 Oct 1813 in OHIO/NEW YORK d.1880/1900 in RICHLAND,JAY CO,INDIANA
- b.~ 1726 in FREDERICK CO,MARYLAND d.Nov 1812 in OHIO CO,W VA
- b.1772 in FREDERICK CO,MARYLAND
- b.~ 1733 in FREDERICK CO,MARYLAND d.Nov 1812
- b.04 Jul 1847 in JAY CO.,INDIANA d.28 Aug 1915 in Jay CO.,INDIANA
- b.Oct 1735 in HANOVER,NEW JERSEY d.1797 in AUGUSTA,VIRGINIA
- b.06 Oct 1773 in MORRISTOWN,NEW JERSEY d.10 Jul 1849 in GREENE,OHIO
- b.1820 in GREEN CO,OHIO d.1880/1900 in RICHLAND,JAY CO,INDIANA
- b.~ 1785 in VIRGINIA d.~ 1825 in GREENE CO,OHIO
- b.25 Feb 1900 in HAMILTON,DELAWARE CO.,INDIANA d.25 Nov 1983 in GREENFIELD,HANCOCK CO.,INDIANA
- b.12 Mar 1874 in EATON,INDIANA d.14 Apr 1965 in WARSAW,KOSCIUSKO CO,INDIANA
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ETHEL MORNA and EUGENE EDWIN were married in a religious ceremony on May 14th, 1919 in REDKEY,JAY CO.,INDIANA. They had two sons and two daughters, named WILLIAM MAX, CHESTER EUGENE, THELMA PEARL and MARY ELLEN.
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Children
THELMA PEARL SHAFER
THELMA PEARL was born on March 12th, 1920 in Redkey,Indiana. She died at the age of 67 on July 12th, 1987 in Skyway Memorial Gardens,Palmetto,Florida.
WILLIAM MAX SHAFER
WILLIAM MAX was born on May 22nd, 1922 in Redkey,Indiana. He died at the age of 22 on June 14th, 1944 in Over the English Channel.
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