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William J was born in May 1874 in Illinois.1   William J's father was Peter H Shafer and his mother was Annie E (Anna) Middleham.  His maternal grandparents were William H Middleham and Lucy Jane Marshall. He had four brothers and five sisters, named Henry F, Robert S, George W, Emerson C, Nealie, Nellie, Alice, Marie A, Myrtle M and Ethel L.  He was the oldest of the ten children.


William J's family with Maggie L

They had a daughter named Wilma M.

1 1880 United States Census @ FHL Film 1254245; National Archives Film T9-0245; Page 333C
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1880 United States Census @ FHL Film 1254245; National Archives Film T9-0245; Page 333C

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