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Male Marcus Lafayette Shaffer Click to view Marcus Lafayette Shaffer in the family tree

Marcus Lafayette was born on September 11th, 1863 in Kanawha County, Virginia.  Marcus Lafayette'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., Andrew Johnson, Dioclesian Martin, Thomas Stanton, James Hayes, Josephine, Rosilla C., Virginia Elizabeth, Nancy Alice, Scynthia F. and Minnie G..  He was the sixth oldest of the thirteen children.  He died at the age of 51 on March 23rd, 1915.


Marcus Lafayette's family with Salley Sarah Christopher

They had seven sons and three daughters, named Lawrence Vinton, Ernest Ira, Charles Patrick, William B., Dayton, Marcus Lafayette Jr., Jesse S., Biddie, Lizzie and Mary.

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