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Samuel Shaffner1,2,3

#366, (1862 - 1933)
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Parents

  • Father: Jacob Shaffner
  • Mother: Lydia

Key Events:

  • Samuel Shaffner was born on 22 Sep 1862 in Ohio.4,5,6
  • Samuel married Ada Caroline Gary, daughter of Jefferson Gary and Elizabeth Barnhardt, ca. 1886.7,8,9
  • Samuel died on 1 Dec 1933 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 71.2
  • He was buried on 4 Dec 1933 in Fairmount Cemetery, Fargo, Cook Co., Ohio.2
Samuel also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Ada Caroline Gary:

  • Elmer C. Shaffner
  • Albert C. Shaffner
  • Milo Shaffner
  • Freda D. Shaffner
  • Floyd Shaffner
  • Ruth Fern Shaffner+ (1903 - 1985)
  • Ira W. Shaffner
  • Forest G. Shaffner

Citations

  1. Pound, Leland, Glabe Family.
  2. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Samuel Shaffner, citing FHL #1894001 and cert no 31420.
  3. Jacob Shofner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Indiana.
  4. Jacob Schaffner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Indiana, shows age 17 and state.
  5. Samuel Shaffner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Batholomew Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 37, and state.
  6. Jacob Shofner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
  7. Samuel Shaffner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Batholomew Co., Indiana, shows married 14 years.
  8. Samuel Shaffner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 24 years.
  9. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Ada Caroline Shaffner, citing FHL #1675057 and cert no 44168, shows him as her spouse.

Kenneth Robert Glabe1,2,3

#368, (1926 - 1971)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Kenneth Robert Glabe was born on 3 Jul 1926 in Chicago, Illinois.4,5,6
  • Kenneth married first Anne Eleanor Petersen, daughter of Ingolf Fredrik J. Petersen and Anne Eleanor Willey, on 9 Apr 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, with Rev. Ray Edwin Bond officiating.7,8
  • Kenneth married second Karen L. Rodack, daughter of John Thomas Rodack and Violet E. Strelow, on 26 Dec 1964 in Libertyville, Illinois.9,10
  • Kenneth died on 21 Jun 1971 at age 44, on a beach on Lake Michigan east of Zion, Illinois.11,12,13
Kenneth also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Kenneth Robert Glabe, Kenneth Robert, Certificate of Birth.
  2. Robert H. Glabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Kenneth Glabe.
  3. "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Kenneth Glabe, Soc. Sec. No. 318-20-019.
  4. Kenneth Robert Glabe, Kenneth Robert, Certificate of Birth, shows date, city, and state.
  5. Robert H. Glabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows age 3 7/12 and state.
  6. "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Kenneth Glabe, Soc. Sec. No. 318-20-019, shows date.
  7. Kenneth Glabe and Anne Petersen, marriage license, shows date, city, county, and state, and officiant.
  8. "Anne Petersen Glabe is 2017 Fyr Bal chieftain," Green Bay Press Gazette, 23 Jul 2017, shows year.
  9. Pound, Leland, Glabe Family, shows date, town, and state.
  10. "Two Convicted for Hiring Killer," Register Star, 4 Jul 1980, shows him as her former husband.
  11. "Father of 5 Is Murdered," Ironewood Daily Globe, 30 Jun 1971, shows Tuesday night," location, and means of death.
  12. "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Kenneth Glabe, Soc. Sec. No. 318-20-019, shows month and year.
  13. "Two Convicted for Hiring Killer," Register Star, 4 Jul 1980, shows date and means of death.

Anne Eleanor Petersen1,2,3

#369, (1925 - 2021)
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Parents

  • Father: Ingolf Fredrik J. Petersen
  • Mother: Anne Eleanor Willey

Key Events:

Anne also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Anne Eleanor Petersen, Anne Eleanor, Certificate of Birth.
  2. Ingolf Petersen household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Ann E. Petersen.
  3. Kenneth Glabe and Anne Petersen, marriage license.
  4. Ingolf Petersen household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows age 4 and state.
  5. "Anne Petersen Glabe is 2017 Fyr Bal chieftain," Green Bay Press Gazette, 23 Jul 2017, shows date and city.
  6. Kenneth Glabe and Anne Petersen, marriage license, shows date, city, county, and state, and officiant.
  7. "Anne Petersen Glabe is 2017 Fyr Bal chieftain," Green Bay Press Gazette, 23 Jul 2017, shows year.
  8. Glabe, Anne Petersen obituary, obit- Glabe, Anne PetersenDoor County Daily News, shows date, town, and state.

Karen L. Rodack1,2,3

#370, (1941 - 2015)
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Parents

  • Father: John Thomas Rodack
  • Mother: Violet E. Strelow

Key Events:

  • Karen L. Rodack was born on 24 Oct 1941 in Illinois.4,5,6
  • Karen and Thomas W. Riesterer, son of Elmer Riesterer and Agnes, announced their engagement in Sep 1958, stating they intended to marry in June. No record of whether they actually were married has been found.7
  • Karen married second Kenneth Robert Glabe, son of Robert Henry Glabe and Ruth Fern Shaffner, on 26 Dec 1964 in Libertyville, Illinois. He had previously been married to Anne Eleanor Petersen.8,9
  • Karen married third Mitchell Glenn Link, son of Aaron Benjamin Link and Esther Porwancher, ca. 1977.10
  • Karen died on 7 Jul 2015 in Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, at age 73.11,12
Karen also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. John T. Rodock household, 1950 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Karen L. Rodock.
  2. Violet E. Rodack, Violet E. obituary, Chicago Suburban Daily Herald, shows name as Karen Rodack.
  3. "United States Public Records Index," Ancestry.com, record for Karen L. Rodack (1992, 1993.)
  4. John T. Rodock household, 1950 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows age 8 and state.
  5. "United States Public Records Index," Ancestry.com, record for Karen L. Rodack (1992, 1993), shows date.
  6. "kimglabe", "Kimberly Glabe Family Tree" family tree, Ancestry.com, shows date.
  7. "Plans to Marry," Chicago Daily Tribune, 18 Sep 1958.
  8. Pound, Leland, Glabe Family, shows date, town, and state.
  9. "Two Convicted for Hiring Killer," Register Star, 4 Jul 1980, shows him as her former husband.
  10. "Two Convicted for Hiring Killer," Register Star, 4 Jul 1980, shows they married three years ago.
  11. "kimglabe", "Kimberly Glabe Family Tree" family tree, Ancestry.com, shows date, town, county, and state.
  12. Interview, clerk, Wagons West RV Park, 29 May 2018, said she passed away "a couple of years ago."

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