Maria Squires (b. July 18, 1820, d. April 24, 1891)
Maria Squires (daughter of Samuel Dudley Squires and Elizabeth Fortney) was born July 18, 1820 in Preston Co., Virginia, and died April 24, 1891 in Birdscreek (near Newburg), Preston Co., W.Va.. She married John Shaffer on March 23, 1847 in Preston Co., Virginia, son of Moses Shafer and Hannah Watson.
More About Maria Squires: Burial: Unknown, Old Bethlehem Cemetery.
More About Maria Squires and John Shaffer: Marriage: March 23, 1847, Preston Co., Virginia.
Children of Maria Squires and John Shaffer are:
Sarah Elizabeth Shaffer, b. January 23, 1848, Preston Co., Virginia, d. October 14, 1863, Preston Co., W.Va..
Nehemiah Harvey Shaffer, b. April 14, 1849, Preston Co., Virginia, d. 1920, Preston Co., W. Va..
Melissa Jane Shaffer, b. December 12, 1850, Preston Co., Virginia, d. November 07, 1871, Preston Co., W. Va..
Lethia Ann Shaffer, b. June 14, 1853, Preston Co., Virginia, d. date unknown.
+Samuel Moses Shaffer, b. March 29, 1854, Preston Co., Virginia, d. April 13, 1936, Grafton, Taylor Co., W.Va..
James Madison Shaffer, b. February 07, 1856, Preston Co., Virginia, d. April 13, 1926, Concordia, Cloud Co., Kansas.
Temperance Shaffer, b. April 10, 1858, Preston Co., Virginia, d. 1858, Preston Co., Virginia.
John Clark Shaffer, b. May 26, 1859, Preston Co., Virginia, d. date unknown.
Hannah Jemima Shaffer, b. April 05, 1861, Birdscreek (near Newburg), Preston Co., W.Va., d. 1937, Knoxville, Taylor Co., W.Va..
Lydia Catherine Shaffer, b. October 20, 1863, Birdscreek (near Newburg), Preston Co., W.Va., d. November 30, 1918, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., W.Va..
Maria Squires (b. July 18, 1820, d. April 24, 1891)