Montgomery Rae Shafer

Male 1879 - 1935  (56 years)

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  • Name Montgomery Rae Shafer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 16 Aug 1879  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Industry Furniture stove  [3
    Name M Rhea Shaper  [5
    Residence 1920  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    StreetAddress: Bryant Street N W; Age: 40; Occupation: Proprietor; Can Speak English: Yes; Attended School: No; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Enumeration District: 344; Home Free or Mortgaged: Free; House Owned or Rented: Owned; Industry: Furniture Co; IsEmployed: Employer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1930  Bethesda, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    StreetAddress: Meadow Lane; Age: 50; Can Speak English: Yes; Attended School: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; Enumeration District: 0022; House Owned or Rented: Owned; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 22; ValueOfHome: 27, 000; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Proprietor 
    Death 27 Nov 1935  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1950  Potomac, Montgomery, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    StreetAddress: Glen Hill Road; Age: 36; Occupation: Physicist; ApartmentNumber: On Left; ClassofWorker: Government; Enumeration District: 16-99; HoursWorked: 48; Industry: Bureau of Standards; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married 
    Burial Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I50027  MontyHistNotes_II
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2025 

    Father Casper Bernhardt Shafer,   b. 1848   d. 1931 (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Rea,   b. 1849   d. 1927 (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F32907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Olive Bean,   b. Sep 1887, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1968, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 19 Oct 1909  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. Philip Barton Shafer,   b. 3 Feb 1925, Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 2021 (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F32906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Aug 1879 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Oct 1909 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - StreetAddress: Bryant Street N W; Age: 40; Occupation: Proprietor; Can Speak English: Yes; Attended School: No; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Enumeration District: 344; Home Free or Mortgaged: Free; House Owned or Rented: Owned; Industry: Furniture Co; IsEmployed: Employer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Nov 1935 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - StreetAddress: Glen Hill Road; Age: 36; Occupation: Physicist; ApartmentNumber: On Left; ClassofWorker: Government; Enumeration District: 16-99; HoursWorked: 48; Industry: Bureau of Standards; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Potomac, Montgomery, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Montgomery Rae Shafer
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=138016061&indiv=try

    2. [S4194] Ancestry.com, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1870-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2024;), District of Columbia Public Library; Washington, DC, USA; Washington, D.C. Marriage Certificates, 1870-1920.
      Record for Montgomery R Shafer
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62863&h=110728&indiv=try

    3. [S949] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340612.
      Record for M Rea Shafer
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=105481685&indiv=try

    4. [S3831] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Potomac, Montgomery, Maryland; Roll: 2549; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 16-99.
      Record for Rea M Shafer
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=61689816&indiv=try

    5. [S478] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T625_213; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 344.
      Record for M Rhea Shafer
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=6923601&indiv=try

    6. [S2881] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Caspar Bernhardt Shafer
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=19908569&indiv=try