Meredith Lucille SHIFFERLY^[1]

1906 - 1995  (89 years)

• Name	Meredith Lucille SHIFFERLY
  Birth	21 Mar 1906	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	20 Apr 1910	974 West High Street, Lima, Allen County, Ohio   [3]
  Residence	10 Jan 1920	Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Attending school
  Residence	1924	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [5]
  	Student
  	Address: 707 College Av
  Residence	1927	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [6]
  	Adv. Mgr., C. F. Jackson Co
  	Address: 135 19th St
  Residence	1928	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [7]
  	Clerk at Roxana Petroleum
  	Address: 571 Courtland Av
  	Listed as Meredith C. Shifferly, but as it was the same address as her parents, it was she.
  Death	6 Nov 1995	Plus Health Care Center, Lima, Allen County, Ohio   [2, 8]
  	Death due to pneumonia, senile dementia
  Burial	Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [9, 10]
  	Address: Clymer Cemetery
  Person ID	I3	Watkins
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Albright Moody SHIFFERLY,   b. 3 Jun 1881, Hancock County, Ohio, United States d. 23 Jan 1965, Hardin County, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Carrie Alice TODD,   b. 12 Mar 1886, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States d. 15 Mar 1944, Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1904	Bluffton, Allen, Ohio, United States   [11, 12]
  	Married by Rev. John Todd, bride's father, in Bluffton, Allen County, OH
  Residence	1908	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
  	Clerk in dry goods store
  	Address: 139 West Wayne Street
  Residence	20 Apr 1910	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Clerk in dry goods store
  	Address: 974 West High Street
  Residence	10 Jan 1920	Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Department manager, dry goods store
  Residence	1924	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [5]
  	Buyer, Leader Store
  	Address: 707 College Av
  Residence	1927	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [6]
  	Buyer, C. F. Jackson Co.
  	Address: 135 19th St
  Residence	1928	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [7]
  	Purchasing agent
  	Address: 571 Courtland Av
  Residence	18 Apr 1930	Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States   [13]
  	Albright was manager of a dry goods store, and Carrie was a clerk in a dry goods store.
  Residence	1931	Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States   [14]
  	Pres., Marshall Dry Goods Co.
  	Address: 126 Glenn
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [15]
  Residence	12 Apr 1940	Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [16]
  	Interior Decorator
  Residence	1942	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [17]
  	Dept. Mgr., R. T. Gregg & Co.
  	Address: 539 Marion
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Edwin WATKINS,   b. 9 Aug 1908, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 4 Sep 2000, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1929	Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States   [2, 18]
  	The minister was Meredith's grandfather, John Todd. The witnesses were her sister, Mary Carolyn Shifferly, and her uncle, James Todd. Click here to view marriage record!
  Residence	2 Apr 1940	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [19]
  	Proprietor, retail music
  	Address: 46 Harkness Avenue
  	Listed as W. E. and Meredith L. Watkins
  Residence	1941	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [20]
  	Address: 46 Harkness Avenue
  	Business listed as Melody Phonograph, 594 State Street, Springfield
  Divorce	5 Aug 1942	Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [21]
  Children	1. Douglas Edwin WATKINS
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	James Francis SMITH,   b. 8 Apr 1914, East Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Feb 1997, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 22 Jun 1944	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States   [22]
  	Address: 2036 Elsmere Avenue
  	This is the date of their marriage license was granted.
  Divorce	Abt 1945	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
  Family ID	F2481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Gerald Lavere MAUS,   b. 18 May 1898, Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States d. 5 Jul 1974, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1946	Ohio
  Residence	1946	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [23]
  	Address: 915 Brice Av, Apt 3
  	He was a salesman, and she worked at the Lima Ordinance Depot.
  Residence	1949	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [24]
  	Salesman, Harry J. Strasburg
  	Address: 550 West McKibbon
  Residence	1955	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [25]
  	Address: 333 North West Street
  	He was a real estate salesman, and she worked at Kresge's
  Residence	1960	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [26]
  	Address: 323 1/2 N. Elizabeth
  	He was an employee at the Ohio State Hospital, and she was a saleswoman at Kresge's.
  Family ID	F491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Mar 1906 - Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States Residence - 20 Apr 1910 - 974 West High Street, Lima, Allen County, Ohio Residence - Attending school - 10 Jan 1920 - Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States Residence - Student,Address: 707 College Av - 1924 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Residence - Adv. Mgr., C. F. Jackson Co,Address: 135 19th St - 1927 - Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States Residence - Clerk at Roxana Petroleum,Address: 571 Courtland Av - 1928 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Marriage - 2 Sep 1929 - Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States Residence - Proprietor, retail music,Address: 46 Harkness Avenue - 2 Apr 1940 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 46 Harkness Avenue - 1941 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Divorce - 5 Aug 1942 - Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - Address: 2036 Elsmere Avenue - Abt 22 Jun 1944 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Divorce - Abt 1945 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Residence - Address: 915 Brice Av, Apt 3 - 1946 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Residence - Salesman, Harry J. Strasburg,Address: 550 West McKibbon - 1949 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Residence - Address: 333 North West Street - 1955 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Residence - Address: 323 1/2 N. Elizabeth - 1960 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Death - 6 Nov 1995 - Plus Health Care Center, Lima, Allen County, Ohio Burial - Address: Clymer Cemetery - - Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Bessie Todd with the Shifferly Family Elizabeth Grace Todd, Carrie Alice Todd Shifferly, Meredith Lucille Shifferly, and Albright Moody Shifferly
  		Carrie, Meredith and Albright Shifferly Carrie Alice Todd Shifferly, Meredith Lucille Shifferly and Albright Moody Shifferly
  		Ed and Meredith after the wedding of her sister, Mary Carolyn to Edward Hall. William Edwin Watkins and Meredith Shifferly Watkins
  		Family Portrait L-R: Ed Watkins, Meredith Shifferly Watkins, Carrie Todd Shifferly with Douglas Watkins in front of her, Albright Moody Shifferly, Diana Hall, Mary Carolyn Shifferly Hall, Eddie Hall (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		The Family of Gideon Shifferly and Caroline Christina Zeller Shifferly Back row l-r: Nellie Shifferly Hummon, Caroline Zeller Shifferly, Albright Moody Shifferly, and Carrie Alice Todd Shifferly Middle row: Mabel Shifferly Fellabaum, Julia Kemerer, Jesse Kemerer, Preston Fellabaum holding baby Paul Fellabaum, Warren Shifferly, Everett Hummon Front row: Merritt Fellabaum, Meredith Lucille Shifferly, Lois Kemerer, Bernice Fellabaum, John Fellabaum (Jessie Kemerer was Caroline's nephew, the son of her sister, Susan Zeller Kemerer.)
  		Meredith Lucille Shifferly Watkins
  		Meredith Lucille Shifferly Watkins with son, Douglas (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Meredith Lucille Shifferly Watkins and William Edwin Watkins
  		Meredith Lucille Shifferly
  		Meredith, Bessie, Mary Carolyn and Carrie Meredith Shifferly, Elizabeth Grace Todd, Mary Carolyn Shifferly, and Carrie Alice Todd Shifferly
  		Todd Relatives L-R: Elizabeth Krupka Todd, Elizabeth Grace "Bessie" Todd Bolthouse, Meredith Shifferly, Charles Bolthouse Seated: Douglas Watkins (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Todd Family Reunion Back row l-r: Albright Moody Shifferly, Carrie Alice Todd Shifferly, Mary Ann Elizabeth Charters Todd, Rev. John Todd Middle row: Meredith Lucille Shifferly, Bessie Todd Bolthouse, Charles Bolthouse, William Elwell Todd, Sr., Martha E. Todd Shafer, and Herman Shafer Front row: Mary Carolyn Shifferly, Jack Shafer, James Edgar Todd, Evelyn Beatty Todd
  		Meredith "Mazie" Shifferly Her senior class picture from Central High School, Lima, Ohio, 1924
  		As a young girl
  		Meredith Shifferly Picture taken in Lima, OH by Bussert Studio This might have been her High School Graduation picture
  		Uniontown, PA 1931
  		Washington, DC Jan 1931
  		Marriage Record for W.Edwin Watkins and Meredith Lucille Shifferly
  		West Wayne St. Lima, Ohio ca 1941

  
  

  Documents

  Marriage License - William Edwin Watkins and Meredith Lucille Shifferly

  
  

  Headstones

  Meredith Lucille Shifferly Maus (1906 - 1995) Wife of Gerald H. Maus and daughter of Albright and Carrie Todd Shifferly.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Imported GEDCOM file. [S3] Auth. for Cremation. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ottawa Twn, Allen County, Ohio ED 24 Page 8A Dwelling 168. [S415] A, Dwe, Marietta, Washington, OH ED 199 Sheet 6B. [S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1924, Page 311. [S86] ua, Findlay, Ohio, City Directory, 1927, Page 124. [S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1928 Page 531. [S487] Death Certificate, Meredith Maus; Lima, Allen, Ohio; Reg. 2 Primary Reg. Dist. 0200, Registrar's Number 1076; 13 November 1995. [S91] Gravestone, Clymer Cemetery, Bluffton, OH. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 16567597. [S311] The Hauenstein & Schifferly Families of Ohio, p. 299. [S93] Marriage Certificate, Vol K Pg 334 No 2778, Allen County, OH. [S86] ua, Barberton, Summit County, Ohio ED 158 Pg 22A Dwelling 616. [S86] ua, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Akron, Ohio, City Directory, 1931, page 1774. [S449] Find a Grave, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, ED 46-13, Page 15A, Dwelling 412, 1940 United States Census. [S449] Find a Grave, Mt Cory, Hancock, Ohio, ED 32-39, Page 1B, Dwelling 17, 1940 United States Census. [S86] ua, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1942, Page 122. [S4] Certificate of Marriage. Certificate of Marriage, The State of Ohio, Summit County, ss. 29 August 1929 [S449] Find a Grave, Springfield, Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts ED 22-143, Page 1A Dwelling 9, 1940 United States Census. [S86] ua, Springfield, Massachusetts City Directory, 1941, Page 648. [S88] Commonwealth of Mass., Probate Court. [S494] Newspapers.com, Marriage Licenses; 22 June 1944. [S86] ua, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1946, Page 228. [S86] ua, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1949, Page 131. [S86] ua, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1955, Page 144. [S86] ua, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1960, Page 217.