Born in Polk County, Oregon
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Henry Shafer
and Anna Elizabeth (Middleham) Shafer
Sister of
William George Shafer, Cornelia R (Shafer) Loundree, Henry Franklin Shafer, Ellen G (Shafer) Kotzman, Marie Ann (Shafer) Rider, Robert Shafer, Myrtle M Shafer, George Washington Shafer and Emerson Choate Shafer
Wife of
Walter Thomas Kizer
— married
17 Nov 1910 in Polk County, Oregon
Descendants 
Mother of
Raymond Dean Kizer, Arthur Ric Kizer, Betty Jean (Kizer) Phillips and Patsy May (Kizer) Wilson
Died
at age 83
in Portland, Oregon
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2016
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Biography
Ethel Lucina Shafer was born near Independence in Polk County, Oregon on December 18, 1889.[1] She had three older sisters, four older brothers and two younger brothers.[2] The 1910 census shows that Ethel worked as a "hop branner" on a hop farm.[3]
On November 17, 1910, she married Walter Kizer in Polk County.[4] Walter and Ethel had two sons and two daughters between 1914 and 1929.[5,6,7] Ethel died on December 19, 1972 in Portland, Oregon.[8,9]
Sources
1. United States Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBS2-FPJ
2. US Census, Independence, Polk, Oregon, 1900.
3. US Census, South Independence, Polk, Oregon, 1910.
4. Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-1924, 1946-2008, Ancestry.com Operations, Provo, Utah, 2000.
5. US Census, Crowfoot, Linn, Oregon, United States, 1920.
6. US Census, Shevlin, Deschutes, Oregon, United States, 1930.
7. US Census, Election Precinct 9 Pine Forest, Deschutes, Oregon, 1940.
8. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZWZ-MLY
9. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30986645.
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