Born in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Chester McKinley Shaffer
and Naomi Irene (Yerger) Shaffer
Sister of
George Washington Shaffer
Wife of
Charles Reber Housel
— married
11 Aug 1945 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1940s - unknown)], Bonnie Housel, [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1960s - unknown)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 85
in Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2016
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Biography
Mabel is buried at Grubbs Church Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, PA.
Mabel's husband was in WWII. Charles went off to Corpus Christi in 1944, and Mabel followed. Her mom (Anna), gave her a pair of nylons (they were hard to get because of war times); Anna told her to wear the nylons if they decided to get married before Charles shipped out. She wrote home that Saturday night and told them that she wore the pantyhose. That is how they knew that they had gotten married.
Sources
- 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 58; Digital film/folder number: 005456765; Image number: 269; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: KQ6Z-TGW (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MY-MHHW
Mabel Shaffer (16), single daughter, in household of Chester Shaffer (38) in Salem, Penn Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania. - Firsthand by Mabel, herself, her Aunt Mary Shaffer Peters and Ken Beaver.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mabel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mabel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mabel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mabel:
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Mary (Shaffer) Peters 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T595406 [compare], FTDNA kit #639043
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Ken Wise :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T121205 [compare], FTDNA kit #476667
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~0.78%
Jill Shiffer :
23andMe
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