Born in Michigan, United States
Daughter of Silas D Baldwin
and Jane (Gephart) Baldwin
Sister of
Frank Baldwin and Elizabeth Florence (Baldwin) Beardsley
Wife of
John W Shafer
— married
9 Oct 1859 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 26
in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Oct 2022
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Biography
Helen was a Civil War Nurse.
Helen was born in 1838. She was the daughter of Silas Baldwin and Jane Gephart. She passed away in 1865.
Sources
- Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
citing Elkhart, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004540477.
FamilySearch Record: XXBZ-6ZJ (accessed 26 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 939Z-BFS9-93 Image number 00843
Name: Helen Baldwin; Marriage License Date: 18 Oct 1859; Marriage License Place: Elkhart, Indiana, United States; Marriage Place (Original): Elkhart, Indiana; Template: INMAR; Images Count: 1. - 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 146; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 256; FHL microfilm: 803256; Record number: 5534;
FamilySearch Record: M4FF-RLL (accessed 26 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBY-YP3 Image number 00155
Name: Hellen Shroyer; Census Date: 1860; Census Place: Concord Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States; Birth Date: 1839; Birth Place: Mich; Race: White; Age: 21. - Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #96574175 (accessed 26 October 2022)
Memorial page for Helen Baldwin Shafer (23 Nov 1838-24 Jul 1865), citing Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA (plot: Section E, Row 29, Baldwin-Beardsley Mausoleum); Maintained by William Bjornstad (contributor 47016546). - Deahl, Anthony, A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 172-173.
- Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana. Chicago: Goodspeed Brothers. 1893. pp. 173
- Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881 Cleveland, Ohio:Leader Printing. 1881. pp. 589
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