Shafer Carr was born on Mar. 11, 1817 to Samuel Carr and Catherine Shaffer. He was two years old when his mother died and went to live with his grandmother, Mary (Miller) Shaffer Evans, who became a mother to him until his death.
At the age of 15, Shafer began learning the cabinetmaker's trade under Thomas Cunningham, a contractor. He served as an apprentice for two years and then learned carpentry under a brother and alternated the winters and summers in the two trades.
In November, 1839, he moved to Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio.On Feb. 27, 1840, he married Electa King, daughter of Eleazer King and Mercy Kingsley, all natives of Massachusetts. They became the parents of three children.
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Shafer bought thirty acres of wild land and erected a cabin and other essential buildings, but sold them in 1854. He then purchased another home in Bath township.
Shafer and his family attended the Baptist church and were Republicans.
Title: Safer Carr, "United States Census, 1850" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX74-CSW Citation: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX74-CSW : 12 April 2016), Safer Carr, Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing family 12, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Title: Shafer Carr, "Find A Grave Index" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-1RPN Citation: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-1RPN : 13 December 2015), Shafer Carr, 1900; Burial, Bath Center, Summit, Ohio, United States of America, Bath Cemetery; citing record ID 25446916, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Title: Shaffer Carr in household of Ozro Carr, "United States Census, 1900" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXC-JN2 Citation: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXC-JN2 : accessed 16 February 2019), Shaffer Carr in household of Ogro Carr, Bath Township, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 2A, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,324.
Title: Shofer Carr, "United States Census, 1860" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLM-4FK Citation: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLM-4FK : 13 December 2017), Shofer Carr, 1860.
Title: Shafer Carr, "United States Census, 1870" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LT-NKN Citation: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LT-NKN : 12 April 2016), Shafer Carr, Ohio, United States; citing p. 25, family 221, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,769.
Title: Shafer Carr in entry for Ozro B Carr, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X69T-PDN Citation: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X69T-PDN : 8 March 2018), Shafer Carr in entry for Ozro B Carr, 01 Mar 1925; citing Twinsburg Village, Summit, Ohio, reference fn 18906; FHL microfilm 1,992,618.
Title: Shafer Carr, "United States Census, 1880" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SB-G3F Citation: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SB-G3F : 15 July 2017), Shafer Carr, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 166, sheet 148D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1068; FHL microfilm 1,255,068.
Title: Shafer Carr, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F66W-7PG Citation: "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images,
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F66W-7PG : 9 March 2018), Shafer Carr, 27 Sep 1900; citing Death, Bath, Bath Township, Summit, Ohio, United States, source ID v 3 p 39, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,949.
Title: Schaffer Carr, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJV-S3D Citation: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJV-S3D : 10 February 2018), Schaffer Carr and Eleeta King, 27 Feb 1840; citing Medina,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0423817 V. A, A1-A2. Notes: This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.
Title: Shafer Carr in entry for Lucy E Ellsworth, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8PC-157 Citation: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8PC-157 : 9 March 2018), Shafer Carr in entry for Lucy E Ellsworth, 03 Feb 1929; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference cn 12303; FHL microfilm 1,991,724.
Title: Shaffer Carr, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5X-XZG Citation: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5X-XZG : 10 December 2017), Shaffer Carr and Electa King, 27 Feb 1840; citing Marriage, Medina, Ohio, United States, 220, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
Title: Schaffer Carr, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5F-W3R Citation: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5F-W3R : 10 December 2017), Schaffer Carr and Electa King, 22 Feb 1840; citing Intended Marriage, Medina, Ohio, United States, 98, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
Title: Shafer Carr (1861 - 1900) - Find A Grave Photos Web page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=25446916 Citation: "Shafer Carr (1861 - 1900) - Find A Grave Photos." Shafer Carr (1861 - 1900) - Find A Grave Photos. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jun. 2013.. Notes: Tree Connect bookmarklet available at RecordSeek.com.
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