John Herbert Mahaffey (1865 - 1945)

Born 20 Nov 1865 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Ella Viola (Shoff) Mahaffey — married 29 Aug 1889 in Marron, Ferguson Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 8 Dec 1945 at age 80 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

John Herbert Mahaffey; b. 20 Nov 1864 at Jamestown, Cambria, Pennsylvania;

m1. Ella Viola Shoff, daughter of Christopher James Shoff and Annie Elizabeth Glasgow, 29 Aug 1889 at Marron, Ferguson Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania;

m2. Annie Niissle;

He died 8 Dec 1945 at Houston, Harris, Texas, at age 81.

Ella Viola Shoff was born on 3 Aug 1868 at Marion, Ferguson, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She died on 19 Aug 1930 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, at age 62. She was buried on 21 Aug 1930 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Glasgow, Cambria, Pennsylvania,

Known children of John Herbert Mahaffey and Ella Viola Shoff were as follows:

• i. Martha A. Mahaffey; b. 29 Dec 1889 at Pennsylvania; m. Fredrerick R Knight 24 Oct 1917 at Somerset, Pennsylvania; d. Jul 1971 at age 81.

• ii. Elery S. Mahaffey; b. 28 Mar 1894 at Pennsylvania; d. 31 Aug 1948 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, at age 54.

• iii. Herbert Ash Mahaffey; b. 4 Sep 1896 at Pennsylvania; d. 6 Feb 1975 at age 78.

• iv. James Dawson Mahaffey; b. 29 Apr 1899 at Pennsylvania; d. 30 Jun 1953 at age 54.

• v. Paul Frederick Mahaffey; b. 11 Jul 1901 at Mahaffey, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 22 Aug 1980 at Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, at age 79.

• vi. Jacqueline Mahaffey; b. 16 Dec 1910; d. 23 Oct 1921 at Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, at age 10.

Annie Niissle was born on 4 Nov 1881 at Tennessee. She died on 25 Jul 1963 at Houston, Harris, Texas, at age 81.

There were no known children of John Herbert Mahaffey and Annie Niissle.

United States Census, 1870 ^[1] Bell Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William Mahaffey M 28 Pennsylvania

Martha Mahaffey F 27 Pennsylvania

Herbert Mahaffey M 5 Pennsylvania

Robert L Mahaffey M 3 Pennsylvania

James Mahaffey M 2 Pennsylvania

Eliza Straw F 28 Pennsylvania

Jacob Moose M 24 Pennsylvania

United States Census, 1880 ^[2]Bell, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William Mahaffey Self M 38 Pennsylvania, United States

Martha Mahaffey Wife F 37 Pennsylvania, United States

John H Mahaffey Son M 15 Pennsylvania, United States

Robt Lynn Mahaffey Son M 13 Pennsylvania, United States

James W Mahaffey Son M 11 Pennsylvania, United States

Nancy Ross Other F 5 Pennsylvania, United States

United States Census, 1900 ^[3] Mahaffey borough, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Herbert J. Mahaffey Head M 35 Pennsylvania

Ella V Mahaffey Wife F 32 Pennsylvania

Martha A Mahaffey Daughter F 11 Pennsylvania

Herbert A. Mahaffey Son M 4 Pennsylvania

Elra S. Mahaffey Son M 6 Pennsylvania

Dawson Mahaffey Son M 1 Pennsylvania

United States Census, 1910^[4] Boswell, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

J H Mahaffey Head M 46 Pennsylvania

Ella V Mahaffey Wife F 41 Pennsylvania

Martha Mahaffey Daughter F 20 Pennsylvania

Elery Mahaffey Son M 16 Pennsylvania

Ash Mahaffey Son M 13 Pennsylvania

Dawson Mahaffey Son M 11 Pennsylvania

Frederick Mahaffey Son M 9 Pennsylvania

Anna Mahaffey Daughter F 6 Pennsylvania

Hudson Shoff Brother-in-law M 24 Pennsylvania

United States Census, 1920^[5] Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John H Mahaffey Head M 55 Pennsylvania

Ella Mahaffey Wife F 51 Pennsylvania

Janus D Mahaffey Son M 20 Pennsylvania

Jacquelin Mahaffey Daughter F 9 Pennsylvania

United States Census, 1930 ^[6]

Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

J H Mahaffey Head M 65 Pennsylvania

Annie Mahaffey Wife F 48 Tennessee

H W Traynham Roomer M 60 Mississippi

United States Census, 1940^[7] Tract 5, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John H Mahaffey Head M 75 Pennsylvania

Annie M Mahaffey Wife F 58 Tennessee

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZGH-J5L : 19 March 2020), Herbert Mahaffey in entry for William Mahaffey, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXG-DDW : 15 July 2017), John H Mahaffey in household of William Mahaffey, Bell, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 269, sheet 259A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,116.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M395-B5Z : accessed 12 November 2020), Ella V Mahaffey in household of Herbert J. Mahaffey, Mahaffey borough, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 2B, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,396.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGHC-J5K : accessed 12 November 2020), Ella V Mahaffey in household of J H Mahaffey, Boswell, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 141, sheet 46B, family 801, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1420; FHL microfilm 1,375,433.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF1T-WYC : accessed 12 November 2020), John H Mahaffey, Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 161, sheet 21B, line 80, family 407, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1653; FHL microfilm 1,821,653.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HB84-4ZM : accessed 12 November 2020), J H Mahaffey, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 30B, line 53, family 474, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2342; FHL microfilm 2,342,076.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K472-4DC : 29 January 2020), John H Mahaffey, Tract 5, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 258-30, sheet 17B, line 71, family 389, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4190.

• Marriage: "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF3S-298 : 5 August 2020), J. Herbert Mahaffey and Elva V. Shoff, 29 Aug 1889; citing Marriage, Marron, Ferguson Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K393-L9X : 13 March 2018), John Herbert Mahaffey, 08 Dec 1945; citing certificate number 53929, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,187.