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Baby Girl Adams (Twin)

• Death*: Baby Girl Adams (Twin) died in 1899.
• Birth*: She was born in 1899.

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Baby Girl Adams (Twin)

• Death*: Baby Girl Adams (Twin) died in 1899.
• Birth*: She was born in 1899.

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Alice Marie Adams

• Birth*: Alice Marie Adams was born on 14 October 1901.

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Robert Hatton Adams Jr.

• Birth*: Robert Hatton Adams Jr. was born on 18 September 1903.
• Death*: He died in 1961.

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John Shaff Adams

• Birth*: John Shaff Adams was born on 19 May 1910.

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Gladys Melick

• Birth*: Gladys Melick was born on 10 March 1887 at Minnesota.
• Marriage*: She married John Ostrander "Jay" Shaff, son of John Heman Shaff and Jane "Jennie" Drips, on 16 February 1909 at Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
• Death*: Gladys Melick died in Shaffton, Clinton County, Iowa, on 15 December 1918, at the age of 31.
• Burial*: She was buried on 19 December 1918 in Shaffton Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 62925022) at Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa.

• Married Name: As of 16 February 1909,her married name was Shaff.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Monday, 16 December 1918 Clinton County, Iowa.

Evelyn Lillie Purcell

• Birth*: Evelyn Lillie Purcell was born on 9 September 1894.
• Marriage*: She married John Ostrander "Jay" Shaff, son of John Heman Shaff and Jane "Jennie" Drips, on 20 July 1921.
• Death*: Evelyn Lillie Purcell died on 1 February 1972, at the age of 77.

• Note*: She !Two sons-Donald Hudson Purcell b. 14 Oct 1917
  -Martin James Purcell b. 24 Dec 1918.

Jay Melick Shaff

• Birth*: Jay Melick Shaff was born on 4 August 1913.
• Marriage*: He married Ada Gaffney.
• Death*: Jay Melick Shaff died in Bettendorf, Clinton County, Iowa, on 25 November 2014, at the age of 101.

• (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: He survived his mother (Gladys Melick) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated on 16 December 1918.)
• (Surviving Sibling M) Obituary: Jay Melick Shaff survived his brother (David Ostrander Shaff) and was listed in the obituary as J. M. Shaff of Bettendorf, IA (Obituary dated on 16 September 2011.)
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Jay M. Shaff, 101, of Bettendorf, died Tuesday at the Bettendorf Health Care Center.
  Arrangements are pending at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes and Crematory.
  Clinton Herald 26 Nov 2014 on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 Clinton County, Iowa.

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Jeanne Marguerite Shaff

• Birth*: Jeanne Marguerite Shaff was born on 23 April 1918 at Clinton County, Iowa.
• Marriage*: She married James M. Kieley on 28 March 1947.
• Death*: Jeanne Marguerite Shaff died in 2014.

• Note*: She She also has a son, Jim and then a daughter.
• Married Name: Her married name was Keiley.
• (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: She survived her mother (Gladys Melick) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated on 16 December 1918.)
• Married Name: As of 28 March 1947,her married name was Kieley.
• (Surviving Sibling M) Obituary: Jeanne Marguerite Shaff survived her brother (David Ostrander Shaff) and was listed in the obituary as Jeanne Keiley of Fullerton, CA (Obituary dated on 16 September 2011.)

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James Heman Shaff

• Birth*: James Heman Shaff was born on 18 April 1922 at Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa.
• Death*: He died in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, on 29 January 2020, at the age of 97.

• (Surviving Sibling M) Obituary: He survived his brother (David Ostrander Shaff) and was listed in the obituary as James H. Shaff of Cedar Rapids, IA (Obituary dated on 16 September 2011.)
• (Witness) Obituary: James Heman Shaff witnessed the of Lissi K. Petersen Cornell on Monday, 2 February 2015 Clinton County, Iowa.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the James H. Shaff, 97, of Cedar Rapids passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Monday, February 10, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. A public visitation will be one hour prior at the Church. Burial immediately following at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. James Heman Shaff was born on April 18, 1922 in Clinton, IA; the son of John and Evelyn (Lillie) Shaff. James was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers and sisters and their spouses, his first wife, Mary Dyer Shaff (mother of his four children) and his second wife, Janet Weiske Shaff, a lovely companion in their later years.
  
  James (Jim) is survived by his four children; Mike (Joanna) Shaff, Westminster, CO, Suzanne Shaff, St. Paul, MN, Tom (Patti Bahr), Iowa City, IA and Jennifer (Rob) Wilder of Wayzata, MN. Grandchildren include James (Iju Chiang) Shaff, Rob Wilder, Sam (Cassie) Wilder and Dean Shaff. Janet’s children Paula Meyer and Kendall Weiss of Cedar Rapids and grandson Matt (Sarah) Todd of Kenosha, WI.
  
  Jim was one of eight brothers and sisters, numerous cousins, aunts and uncles to grow up and live on the family farm homesteaded in 1837 by his great Grandfather Heman B. Shaff. The Shaff Family Farm is one of the oldest farms in Iowa and is currently worked by the 6th generation of the Shaff family today.
  
  Growing up on a farm, Jim learned how to make and mend anything, churn butter, raise livestock, ride horses and drive every type of machinery available. The fields on the farm, situated between prairie and river bottom, gave Jim an early education in soil composition. Building on this knowledge Jim became an expert in agriculture and spent his career as a farm manager and appraiser.
  
  Jim joined the Navy in World War II, leaving for two years before an honorable discharge brought him back to Iowa at the end of the war. Taking advantage of the GI bill, Jim enrolled at Iowa State College in Ames where he met Mary Dyer at a campus dance in 1946. Young and in love, they married on August 21, 1948 at Mary’s home church in St. Paul, MN. In 1950, Jim graduated from Iowa State with a Bachelor of Science in Education. His first job out of college took Mary and Jim to Winterset, Iowa where Jim taught returning veterans how to farm. In later years, much to Jim’s delight, his daughter Suzanne and grandson Sam followed in his footsteps and attended Iowa State University.
  
  One of Jim’s keen interests was photography. His eye for good design and appreciation for grand structures shaped his photographic pursuits. We loved the high-speed slide shows which highlighted his photo skills and put at least one son-in-law asleep halfway through the first tray. His photography documented his love of travel within Iowa and across the globe. He was always up for a road trip as simple as driving down a country road to assess the status of ag production to hiking across the ridges of majestic, windblown Alps.
  
  Throughout his life, Jim liked to build furniture. He built tables, cabinets, drawing boards and boxes using a variety of materials and techniques. Considering this type of building was intended for his family, Jim’s tongue-in-cheek name for his entrepreneurial endeavor was FBN. Short for Fly By Night, the FBN aesthetic was classic, strongly built and may contain old John Deere tractor parts. Always put together with screws and bolts, never nails, the pieces were easily disassembled and reassembled when they arrived at one of his children’s homes, if not custom built onsite. FBN stood by its creations with its famous Taillight Warranty and encouraged recipients to read the fine print in the oral contract! FBN products are still in use today.
  
  Jim enjoyed the challenge of golf and spent many hours talking mulligans with brother-in-law Howard Aldrich and nephew Howie while sisters Mary and Edith discussed other business. If Jim had a ‘home’ golf course, it would be Twin Pines in Cedar Rapids. Close-by and short, on many summer mornings he would book a tee time for 6:00 a.m. and get in a quick round before the day fully started.
  
  Jim was fastidious about his own property, creating a park-like setting in the spacious backyard of our Cedar Rapids home. Cursing moles and sand, Jim landscaped with an eye for both the long view and close-in shelter. Valuing trees for their purpose and beauty, Jim especially liked the magnificent oak which graced the front yard of our home.
  
  When our family moved to Cedar Rapids from Toledo, Iowa, in 1964, Jim and Mary joined Westminster Presbyterian Church. Jim was an active congregant throughout his tenure as a steward of the building and people. Because of his love of organ music, he was a member of the committee who selected the new Schantz organ for the church in the early 1970s. Jim was a Church Deacon, Sunday school teacher and could be seen rocking babies in the nursery between services. Leading the Church Building Committee was one of the roles Jim enjoyed the most and in retirement tirelessly worked to maintain and improve Westminster’s sacred spaces. Jim was an active member of the Wednesday morning Men’s Bible Study.
  
  Civic-minded, Jim was involved in community betterment projects, was a member of the All Iowa Fair board, International Optimists and was a 32nd degree Mason.
  
  Recently, Kelly, a nurse at The Views of Marion told Jim’s children that when asked what he was most proud of in his life, he responded by saying, “my good relationships with my children.” Back at ya, Dad.
  
  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in James’ honor to the Westminster Presbyterian Church Building Fund. after 29 January 2020.

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David Ostrander Shaff

• Birth*: David Ostrander Shaff was born on 18 February 1924 at Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa.
• Marriage*: He married Lissi K. Petersen Cornell on 10 October 1953 at Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa.
• Death*: David Ostrander Shaff died in Bettendorf, Clinton County, Iowa, on 14 September 2011, at the age of 87.
• Burial*: He was buried after 14 September 2011 in Shaffton Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 76584365) at Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa.

• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the In October of 1953, he married Lissi Petersen Cornell in Clinton, Iowa. They have four children, Karen (Steve Jayne) of Des Moines, J.O. of Bettendorf, IA, Martha (Tom) Licea of Le Claire, IA and Grace of Chicago, IL.
  He is survived by: his wife; children; two grandchildren, Madeline and Chase Licea; a sister Jeanne Keiley of Fullerton, CA; two brothers, J. M. Shaff of Bettendorf, IA and James H. Shaff of Cedar Rapids, IA. He was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings, Roger Shaff, Martin Purcell, Donald Purcell and Lynn Turner. on Friday, 16 September 2011 Clinton County, Iowa.

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Gertrude Evelyn "Lynn" Shaff

• Birth*: Gertrude Evelyn "Lynn" Shaff was born on 13 July 1927.
• Death*: She died in 1993.
• Burial*: She was buried after 1993 in Shaffton Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 62929008) at Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa.

• Married Name: Her married name was Turner.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Wednesday, 5 May 1993 Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
• Obituary: An obituary appeared in the on Saturday, 8 May 1993 Santa Ana, Orange County, California.

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Morris McCullough

• Birth*: Morris McCullough was born in 1890 at Canada.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Alice Alexander, daughter of Frank Hopper Alexander and Teressa Saphonia Blakely, on 8 May 1923 at Lane County, Oregon.

• Census*: Morris McCullough appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Arthur E Shaff

• Birth*: Arthur E Shaff was born in 1851 at Iowa.
• Marriage*: He married Alice M. Green on 28 April 1885 at Garfield County, Washington.
• Death*: Arthur E Shaff died after 5 September 1886.
• Burial*: He was buried in Pomeroy City Cemetery at Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington.

• (Witness) Emigration: He emigrated with Joseph Whiting Shaff in 1852 at California.
• (Witness) Census: Arthur E Shaff appeared on the census of 18 July 1860 in the household of Joseph Whiting Shaff at Mount Scott, Douglas County, Oregon.
• (Witness) Probate: Arthur E Shaff witnessed the probate of the estate of Joseph Whiting Shaff after 8 April 1880 at Marion County, Oregon.
• HEALTH*: Arthur E Shaff Arthur was trepanned (bur hole in the skull), removing a portion of the frontal bone above the right eye, after which they punctured the brain, which gave exit to a large quantity of puss. The final result of the case is looked upon as exceedingly doubtful. Shaff's skull was fractured last spring. on 5 September 1886 Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho.

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Alice M. Green

• Birth*: Alice M. Green was born in March 1860 at Illinois.
• Marriage*: She married Arthur E Shaff, son of Joseph Whiting Shaff and Betsey Matilda Scott, on 28 April 1885 at Garfield County, Washington.
• Death*: Alice M. Green died in 1935.
• Burial*: She was buried in Pomeroy City Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 79479598) at Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington.

• Census: She appeared on the census of 1860 at Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois.
• Census: She appeared on the census of 1870 at Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois.
• Census: She appeared on the census of 1883 at Garfield County, Washington.
• Married Name: Her married name was Shaff.
• Census*: She appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho.
• Census: She appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Asotin County, Washington.
• Census: She appeared on the census of 16 January 1920 at Clarkston, Asotin County, Washington.
• Census: She appeared on the census of 9 April 1930 at Asotin County, Washington.

Della C. Shaff

• Birth*: Della C. Shaff was born in February 1886 at Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington.
• Marriage*: She married Norman Brown Adkison at Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho.
• Death*: Della C. Shaff died in Asotin County, Washington, on 21 August 1947, at the age of 61.
• Burial*: She was buried after 21 August 1947 in Pomeroy City Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 79479684) at Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington.

• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in the household of Alice M. Green at Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho.
• (Witness) Census: Della C. Shaff appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in the household of Alice M. Green at Asotin County, Washington.
• Married Name: Her married name was Adkison.
• (Witness) Note: Della C. Shaff was a witness (an unknown value) with Teresa Louise "Louise" Shaff on 28 May 1916 at Idaho.
• (Witness) Census: Della C. Shaff appeared on the census of 13 January 1920 in the household of Norman Brown Adkison at Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho.
• (Witness) Census: Della C. Shaff appeared on the census of 2 April 1930 in the household of Norman Brown Adkison at Boise, Ada County, Idaho.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Friday, 22 August 1947 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.

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John Potter

• Birth*: John Potter was born at England.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Wood at England.
• Death*: John Potter died in Connecticut in 1643.

• SOURCE*: Genealogies of CT Families Vol. I (1983) p. 161.
• Emigration*: He emigrated in 1635.

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Elizabeth Wood

• Marriage*: Elizabeth Wood married John Potter, son of Hannah (?), at England.

• Note: Elizabeth Wood MAIDEN NAME: Provided by Carol Tackett on Ancestry.com board.
• Married Name: Her married name was Potter.
• (Witness) Emigration: She emigrated with John Potter in 1635.

Hannah (?)

• Marriage*: Hannah (?) married an unknown person.
• Death*: She died in 1657.

• Note*: She listed as Hannah Beecher.

Henry Brooks

• Marriage*: Henry Brooks married Hannah Potter, daughter of John Potter and Elizabeth Wood, on 21 December 1676 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

John Doolittle

• Marriage*: John Doolittle married Grace Ventrus, daughter of Moses Ventrus and Mary Graves, on 29 January 1717 at Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.

Abner Blakely

• Birth*: Abner Blakely was born on 24 May 1741 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
• Death*: He died in Connecticut on 27 November 1791, at the age of 50.
• Burial*: He was buried after 27 November 1791 at Wolcott, New Haven County, Connecticut.

• AFN*: His Ancestral File Number is PTF4-ML.

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Patience Blakely

• Birth*: Patience Blakely was born on 25 December 1742 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
• Death*: She died in 1840.

• AFN*: Her Ancestral File Number is PTF4-NR.

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Jonah Blakely

• Death*: Jonah Blakely died.
• Birth*: He was born on 3 May 1743 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

• AFN*: His Ancestral File Number is PTF4-PX.

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Ithamar Blakely

• Birth*: Ithamar Blakely was born on 23 February 1745 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

• AFN*: His Ancestral File Number is PTF4-Q4.

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Lydia Blakely

• Birth*: Lydia Blakely was born on 24 April 1747 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

• AFN*: Her Ancestral File Number is PTF4-R9.

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Hannah Blakely

• Birth*: Hannah Blakely was born on 17 July 1749 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

• AFN*: Her Ancestral File Number is PTF4-SG.

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Phebe Blakely

• Birth*: Phebe Blakely was born on 8 May 1751 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

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