Home > United States of America > Iowa > Carroll County > Coon Rapids > Coon Rapids Cemetery > Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer

Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer

View larger map

1 / 1

❮ ❯

Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer

Birth	:	24 Feb 1866 Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	7 Dec 1948 Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8778000, -94.6678009
Description	:	Myrtilla was the daughter of George Nelson Aldrich and Ann Elizabeth Morse. She married James Shafer on Sept 15, 1890. They were the parents of 3: Julia, Dorothy, and Virginia. COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - Friday, December 10th, 1948 - Mrs Myrtilla Shafer, 82, who first came to Coon Rapids in 1888, died Tuesday at St Anthony hospital at Carroll where she had been a patient since suffering a stroke on Nov 26. Funeral services were held at the Coder Funeral Home yesterday afternoon. Burial was in the Coon Rapids Cemetery. Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich, daughter of George Nelson and Ann Elizabeth Morse Aldrich, was... Read More	Myrtilla was the daughter of George Nelson Aldrich and Ann Elizabeth Morse. She married James Shafer on Sept 15, 1890. They were the parents of 3: Julia, Dorothy, and Virginia. COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - Friday, December 10th, 1948 - Mrs Myrtilla Shafer, 82, who first came to Coon Rapids in 1888, died Tuesday at St Anthony hospital at Carroll where she had been a patient since suffering a stroke on Nov 26. Funeral services were held at the Coder Funeral Home yesterday afternoon. Burial was in the Coon Rapids Cemetery. Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich, daughter of George Nelson and Ann Elizabeth Morse Aldrich, was born Feb 24, 1866 on a farm near Magnolia, Wisconsin. After spending her youth in southern Wisconsin she came in 1888 with her parents to live in Coon Rapids, which place has been her home since that time except from 1919 to 1930 when she lived in Grinnell, Iowa, and Rockford, Illinois. On Sept 15, 1890 she was united in marriage to James Emmett Shafer and to them were born three daughters; Julia, now Mrs G Chrystal, Dorothy and Virginia, who died in childhood and infancy. Mr Shafer died in 1920. Mrs. Shafer was an active member of the Presbyterian church as long as there,was one here and later placed her membership with the Methodist church. As a girl she went to high school at Broadhead, Wisconsin, and later taught school near Sutherland, Iowa. She was instrumental, along with Mrs. Edward Garst and Mrs. H.B. Shute, in bringing the state traveling library to Coon Rapids and for a time housed it in her home. She was the first woman clerk in the Garst store from 1889 to 1890, took the federal census in union township in 1910 and was assistant to the House Director of Dormitories at Grinnell college from 1919 to 1928. She had been a member of the Woman's club Since 1891. She fell and broke her hip in 1940 and suffered another fall in 1947 since which time she had been bedfast. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Chrystal, and by numerous nephews, nieces and other relatives of whom Meade Steele, Lorraine Steele, Frank Jenks and Mrs. Aden Owens live in Coon Rapids.

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

Where is Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer's memorial?
Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer's memorial is located at: Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA.
When did Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer death?
Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer death on 7 Dec 1948 in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Myrtilla Ermina Aldrich Shafer's memorial?
Latitude: 41.8778000
Longitude: -94.6678009

Family Members:

Parent

George Nelson Aldrich

(1823 - 1898)

Ann Betsy Morse Aldrich

(1828 - 1906)

Spouse

James Emmett Shafer

(1855 - 1920)

Siblings

Julia E Aldrich Steele

(1850 - 1890)

Martha Ann Aldrich Jenks

(1854 - 1932)

Children

Julia Boise Shafer Chrystal

(1895 - 1979)

Dorothy Shafer

(1901 - 1905)

Virginia Kent Shafer

(1906 - 1907)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Union Township Cemetery
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8781013, -94.6389008

2. Oak Hill Cemetery
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9053001, -94.7200012

3. Orange Township Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8163986, -94.6844025

4. Old Carrollton Cemetery
Carrollton, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9233017, -94.7403030

5. Willow Cemetery
Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067001, -94.5730972

6. Tuttles Grove Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8130989, -94.7228012

7. Highland Cemetery
Bayard, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8241997, -94.5717010

8. McCurdy Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9403000, -94.7649994

9. Viola Center Cemetery
Viola Center, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8236008, -94.8016968

10. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Dedham, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -94.8210983

11. Dedham Cemetery
Dedham, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -94.8225021

12. Union Township Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7391450, -94.6858030

13. Seeley Township Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7318993, -94.6147003

14. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Willey, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9783363, -94.8212204

15. Dodge Center Cemetery
Bagley, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8194008, -94.4697037

16. Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0306015, -94.5783005

17. Melville Township Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7439003, -94.8013992

18. Elba Cemetery
Templeton, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9068985, -94.9131012

19. Greenbrier Cemetery
Cooper, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9063988, -94.4218979

20. Luccocks Grove Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7619019, -94.8653030

21. Cameron Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8236008, -94.9167023

22. Moffit Grove Cemetery
Yale, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7668991, -94.4539032

23. West Lawn Cemetery
Glidden, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0649986, -94.7406006

24. Dillavou Cemetery
Kendrick Township, Greene County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0802994, -94.6138992