Shenandoah

BackGround: Detroit Temple, Detroit, Michigan.

Descendants of Georege SCHAEFFER
(Alias SHEFFER)

Second Generation

Up Dated 7 February 2008

42. Woodman Clark SHEFFER
and
Stella May WOOD

For Pictures of the Woodman Clark SHEFFER Family click on his name.

Woodman Clark was born 16 June 1860 in Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan. He married 16 October 1883; , Green, Wisconsin, Stella May WOOD the daughter of Byron Lewis WOOD and Judith GRIFFIN. Stella was born 7 July 1863 in Mt Pleasant, and died 12 August 1935 in South Haven. Woodman died 10 Apr 1943 in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, and was buried 12 Apr 1943 in the Lake View Cemetery, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.

Census Records

1870 Census Casco, Allegan, Michigan Page 
                                           R Estate Personal Where
Name            Age Sex Race Occupation    Value    Value    Born
SHEFFER Clark    42  M   W   Farmer        -------- -------- New York
   "    Oxana    33  F   W   Keeping House -------- -------- New York
   "    Nettie   12  F   W   At School     -------- -------- Michigan
   "    Woodman  10  M   W   At School     -------- -------- Michigan
   "    Sherman   4  M   W   ------------- -------- -------- Michigan
   "    Frank     2  M   W   ------------- -------- -------- Michigan

1880 Census Casco, Allegan, Michigan Page 354C

                                   Mar               |   Place of Birth   |
Name            Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation    |Self   Father Mother|
SHEFFER Clark    W    M   51 -----  M  Farmer         N. Y.  N. Y.  N. Y.
   "    Roxina   W    F   42 Wife   M  Keeping House  N. Y.  Verm.  Verm.
   "    Woodman  W    M   20 Son    S  Works on Farm  Mich.  N. Y.  N. Y.
   "    Sherman  W    M   13 Son    S  At School      Mich.  N. Y.  N. Y.
   "    Framk    W    M   10 Son    S  At School      Mich.  N. Y.  N. Y.

1910 Census South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan ED 171 Sheet 5A Line 31
                                         Mar Yrs |   Place of Birth   |
Name                  Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self   Father Mother| Occupation
SHEFFER     Woodman C Head   M   W    49  M1  26  Mich.  N. Y.  Wisc.   Farmer Rented
                                                                        Farm
   "        Stella M  Wife   F   W    46  M1  26  Wisc.  N. Y.  Ind.    None
   "        Byron W   Son    M   W    14  S  ---  Mich.  Mich.  Wisc.   None
FORREST     Ruby C    Dau    F   W    20  M1  00  Mich.  Mich.  Wisc.   None
   "        Robin G   S-n-L  M   W    22  M1  00  Ill.   Eng.   Eng.    Violinist
                                                                        Orchestra
FRAWINFELDS Violet ?  Board  F   W    22  S  ---  Mich.  Ohio   Iowa    Stenographer
                                                                        Law Office
Stella Mother of 4 Children 3 Living
Ruby Mother of 0 Children 0 Living

CHILDREN of Woodman Clark SHEFFER and Stella May WOOD:

 
 + 421. 1. LELIA PEARL b:  8 Jul 1885; Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan.
                      md:        1921; William HOLLAND.
   422. 2. VERA B.     b: 27 Sep 1887; Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan.
                       d:  1 Oct 1891; Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan.
 + 423. 3. RUBY CORA   b: 26 May 1889; Casco Twp., Allegan, Michigan.
                      md: 22 Dec 1909; South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.
                                       Robin Gay Richard FORREST.
                       d:  7 Jul 1973; Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan.
 + 424. 4. BYRON WOOD  b: 19 Jul 1895; South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan.
                      md:            ; Edith WORTHINGTON.
                       d: 24 Mar 1969; , Berrien, Michigan.

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