William James Shriver (1866 - 1917)

Born 26 Jun 1866 in Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Agnes (Lynch) Shriver — married 12 Sep 1900 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 22 Mar 1917 at age 50 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1866. He was the son of William Shriver and Roberta Lyon.

On September 12, 1900, William James Shriver married Louisa Lynch in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.^[1]

He passed away on March 22, 1917, in Baltimore, Maryland.

An obituary appeared in the Westminster (Maryland) Democratic Advocate on March 23, 1917.

"William J. Shriver, son of the late William Shriver, of this city, died at his residence, 1629 Westwood avenue, Baltimore, yesterday morning, in his 51st year. Mr. Shriver married Miss Louise Lynch, of this city, and formerly lived here. He is survived by his wife and son,, John Lynch, and the following brothers and sisters, <rs.Snader and Miss Mamie Shriver, of Pittsburg; Misses Emma, Bertie and Susie Shriver,Baltimore; Thomas F., Kye, of Baltimore, and Stewart Shriver,Pittsburg.

"His body will be brought to this city on the 9.34 train tomorrow morning and taken to St.. John's Church, where services and interment will take place. F. C. Sharrer, funeral director."^[2]

Timeline

1880 U.S. federal census - In the 1880 U.S federal census, William Shriver, 48, was living in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, where he was listed as a farmer. Living with him was his wife Cecelia B. Shriver, 40, and their children Robert L. Shriver, 18; Thomas F. Shriver, 16; Mary J. Shriver, 15; William Shriver, 13; John S. Shriver, 12; Roberta L. Shriver, 10; Andrew K. Shriver, 10; John L. Shriver, 6; and Sarah A. Shriver, 2.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Allegheny, Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, 1900: 261, Shriver-Lynch, 12 Sep 1900; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
2. ↑ "Shriiver," Democratic Advocate, 23 Mar 1917, p. 2, col. 3; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 6 Sep 2020), historic newspapers.
3. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Frederick, Maryland, population schedule, Emmitsburg, enumeration district (ED) 075, p. 213D, dwelling 233, family 258, William Shriver; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Sep 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 510.