Lida Lorene Shaffner
Lida (Lyda) was the older sister of my grandfather, John Fanoit Shaffner.
Lida was born 16 February 1885 to John Martin Shaffner and his wife, Elizabeth Deborah Fletcher in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.
Vida's brother's & sister were Willard Fletcher Shaffner (1881-1973), Ettie Viola Shaffner Mayer (1883-1915), John Fanoit Shaffner (1887-1991), Bert Lawrence Shaffner (1889-1957), and Walter Ruskin Shaffner (1899-1916).
Lyda married Harold Clinton Gibbons on 23 September 1904 in Lindlay, Steuben, New York.
I have been unable to find a marriage license.
From "The Patriot", Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
I have been unable to find a marriage license.
From "The Patriot", Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Thursday, 29 September 1904
page not given, column 6
Lida and Harold had 2 children: Earl C, born 23 April 1905 and Alida Alice born 27 June 1907
Lida died on 7 March 1908.
She was 23 years old.
Lida's death certificate
The cause of death was Uremia with contributory issues of Pyelitis & chronic valvular-affections of Heart; both mitral & aortic regurgitation since June 1907.
My grandfather's note states that she died in Harrisburg while visiting her husband's family. He also stated that she had rheumatic rheumatism was a child.
From "The Patriot", Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 10 March 1908
Mrs. Lydia Shaffner Gibbons, wife of H. B. Gibbons, died Saturday morning after a lingering illness. She is survived by a husband and two children. The funeral was held from the home of W. B. Gibbons, 613 Emerald Street, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was private.
Lida is buried at the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
The undertaker was E. H. Fracklen, 1312 Derry Street, Harrisburg
Lida Lorene Shaffner
Lida Lorene Shaffner
Grandpa Shaffner, her brother, spelled her name two different ways
I think this is an older Lida than the other pictures
Earl Gibbons 1907
Picture was labeled by Grandpa Shaffner, Lida's brother.
I assume he identified the picture correctly.
Alice & Earl Gibbons, children of Harold and Lida
Harold was born in April of 1905 and Alice was born in June of 1907
Lida died in March of 1908
Locating the children, I would guess this picture was after 1908
Harold, Alice and Earl Gibbons
Looking at the size of the children, I would assume this picture could have been taken by Vida's death in 1908
Lida, Ettie and Williard Shaffner
Lida was born in 1885, Ettie was born in 1883 and Willard was born in 1881
Lida would be 5, Ettie would be 7 and Willard would be 9 years old
Photo take by C. W. Steinmetz, Harrisburg, Pa
The pictures came from a scrapbook that Donnee Shaffner Stibal assembled with Grandpa Shaffner's help. Grandpa was very good about labeling pictures.
Grandpa Shaffner is John Shaffner
