Margaret Oakes

1850 - 1903  (53 years)

• Name	Margaret Oakes
  Nickname	Maggie
  Birth	12 Apr 1850	Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  Census	Jul 1850 (0 years)	Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census, she was recorded as age 3 months, living in Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  Census	1860 (9 years)	Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1860 US Census, she was recorded as age 10, living in Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (11 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1870 (19 years)	Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1870 US Census, he was recorded as age 20, living in Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania with her mother and older brother.
  Census	1900 (49 years)	McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1900 US Census, he was recorded as age 45, living in McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
  Death	28 Jun 1903	McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  Burial	30 Jun 1903	Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania   [5]
  Obituary	1 Jul 1903 (53 years)  [5]
  MRS. M. R. SHAFFNER . As the clock in the tower of the Court House was tolling off the hour of four last Sunday afternoon, the spirit of Mrs. Maggie, wife of M. R. Shaffner, Esq., of this place, bade farewell to its earthly tenement and winged its way to celestial blessedness. It was only a few mouths ago that the friends of Mrs. Shaffer were pained to learn that an insidious disease had fastened itself upon her; and while she had from the first the most careful and constant medical attention, it was beyond the skill of any human agency to save her life. About a week prior to her death, her symptoms became alarming, and then to the end it was only a struggle to lengthen her -not by days, but by hours. Maggie Oakes Shaffner, daughter of James and Maria Oakes, was born on the old homestead near Watsontown, Pa., April 12, 1850. On the 26th of May 1885, she was united in marriage with M. R. Shaffner, and they came to this place and went to housekeeping later in the summer of the same year; and during her residence of almost eighteen years here, she, by her quiet, consistent earnest christian life won the highest esteem and most tender affection of all who came within the circle of her influence. Owing to the fact that interment was made in the Shaffner lot in Riverside cemetery at Huntingdon, Pa, on Tuesday evening, it was necessary to hold the funeral services at seven o'clock Tuesday morning that the train might be reached at Mercersburg at 10:30. The services were held by her pastor Rev. Wm. A. West, D. D., of the Presbyterian church assisted by Rev. J. H. Mathers, D. D., of Bellwood, Pa., and were most impressive. The floral tributes--one from the classmates and teacher of her Sunday school class, one from the members of the Missionary society and one from the Christian Endeavor society in both of which she was an active member-and one from members of the Masonic fraternity, were touchingly beautiful. Besides her husband, the deceased is survived by one brother Mr. J. Bruce Oakes near Watsontown, Pa. Published by The Fulton County New, 1 July 1903
  Siblings	1 brother
  + 1. James Bruce Oakes,   b. 4 Jul 1848, Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Jul 1916, Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years) ▻ Rachel Anne Beard,  m. 18 Nov 1875 > 2. Margaret Oakes,   b. 12 Apr 1850, Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 1903, McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years) ▻ Milford Ray Schaffner, Esq.,  m. 26 May 1885
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Captain John W. Oakes,   b. 19 Nov 1755, Huntington, Suffolk County (Long Island), Province of New York d. Apr 1812, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years)  (Grandfather)  Margaret Wilson   d. 1829  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I12732
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	James Bruce Oakes,   b. 11 Aug 1801   d. 6 Sep 1860 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Maria Durham,   b. 2 Jun 1806, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 5 Apr 1881, Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Milford Ray Schaffner, Esq.,   b. 5 Oct 1856, Brady Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Jul 1922, McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1885  [4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	She : 35 years and 1 month - He : 28 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F9529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Margaret Oakes(1850 – 1903) 2James Bruce Oakes(1801 – 1860) 4Captain John W. Oakes(1755 – 1812) 5Hannah Ann Sells(1758 – 1824) 3Maria Durham(1806 – 1881) 6James Durham(1746 – 1813) 7Margaret Wilson( – 1829)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Apr 1850 - Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - Jul 1850 - Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 28 Jun 1903 - McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 30 Jun 1903 - Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Delaware, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 804; Page: 8a. [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Delaware, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1149; Page: 186; Family History Library Film: 805149. [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Delaware, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1384; Page: 168A; Image: 219043; Family History Library Film: 552883. [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: McConnellsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1412; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0072. [S2513] Obituary of Maggie Shaffner, (McConnellsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Fulton County News, 1 July 1903, page 1). [S2514] Obituary of Milton Ray Schaffner, (McConnellsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Fulton Democrat, 13 July 1922, page 1).