Marriage record revealed Alva Lester Shafer and Verginia Alice Guseman
married in 1941 in Preston County, West Virginia.

WWII Army Enlistment Record
revealed Alva L. Shafer was born in 1917 in WV, was married and resided in
Preston County, WV. Alva had a grammar school education, was 68 inches tall,
weighed 120 pounds and was an unskilled Lumbermen, Raftsmen & Woodchopper. Alva
enlisted on March 28, 1942 in Ohio at Fort Hayes Columbus in Branch
Immaterial-Warrant Officers, USA.

U.S. Veterans Record revealed Alva Shafer
enlisted in the Army on March 28, 1942 and was released in July 21,
1946.

Public record revealed Alva Shafer, born December 26, 1917 resided at
R4 E46 Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.

Death record revealed their one day old
infant child died on January 30, 1947 in Monongalia, West Virginia. His parents
were Alva Shafer and Virginia Guseman.

S.S.D.I. (Social Security Death
Index)issued in NC/WV before 1951, revealed Alva L. Shafer was born on December
26, 1917 and died on February 2004.

Obituary for Alva Shafer (86) appeared in
the Dominion Post Newspaper on April 19 and June 2, 2004 in Morgantown, West
Virginia. {{Other Persons Mentioned in Obituary: Frank & Dessie Shafer
Hauger.}}

Obituary for Alva Shafer (86) appeared in the Dominion Post
Newspaper on June 2, September 6 and October 21, 2004 in Morgantown, West
Virginia.
{{Other Persons Mentioned in Obituary: Mary, Lou Sisler & Anna,
Dayton Smith, Frank Wilhelm & Linda, Franklin Shafer, Ada Krempel Mae, Alvin
McKee, Dessie Shafer Hauger, Virginia Shafer Guseman, Vicki Sheppard D., Darby
Shafer, Tink Lowry, Rodney Nieman, Russell Shafer, Herbert Shafer, Glenna
McCarty, Maxine Sisler, Buster Nieman, Joyce Shafer, James Boreing, Martha
Smith, Buddy Shafer (Olaf) & Margaret, Fredy Shafer, Gary Reed & Judy.}}


Alva lived to age 86.