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Thelma Mary Van Volkenburg

BIRTH 6 AUG 1917 • Niagara, Niagara, New York, USA
DEATH 17 FEB 1998 • Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA

Overview

Name Thelma Mary Van Volkenburg
Birth 6 AUG 1917
[2,10,16,17,18]		 Niagara, Niagara, New York, USA 🗺️
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GenderFemale
Death 17 FEB 1998
[10,12,13]		 Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA 🗺️
(Age 80)
Burial
[10]		 Hamburg, Erie County, New York, USA
Person IDI369
Last Modified22 Nov 2025

Parents

Family ID F113
Father John "Jack" Vanvolkenburg
Mother Mildred A Baker
Marriage 3 NOV 1915 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA

Family ID F495

Family

Family ID F50 - with Alfred George Schaeffer
Husband Alfred George Schaeffer , b. 13 JUN 1917, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA, d. 3 MAY 1972, New York, USA (Age 54 years)
Marriage 4 JAN 1947 in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
Children
  1. Kenneth Lyle Van Volkenburg , b. 22 APR 1935, d. 30 JUL 2011, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 76 years)
  2. Ethel M Schaeffer , b. ABT 1939, New York, USA
  3. Dean Arnold Dennis , b. 22 SEP 1941, Buffalo, New York, d. 23 JUL 2024 (Age 82 years)
  4. James Dennis Schaeffer , b. ABT 1943, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA, d. ABT 2005, Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
  5. Delores A Schaeffer , b. 9 MAR 1945, New York, USA, d. 22 JUN 2023, Hamburg, Erie County, New York, USA (Age 78 years)

Military Service

Service New York 🗺️

Residences

Residence 5 JUN 1969
[7]		 Buffalo, New York, USA
Residence BEF 1951
[19]		 New York, USA
Residence
[12,13,15]		 Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
Residence
[11]		 Barton, New York
Residence 1988
[14]		 Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA

Sources

1 1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Niagara Falls Ward 8, Niagara, New York; Roll: T625_1242; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 118
2 1930 United States Federal Census
3 1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Lackawanna, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02529; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 15-117
4 1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Buffalo, Erie, New Y
5 New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967
New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index
6 New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936
7 New York, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current
Buffalo Evening News; Publication Date: 5 Jun 1969; Publication Place: Buffalo, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/870745592/?article=47c65988-fb78-45fb-acef-08e3f0709ec3&xid=4712&terms=Mrs_Thelma_Schaeffer
8 New York, U.S., State Census, 1925
9 U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
10 U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
11 U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959
National Archives at St. Louis; St Louis, MO, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, New York; Series Number: 147-76-0214
12 U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
13 U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
The Buffalo News; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1998; Publication Place: Buffalo, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/876421235/?article=11fc58ab-71d9-4194-8a81-faf993f79d4a&focus=0.4904862,0.38153732,0.64761364,0.4472895&xid=3355
14 U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
15 U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
16 U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: South Park High School; Year: 1933
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: South Park High School; Year: 1934
17 U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: South Park High School; Year: 1933
18 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
19 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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