Lewis Hamilton Shofner b. 29 Dec 1854 Taylor County, Kentucky d. 11 Dec 1938 Taylor County, Kentucky: Ingram and Related Famiies

1854 - 1938 (83 years)

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Father	Robert P. Shofner, b. 16 Jul 1818, Green County, Kentucky d. 1883, Green County, Kentucky (Age 64 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Mears, b. 1819, Green County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	7 Dec 1837	Green County, Kentucky
Family ID	F17708	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Ellen Chaney, b. May 1863, Green County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 29 Dec 1876 Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky

Children

	1. Florance Mattie Shofner, b. Jan 1877, Green County, Kentucky d. Aft 20 Jun 1953 (Age 76 years)
	2. William Allen Shofner, b. Jan 1880, Green County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown
	3. John M. 'Bud' Shofner, b. Apr 1881, Green County, Kentucky d. Aft 20 Jun 1953 (Age 72 years)
	4. Thomas A. Shofner, b. Feb 1884, Green County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown
	5. William Edwin 'Ed' Shofner, b. 11 Apr 1887, Green County, Kentucky d. 20 Jun 1953, Taylor County, Kentucky (Age 66 years)
	6. Charles C. Shofner, b. Jun 1893, Green County, Kentucky d. Aft 20 Jun 1953 (Age 60 years)

Family ID F17832 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 May 2015

Notes

The News-Journal, December 15, 1938 Louis Hamilton Shofner, 83 years old, died at his home near Bengal Sunday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home by J. E. Druien and burial was in the Shofner family cemetery. He was a well known farmer of the Bengal section and was a native of Taylor County, having been born here. He was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Mears Shofner. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bettie Ellen Shofner; one daughter, Mrs. Mattie Sprowles; four sons, John Milton, A. Tom, William E. and Charlie Shofner. Pallbearers were Walter Risen, Frankie Wright, Howard Crutcher, William Clark, Leonard Chaney and Jim Druien.