Sanford Theodore Shoptaw

1889 - 1938  (48 years)

• Name	Sanford Theodore Shoptaw  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Dec 1889	Bucktown, Sullivan, Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	26 Jun 1900	Stafford Township, Greene, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Residence	18 Apr 1910	Jefferson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Residence	6 Jan 1920	Jefferson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
  Death	7 Oct 1938	Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
  Burial	9 Oct 1938	Dugger, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I21966	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam Martin Shoptaw,   b. 23 Nov 1861, Pleasantville, Greene, Indiana, USA d. 9 Dec 1945, Paxton, Sullivan, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Stephens,   b. 24 Jun 1866, Greene County, Indiana, USA d. 22 Mar 1900, Stafford Township, Greene, Indiana, USA (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Sep 1884	Greene County, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F6423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lou Booker,   b. 28 Sep 1901, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
  Marriage	10 Apr 1918	Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
  Family ID	F6540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 26 Jun 1900 - Stafford Township, Greene, Indiana, USA Residence - 18 Apr 1910 - Jefferson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA Residence - 6 Jan 1920 - Jefferson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA Death - 7 Oct 1938 - Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, USA Burial - 9 Oct 1938 - Dugger, Sullivan, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Age Variation: Sanford is listed as being born in December 1889 in the 1900 Census; 1891 in the 1910 Census Occupation: Sanford is listed as a Farm Laborer in the 1900 Census Name Variation: Sanford is listed as Theredore in the 1910 Census

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Stafford, Greene, Indiana; Roll: T623_374; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0035; Dwelling #250, Family #251; Sanford T Shoptaw, Line #60 (Reliability: 3). [S206] 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Jefferson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: T624_381; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1374394; Dwelling #39, Family #39; Theredore Shoptaw, Line #88 (Reliability: 3). [S65] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;) (Reliability: 2). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDD2-D5N2