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Clark Christopher SHAFFER 1855–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAR 1855

Birth Location: Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 06 FEB 1945

Death Location: Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

Father: Christophe SCHEFFER

Mother: Margaret WIDENER

Spouse(s): Margaret GAFFNEY

Children(s): Margaret SHAFFER, Sarah SHAFFER, Mary SHAFFER

The story of Clark Christopher SHAFFER began in 1855 in Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana, USA. Clark Christopher SHAFFER married Margaret Gaffney, and had children including Margaret Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer. Clark Christopher SHAFFER passed away in 1945 in Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Clark Christopher SHAFFER began in 1855 in Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana, USA.
  • Clark Christopher SHAFFER married Margaret Gaffney, and had children including Margaret Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer.
  • Clark Christopher SHAFFER passed away in 1945 in Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.

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Clark SHAFFER's Ancestors

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Clark SHAFFER
1855–1945
Birth Place: Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Christophe SCHEFFER
1823–1908
Gosselming, 57, Moselle, France
Margaret (Ann) WIDENER
1828–1913
Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Jean (Nicolas) SCHAEFFER
1777–1849
Saint-Jean-de-Bassel, 57, Moselle, France
Marie (Barbe) KLEIN
1789–1864
Gosselming, 57, Moselle, France
Mathias WIDENER
1797–1878
Great-Grandparents
Jean SCHEFFER
1755–1807
Anne KLEIN
1757–1815
Gabriel KLEIN
1749–1835
Odile JUNG
1754–1793
Henry WIDENER
1750–1847
Margaret CLICK
1768–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisabeth SPATH
1720–1786
Georges KLEIN
1717–1771
Catherine BABIN
1721–1791
Antoine JUNG
–1760

Clark SHAFFER's Descendants

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Clark (Christopher) SHAFFER (26 MAR 1855–06 FEB 1945) m. Margaret GAFFNEY (20 APR 1866–16 MAY 1927)
  1. 1. Margaret SHAFFER 1884–1964
  2. 2. Sarah SHAFFER 1889–1964
  3. 3. Mary SHAFFER 1892–

Clark SHAFFER's Timeline

2 Records

1855
26 MAR 1855
Birth of Clark Christopher SHAFFER in Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana, USA
Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana, USA
1945
06 FEB 1945
Age 90
Death of Clark Christopher SHAFFER in Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1855
    Event Place: Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 FEB 1945
    Event Place: Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

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