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Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER 1819–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1819

Birth Location: Venago Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 15 DEC 1894

Death Location: Enterprise Cemetery, Cloud Co., Kansas

Father: Jacob SHAFFER

Mother: Maria FIRSTER

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah SHAFFER, George SHAFFER

In 1819, Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER entered the world in Venago Co., Pennsylvania, born to Jacob Shaffer And Maria Magdalena Firster. Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER married Catherine Myers Pat Judy, Mary A Peiffer, and had children including George W Shaffer, Isabella Shaffer, Sarah Alice Alice Shaffer. Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER passed away in 1894 in Enterprise Cemetery, Cloud Co., Kansas.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER entered the world in Venago Co., Pennsylvania, born to Jacob Shaffer And Maria Magdalena Firster.
  • Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER married Catherine Myers Pat Judy, Mary A Peiffer, and had children including George W Shaffer, Isabella Shaffer, Sarah Alice Alice Shaffer.
  • Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER passed away in 1894 in Enterprise Cemetery, Cloud Co., Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Daniel SHAFFER's Ancestors

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Daniel SHAFFER
1819–1894
Birth Place: Venago Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
Jacob SHAFFER
1798–1873
Crawford Co., Pennsylvania
Maria (Magdalena) FIRSTER
1799–1867
Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Christian (P.) FIRSTER
1778–1847
Rebuck, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Maria (Barbara) PEIFFER
1782–1886
Mahanoy, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Johan FIRSTER
1739–1830
Agnes SCHNEIDER
1740–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel SHAFFER's Descendants

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Daniel (A. ‘David’) SHAFFER (ABT 1819–15 DEC 1894)
  1. 1. Sarah (Alice ‘Alice’) SHAFFER 1870–1949 m. Jack (WILLIAMS) [MAT-JUDY] 1850– m. Walter (Silas) MEACHAM 1850–1914
    1. 1. Harley (Allen Williams) SHAFFER 1892–1972 m. Myrtle (Luellia) REVELL 1897–1968
      1. 1. Ada (Myrtle) SHAFFER 1927–2000
        1. 1. Richard (A.) LARSON 1950–2012
      2. 2. Alfred (Lee ‘Shafe’) SHAFFER 1922–1988 m. Lereta (Grace) HOSKINSON 1927–2011 m. Ruby (Jean) DAVIDSON 1923–1977
      3. 3. Cecil (Harley) SHAFFER 1916–2004 m. Phyllis (Irene) BURCH 1927–2007
        1. 1. Larry (Joe) SHAFFER 1951–1951
      4. 4. Leona (M.) SHAFFER 1920–1921
      5. 5. Madeline (Alice) SHAFFER 1924–1997
        1. 1. Rodger (Harold) LARSON 1943–2013
      6. 6. Infant (Son) SHAFFER 1926–1926
    2. 2. William (B.) MEACHAM 1905–1911
    3. 3. Daniel (Walter) MEACHAM 1909–1983
  2. 2. George (W.) SHAFFER 1874–1948

Daniel SHAFFER's Timeline

2 Records

1819
ABT 1819
Birth of Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER in Venago Co., Pennsylvania
Venago Co., Pennsylvania
1894
15 DEC 1894
Age 75
Death of Daniel A. ‘David’ SHAFFER in Center, Cloud Co., Kansas
Center, Cloud Co., Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1819
    Event Place: Venago Co., Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, I got this information from the tree of Kelly Angelo on Ancestry. She is a DNA match.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1894
    Event Place: Center, Cloud Co., Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, I got this information from the tree of Kelly Angelo on Ancestry. She is a DNA match.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Enterprise Cemetery, Cloud Co., Kansas
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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