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Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer 1821–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1821

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 14 Dec 1893

Death Location: Jacobus, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Hovis

Mother: Barbara Hovis

Spouse(s): Jacob Shaffer

Children(s): Christopher Shaffer, Frank Shaffer, Mary Shaffer

Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer was born in 1821 in Germany, the child of Jacob Hovis And Barbara Renoll Glattfelter Hovis. In 1880, Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer resided in Tymochtee, Wyandot, Ohio, USA. Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer married Jacob Shaffer, and had children including Christopher Shaffer, Frank Shaffer, Mary Shaffer. Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer passed away in 1893 in Jacobus, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer was born in 1821 in Germany, the child of Jacob Hovis And Barbara Renoll Glattfelter Hovis.
  • In 1880, Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer resided in Tymochtee, Wyandot, Ohio, USA.
  • Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer married Jacob Shaffer, and had children including Christopher Shaffer, Frank Shaffer, Mary Shaffer.
  • Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer passed away in 1893 in Jacobus, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elizabeth Shaffer's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shaffer
1821–1893
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Jacob Hovis
1788–1827
Barbara ((Renoll) Glattfelter) Hovis
1788–1868
Grandparents
Fredrick Hovis
1755–1825
Maria (Magdelena Cramer) (Kramer)
1755–1816
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Hovis
1715–1784
Margratha Hovis
1720–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George )
1670–
Margaret Fleming
1670–
Hugh Brady
1700–1760
Gustive Brady
1700–1759

Elizabeth Shaffer's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Hovis) Shaffer (3 Apr 1821–14 Dec 1893) m. Jacob Shaffer (24 Oct 1820–31 Jul 1866)
  1. 1. Christopher Shaffer 1848–
  2. 2. Frank Shaffer 1857–
  3. 3. Mary Shaffer 1862–

Elizabeth Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1821
3 Apr 1821
Birth of Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer in Germany
Germany
1880
1880
Age 59
Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer resided here in Tymochtee, Wyandot, Ohio, USA
Tymochtee, Wyandot, Ohio, USA
1893
14 Dec 1893
Age 72
Death of Elizabeth Hovis Shaffer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1821
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tymochtee, Wyandot, Ohio; Roll: 1079; Family History Film: 1255079; Page: 411C; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0267
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tymochtee, Wyandot, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tymochtee, Wyandot, Ohio; Roll: 1079; Family History Film: 1255079; Page: 411C; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0267

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1893
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacobus, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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