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George Washington Shaffer 1855 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1855

Birth Location: Zanesville, Muskingum county, OH.

Death Date: 3 Mar 1880

Death Location: Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA.

Father: William Shaffer

Mother: Anna Walter

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The story of George Washington Shaffer began in 1855 in Zanesville, Muskingum county, OH.. George Washington Shaffer passed away in 1880 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA..

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Biography

  • The story of George Washington Shaffer began in 1855 in Zanesville, Muskingum county, OH..
  • George Washington Shaffer passed away in 1880 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA..

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George Shaffer's Ancestors

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George Shaffer
1855 – 1880
Birth Place: Zanesville, Muskingum county, OH.
Parents
William B. Shaffer
1809 – 1892
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret "Peggy") Walter
1809 – 1890
Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Philip (Anthony) Walter
1787 – 1849
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine (Susan) Trout
1785 – 1861
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Walters
1724 – 1788
Anna Volck
1730 – 1830
John Spaar
1742 – 1806
Anna Vanlentine
1738 – 1823

George Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1855
29 Nov 1855
Birth of George Washington Shaffer in Zanesville, Muskingum county, OH.
Zanesville, Muskingum county, OH.
1880
3 Mar 1880
Age 25
Death of George Washington Shaffer in Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA.
Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Zanesville, Muskingum county, OH.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA.

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