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Jacob Miller Shaffer 1815 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1815

Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Dec 1885

Death Location: Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Father: WILLIAM Shaffer

Mother: Margaret Hickman

Spouse(s): Barbara Shelley

Children(s): Adam Shaffer

The story of Jacob Miller Shaffer began in 1815 in Washington, Virginia, USA. Jacob Miller Shaffer married Barbara Elizabeth Shelley, and had children including Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer. Jacob Miller Shaffer passed away in 1885 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Miller Shaffer began in 1815 in Washington, Virginia, USA.
  • Jacob Miller Shaffer married Barbara Elizabeth Shelley, and had children including Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer.
  • Jacob Miller Shaffer passed away in 1885 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM Shaffer
1793 – 1864
Birth Location: Wytheville, Wythe Co., VA, USA
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Margaret Hickman
1797 – 1865
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Shelley
1816 – 1879
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Adam Shaffer
1856 – 1931
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Shaffer
1815 – 1885
Birth Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Parents
WILLIAM Shaffer
1793 – 1864
Wytheville, Wythe Co., VA, USA
Margaret (Dorothy "Dolly") Hickman
1797 – 1865
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Shaffer's Descendants

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Jacob (Miller) Shaffer (4 Mar 1815 – 2 Dec 1885) m. Barbara (Elizabeth) Shelley (29 Nov 1816 – 4 Apr 1879)
  1. 1. Adam (Oliver "A.O") Shaffer (15 Mar 1856 – 2 Mar 1931) m. Mary (Ann) Taylor (1866 – 10 Mar 1887) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Norman (20 March 1866 – 24 May 1949)
    1. 1. Inez (Matilda) Shaffer (6 Jun 1883 – 14 Jan 1969) m. Robert (Greer) Porter (2 Apr 1880 – 2 Mar 1950)
      1. 1. Nola (Dora) Porter (23 Mar 1902 – 2 Feb 1903)
      2. 2. Lula (Pearl) Porter (22 Dec 1903 – 19 Dec 2004) m. Anderson (Christoper "AC") Gray (abt 1903 – 24 Mar 1966)
        1. 1. Gray (8 Sep 1833 – 8 Sep 1833)
        2. 2. Infant (son) Gray (4May1924 – 8Sept1934)
        3. 3. Inez (Adlaide) Queen (15 Oct 1925 – 20Feb2009) m. Eugene (Garnett) Queen (11 Feb 1923 – 27 Apr 1996)
        4. 4. Lora (Mae) Gray (27Feb1927 – 27Feb1927)
        5. 5. Gray (5 Jul 1928 – 5 Jul 1928)
        6. 6. Amnalee Gray (1Feb1930 – 01 Feb 1930)
        7. 7. Infant (son) Gray (2Feb1931 – 2Feb)
        8. 8. Fred Gray (abt 1933 – 8 Sep 1933)
        9. 9. Infant (son) Gray (8Sept1934 – 8Sept1934)
      3. 3. Oliver (J) Porter (18 Feb 1906 – 1 Dec 1953)
      4. 4. Etta (M) Porter (21 Sep 1908 – 15 Jan 1981)
      5. 5. Verlin (Calfax) Porter (12 Mar 1911 – 5 Feb 1913)
      6. 6. Ella (Mae) Porter (19 Nov 1913 – 9 Nov 1982) m. Frank (Oliver) Abercrombie (13 May 1907 – 25 Dec 1985)
        1. 1. Ronald (Dwight) Abercrombie (6 Oct 1930 – 15 Feb 1984)
        2. 2. Betty (Jane) Abercrombie (1 Dec 1932 – 23 Aug 1993) m. Donald (John) Otter (2 January 1927 – 22 December 1977)
        3. 3. Mary (Leona) Abercrombie (3 March 1935 – 13 November 2003) m. Frank (William) Sheer (25 January 1928 – 8 February 2021) m. Melvin (Lorenzo) Duewson (05 Aug 1941 – 27 Sep 1996)
        4. 4. Raymond (Ephriam) Abercrombie (8 December 1938 – 14 Jul 1992) m. Juette Tittle (1 Sep 1943 – 20 Jan 1990)
        5. 5. Delores (Fay) Abercrombie (11 Apr 1941 – 01 Oct 2018)
        6. 6. Slyvia Abercrombie (7 Apr 1943 – 30 Apr 2015)
        7. 7. Eula (Belle) Abercrombie (20 Aug 1946 – 13 Nov 2006) m. Richard (W) Dow (abt 1939 – 11 Jun 2021) m. Glen (Ferrell) Fraley (12 Jun 1942 – 7 Apr 1988)
        8. 8. Clarice (Vasta) Abercrombie (26 Feb 1948 – 8 Nov 2010) m. Joey (Patrick) Parks (08 Aug 1950 – 27 Apr 2002) m. Anthony (L.) Empel (16 Jan 1948 – 11 Jun 1974)
        9. 9. Ernest (Frank) Abercrombie (18 May 1949 – 5 Nov 2016) m. Marie Bebley (abt 1946 – ) m. Patricia Hardin (3 January 1953 – 8 October 2017)
        10. 10. Pamela (Kaye) Abercrombie (11 May 1952 – )
      7. 7. Edith (D) Porter (20 Jun 1916 – 26 Mar 2001)
      8. 8. Ruth Porter (12 July 1919 – 5 December 1919)
      9. 9. Robert Porter (abt 1921 – 20 Nov 1990) m. Olive (Jane) Hickey (04 Oct 1922 – 03 Oct 2006)
        1. 1. Kelly (Milton) Porter (08 Mar 1950 – 13 Apr 1969)
      10. 10. Junia (Paralee) Porter (8 Jun 1926 – 19 Dec 2004)
      11. 11. Junie Porter (abt 1927 – )
    2. 2. George (C) Shaffer (Nov 1884 – Bet. 1883–1985) m. Etta (E) GROVES (1889 – )
    3. 3. Garnet (Lee) Shaffer (22 March 1886 – 12 January 1946) m. Altie Shaffer (abt 1890 – 17 Nov 1973)
      1. 1. Allen (Lee) Sheffer (12 Nov 1915 – 1 Jan 1950)
      2. 2. Loyd Shaffer (5 May 1918 – 23 SEP 1918)
      3. 3. Mary (Inez) Shaffer (27 SEP 1919 – 1924)
      4. 4. Ivan Shaffer (11 Feb 1922 – 7 Nov 1989)
      5. 5. Wilson Shaffer (16 Sep 1924 – 8 Mar 2007)
      6. 6. Vernal Shaffer (27 Jul 1926 – 16 Mar 2010)
      7. 7. Garnett (Ray) Shaffer (27 MAY 1928 – 27 MAY 1928)
      8. 8. Dora (Mae) Shaffer (27 May 1928 – 30 Oct 2001)
      9. 9. John Shaffer (1 May 1930 – 11 Jul 1996)
      10. 10. Mildred (Louise) Shaffer (28 Mar 1932 – 29 Apr 1996)
    4. 4. Bertha Shaffer (Bet. 1877–1906 – Bet. 1882–1988)
    5. 5. Dora (Alice) Shaffer (06 Nov 1888 – 13 September 1977)
    6. 6. John (A) Shaffer (Jul 1890 – Bet. 1883–1985)
    7. 7. Lula (E) Shaffer (12 Jul 1893 – 20 Feb 1967) m. Leonard Fagg (3 Aug 1892 – 03 Aug 1915)
      1. 1. Leonard (Cleveland) Fagg (1910 – 2003)
      2. 2. Hazel (Lena) Fagg (09 May 1910 – 6 Mar 1978) m. Dores (Ed) Anderson (12 Jan 1901 – 23 SEP 1951)
      3. 3. Lawrence (Reed) Fagg (02 Jun 1912 – 1990)
      4. 4. Cecil (Wesley) Fagg (06 Mar 1915 – 15 Oct 1950)
    8. 8. Tobitha (V) Shaffer (Nov 1895 – 05 Oct 1941)
    9. 9. Zerma (Idabelle) Shaffer (18 Mar 1898 – 14 Jul 1968)
    10. 10. Idabelle Shaffer (18 March 1898 – 14 July 1968)
    11. 11. David (M. G.) Shaffer (abt 1901 – )
    12. 12. Ulis (Ira) Shaffer (21 July 1901 – 14 May 1923)
    13. 13. Beatrice (L) Shaffer (13 October 1905 – 12 May 1949)
    14. 14. Charles (O) Shaffer (10 Feb 1910 – 4 Dec 1972) m. Eva Ramsey (abt 1904 – 3 May 1996)
      1. 1. Ralph (Winston) Schaffer (9 Jun 1932 – 24 Mar 1935)
      2. 2. Rose (Mary) Wright (29 Nov 1935 – 26 Jan 2007)
    15. 15. Robert (Calvin) Schaffer (23 September 1912 – 20 August 1984)

Jacob Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1815
4 Mar 1815
Birth of Jacob Miller Shaffer in Washington, Virginia, USA
Washington, Virginia, USA
1885
2 Dec 1885
Age 70
Death of Jacob Miller Shaffer in Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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