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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: Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

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 Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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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 Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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
AS

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

1.
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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 1856–1931 m. Mary (Ann) Taylor 1866–1887 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Norman 1866–1949
    1. 1. Inez (Matilda) Porter 1883–1969 m. Robert (Greer) Porter 1880–1950
      1. 1. Ella (Mae) Porter 1913–1982 m. Frank (Oliver) Abercrombie 1907–1985
        1. 1. Eula (Belle) Abercrombie 1946–2006 m. Glen (Ferrell Fraley) Jr 1942–1988 m. Richard (W) Dow 1939–2021
        2. 2. Clarice (Vasta) Abercrombie 1948–2010 m. Joey (Patrick) Parks 1950–2002 m. Anthony (L.) Empel 1948–1974
        3. 3. Ernest (Frank Abercrombie) Sr 1949–2016
        4. 4. Raymond (Ephriam) Abercrombie 1938–1992 m. Juette Tittle 1943–1990
        5. 5. Betty (Jane) Abercrombie 1932–1993 m. Donald (John) Otter 1927–1977
        6. 6. Slyvia Abercrombie 1943–2015
        7. 7. Delores (Fay) Abercrombie 1941–2018
        8. 8. Ronald (Dwight) Abercrombie 1930–1984
        9. 9. Mary (Leona) Abercrombie 1935–2003 m. Melvin (Lorenzo Duewson) Reverend 1941–1996 m. Frank (William Sheer) Jr 1928–2021
      2. 2. Etta (M) Porter 1908–1981
      3. 3. Edith (D) Porter 1916–2001
      4. 4. Oliver (J) Porter 1906–1953
      5. 5. Ruth Porter 1919–1919
      6. 6. Robert Porter 1921–1990 m. Olive (Jane) Hickey 1922–2006
        1. 1. Kelly (Milton) Porter 1950–1969
      7. 7. Junia (Paralee) Porter 1926–2004
      8. 8. Nola (Dora) Porter 1902–1903
      9. 9. Verlin (Calfax) Porter 1911–1913
      10. 10. Lula (Pearl) Porter 1903–2004 m. Anderson (Christoper "AC") Gray 1903–1966
        1. 1. Gray 1928–1928
        2. 2. Fred Gray 1933–1933
        3. 3. Amnalee Gray –1930
        4. 4. Inez (Adlaide) Queen 1925– m. Eugene (Garnett) Queen 1923–1996
        5. 5. Infant (son) Gray
        6. 6. Lora (Mae) Gray
        7. 7. Infant (son) Gray
        8. 8. Infant (son) Gray
        9. 9. Gray 1833–1833
    2. 2. Garnet (Lee) Shaffer 1886–1946 m. Altie Shaffer 1890–1973
      1. 1. Mildred (Louise) Shaffer 1932–1996
      2. 2. Ivan Shaffer 1922–1989
      3. 3. Wilson Shaffer 1924–2007
      4. 4. Vernal Shaffer 1926–2010
      5. 5. Dora (Mae) Shaffer 1928–2001
      6. 6. John Shaffer 1930–1996
      7. 7. Allen (Lee) Sheffer 1915–1950
      8. 8. Loyd Shaffer 1918–1918
      9. 9. Garnett (Ray) Shaffer 1928–1928
      10. 10. Mary (Inez) Shaffer 1919–1924
    3. 3. Tobitha (V) Shaffer 1895–1941
    4. 4. John (A) Shaffer 1890–1883
    5. 5. Zerma (Idabelle) Shaffer 1898–1968
    6. 6. Dora (Alice) Shaffer 1888–1977
    7. 7. George (C) Shaffer 1884–1883 m. Etta (E) GROVES 1889–
    8. 8. Lula (E) Shaffer 1893–1967 m. Leonard Fagg 1892–1915
      1. 1. Hazel (Lena) Fagg 1910–1978 m. Dores (Ed) Anderson 1901–1951
      2. 2. Lawrence (Reed) Fagg 1912–1990
      3. 3. Cecil (Wesley) Fagg 1915–1950
      4. 4. Leonard (Cleveland) Fagg 1910–2003
    9. 9. Ulis (Ira) Shaffer 1901–1923
    10. 10. Idabelle Shaffer 1898–1968
    11. 11. Robert (Calvin) Schaffer 1912–1984
    12. 12. Beatrice (L) Shaffer 1905–1949
    13. 13. Bertha Shaffer 1877–1882
    14. 14. Charles (O) Shaffer 1910–1972 m. Eva Ramsey 1904–1996
      1. 1. Ralph (Winston) Schaffer 1932–1935
      2. 2. Rose (Mary) Wright 1935–2007
    15. 15. David (M. G.) Shaffer 1901–

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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