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Jesse Shaffer 1841 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1841

Birth Location: Carroll County, Maryland

Death Date: May 13, 1921

Death Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Jesse Shaffer

Mother: Barbara Bixler

Spouse(s): Amanda Shaffer

Children(s): Samuel Shafer\Schaffer

Jesse Shaffer was born in 1841 in Carroll County, Maryland, the child of Jesse Shaffer and Barbara Bixler. In 1863, Jesse Shaffer resided in Pennsylvania, United States. Jesse Shaffer married Amanda E Shaffer, and had children including Samuel Jesse Shafer\Schaffer. Jesse Shaffer passed away in 1921 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Shaffer was born in 1841 in Carroll County, Maryland, the child of Jesse Shaffer and Barbara Bixler.
  • In 1863, Jesse Shaffer resided in Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jesse Shaffer married Amanda E Shaffer, and had children including Samuel Jesse Shafer\Schaffer.
  • Jesse Shaffer passed away in 1921 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Shaffer
1841 – 1921
Birth Place: Carroll County, Maryland
Parents
Jesse Shaffer
1816 – 1902
Maryland
Barbara Bixler
1816 – 1893
Manchester, Carroll, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
George (Henry) Shaffer
1788 –
England
Elizabeth Shafer
Jacob Bixler
1770 – 1842
Manchester, Carroll, Maryland, USA
Barbary (Grable) Bixler
1776 – 1862
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Shaffer
Elizabeth Juby
Jacob Bixler
1730 – 1807
Barbara Herr\Baer
1730 – 1775
John Greble
1758 – 1844
Anna Garber
1760 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Madalena Kroehbuhl
1727 – 1765
John Herr
Mary Myers
John Graybeal
1747 – 1818
Hannah Bondecker
1735 – 1838

Jesse Shaffer's Descendants

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Jesse Shaffer (4 Aug 1841 – May 13, 1921) m. Amanda (E) Shaffer (1854 – 23 Apr 1876)
  1. 1. Samuel (Jesse) Shafer\Schaffer (2 Mar 1873 – About 1964) m. Emma (Jane) Schultz (22 February 1878 – 25 June 1978)
    1. 1. Gladys (Beryl) Shafer (13 February 1899 – 6 January 2000)
    2. 2. Alice (May) Shafer (16 February 1902 – 23 February 2000)
    3. 3. Ralph (Floyd) Shafer (29 March 1908 – 12 August 1997)
    4. 4. Lloyd (Franklin) Shafer (18 Oct 1909 – 24 Feb 1910)
    5. 5. Cathryn (Eleanor) Shafer (28 December 1911 – 15 May 2009)
    6. 6. Raymond (Nelson) Shafer (9 August 1914 – March 14, 1983) m. Hannah (Orpha) Paxton (6 August 1911 – 19 January 1998)
      1. 1. Raymond (Donald) Shafer (abt 1936 – )
      2. 2. Thelma (Ruth) Shafer (10/09/1938 – ) m. William (Barry) Flewelling (23 Jul 1938 – )
        1. 1. Bryan (Scot) Flewelling (2 Oct 1963 – 02 Dec 2021) m. Mary (Carol) Flewelling
        2. 2. Kevin (L) Flewelling (15 Dec 1965 – )
        3. 3. Krista (S) Flewelling (15 Mar 1973 – ) m. Jason (Allan) Urbaniak (10/12/1977 – )
      3. 3. Samuel (Jesse) Shafer (21 Mar 1942 – 1 Nov 2011)
      4. 4. Doris Shafer (About 1944 – )
      5. 5. Nancy (Jean) Shafer (5 May 1950 – )

Jesse Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1841
4 Aug 1841
Birth of Jesse Shaffer in Carroll County, Maryland
Carroll County, Maryland
1863
1 July 1863
Age 22
Jesse Shaffer resided here in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
1921
May 13, 1921
Age 80
Death of Jesse Shaffer in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1841
    Event Place: Carroll County, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 13, 1921
    Event Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States

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