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John Schaefer 1887–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1887

Birth Location: Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska

Death Date: Bet. 1919–1978

Death Location: Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska

Father: Mathias Schafer

Mother: Catherine Ottis

Spouse(s): Gertrude Ripphauser

Children(s):

John Schaefer was born in 1887 in Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, the child of Mathias Schafer And Catherine Ottis. John Schaefer married Gertrude Ripphauser, and had children including Alice Schaefer, Elmer Schaefer, Mildred Schaefer. John Schaefer passed away in 1919 in Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • John Schaefer was born in 1887 in Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska, the child of Mathias Schafer And Catherine Ottis.
  • John Schaefer married Gertrude Ripphauser, and had children including Alice Schaefer, Elmer Schaefer, Mildred Schaefer.
  • John Schaefer passed away in 1919 in Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Schaefer's Ancestors

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John Schaefer
1887–1919
Birth Place: Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska
Parents
Mathias Schafer
1848–1927
Adenau, Germany
Catherine Ottis
1860–1924
Mt. Calvery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Grandparents
Michael (Johann) Schaefer
1797–1851
Mary (Catherine) Ahrens
1806–1851
Killian Ottis
1826–1903
Nassau, Hessen, Germany
Catherine Raush
1824–1891
Great-Grandparents
Killian Ottis
1800–1844
Elizabeth Murphy
1799–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1887
Mar 1887
Birth of John Schaefer in Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska
Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska
1919
Bet. 1919–1978
Age 32
Death of John Schaefer in Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska
Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1887
    Event Place: Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3504

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1919–1978
    Event Place: Humphrey, Platte, Nebraska
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3504

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