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John M SHAFER 1797 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia

Death Date: 22 Sep 1857

Death Location: Rockbridge Co., Virginia, U.S.A.

Father: Jacob Shafer

Mother: Johanna BIETFISCH

Spouse(s): Eleanor Miller

Children(s): Margaret Shafer

The story of John M SHAFER began in 1797 in Rockbridge, Virginia. John M SHAFER married Eleanor "Nellie" Miller, and had children including Margaret Lackey Shafer. John M SHAFER passed away in 1857 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia, U.S.A..

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Biography

  • The story of John M SHAFER began in 1797 in Rockbridge, Virginia.
  • John M SHAFER married Eleanor "Nellie" Miller, and had children including Margaret Lackey Shafer.
  • John M SHAFER passed away in 1857 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia, U.S.A..

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Shafer
1761 – 1852
Birth Location: Baden, Deutschland
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Johanna BIETFISCH
1779 – 1850
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Miller
1799 – 1838
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Shafer
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: Colliers Creek, Rockbridge County, VA
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John SHAFER's Ancestors

Self
John SHAFER
1797 – 1857
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Parents
Jacob Shafer
1761 – 1852
Baden, Deutschland
Johanna (Maria Mary) BIETFISCH
1779 – 1850
, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Anna (Barbara) BADER
1747 – 1820
Hochenheim, Grafenberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Bader
1716 – 1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John SHAFER's Descendants

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John (M) SHAFER (1797 – 22 Sep 1857) m. Eleanor ("Nellie") Miller (20 Sep 1799 – 01 May 1838)
  1. 1. Margaret (Lackey) Shafer (24 Oct 1827 – Aft. 1900) m. William (Woods) McComb (11-17-1823 – 10 Nov 1897)
    1. 1. Fannie (Eliza) McComb (12 Feb 1868 – 17 Jan 1938) m. Robert ("Lee" Symes) (Sims) (13 Jan 1866 – 20 Sep 1950)
      1. 1. Daisy Sims m. Charles (Kenneth) Schoolcraft (4 April 1906 – 23 May 1937)
        1. 1. carl Schoolcraft (9 Jun 1935 – 03/29/2012) m. Nancy Hayes (01/29/1938 – 04/12/2012)

John SHAFER's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of John M SHAFER in Rockbridge, Virginia
Rockbridge, Virginia
1857
22 Sep 1857
Age 60
Death of John M SHAFER in Rockbridge Co., Virginia, U.S.A.
Rockbridge Co., Virginia, U.S.A.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Rockbridge Co., Virginia, U.S.A.
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