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John Shaffer 1810–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1810

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1863

Death Location: Flora, Clay, Illinois, USA

Father: Simon Shaffer

Mother: Sarah Curry

Spouse(s): Eveline Frary

Children(s): Zerilda Shaffer, Sarah Shafer, Mary Shaffer, John Shaffer

John Shaffer was born in 1810 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Simon Shaffer And Sarah Ann Curry. In 1850, John Shaffer resided in Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA. John Shaffer married Eveline Avaline Frary, and had children including John David Shaffer, Mary Ellen Shaffer, Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Shafer, Zerilda J Shaffer. John Shaffer passed away in 1863 in Flora, Clay, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John Shaffer was born in 1810 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Simon Shaffer And Sarah Ann Curry.
  • In 1850, John Shaffer resided in Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA.
  • John Shaffer married Eveline Avaline Frary, and had children including John David Shaffer, Mary Ellen Shaffer, Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Shafer, Zerilda J Shaffer.
  • John Shaffer passed away in 1863 in Flora, Clay, Illinois, USA.

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John Shaffer's Ancestors

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John Shaffer
1810–1863
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Simon Shaffer
1766–1840
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Ann) Curry
1782–1838
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shaffer's Descendants

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John Shaffer (18 Oct 1810–12 Feb 1863) m. Eveline (Avaline) Frary (22 Feb 1809–01 Dec 1875)
  1. 1. Zerilda (J) Shaffer 1832–1867 m. Christopher (Predhem) McAllister 1824–1896
    1. 1. Margaret (Austine) McAllister 1855–1901 m. William (Pierson) Gill 1855–1897
      1. 1. Sarah (Margaret) Walton 1886–1967
        1. 1. William (E) Walton 1907–
        2. 2. Olga (Belle) Walton 1909–1997
      2. 2. John (Zedekiah) Gill 1891–1971 m. Almira Jacobs 1896–1956
        1. 1. Edwin Gill 1926–1995
        2. 2. Dorothy (Agnes) Gill 1928–1989 m. Carlos (Riggs) Jr 1931–2011 m. Thomas (Edward) Hall 1912–1996
        3. 3. John Gill 1933–2004 m. Irma (Deloris) Woods 1931–2003
        4. 4. Bonnie Gill 1916–1916
        5. 5. Walter (Webster) Gill 1917–1972
        6. 6. Leola (Mandolin) Gill 1919–2003
        7. 7. Margaret (Deann) Gill 1921–2009
        8. 8. Phyllis (Darlene) Gill 1932–1993
        9. 9. Shirley (Anne) Gill 1936–2006
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Zerilda) Brown 1890–1917
      4. 4. Bud Gill 1884–1965 m. Bertha (Agnes) Jacobs 1891–1973
        1. 1. William (Kenneth) Gill 1911–1986 m. Alice (B) Gill 1908–1994
        2. 2. Lois (Louise Alberta) Gill 1913–1993 m. John (L) Metzger 1913–2004
        3. 3. Martha (Evelyn) McKINLEY 1917–1963 m. William (Homer Lee) McKinley 1912–1988
        4. 4. Beulah (Irene) Gill 1909–1995 m. Ralph (Merrand) Dalton 1906–1992
        5. 5. Floyd (Blaine) Gill 1914–1993 m. Helen Gill 1920–1985
      5. 5. Florence (Edna) O'Loughlin 1882–1921
        1. 1. Grace O'Laughlin 1901–1979
      6. 6. Emma (Alverda) King 1895–1992
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Gill 1880–1880
    2. 2. Maggie McAllister 1859–1915 m. Margaret (L) Ullom 1858–
      1. 1. Gertrude (Mc) Alister 1884–
      2. 2. Guy (Mc) Alister 1888–
      3. 3. Clarence (Mc) Alister 1892–
    3. 3. John McAllister 1852–1922
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sallie") Shafer 1835–1912
  3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Shaffer 1833–1918
  4. 4. John (David) Shaffer 1845–1929

John Shaffer's Timeline

4 Records

1810
18 Oct 1810
Birth of John Shaffer in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1831
16 Mar 1831
Age 21
John Shaffer was married in Johnson
Johnson
1850
1850
Age 40
John Shaffer resided here in Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA
1863
12 Feb 1863
Age 53
Death of John Shaffer in Flora, Clay, Illinois, USA
Flora, Clay, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1810
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Johnson

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Flora, Clay, Illinois, USA

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