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John Ruth Shaffer 1835 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1835

Birth Location: Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH.

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Shaffer

Mother: Anna Walter

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The story of John Ruth Shaffer began in 1835 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH.. John Ruth Shaffer passed away in 1897 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ruth Shaffer began in 1835 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH..
  • John Ruth Shaffer passed away in 1897 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America.

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John Shaffer's Ancestors

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John Shaffer
1835 – 1897
Birth Place: Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH.
Parents
William B. Shaffer
1809 – 1892
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret "Peggy") Walter
1809 – 1890
Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Philip (Anthony) Walter
1787 – 1849
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine (Susan) Trout
1785 – 1861
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Walters
1724 – 1788
Anna Volck
1730 – 1830
John Spaar
1742 – 1806
Anna Vanlentine
1738 – 1823

John Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1835
30 Aug 1835
Birth of John Ruth Shaffer in Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH.
Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH.
1897
1897
Age 62
Death of John Ruth Shaffer in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America

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