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John Shaffer 1837–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1837

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 6 April 1898

Death Location: Peaksville, Clark County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: John Shaffer

Mother: Hanna Anderson

Spouse(s): Caroline Anderson

Children(s): Jacob Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer, William Shaffer, Frank Shafer, Robert Shaffer, John Shafer, Henry Shaffer, Lucinda Shaffer, Ethel McCoy, Shaffer None

John Shaffer was born in 1837 in Indiana, the child of John Shaffer And Hanna Paulina Shaffer Anderson. In 1850, John Shaffer resided in District 19, Clark, Missouri, USA. In 1860, John Shaffer resided in Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, USA. John Shaffer married Caroline Anderson, and had children including Ethel Belle Mccoy, Frank Shafer, Henry Clay Shaffer, Jacob Stanton Shaffer, John Shafer, Lucinda Shaffer, Robert Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer, Shaffer, William Shaffer. John Shaffer passed away in 1898 in Peaksville, Clark County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Shaffer was born in 1837 in Indiana, the child of John Shaffer And Hanna Paulina Shaffer Anderson.
  • In 1850, John Shaffer resided in District 19, Clark, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, John Shaffer resided in Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, USA.
  • John Shaffer married Caroline Anderson, and had children including Ethel Belle Mccoy, Frank Shafer, Henry Clay Shaffer, Jacob Stanton Shaffer, John Shafer, Lucinda Shaffer, Robert Shaffer, Sarah Shaffer, Shaffer, William Shaffer.
  • John Shaffer passed away in 1898 in Peaksville, Clark County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shaffer
1809–1850
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
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Hanna Anderson
1812–1888
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Anderson
1840–1894
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Jacob Shaffer
1868–1962
Birth Location: Clark County, Missouri, United States of America
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Sarah Shaffer
1864–1936
Birth Location: Missouri
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William Shaffer
1866–
Birth Location: Missouri
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Frank Shafer
1872–
Birth Location: Missouri
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Robert Shaffer
1877–1942
Birth Location: Clark County, Missouri, United States of America
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John Shafer
1877–
Birth Location: Missouri
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Henry Shaffer
1859–1929
Birth Location: Missouri
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Lucinda Shaffer
1860–
Birth Location: Missouri
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Ethel McCoy
1884–1970
Birth Location: Kahoka Clark, Missouri
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Shaffer None
1885–
Birth Location: Jefferson, Clark, Missouri, USA
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John Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
John Shaffer
1837–1898
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
John Shaffer
1809–1850
Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
Hanna (Paulina Shaffer) Anderson
1812–1888
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob Shaffer
1783–1874
Shenendoah, Virginia, United States
Catherine Shaffer
1783–1881
Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Martin
1795–1873
Montgomerty County, Virginia, USA
Frederick Trinkle
1792–1863
Montgomery County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shaffer\Sheffer
1763–1831
Anna Hudlow
1763–1832
Peter Bishop
1754–1819
Margaret Montgomery
1756–1825
Robert Martin
1770–1860
Robert Martin
1770–1860
Elizabeth Weiser\Wysor
1756–1813
Christopher Trinkle
1751–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Shaver\Shaffer
1728–1815
Catherine DeLaPlank
1730–1771
Andrew Hudlow
1731–1785
Mary Hudlow
1740–1807
Hannah Lane
1725–
Philipp Weiser
1729–1804
Eva Hambrecht
1717–1786
Johann Tränckle
1711–1786

John Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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John Shaffer (14 April 1837–6 April 1898) m. Caroline Anderson (5 August 1840–8 February 1894)
  1. 1. Jacob (Stanton) Shaffer 1868–1962 m. Laura (Angelina) Brown 1889–1964
    1. 1. John (Eston) Shaffer 1907–1965 m. Anna (Mae) Kirchner 1908–1971
      1. 1. James (Eston) Shaffer 1935–1993 m. Pauline Vanmeter 1933–2002
      2. 2. Leo (Stanley) Shaffer 1943–1955
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Shaffer 1945–1945
    2. 2. Francis Shaffer 1908–1979
    3. 3. Harold (Walter) Shaffer 1911–1922
    4. 4. Edna (Mae) Shaffer 1912–
    5. 5. Stanley (B) Shaffer 1915–1993 m. Lawrence (Joseph) Dodd 1950–2013
    6. 6. Lester (Marion) Shaffer 1917–2007 m. Mytrle Shaffer 1919– m. Mary (Evalena) Cochenour 1919–
    7. 7. Mabel (Adalee) Shaffer 1924–1968
  2. 2. Sarah Shaffer 1864–1936 m. Clarence Sherwood 1867–
  3. 3. William Shaffer 1866–
  4. 4. Frank Shafer 1872–
  5. 5. Robert Shaffer 1877–1942
  6. 6. John Shafer 1877–
  7. 7. Henry (Clay) Shaffer 1859–1929 m. Herbel (L B) Shaffer 1864–1945
    1. 1. Guy (F) Shaffer 1884–
    2. 2. Beulah (L) Shaffer 1894–
    3. 3. Edith (G) Shaffer 1882–1883
  8. 8. Lucinda Shaffer 1860–
    1. 1. Cleo (P) Gilbert 1880–
    2. 2. Havana (M D) Gilbert 1899–
  9. 9. Ethel (Belle) McCoy 1884–1970 m. Frank (E) McCoy 1878–1958
    1. 1. Fern (E) McCoy 1917–
  10. 10. Shaffer 1885–

John Shaffer's Timeline

9 Records

1837
14 April 1837
Birth of John Shaffer in Indiana
Indiana
1850
1850
Age 13
John Shaffer resided here in District 19, Clark, Missouri, USA
District 19, Clark, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 23
John Shaffer resided here in Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, USA
Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 26
John Shaffer resided here in Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, United States
Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 33
John Shaffer resided here in Jefferson, Clark, Missouri, USA
Jefferson, Clark, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 43
John Shaffer resided here in Jefferson, Clark, Missouri, USA
Jefferson, Clark, Missouri, USA
1885
abt 1885
Age 48
John Shaffer resided here
None
1898
6 April 1898
Age 61
Death of John Shaffer in Clark City, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Clark City, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1898
19 Jan 1898
Age 61
John Shaffer - Probate in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1837
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Clark, Missouri; Roll: 681; Family History Film: 1254681; Page: 216C; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0436
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Clark, Missouri; Roll: M593_769; Page: 543B; Family History Library Film: 552268
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri; Roll: M653_614; Page: 619; Family History Library Film: 803614
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 19, Clark, Missouri; Roll: M432_396; Page: 252B; Image: 31
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 19, Clark, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 19, Clark, Missouri; Roll: M432_396; Page: 252B; Image: 31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri; Roll: M653_614; Page: 619; Family History Library Film: 803614

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Sweet Home, Clark, Missouri, 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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jefferson, Clark, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Clark, Missouri; Roll: M593_769; Page: 543B; Family History Library Film: 552268

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jefferson, Clark, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Clark, Missouri; Roll: 681; Family History Film: 1254681; Page: 216C; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0436

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1885
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1898
    Event Place: Clark City, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Files, 1849-1920 ; Index 1849-1987; Author: Lawrence County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lawrence, Pennsylvania
    [2] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Guardians bonds, 1832-1906; Author: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Bedford County); Probate Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peaksville, Clark County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Guardians bonds, 1832-1906; Author: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Bedford County); Probate Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Files, 1849-1920 ; Index 1849-1987; Author: Lawrence County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lawrence, Pennsylvania
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