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Joseph Russell Shaffer 1820–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1820

Birth Location: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 June 1901

Death Location: Millville, Cache County, Utah, USA

Father: Henry Shaffer

Mother: Eve Beard

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In 1820, Joseph Russell Shaffer entered the world in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Michael Shaffer And Eve Beard. Joseph Russell Shaffer passed away in 1901 in Millville, Cache County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Joseph Russell Shaffer entered the world in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Michael Shaffer And Eve Beard.
  • Joseph Russell Shaffer passed away in 1901 in Millville, Cache County, Utah, USA.

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Joseph Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shaffer
1820–1901
Birth Place: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Michael Shaffer
1789–1874
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Eve Beard
1789–1856
Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Shaffer) Sr.
1755–1847
Maxatawny, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Eva Kelchner
1761–1830
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Martin Beard
1749–1812
Palatinate, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany,
Elizabeth Hemp
1765–1789
Palatinate, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Shaffer
1728–1815
Maria Dauben
1730–1764
Henry Sr
1740–1816
Elizabeth Stapleton
1719–1771
Sarah
1727–1828
Zacharias Beard
1721–1820
Casper Hemp
1739–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Shaffer
1702–1783
Rosina Keller
1704–1744
Jacques Delaplanck
1684–1760
Mary Delaplanck
–1771
Michael Kelchner
1714–1754
Elizabeth Stapleton
1719–1771
Robert Stapleton
1690–1755
Anna Klingemann
1692–1734

Joseph Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1820
31 March 1820
Birth of Joseph Russell Shaffer in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
1901
25 June 1901
Age 81
Death of Joseph Russell Shaffer in Millville, Cache County, Utah, USA
Millville, Cache County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 March 1820
    Event Place: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1901
    Event Place: Millville, Cache County, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Millville, Cache County, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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