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Joseph Shaffer 1827–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1911

Death Location: buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois USA on July 21, 4

Father: Daniel Shaffer

Mother: Margaretha Mink

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The story of Joseph Shaffer began in 1827 in Virginia. Joseph Shaffer passed away in 1911 in buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois USA on July 21, 4.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Shaffer began in 1827 in Virginia.
  • Joseph Shaffer passed away in 1911 in buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois USA on July 21, 4.

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Joseph Shaffer's Ancestors

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Joseph Shaffer
1827–1911
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Daniel Shaffer
1798–1870
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Margaretha ("Peggy") Mink
1799–1869
Loudon, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Lorenz (Lawrence) Mink
1773–1838
Fredericktown, Maryland, United States
Mary (Elizabeth "Betsy") Lowry
1775–1841
United States
Great-Grandparents
John Minnich
1738–1800
Maria Ludwig
1740–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Minnich
1698–1740
Maria Oster
1704–1758

Joseph Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1827
1827
Birth of Joseph Shaffer in Virginia
Virginia
1911
1911
Age 84
Death of Joseph Shaffer in buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois USA on July 21, 4
buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois USA on July 21, 4

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois USA on July 21, 4

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