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Lewis Jackson Shaffer 1831–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Preble County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1912

Death Location: Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA

Father: Daniel Shaffer

Mother: Margaretha Mink

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The story of Lewis Jackson Shaffer began in 1831 in Preble County, Ohio, USA. Lewis Jackson Shaffer passed away in 1912 in Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Jackson Shaffer began in 1831 in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
  • Lewis Jackson Shaffer passed away in 1912 in Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA.

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Lewis Shaffer's Ancestors

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Lewis Shaffer
1831–1912
Birth Place: Preble County, Ohio, USA
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

Lewis Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1831
8 Dec 1831
Birth of Lewis Jackson Shaffer in Preble County, Ohio, USA
Preble County, Ohio, USA
1912
3 Jan 1912
Age 81
Death of Lewis Jackson Shaffer in Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Preble County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA

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