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Margaret Shaffer 1788–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1788

Birth Location: Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 14 Mar 1852

Death Location: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: George Shaffer

Mother: Ana Lichtenwalner

Spouse(s): Casper Hockenberry

Children(s): Hannah Hockenberry, Mahala Hockenberry, Joseph Hockenberry, Nancy Hockenberry, Ann Hockenberry, Catherine Hockenberry, Euphemia HOCKENBERRY, William Hockenberry, Mary Hockenberry

Margaret Shaffer was born in 1788 in Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of George Henry Shaffer And Ana Catharina Lichtenwalner. Margaret Shaffer married Casper Hillsberry Hockenberry, and had children including Ann Hockenberry, Catherine Hockenberry, Euphemia J Hockenberry, Hannah Hockenberry, Joseph Hockenberry, Mahala Hockenberry, Mary Hockenberry, Nancy Hannah Hockenberry, William Hockenberry. Margaret Shaffer passed away in 1852 in Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Shaffer was born in 1788 in Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of George Henry Shaffer And Ana Catharina Lichtenwalner.
  • Margaret Shaffer married Casper Hillsberry Hockenberry, and had children including Ann Hockenberry, Catherine Hockenberry, Euphemia J Hockenberry, Hannah Hockenberry, Joseph Hockenberry, Mahala Hockenberry, Mary Hockenberry, Nancy Hannah Hockenberry, William Hockenberry.
  • Margaret Shaffer passed away in 1852 in Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Shaffer
1764–1855
Birth Location: Schoharie, Schoharie Co., NY
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Ana Lichtenwalner
1766–1850
Birth Location: Schoharie County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Casper Hockenberry
1785–1860
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Hannah Hockenberry
1813–1895
Birth Location: Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mahala Hockenberry
1823–1903
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Joseph Hockenberry
1814–1905
Birth Location: Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
JH
Nancy Hockenberry
1802–1878
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Ann Hockenberry
1810–1880
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Catherine Hockenberry
1816–1898
Birth Location: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
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Euphemia HOCKENBERRY
1821–1895
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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William Hockenberry
1827–1893
Birth Location: Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Hockenberry
1830–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
MH

Margaret Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Shaffer
1788–1852
Birth Place: Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
George Henry Shaffer
1764–1855
Schoharie, Schoharie Co., NY
Ana (Catharina) Lichtenwalner
1766–1850
Schoharie County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Shaffer's Descendants

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Margaret Shaffer (12 February 1788–14 Mar 1852) m. Casper (Hillsberry) Hockenberry (1785–29 Oct 1860)
  1. 1. Hannah Hockenberry 1813–1895
  2. 2. Mahala Hockenberry 1823–1903 m. Shepler Boston 1824–1902
  3. 3. Joseph Hockenberry 1814–1905 m. Elizabeth Kennedy 1814–1878 m. Mary (Jane) Neely 1833–1883
    1. 1. Casper Hockenberry 1873–1949 m. Emma (Louisa) Grossman 1871–1894 m. Anna (Herman) Shields 1870–1036 m. Catherine Hemphill 1874–1894
      1. 1. Margaret (Frances) Hockenberry 1890–
      2. 2. Florence Hockenberry 1890–
      3. 3. Nettie Hockenberry 1891–
      4. 4. Charles (Davis) Hockenberry 1897–
      5. 5. Ruth (P) Hockenberry 1898–
      6. 6. Clarence (Solomon) HOCKENBERRY 1899–1980
      7. 7. Grover Hockenberry 1902–1981
      8. 8. Mable (M) Hockenberry 1905–1943
      9. 9. Luther Hockenberry 1910–1983
    2. 2. Casper Hockenberry 1835–1910 m. Priscilla Bryan 1844–1919
      1. 1. Addison Hockenbery 1871–1916 m. Ethelyn (C) Koch 1879–1935
        1. 1. Lillian (Marie) Hockenberry 1899–1959 m. Clarence (Hilton Fry) Sr 1893–1960
        2. 2. Ernest (Clifton) Hockenberry 1901–1935
        3. 3. Loyal (Earl) Hockenberry 1903–1968 m. Ethel (Grace) McCartney 1907–
        4. 4. Helen (Ruth) Hockenberry 1905–1946
        5. 5. Lamont Hockenberry 1908–1958
      2. 2. Wilbert (E) Hockenberry 1865–1920 m. Mary Grossman 1869–1920
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hockenberry 1893–1966
        2. 2. Clyde Hockenberry 1914–1920
        3. 3. Lottie (Louise) Hockenbrry 1890–1974 m. Boyd Wilson 1883–
        4. 4. James (H) Hockenberry 1905–1980 m. Mary (A) Jack 1905–1995
        5. 5. Floyd (Caspar) Hockenberry 1900–1970 m. Mary McConnell 1901–
        6. 6. Wilbert (Grover) Hockenberry 1895–1968
        7. 7. Bertha Hockenberry 1889–1965 m. William (A) Adamson 1892–
      3. 3. Margaret (Cora) Hockenberry 1866–1945 m. William (John) Cooper 1869–1935
        1. 1. Walter (Howard) Cooper 1894–1965 m. Evelyn Moyer 1898–1985
        2. 2. David (Milton) Cooper 1898–1915
        3. 3. John (Newton) Cooper 1897–1986
      4. 4. Miles (Robert) Hockenberry 1867–1949 m. Catherine (E) Hemphill 1875–1911 m. Emma (Louisa) Grossman 1871–1894 m. Anna (F.) McCALL 1887–1936
        1. 1. Frederick (Wesley) Hockenberry 1898–
        2. 2. Ettie Hockenberry 1891–
        3. 3. Eva Hockenberry 1881–
        4. 4. Florence Hockenberry 1890–
        5. 5. Edward Hockenberry 1885–
        6. 6. Lizzie Hockenberry 1891–
        7. 7. Lillian (Earl) Hockenberry 1883–
        8. 8. Clarence Hockenberry 1897–1980
        9. 9. Grover Hockenberry 1902–1981
        10. 10. Luther Hockenberry 1910–1983
        11. 11. Margaret (Frances "Betty") Hockenberry 1918–1964
        12. 12. Luther HOCKENBERRY 1910–
        13. 13. Ruth (P) Hockenberry 1911–1911
        14. 14. Mable (M.) Hockenberry 1905–1943
        15. 15. Charles (Davis) Hockenberry 1897–
        16. 16. Nettie Hockenberry 1891–
        17. 17. William Hockenberry 1894–1970 m. Vera (Romaine) Means 1900–1989 m. Arabella 1894–
        18. 18. Robert (M) Hockenberry 1893–1964 m. Arville (Jane) Shafer 1902–
        19. 19. William Hockenberry –1995
      5. 5. Maler Hockenbery 1868–
      6. 6. Joseph (Marion) Hockenberry 1870–1947
      7. 7. Mary (E) Hockenberry 1871–1959
      8. 8. William (Melvin) Hockenberry 1873–1957 m. Eva (Blanche) Snyder 1875–1950
        1. 1. Pearl (A) Hockenberry 1898–
        2. 2. Mary (Grace) Hockenberry 1900–1987
      9. 9. Robert (M) Hockenberry 1873–1957
      10. 10. James (Clarence) Hockenberry 1874–1928
      11. 11. Amelia Hockenberry 1876–1964 m. James (Robert) Young 1875–1946
        1. 1. Jesse (Hamilton) Young 1906–1967 m. Margaret (Blanche) Pounds 1904–1969
        2. 2. Wilda (Ruth) Young 1907–1965 m. Lester (William) McCurdy 1906–1991
        3. 3. Clarind (P) Young 1909–1993
        4. 4. Russell (James) Young 1911–1987
      12. 12. Anna (Eliza) Hockenberry 1877–1961
      13. 13. David (Arthur) Hockenberry 1879–1913 m. Clara (Hazel) Book 1891–1961 m. Edith Hockenberry 1885–
        1. 1. Harry Hockenberry 1910–1928
        2. 2. David (Clayton) Hockenberry 1912–1979 m. Emma (Fern) Harper 1919–1970
        3. 3. Eva Hockenberry 1903–
        4. 4. Vada Hockenberry 1904–
        5. 5. Rodney Hockenberry 1911–
      14. 14. Blanche Hockenberry 1882–1971
      15. 15. Milton (Herbert) Hockenberry 1883–1958 m. Myrtle (Marie) Albert 1889–1931
        1. 1. Georgetta Hockenberry 1921–
        2. 2. Arthur (Melvin) Hockenberry 1910–1973 m. Anna (Mae) Evans 1908–
        3. 3. Alta (Mae) HOCKENBERRY 1911–2006
        4. 4. Verda (Sarah) Hockenberry 1913–2005
        5. 5. Paul (Milton) Hockenberry 1916–2001
        6. 6. Dorothy (Luella) Hockenberry 1913–1926
        7. 7. Cecil (Wilson) Hockenberry 1917–1995
        8. 8. Bertha (Eleanor) Boyer 1919–2007 m. Dennis (M.) Metcalf –1986
        9. 9. Mary (Elaine) Hockenberry 1921–2011
        10. 10. Joan (Gladys) Hockenberry 1924–1982
      16. 16. Ernest (Forrest) Hockenberry 1886–1933 m. Mabel (Grace) Watson 1886–1964
        1. 1. Vergil (Watson) Hockenberry 1909–1998 m. Henry (Emerson) Burlbaugh 1907–1959
        2. 2. Shirley Hockenberry 1929–2019 m. Ernest (Francis) Stock 1925–2012
    3. 3. Margaret Hockenberry 1830–1831
    4. 4. Joseph (Pierce) Hockenberry 1830–
    5. 5. Kesiah Hockenberry 1834–1891
    6. 6. Euphemia Hockenberry 1838–1932 m. John (Jacob) Shields 1829–1892
      1. 1. Joseph (Jefferson) SHIELDS 1858–1923
      2. 2. Mahala (Jane) SHIELDS 1864–1913
      3. 3. William (Martin) Shields 1868–1954
      4. 4. Mary (Nelda) SHIELDS 1870–1949
      5. 5. James (Allen) SHIELDS 1873–1910
      6. 6. Margaret (E) Shields 1877–1969
      7. 7. Ida (Elizabeth) SHIELDS 1866–1867
      8. 8. Effie (P.) SHIELDS 1880–1968
      9. 9. Esther (Anna) SHIELDS 1861–1942
      10. 10. Roni (Prell) SHIELDS 1875–
      11. 11. Lulu (May) Shields 1883–1958
    7. 7. Mahala (Boston) Hockenberry 1846–1926
    8. 8. Eliza Hockenberry 1849–
    9. 9. Casanaina Hockenberry 1850–
  4. 4. Nancy (Hannah) Hockenberry 1802–1878 m. William Gallagher –1870
  5. 5. Ann Hockenberry 1810–1880 m. Jonathan Wimer 1802–1881
    1. 1. Peter Wimer 1840–1919
    2. 2. Margaret (J.) Smyth 1831–1895
    3. 3. Katy (Ann) Fisher 1844–1927
    4. 4. John Wimer 1839–1839
    5. 5. Jefferson Wimer 1846–1932
    6. 6. Rebecka Wilmer 1834–1922 m. James Jones 1830–
      1. 1. Jonathan Jones 1858–
      2. 2. Isaac Jones 1860–
      3. 3. Lincoln Jones 1865–
      4. 4. Willie Jones 1867–
      5. 5. Grant Jones 1871–
      6. 6. Eddie Jones 1876–
      7. 7. Ann Jones 1863–
      8. 8. Nancy Jones 1873–
    7. 7. William Wimer 1842–1863
    8. 8. Sophia Cooper 1833–1923
    9. 9. Jonathan (H.) Wimer 1853–1880
    10. 10. Hannah Fisher 1836–1861
  6. 6. Catherine Hockenberry 1816–1898 m. Jacob (Jewell) Baker 1812–1892
    1. 1. Maria Baker 1844–1926
    2. 2. Margaret Baker 1846–1936 m. Israel Shaffer 1835–1926
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Shaffer 1869–1937
      2. 2. Harry (Josiah) Shaffer 1872–1947
      3. 3. William (Jewell) Shaffer 1874–1948
      4. 4. Carey (Judson) Shaffer 1876–1942
      5. 5. Elverda (M) Shaffer 1876–1957
      6. 6. John (Maynard) Shaffer 1886–1975 m. Mary (Lois) Albert 1889–1965
        1. 1. Edith (M) Shaffer 1924–2005 m. Arthur (Miller) Sutherland 1911–1961
    3. 3. Sarah (J) Baker 1835–1916
    4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Baker 1840–1912
    5. 5. James (Wallender) Baker 1851–1930 m. Katie Baker 1862–
      1. 1. Wm. (Henry) Baker 1877–
    6. 6. Josiah Baker 1848–1927
    7. 7. Franklin Baker 1838–1916
    8. 8. Effy Steine 1861–
  7. 7. Euphemia (J) HOCKENBERRY 1821–1895 m. Joseph Forrester 1823–1857
    1. 1. Anna Shanor 1854–1892
  8. 8. William Hockenberry 1827–1893 m. Mary Fisher 1832–1905
    1. 1. Nancy (L.) Stickel 1854–1895
    2. 2. Marion (F.) Hockenberry 1870–1944
    3. 3. Clara Hockenberry 1865–1931
    4. 4. Elizabeth Hockenberry 1863–1937
    5. 5. Casper (Joseph) Hockenberry 1859–1917
    6. 6. Iva Hockenberry 1868–1946
    7. 7. Hampson Hockenberry 1857–1927
    8. 8. Margaret Hockenberry 1862–1926
    9. 9. James (Madison) Hockenberry 1852–
      1. 1. Glen (S) Hockenberry 1910–1985
      2. 2. Woodrow (W) Hockenberry 1918–
      3. 3. G (John) Hockenberry 1921–
      4. 4. Grace (E) Hockenberry 1926–
    10. 10. Nettie Hockenberry 1873–
  9. 9. Mary Hockenberry 1830–

Margaret Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1788
12 February 1788
Birth of Margaret Shaffer in Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1852
14 March 1852
Age 64
Death of Margaret Shaffer in Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
1852
14 Mar 1852
Age 64
Death of Margaret Shaffer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1788
    Event Place: Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1852
    Event Place: Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1852

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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