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Sylvia Amanda Shaffer 1858–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1858

Birth Location: South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 25 December 1933

Death Location: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Father: Sylvester Shaffer

Mother: Hannah Swingle

Spouse(s): Spencer Black

Children(s): Alida Black, Martha Black, Frances Battenberg, Bertha Black, Emmett Black

In 1858, Sylvia Amanda Shaffer entered the world in South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania, born to Sylvester Shaffer And Hannah Swingle. Sylvia Amanda Shaffer married Spencer Emmett Black, and had children including Alida Black, Bertha Black, Emmett Black, Frances Madolyn Black Battenberg, Martha Black. Sylvia Amanda Shaffer passed away in 1933 in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Sylvia Amanda Shaffer entered the world in South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania, born to Sylvester Shaffer And Hannah Swingle.
  • Sylvia Amanda Shaffer married Spencer Emmett Black, and had children including Alida Black, Bertha Black, Emmett Black, Frances Madolyn Black Battenberg, Martha Black.
  • Sylvia Amanda Shaffer passed away in 1933 in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Shaffer's Ancestors

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Sylvia Shaffer
1858–1933
Birth Place: South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania
Parents
Sylvester Shaffer
1826–1903
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Swingle
1832–1911
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Moses Shaffer
1786–1861
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Mary (S) Swingle
1788–1839
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Swingle
1809–1869
Pennsylvania, USA
Elmira (Almina) Quick
1812–1894
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Shaffer
1745–1820
Margaret Forbes
1760–1856
Hans Swingle
1731–1809
Anna Shaffer
1731–1811
Hans Swingle
1731–1809
Anna Shaffer
1731–1811
Cornelius Quick
1764–1820
Elizabeth Nesbit
1780–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schwenckel
1706–1757
Anna Schell
1709–1780
Johann Schwenckel
1706–1757
Anna Schell
1709–1780

Sylvia Shaffer's Descendants

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Sylvia (Amanda) Shaffer (4 April 1858–25 December 1933) m. Spencer (Emmett) Black (1852–27 Oct 1897)
  1. 1. Alida Black 1883–1939
  2. 2. Martha Black 1886–1954
  3. 3. Frances (Madolyn Black) Battenberg 1892–1947
  4. 4. Bertha Black 1896–1950
  5. 5. Emmett Black 1879–1966 m. Grace (J) Hobbs 1885–1973
    1. 1. Robert (H.) Black 1917–1918
    2. 2. Leah (E.) Black 1915–2006 m. Roy (John) Miller 1910–1968 m. Robert (B) Muir 1914–1995
      1. 1. Robert (John) Muir 1942–2025
      2. 2. Elsie (Grace) Miller 1936–1936
      3. 3. Clinton (E) Muir 1951–2010
      4. 4. Evelyn Kushnerick 1946–2021 m. Edmund (Kushnerick) Sr. 1940–1988
      5. 5. Beverly (G.) Muir 1940–2018 m. Robert (W.) Knecht 1938–2013
    3. 3. Clinton (R.) Black 1911–1980 m. Adeline (M.) Sipley 1898–1984

Sylvia Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1858
4 April 1858
Birth of Sylvia Amanda Shaffer in South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania
South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania
1933
25 December 1933
Age 75
Death of Sylvia Amanda Shaffer in South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1858
    Event Place: South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1933
    Event Place: South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944

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