James I know Schafer as a surname.  As well as Schaefer and Schaffer and Schaeffer... If you google for Schafer Baden you get a lot of genie related hits.  There is even a winery there with the name Schafer with umlat over the a which when written in English is often written as ae to make the a a long sound... Laura >________________________________ > From: James Schafer <bro_james@hotmail.com> >To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com >Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 9:46 PM >Subject: Re: [BW] Best way to find information > > >After seeing the various ways names are spelled from time to time, I >suppose that would be possible. Although, I have not seen it on any of >the documents I have found. There was a census taker who spelled the >name Shafer, but there were enough first names of husband/wife and >siblings to let me know it was my family. > >But, I will check it out. Thanks for the suggestion. > >James > >On 2/14/2014 8:40 PM, Jane Glaser wrote: >> James, could your ancestors have been Schofers? Schafer is so close. Just a >> thought >> Jane >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James Schafer >> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 4:52 PM >> To: Ronald and Laura; baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [BW] Best way to find information >> >> Laura, Laura, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. You have given me so much info to use >> and I appreciate it so much. I'll have to take my time and go through each >> of your suggestions 1 by 1. >> >> I did notice #5 as I went through them. Problem there is I am the oldest and >> for the most part the only one of my family still around. I do have some >> younger cousins, but that is it. My Grandfather had some brother's, but I'm >> not sure about their families. I'll have to get the brother's names from a >> census and see if I can trace anyone down. >> >> Anyway, thank you so much for this tremendous information. I know this will >> help so much. I'll post what information I have later. >> >> James >> >> >> >> >> >>  >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > >--- >This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. >http://www.avast.com > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >