This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shaffer, Shafer, Shaefer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jh.2ADI/177.328.1 Message Board Post: This is not my family but I did a quick look-up in census records. There were a lot of families in Fairfield County, Ohio at this time, I counted over 200 found on a search on Ancestry.com census records for the 1850 census. In 1850 census in Greenfield twp. page 362B in Fairfield County, Ohio in family of Samuel & Susanna Shaffer is a Mathew A. age 9. In 1870 Union twp., page 294 in White county, Indiana is this same family of Samuel & Susanna Shaffer is Alexander age 31 with also a Jane age 35. Could this be your Alexander? Could this Jane also be his wife? If you think this is the wrong family I can do some more checking.