This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.dearborn/4196.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to the "Dearborn County Indiana Cemetery Records Volume C" by Miltom A. Masing there is an Isaac Shafer and Adelia Shafer buried in the South Sparta Churh Cemetery. This cemetery is located on the East side of West County Line Road between Watson and Ewing Roads. There are no dates given for Isaac. Adelia was born 6FEB1834 and died 23MAR1882. Ancestry.com has a marriage record for Delia Allen Isaac Sheafer 21 Oct 1858 Dearborn The following places might be helpful to your search. I have been successful in finding copies of documents at both places. Dearborn County Historical Society 508 West High Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025-1916 Ph: (812) 537-4075 Hours: Tues through Thurs., 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Fri. 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. EDT They have microfilm of most old records. The Historical Society will research a specific name for a $10.00 per hour charge. The Historical Society requires a first and last name of the person to be researched, along with a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope. Please send the request to the above address. Also the Lawrenceburg Library http://www.lpld.lib.in.us/history.htm Lawrenceburg Public Library 123 West High St. Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Ph: 812-537-2775. Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Send genealogical requests care of Chris McHenry email cmchenry@seidata.com. If requesting information that would require photocopies, please mail your request with a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope. Hope this helps, Dan in Florida