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/4198.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not related, just trying to help. If you look at the 1870 census for Dearborn county, Sparta township, page 6, you will find the family at the bottom of the page. The head of household is John Shaffer, as spelled. Don