You might of tried this before--in 1829 he would have been 31 he should be listed in the census indexs. The fastest direct route from KY to MO is down in the Cape Area or Scott county. The south western part of Ky which meets MO IL and AR. KY>IL>MO. This would mean that he crossed over into Ill from Union County then there is only one or two counties to cross in ILL. During that time the longest route to MO was KY>IN>IL>MO. ----- Original Message ----- From: dshaffer2000@yahoo.com<mailto:dshaffer2000@yahoo.com> To: KYHENDER-L@rootswebcom<mailto:KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: [KYHENDER] Peter Shafer (Shaffer, Sheffer) This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shafer, Shaffer, Sheffer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AB.2ACE/3324<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AB.2ACE/3324> Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Peter Shafer (possibly spelled Shaffer or Sheffer) who was born in Henderson, Ky., circa 1798. The person I'm looking for would have moved to somewhere in Missouri at least by 1829, stayed in Missouri at least until 1842, and eventually have moved to Wisconsin. He would be my great-great-great grandfather on my father's side. I have spotted a different Peter Shaffer in the records for the Smith Mills Cemetery in Henderson. He was born 1 April 1841 and died 3 June 1898, so I don't believe he is related, but I will be double-checking. I'd appreciate any information or suggestions. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYHENDER-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:KYHENDER-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message