Posted on: BaltimoreCity County Md. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Md/BaltimoreCity/3010 Surname: Schaffer, Dinsmore, Suman, Appel, Fischer, Franz ------------------------- My husband's family is Schaffer. His great-grandfather was Jacob R. Schaffer born in 1843 place unknown except some census records say PA. His death certificate list Baltimore as his birthplace but his parents names are not listed yet the informant was his son. I have found that he was married in Carroll County, Maryland to a Julia Yeagle who was born in Baltimore according to the records we have. Why there? Why no parents known? My father-in-law just told me that his father probably didn't know either. Remember to look at the spelling Shaffer before 1900. That is how it is mostly found up til then. By-the-way Jacob lived until 1933. If I find more, I will let you know. Please keep me informed too.