Shafer by all its spellings is, with miller, the most popular surname in PA, so I'd still with it nd not divert your attention to Schaffner. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: Daneen Smedile <doghips@AOL.COM> To: <PADUTCHgenONLY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: [PaDgo] Baumgardner, Shafer in PA/MD > Posted on: Pennsylvania Dutch Queries > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/Dutch?read=4868 > > Surname: Baumgardner, Bomgardner, Shafer > ------------------------- > > Do you think that Shafer could be Shafner? My ancestor, James B(a)umgardner > (b. 1827) in PA married Catherine Shafer (b. 1829 in either MD or PA). > I don't know if they were PA Dutch but they lived in Huntingdon County, > PA. > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >