Came onto this term in reference to emmigrants. Am new at this german area, so can anyone offer an explanation or interpretation? Not listed in my handy- dandy translation list. Merv in AZ

Hello. I have been watching both of these lists for any hints of my family, hoping that some one would be looking for the same families and would be kind enough to post. Hopefully I can spark some discussion now that I've come out of the shadows! ;-) I descend from John and Elizabeth (d. 1777) SHAFFER whose son, Simon SHAFFER (b. 1753 Berks Co, PA), married Susannah MILLER (b. 18 AUG 1755 Cumberland Co, PA, d. 10 JUN 1824 Somerset Co, PA) in 1773. Susannah was the daughter of Conrad (d. 1783 Cumberland Co, PA) and Hannah (d. 1799 Franklin Co, PA) MILLER. I would be most interesting in anything dealing with the ancestors, siblings, descendants, cousins, etc. of any of these people. I have only recently discovered that these folks are *my* folks so I don't know much of anything on them other than my line. Many thanks. --Larissa Souzer Larissa Souzer Pittsburgh, PA [email protected] Always looking for information on the following surnames and their affiliated families: A(u)ltman*Bashline*Bowman*Brunnary*Dyke*Eisenmann*Fair*Groff*Gutauskas* Hunsecker*Isemann*Kelchner/Keltner*Meekins*Mortland*Ober/Over*Perog* Raudonas*Rhodes/Rhoads*Rhinehart*Ripley/Riblett*Saeger*Sankey* Scheidecker/Shadacre*Schere*Scholl*Shaffer*Smolko/a* Snopsndyer* Souchuck*Souzer*Summers*Trachsel*Troxel*Weeter*Wenner*Werber*Zadzora* NEW names!! Cauble*Crocker*Leibengut/Livengood*Lele*Miller*Rodentrof* My homepage is in no way complete but I made a start: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7133/ Sankey surname forum: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Sankey Listowner of: [email protected] and [email protected] mailing lists. Please support Rootsweb! Visit http://www.rootsweb.com.

Hi Shaffers, I am between a rock and a hard place. I am looking for an Elizabeth Shaffer who married my 3rd great grandfather Peter Lorenz Frank. She would have been born about 1750. Probably within a "buggy ride" of Hampsted, Maryland. They lived and died near Fowblesburg Md. (just south of Hampstead Md She had a brother John and brother Frederick who lived on adjoining farms. I have Philip and Elizabeth's wills but no mention of her maiden name. Information I have received leads me to believe her parents might have been Peter Shaffer and Anna Schaub or Schaubin. Peter Frank died in 1797 and Elizabeth in 1811. Has anyone ran across her in you searching. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Everett Frank

Here are my SHAFER'S 1.) William T. SHAFER born 1787 in New Jersey died 1856 in Cass Co. Indiana 2.) William Shafer born 1831 in OH 2.) Henry D. SHAFER born 9-16-1821 in Miami Co. OH married Martha THORNBURGH in Marion Co. OH on 12-21-1846 Henry died 3-31-1875 in Cass CO. Indiana Children of Henry And Martha SHAFER William SHAFER born 10-20-1847 in Cass CO. Indiana married Annie M. ATHEY 1-9-1873 in Cass Co. Indiana James SHAFER born 1849 in Cass Co. Indiana died young Lorenzo SHAFER born 1848 in Cass Co. Indiana Nancy J. SHAFER born 1850 in Cass Co. Indiana James A. SHAFER born 1853 in Cass Co. Indiana Sarah C. SHAFER born 1854 in Cass Co. Indiana Martha SHAFER born 1857 in Cass Co. Indiana Children of William SHAFER and Annie M. ATHEY Gerturde SHAFER born 11-18-1874 in Onward Cass Co. Indiana married 1.) Elmer Walker BRANDT 2-13-1890 in Cass Co. IN Mertie SHAFER born 4-29-1877 in Cass Co. IN William W. SHAFER born 2-27-1880 in Cass Co. IN Nellie B. SHAFER born 12-28-1881 in Cass Co. IN married Frank WISSINGER in Cass Co. IN Carrie M. SHAFER born 10-5-1883 in Cass Co. In married William M. Little in Cass Co. IN In the 1850 census for Cass Co. a Nancy JACKSON born 1790 in PA is living in the household. In the 1860 census a William T. SHAFER born 1842 in Coles Co. IL and James SHAFER born 1843 in Coles Co. IL are living in the household. Thanks so much Martha

I havent posted before, so here goes. Frederick Henry SHAFER/SHAFFER/SCHAEFER born 7 October 1852 in Stockfeldt Germany (I'm sure the town is an Americanized spelling) per his obit He supposedly came to America at age of 6. death certificate says name of dad is ?ran or m (and no last) obit says 2 brothers and 1 sister survive him- but NO NAMES!! unknown if siblings were born in Germany or America IGI has a Frederick Henry Schaefer born 7 Oct 1852 whose parents are listed as Frederick E and Sophie Heyden fische 523300 There is also a Frederick Schaffer married to a Margaret with children: Caroline, Margaret,Frederick, Charles,Clara, Walter-all childrens birth dates not confirmed except for Caroline. Child fred show s(1861) so may be related. Unknown which of above 2 may be mine. My Fred Henry died 22 Sept 1936 in Harper County OK. Unknown parents names. (above not confirmed) He was married to Rebecca Painter in March 1875 in MISSOURI. Fred and Rebecca had the following children: William Walter Edmond Andrew Acie Charles aka charley James Albert George Wesley or vice versa-went by both ways Henry Dock (mostly went by Dock) all above children born in MO. I have much more information on above children if anyone interested. thanks nancy email [email protected] daughter Mary Ann born 23 Apr 1896 died 20 Nov 1898 and buried in Wheeling Cemetary.

I am looking for the families of Susanna SHAFFER and Christopher SHICK in Clarion/Armstrong County PA about 1820 - 1850. My great grandfather, Adam SHICK, was their son and he was born 5 Apr 1842 and died 11 Mar 1908. His death certificate indicates these parents. Adam is buried in Hawthorn Cemetery and our family roots are from Redbank Twp. Any leads will be appreciated. Larry Shick

Here are my SCHAFFERS; I don't know if they lived in Berks or Montgomery county, PA, or both... my ancestor is daughter Elizabeth, who married Jacob UPDEGROVE, from Berks County. I was surprised to find the baptisms at St Paul's in Red Hill, since I thought the family was from Berks county. Many of the Updegrove/Schaffer descendants are buried at St Paul's in Amityville. George Michael Schaffer and his wife are buried at the cemetery by the "Oley Churches" at Spangsville. robin ---------------------- Descendants of William Schaffer 1 William Schaffer b: Bef. 1775 d: Unknown ..+Elizabeth ? b: Bef. 1775 d: Unknown .. 2 Margretha Schaffer b: 9/6/1792 Bp: 1792 New Goshenhoppen Ref.Church .. 2 Elizabeth Schaffer b: 12/2/1796 Bp: 1/29/1797 St Paul's, Red Hill d: 10/14/1881 .....+Jacob Updegrove b: 5/27/1798 d: 11/8/1873 ......3 Beneville (Benwal) Updegrove b: 1821 ......3 Sarah Ann Updegrove b: 1/9/1821 d: 8/13/1846 ........+Samuel Weitner ......3 William Schaffer Updegrove b: 1/18/1823 d: 2/20/1899 ........+Elizabeth Bauer/Bower b: 4/27/1822 d: 5/11/1912 ......3 Elizabeth Updegrove b: 1828 ........+William Emory ......3 Levi Schaffer Updegrove b: 12/16/1830 d: 10/22/1899 ........+Sophia Davidheiser b: 3/9/1826 d: 8/5/1894 ......3 Henrietta Updegrove b: 1836 ......3 Frederick Schaffer Updegrove b: 1/16/1837 d: 3/12/1912 ........+Mary Ann Shurr b: 3/17/1864 d: 7/5/1916 ......3 Harriet (Weidner) Updegrove b: Abt. 1844 (child of Sarah; adopted by g-parents) .. 2 Catharine Schaffer b: 4/15/1798 Bp: 5/28/1798 St Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Hill .. 2 Sara Schaffer b: 3/21/1800 Bp: 5/17/1800 St Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Hill .. 2 Georg Michael Schaffer b: 6/17/1801 Bp: 7/26/1802 St Paul's Luth, Red Hill d: 6/6/1883 .....+Esther ?? b: 1/8/1807 d: 5/15/1882 ......3 William H Schaffer b: 6/20/1841 ........+Amelia ?? .. 2 Samuel Schaffer b: 5/7/1803 Baptism: Oley Reformed Church (Salem Ref, Spangsville?)

John SHAFFER b. 14 June 1769 Berks Co. PA. Married Eva Marea THOMAS in 1794 in Stouchsburg, Marion Twp. Berks Co. PA. All moved to Huntingdon Co., PA in 1803. Connie M. W. PA Genealogy <http://www.angelfire.com/pa/heyconnie>

The SHAFFER family I am researching has U.S.A. roots in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. James Paden SHAFFER was born in either 1802 or 1804 in PA. According to some county history books I have seen that his father was a native of Holland, but I am skeptical about that allegation. James Paden SHAFFER, b. 1802 or 1804, PA m. Mary Madeline CLINGENSMITH (other spellings seen) b. circa 1805 PA or (more likely) Baden three children: 1) James Kaldoo SHAFFER, b. 1835, either New Castle (Lawrence Co.) or Beaver (Beaver Co.) PA / served in the U.S. Civil War from Jefferson Co. PA / m. Artemesia Deborah TRYON 25 Nov. 1868 in Tryonville, Crawford Co. PA / Methodist minister in western PA and eastern OH / has six children / d. Oct 1894 in Richmond Center, Astabula OH 2) Abraham Pollock SHAFFER, b either 1826 or 1830, probably in Beaver Co. PA / m. Sarah BARRON 1 Jun 1880 in Shenango Township, Lawrence Co. PA / carpenter, wagon-maker / had seven children, probably all born in Shenango Township / d. 27 Dec 1907 / his family and descendants appear in the FHL's Ancestral Search, put there by a descendant of his son Byron 3) William SHAFFER / m. Hannah (?) / farmer / lived in a number of counties in NW PA / had twelve childen / d. Lawrence Co. PA I am reasonably confident of the information I have on James Kaldoo SHAFFER and his descendants, as his is my wife's great-grandfather and I have put quite a bit of effort into researching his family. I am much less confident about my information on his parents and his siblings, etc. Rollie

George Wilhelm Schaefer b. East Prussia, abt. 1835. Married Margauretha Lautenschlager nee Schuttler in Peking, Illinois. Children: 1) George John Henry Schaefer b. July 9, 1880; 2) Louisa; 3) Louisa 1) George John Henry Schaefer m. Ida Koinzan December 20, 1905 in Carlton, Nebraska. Their children: Victor Frederick William b. 1907; Luella Anna Margaretha b. 1909; George John Henry b. 1912; Donald ; Chester ; Ray Eugene b. 1924; and Jay Valdene b. 1924.

I am trying to locate family of Charles Schaefer (sp?) who married Mary Ann (Mamie) Zajic in Baltimore. By about 1930, they would have had a son George Andrew (Jake) and daughter Lucille-in pictures she appears to be about 12 to 14 years old. Many thanks if someone finds this familiar. Linda Hand [email protected]

In answer to Mark's request for a few more listings, here is mine: I am looking for ancestors of Christina Schaeffer. Emigrated to the US in July 1849 From Friedrichshafen, Wuerttemberg Married Daniel Dobra shortly after arriving in the US Birthdate: December 31, 1831 Death Date: May 5, 1908 I would love to know where she settled after arriving in the US. I do know that she lived in Newark, New Jersey in 1870 and by 1880 was in Bowie County, Texas. I have a strong suspicion that she settled in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York.....but have no documentation to that effect. Anybody know of this Schaeffer? Charlotte Kaufman [email protected]

Good morning. I'm trying to contact the person (Judi??) who posted yesterday looking for information about John Shaffer b. 13 June 1775 in Berks Co., PA. I have a John Schaeffer "from eastern PA" b. 19 June 1775. I wonder if we're talking about the same John? Please contact me. Thanks, Sally [email protected]

I am searching for info on John W. Shaffer b. 1820 in Lancaster Co. PA. Circa 1848 he married Nancy Shallenberger, a Mennonite and in 1850 they were living in W. Donegal Twp., Lancaster Co. PA. In 1860 they were living in New Carlisle area, Clark County, Ohio. There is a possibility John was the brother of Anthony W. Shaffer who was born 1810 in Lancaster or York County. Anthony was the son of John Shaffer and E. Willes. My best lead right now is that John and siblings may descend from Anthony or John Anthony Shaffer who died in 1820 in Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co and left wife Barbara (Meyer) and issue: John b 31 Jul 1791, Jacob b. 18 Dec 1793, Susanna b. 28 Aug 1795 m. John Bargain, Anna b. 17 Sep 1798, Mary b. 18 May 1800 m. Jacob Frank, Catharine b. 5 Aug 1802, Martin b. 10 Nov 1804, David b. 6 Nov 1806, and Elizabeth b. 28 Dec 1808. Administrators of his estate were John B. Haldeman and Jacob Meyer. Any additional on any of above appreciated.

Anyone out there who know's this line? JOHN SHAEFFER was born Abt. 1785 in PA. He married HANNAH. ( I know not where in PA) Children of JOHN SHAEFFER and HANNAH are: 2. i. PETER SHAEFFER, b. February 18, 1817, Fairfield County,Ohio; d. November 07, 1870, Boone Co., IA. ii. ANDREW SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1825, Ohio; d. Boone Co., IA. iii. HENRY H. SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1823, Ohio. 2. PETER SHAEFFER (JOHN) was born February 18, 1817 in Fairfield County,Ohio, and died November 07, 1870 in Boone Co., IA. He married NANCY MERRIMAN June 01, 1837 in Delphi, Indiana, daughter of JOSHUA MERRIMAN. Children of PETER SHAEFFER and NANCY MERRIMAN are: 3. i. TILGHMAN H. SHAEFFER, b. September 15, 1840, White Co.,Indiana; d. May 03, 1920, Stratford, IA. ii. JOHN R. SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1838, Delphi, Indiana; d. May 01, 1863, Port Gibson, Mississippi. Notes for JOHN R. SHAEFFER: Killed in action at Battle of Port Gibson, Miss. Company C, Ind. 46th Vol. Inf. Regt. Buried near Magnolia Church, Miss. in mass soldier's grave. unmarked. 4. iii. AMAZIAH M. SHAEFFER, b. January 26, 1843, Delphi, Indiana; d. November 25, 1935, Boone, Iowa. iv. JASPER SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1845, Delphi, Indiana4; d. Oklahoma; m. ANNA DENNET, April 20, 1871, Boone, Iowa4. v. ISAAC NEWTON SHAEFFER, b. February 15, 1848, Delphi, Indiana; d. February 09, 1916, Marshalltown, Iowa; m. CYNTHIA ANN HUXFORD, June 10, 1868, Boone Co., IA. 5. vi. WILLIAM HENRY SHAEFFER, b. April 27, 1851, Delphi, Indiana; d. March 03, 1909, Voltaire, North Dakota. vii. GEORGE WASHINGTON SHAEFFER, b. May 04, 1855, Logansport, Indiana; d. June 01, 1938, Des Moines, Iowa; m. SARAH MARGURITE TOMLINSON, December 20, 1876, Fraser, Iowa. 3. TILGHMAN H. SHAEFFER (PETER, JOHN)was born September 15, 1840 in White Co.,Indiana, and died May 03, 1920 in Stratford, IA. He married ANNA M. FERLEN,12 March 17, 1864 in Boone County, Iowa, daughter of MONS FERLEN and MARGTHA(MARTHA) SVENSDOTTOR. Children of TILGHMAN SHAEFFER and ANNA FERLEN are: i. WILLIAM S. SHAEFFER, b. February 13, 186514; d. July 27, 1887, Stratford, IA. 6. ii. FRANKLIN SHAEFFER, b. December 1868, Iowa. iii. ALICE M. SHAEFFER, b. October 08, 1871; d. February 09, 1892, Stratford, IA. 7. iv. JOHN L. SHAEFFER, b. June 28, 1874, Iowa; d. November 1966, Iowa. v. FREDRICK SHAEFFER, b. April 1876. 8. vi. SWAN E. SHAEFFER, b. January 1881, Iowa; d. 1944, Stratford, IA. vii. SAMUEL C. SHAEFFER, b. May 12, 1885; d. September 02, 1907, Stratford, IA. 4. AMAZIAH M. SHAEFFER (PETER, JOHN) was born January 26, 1843 in Delphi, Indiana, and died November 25, 1935 in Boone, Iowa. He married DORTHEA GOETZMAN December 31, 1865 in Boone, Iowa. Children of AMAZIAH SHAEFFER and DORTHEA GOETZMAN are: i. MAGGIE L. SHAEFFER. ii. SAMUEL P. SHAEFFER. iii. ELSIE E. SHAEFFER. 5. WILLIAM HENRY SHAEFFER (PETER, JOHN) was born April 27, 1851 in Delphi, Indiana, and died March 03, 1909 in Voltaire, North Dakota. He married MARY HATTIE HANSON January 27, 1872 in Boone Co., IA. Children of WILLIAM SHAEFFER and MARY HANSON are: i. JOHN SHAEFFER. ii. FREDERICK SHAEFFER. iii. HENRY SHAEFFER. iv. ANNIE SHAEFFER. 6. FRANKLIN SHAEFFER (TILGHMAN H., PETER, JOHN) was born December 1868 in Iowa. He married CLARICE (Sills?). Children of FRANKLIN SHAEFFER and CLARICE are: i. BLANCHE SHAEFFER, b. October 1892. ii. NORMA SHAEFFER, b. February 1895. iii. HAROLD SHAEFFER, b. November 1896. 7. JOHN L. SHAEFFER (TILGHMAN H., PETER, JOHN)was born June 28, 1874 in Iowa, and died November 1966 in Iowa. He married AGNES BERGGREN 1895, daughter of JOHN BERGGREN and ANNA PETERSON. Children of JOHN SHAEFFER and AGNES BERGGREN are: i. EARL SHAEFFER, b. 1896. ii. INEZ MARIE SHAEFFER, b. June 14, 1897, Stratford, Hamilton County, Iowa; d. May 12, 1970, Stratford, Hamilton County, Iowa; m. (1) FRANK CLARENCE MILBURN, 1915, Des Moine, Iowa; m. (2) CARL HAKES, 1940. 8. SWAN E. SHAEFFER (TILGHMAN H., PETER, JOHN) was born January 1881 in Iowa, and died 1944 in Stratford, IA. He married ESTHER A. PETERSON in Slater, Iowa, daughter of AUGUST PETERSON and SOPHIA LINN. Children of SWAN SHAEFFER and ESTHER PETERSON are: i. HARRIOTT SHAEFFER, b. 1917. ii. ROBERT SHAEFFER, b. 1921. I would love to hear from someone out there who might know anything about this line. If you have read down this so far, thanks! Kerri

I am looking for any information regarding John SHAVER b. 1745/46 Germany. He married Elizabeth Pence on July 19, 1784 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He died before May 1, 1851 in Boone County, Kentucky. He lived to be 105 yrs. old. Their children were; 1.) Betsey (Elizabeth), m. Abraham Anderson on Nov. 10, 1814, Boone Co. Ky. 2.) Sally (Sarah), m. John Helmn on Oct.15, 1818, Boone Co., Ky. 3.) Mary Louise(Polley), b. December 19. 1789 in Madison Co., Virginia, m. Silas Crisler,Sept. 29, 1808 in Boone Co., Ky. d. Dec. 2, 1851 in Illinois. 4.) Catherine(Kitty),b. 1790, m. Joseph Wayland on June 21,1812, d. before 1831 5.) George Washington Shaver, m. Elizabeth Dial on August 17, 1808, d. March 18, 1869 in New London Ralls, Co. Missouri. 6.) Jennetta, b.November 10, 1806 in Boone Co.,Ky., m.Elias Strickler Coffman on Dec. 31, 1829 in Boone Co.Ky, d. November 12, 1885 in Beloit Kansas 7.) Maria, b. 1807 in Boone Co.Ky., m. Robert Gant in 1818, d. August 22, 1845 in Randolph Co.Illinois -- Dan and Robyn Asimus 251 Washington St. Golden, CO 80403 mailto:[email protected]

I have the history books for the following counties in Penn. Cameron, Mckean,Elk,Potter,Clinton, and Centre. There is a awful lot about Shaffers in this books. If someone wants information from any of these counties. I'll do my best to look it up. Also if anyone has info on any Shaffers, from around the hamlet of Cameron, in Cameron county, I could use. Don Shaffer

Here is my SHAFER bunch: Henry Simpson SHAFER Born: 23 December 1867 Texas Married: 1888 Ellen Candis CARR Born: 31 August 1872 Missouri Children: William SHAFER September 1889 Texas Mamie SHAFER July 1892 Texas Lami SHAFER August 1893 Texas Alvie Cecil SHAFER 4 May 1900 Texas Alvie Cecil SHAFER Born: 4 May 1900 Texas Died: 16 March 1966 Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., Texas Married: 11 January 1915 Menard, Menard Co., Texas Etta Exa McDONALD Born: 12 October 1899 Cornhill, Williamson Co., Texas Died: 18 October 1979 Eastland, Eastland Co., Texas Children: Lester Howard SHAFER 1916 Velma Eunice SHAFER 1918 Louie Ray SHAFER 1921 Robert Lee SHAFER 1925 Tillman Oather SHAFER 1927 Violet Marie SHAFER 1929 Joe Wesley SHAFER 1932 Leona Jane SHAFER 1934 Anna Frances SHAFER 1936 Norman Eugene SHAFER 1937 Happy hunting! Cindy in China Spring, Texas [email protected] Researching: My paternal: SQUIRES, WRIGHT, DAVIS, ELLIOTT My maternal: SHAFER, McDONALD Husband's paternal RODGERS, JACKSON, SCOTT Husband's maternal: RATZLAFF, UNRUH

Greetings, My SHAFFER ancestor is George S. SHAFFER, b. 1834 York Co. PA, married to Elizabeth DANNER. They settled in Fulton Co. IL. Ring a bell with anyone? Diane

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------7AA8710B47D4E56AF9C31BF2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I agree, Mark.....so here goes... Does anyone have anything on a John Shaffer born June 13, 1755, in Berks County, PA? Judi Davis, Athens, TN --------------7AA8710B47D4E56AF9C31BF2 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="davisjh.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Judith H. Davis Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="davisjh.vcf" begin:vcard n:Davis;Judith Hankins tel;cell:423-887-3542 tel;fax:423-745-4949 tel;home:423-745-5672 tel;work:423-745-4210 x-mozilla-html:TRUE org:Athens City Schools version:2.1 email;internet:[email protected] title:Gifted Teacher adr;quoted-printable:;;P.O. Box 1282=0D=0A722 Co. Road 446;Athens,;TN;37371-1282;USA x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Judith Hankins Davis end:vcard --------------7AA8710B47D4E56AF9C31BF2--