Hi George, I was interested in your George Shaffer family. My brick wall on the Shaffer family is a Louis D. Shaffer was born Abt. 18 November 1822 in OH, and died 05 May 1886 in Daviess Co., Missouri. He married (1) Sarah Evans 27 February 1843 in Putnam Co., Indiana, daughter of Thomas Evans and Margaret Thompson. She was born Abt. 1823 in KY, and died Aft. 22 October 1862 in Adams Co., IL. He married (2) Sarah Jane Landis 17 May 1866 in Adams Co., IL Divorced 23 Nov. 1880 AdamsCo., IL, daughter of Felix Landis and Esther Pound. She was born 25 September 1837 in Columbus, Adams Co., IL, and died Abt. 1909 in Colorado. He married (3) Emily J. Hendericks 06 March 1883 in Daviess Co., Missouri9. She was born Abt. 1843 in IL. Children of Lewis Shaffer and Sarah Evans are: William Or George Shaffer, born Abt. 1844 He married Ollie B. Cunningham 1893 in Adams Co., Illinois (marriage date may be wrong). John M. Shaffer, born February 1847 in Adams Co., IL; died 1925 in MO. He married Susanna May Leerley 1875 in Adams Co., IL. James H. Shaffer, born 21 September 1848 in IL; died 1849 in Adams Co., IL. Sarah E. Shaffer, born 1849 in IL; died 1850 in Adams Co., IL buried Indepence Cem. Mary Louisa Shaffer, born 1853 in Adams Co., IL; died 1921 in Harmony, Hancock Co., Illinois. She married John Davis 1870 in Adams Co., IL. Margaret A. Shaffer, born 1853 in Adams Co., IL; died 1853 in Adams Co., IL buried Indepence Cem.. Sophronia Shaffer, born 1854 in Adams Co., IL; died 1855 in Adams Co., IL buried Indepence Cem.. Thomas Shaffer, born 1855 in Adams Co., IL; died 1881. Lewis D. (may be Dudly )Shaffer, born 1858 in Adams Co., IL; died 1909 at Home, Daviess Co. MO Buried Gilman City Masonic Cem.. He married Julia Metz 1981 in Quincy, Adams Co., IL Elise Shaffer, born 1859 in Columbus, Adams Co., Illinois. Ella Shaffer, born 1859 in Columbus, Adams Co., IL; died 1914 in Bonita, Malheur Co., OR. She married Adam Tolan Rutledge1883 in Daviess Co., MO. Robert Shaffer, born 1862 in Adams Co., IL; died 1881 in MO buried Old Blue Ridge Cem. Harrison Co., Missouri. Child of Lewis Shaffer and Sarah Landis is: Iona Shaffer, born 1867 in Adams Co.,Illinois; died 19 February 1880 (date may be wrong as she is listed in the 1880 census with her mother. The date of her death was from the Pound family genealogy. Iona is listed in the divorce proceeding as her father was providing for her very well and there was no indication that he knew she was dead.) I have found no other sign of her. Do any of these people tie in with your Shaffer family. I am hopeful you can help me. Donna in Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: <winchg@aol.com> To: <SHAFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:10 PM Subject: [SHAFFER-L] George Shaffer, Van Wert, Ohio > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Shaffer, Snyder > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3hGBAEB/1414 > > Message Board Post: > > I am searching for the German area of origin for George Shaffer, he immigrated through New York Port about 1820, lived in Colombus, Ohio for several years then to Indiana, for several years and settled in Van Wert Co., Ohio in 1830. He married Margaret Snyder, who with her brother Jacob were on the same ship with George Shaffer. I have four generations of this family available. Geoge A. Winch >