Here is the Jacob Shafer in my line. Looking for any information on this line. Visit my Shafer's at http://www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/9964 Descendants of Jacob Shafer Generation No. 1 1. JACOB1 SHAFER was born in North Philadelpia. He married MARY NIEVEL. Child of JACOB SHAFER and MARY NIEVEL is: 2. i. SUSANNA2 SHAFER, b. September 10, 1829, Pennsylvania; d. December 27, 1898, Almont, MI - Buried at Hough Rd Cemetary Almont, MI. Generation No. 2 2. SUSANNA2 SHAFER (JACOB1)1 was born September 10, 1829 in Pennsylvania1, and died December 27, 1898 in Almont, MI - Buried at Hough Rd Cemetary Almont, MI1. She married JOSEPH SIMONS1 May 17, 1847 in Kensington, Philadelphia, PA1, son of JOSEPH SIMON and MARY BOGGS. Children of SUSANNA SHAFER and JOSEPH SIMONS are: i. MATILDA V3 SIMON1, b. July 28, 1848, Mt. Holly, Burlington, NJ1. ii. JOSEPH SIMON1, b. July 01, 1850, Mt Holly, Burlington, NJ1; d. February 17, 1853, Mt Holly, Burlington, NJ. iii. WILLIAM SIMON1, b. February 18, 1852, Mt Holly, Burlington, NJ1; d. February 12, 1853, Mt Holly, Burlington, NJ. iv. MARY MATILDA SIMON1, b. January 13, 1854, Northampton, Burlington, NJ1. 3. v. JOSEPH JR. SIMON, b. February 13, 1856, Almont, Lapeer, MI; d. May 16, 1912, Detroit, Wayne, MI - buried at Elmwood Cemetary - 1200 Elmwood ave.det.. vi. ELIZABETH SIMON1, b. 1858, Almont, Lapeer, MI1. vii. BRAZILLO SIMON1, b. 1860, Almont, Lapeer, MI1. viii. CHARLOTTE SIMON1, b. July 1865, Almont, Lapeer, MI1. ix. SAMUEL SIMON1, b. 1866, Almont, Lapeer, MI1. x. SUSANNA SIMON1, b. 1870, Almont, Lapeer, MI1. Generation No. 3 3. JOSEPH JR.3 SIMON (SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1)2 was born February 13, 1856 in Almont, Lapeer, MI2,3, and died May 16, 1912 in Detroit, Wayne, MI - buried at Elmwood Cemetary - 1200 Elmwood ave.det.3. He married IDA MAY ALLEN4 April 24, 18815, daughter of BERTHA ALLEN. Children of JOSEPH SIMON and IDA ALLEN are: i. CARL R.4 SIMON5, b. July 01, 1882, Almont, Lapeer, MI5. ii. BABY SIMON5, b. August 10, 1883, Almont, Lapeer, MI5; d. August 14, 1883, Almont, Lapeer, MI. iii. HAZEL BELLE SIMON5, b. July 31, 1885, Almont, Lapeer, MI5; d. May 1912, Detroit, MI - Buried at Elmwood Cemetary - Detroit, MI6. iv. LEGEORGE SIMON7, b. February 1894, Almont, Lapeer, MI7. 4. v. LEONE SIMON, b. February 1898, Almont, Lapeer, MI; d. 1981, Buried at Elmwood Cemtary-1200 Elmwood Ave. Detroit, MI. 5. vi. VANCE LIVINGSTON SIMON, b. January 25, 1888, Almont, Lapeer, MI; d. January 28, 1949, Highland Park, Wayne, MI. Generation No. 4 4. LEONE4 SIMON (JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1)7 was born February 1898 in Almont, Lapeer, MI7, and died 1981 in Buried at Elmwood Cemtary-1200 Elmwood Ave. Detroit, MI8. She married KENNETH SKELLENGER9. Child of LEONE SIMON and KENNETH SKELLENGER is: i. GRACIE5 SIMON. 5. VANCE LIVINGSTON4 SIMON (JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1)10 was born January 25, 1888 in Almont, Lapeer, MI10, and died January 28, 1949 in Highland Park, Wayne, MI11. He married (1) DORA ANN HUNT Abt. 1904 in Detroit, Wayne, MI12, daughter of HARROLD HUNT and LYDIA RICHARDSON. He married (2) DORA ANN HUNT Abt. 1904 in Detroit, Wayne, MI, daughter of HARROLD HUNT and LYDIA RICHARDSON. Children of VANCE SIMON and DORA HUNT are: i. WILLIAM5 SIMON. 6. ii. HAROLD VANCE SIMONS, b. April 16, 1907, Detroit, MI-; d. March 23, 1943, Detroit, MI- buried in Grandlwan Cemetary. iii. JOSEPH SIMON, b. Abt. 1909. iv. GEORGE SIMON, b. Abt. 1911. v. DOROTHY SIMON, b. Abt. 1912. vi. SIMON, b. 1915; d. 1915. 7. vii. VAUGHN LIVINGSTON SIMON, b. March 15, 1916, Moscow, Hillsdale, MI; d. April 29, 1983, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. viii. ALVIN M SIMON, b. August 29, 1920, Jonesville, Hillsdale, MI; d. January 1986, Detroit, Wayne, MI. ix. DEALTON M. SIMON, b. August 29, 1920, Jonesville, Hillsdale, MI; d. 1952. 8. x. IDA LEONE SIMON, b. June 19, 1922, Jonesville, Hillsdale, MI. Child of VANCE SIMON and DORA HUNT is: 9. xi. JOSEPH COURTENAY5 SIMON, b. July 13, 1918, Moscow twp mi. Generation No. 5 6. HAROLD VANCE5 SIMONS (VANCE LIVINGSTON4 SIMON, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born April 16, 1907 in Detroit, MI-, and died March 23, 1943 in Detroit, MI- buried in Grandlwan Cemetary. He married (1) BERNICE. He married (2) BERNICE JOHANNA CROMP13 October 15, 1930 in Detroit, MI. Child of HAROLD SIMONS and BERNICE is: i. PATRICIA JO6 SIMON, b. Abt. 1940. Children of HAROLD SIMONS and BERNICE CROMP are: 10. ii. ROBERT VANCE6 SIMONS, b. March 01, 1932, Detroit, MI - Henry Ford Hospital. iii. PATRICIA JO SIMONS, b. Abt. 1940. 7. VAUGHN LIVINGSTON5 SIMON (VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born March 15, 1916 in Moscow, Hillsdale, MI, and died April 29, 1983 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. He married (2) OLETTA MASSIE VIGERUST October 17, 1937 in Menomonie, Dunn, WI. Children of VAUGHN SIMON and OLETTA VIGERUST are: i. VAUGHN LIVINGSTON6 SIMON, b. August 21, 1938, Menomonie, Dunn, WI. 11. ii. BARBARA KAY SIMON, b. August 22, 1940, Menomonie, Dunn, WI. 12. iii. MARILYN JEAN SIMON, b. November 11, 1943, Detroit, Wayne, MI. 13. iv. STEPHAN VANCE SIMON, b. July 05, 1945, Menomonie, Dunn, WI. 14. v. DAN PATRICK SIMON, b. March 19, 1949, Menomonie, Dunn, WI. 8. IDA LEONE5 SIMON (VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born June 19, 1922 in Jonesville, Hillsdale, MI. She married THOMAS CHAPMAN DENNIS BECKER. Children of IDA SIMON and THOMAS BECKER are: 15. i. MARYANN6 BECKER, b. October 03, 1941. 16. ii. IDA MAY BECKER, b. October 01, 1942. 9. JOSEPH COURTENAY5 SIMON (VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born July 13, 1918 in Moscow twp mi14. He married (1) VELMA RUTH DUGGAN15, daughter of GEORGE DUGGAN and ETHEL MILLERD. He married (2) MARY. Children of JOSEPH SIMON and VELMA DUGGAN are: 17. i. DARRELL6 SIMON, b. July 25, 1941, Detroit, MI. 18. ii. RUTHANN SIMON-DUGGAN, b. March 30, 1943, Detroit Michigan. 19. iii. JOEL SIMON, b. 1954, Detroit,Wayne,MI. 20. iv. VAUGHN SIMON, b. February 19, 1946. v. DUANE CHARLES SIMON16, b. 1956, detroit Michigan at herbert keifer sanitarium detroit mi; d. October 25, 1995; m. ROBIN. Generation No. 6 10. ROBERT VANCE6 SIMONS (HAROLD VANCE5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4 SIMON, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born March 01, 1932 in Detroit, MI - Henry Ford Hospital. He married (1) ANN BANNIGAN WALSH September 26, 1953, daughter of HARRY WALSH and MARY BANNIGAN. He married (2) FLORENCE BEEBE August 12, 1981. Children of ROBERT SIMONS and ANN WALSH are: i. ROBERT MICHAEL7 SIMONS, b. July 09, 1954; m. PATSY SUE WILLIAMS, June 21, 1975, East Jordan,MI. ii. PATRICIA JOANN SIMONS, b. October 10, 1955; m. ROY ERNEST SCHUKOWSKY. iii. CHRISTOPHER GERALD FRANCES SIMONS, b. March 21, 1961, Royal Oak, MI - Beaumont Hosp.. 11. BARBARA KAY6 SIMON (VAUGHN LIVINGSTON5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born August 22, 1940 in Menomonie, Dunn, WI. She married LAWRENCE ROBERT IVERSON April 01, 1967 in St Paul, Ramsey, MN. Children of BARBARA SIMON and LAWRENCE IVERSON are: i. SCOTT ALLEN7 IVERSON, b. August 07, 1964, St Paul, Ramsey, MN. ii. DAYNA MARIE IVERSON, b. November 15, 1967, St Paul, Ramsey, MN. 12. MARILYN JEAN6 SIMON (VAUGHN LIVINGSTON5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born November 11, 1943 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. She married CHESTER WILLIAM GOULD November 05, 1965 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. Children of MARILYN SIMON and CHESTER GOULD are: i. EMILY JEAN7 GOULD, b. August 18, 1970, Robbinsdale, Hennepin, MN. ii. ELIZABETH ANN GOULD, b. March 24, 1973, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Dunn. iii. THOMAS ANDREW GOULD, b. June 12, 1975, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. 13. STEPHAN VANCE6 SIMON (VAUGHN LIVINGSTON5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born July 05, 1945 in Menomonie, Dunn, WI. He married SUZANNE K WILSON May 20, 1971 in Richfield, Hennepin, MN. Children of STEPHAN SIMON and SUZANNE WILSON are: i. JOSEPH PAUL7 SIMON, b. April 06, 1976, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. ii. SARAH MARIE SIMON, b. July 14, 1980, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. 14. DAN PATRICK6 SIMON (VAUGHN LIVINGSTON5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born March 19, 1949 in Menomonie, Dunn, WI. He married (1) ROSE CONTRERAS June 20, 1970 in St Paul, Ramsey, MN. He married (2) ELNORA 1985 in Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara, CA. Child of DAN SIMON and ROSE CONTRERAS is: i. STEPHANIE ANN7 SIMON, b. April 02, 1971. 15. MARYANN6 BECKER (IDA LEONE5 SIMON, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born October 03, 1941. She married FREDERICK CROSS. Child of MARYANN BECKER and FREDERICK CROSS is: i. LORETTA SUE7 CROSS, b. August 09, 1960; m. CHRIS HANSON. 16. IDA MAY6 BECKER (IDA LEONE5 SIMON, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1) was born October 01, 1942. She married VICTOR C SELEWSKI June 06, 1968 in Mt Clemens,MI. Children of IDA BECKER and VICTOR SELEWSKI are: i. VICTORIA ANN7 SELEWSKI, b. May 05, 1970; m. ALLEN KLAUS, May 05, 1994, Mt clemens,MI. ii. ARLENE LOUISE SELEWSKI, b. May 21, 1973; m. MICHAEL ERIN, August 01, 1996, Mt clemens,MI. iii. SANDRA MARIA SELEWSKI, b. July 27, 1975; m. STEPHEN M BAUVHENN, September 03, 1994, Mt clemens,MI. iv. VICTOR JR SELEWSKI, b. January 10, 1977. 17. DARRELL6 SIMON (JOSEPH COURTENAY5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1)17 was born July 25, 1941 in Detroit, MI. He married (1) CAROL ANN WARNER. He married (2) SANDRA VAN DAMME. Children of DARRELL SIMON and CAROL WARNER are: i. DARRELL JR.7 SIMON. ii. JOANNE SIMON. iii. DEBRA SIMON. iv. JANICE SIMON. v. MATHEW SIMON. 18. RUTHANN6 SIMON-DUGGAN (JOSEPH COURTENAY5 SIMON, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1)18 was born March 30, 1943 in Detroit Michigan19. She married (1) LEE BOLTON. She married (2) DUANE GALE GUSHEN20 May 14, 1960 in Alma,Gratiot,MI20, son of DONALD GUSHEN and FRANKIE BRIGGS. Children of RUTHANN SIMON-DUGGAN and DUANE GUSHEN are: i. DUANE JOSEPH7 GUSHEN21, b. November 12, 1961, Gratiot community hospital - Alma MI21; m. (1) VICKEY; m. (2) WENDY LYON22, October 02, 1981, Ithaca, MI. ii. JONATHAN EDWARD GUSHEN23, b. March 19, 1963, Gratiot Community hospital - Alma MI23; m. JENNIFER ANN HAVER23, June 25, 1988, Delhi Park - Ann Arbor MI. iii. JAMES DARWIN GUSHEN23, b. June 18, 1966, gratiot community hospital - Alma MI; m. TINA SUZETTE PARRISH24. iv. SUSAN HEATHER GUSHEN25, b. October 27, 1969, Gratiot community hospital - Alma MI; m. DAVID BYRON25, California. 19. JOEL6 SIMON (JOSEPH COURTENAY5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1)26,27 was born 1954 in Detroit,Wayne,MI. He married ROBYN RUSCHMEYER. Child of JOEL SIMON and ROBYN RUSCHMEYER is: i. RACHAEL RUTH7 SIMON. 20. VAUGHN6 SIMON (JOSEPH COURTENAY5, VANCE LIVINGSTON4, JOSEPH JR.3, SUSANNA2 SHAFER, JACOB1)27 was born February 19, 194628. He married MARGARET SANFORD28,28. Child of VAUGHN SIMON and MARGARET SANFORD is: i. KARLA7 SIMON28, b. May 01, 197028. Endnotes 1. Vaughn Livinston Simon, Vaughn Livingston Simon, Jr. - Certified Geneologist - Salt Lake City UT, (GEDCOM Files), "Electronic." 2. birth certificate. 3. Vaughn Livinston Simon, Vaughn Livingston Simon, Jr. - Certified Geneologist - Salt Lake City UT, (GEDCOM Files), "Electronic." 4. Cemetary records. 5. Vaughn Livinston Simon, Vaughn Livingston Simon, Jr. - Certified Geneologist - Salt Lake City UT, (GEDCOM Files), "Electronic." 6. Cemetary records. 7. Vaughn Livinston Simon, Vaughn Livingston Simon, Jr. - Certified Geneologist - Salt Lake City UT, (GEDCOM Files), "Electronic." 8. Cemetary records. 9. Cemetary records, Elmwood Cemetary - Detroit, MI. 10. birth certificate. 11. funeral records - death. 12. interview with Joseph Courtney Simon. 13. interview with Robert Michael Simons. 14. birth certificate. 15. funeral records - death. 16. interview with Joseph Courtney Simon. 17. personal. 18. interview with Duane Gale Gushen. 19. interview with Joseph Courtney Simon. 20. interview with Duane Gale Gushen. 21. personal. 22. interview with Duane Gale Gushen. 23. personal. 24. interview with James Darwin Gushen. 25. personal. 26. interview with Robert Michael Simons. 27. interview with Joseph Courtney Simon. 28. Interview with Vaughn Simon.