I thought I would post my Shaffer lineage. Please contact me if you think we might connect. Descendants of Franz Shaffer 1 Franz SHAFFER b: 1738 in Wurtemburg, Germany d: Apr 1792 in Mahoney Twp., Northumberland, PA .. +Anna Elizabetha KIEHL b: Apr 27, 1740 in Contwig, Rhineland Platz, Germany m: Mar 17, 1758 d: 1799 PA ......... 2 John Daniel SHAFFER b: Nov 03, 1760 in Northumberland Co., PA d: Mar 25, 1835 in ...............Springfield Twp., Franklin Co., IN ............. +Mary Magdalena KOBESSON b: Apr 10, 1766 m: 1785 in PA d: Aug 05, 1851 in Springfield Twp., .................Franklin Co., IN .................... 3 Polly SHAFFER ........................ +John ALBRITE .................... 3 Hannah SHAFFER ........................ +George COLLINS .................... 3 Peter SHAFER .................... 3 George SHAFER ........................ +Jane RANEY .................... 3 Michael SHAFER ........................ +Maria RUMPLER .................... 3 Catherine SHAFER ........................ +David GRUVER ............................... 4 Will GRUVER ............................... 4 Jeanne GRUVER .................... *2nd Husband of Catherine Shafer: ........................ +A. FLEMING .................... 3 Daniel SHAFER b: Nov 16, 1787 in PA d: Jan 07, 1863 in Springfield Twp., Franklin Co., IN ........................ +Eve BURGETT b: Nov 30, 1792 in Butler Co., OH m: Aug 29, 1809 d: Jul 31, 1882 in Springfield Twp., ..........................Franklin Co., IN ............................... 4 John SHAFER b: Apr 20, 1811 ............................... 4 Sallie SHAFER b: Nov 26, 1812 in Riley Twp., Butler Co., OH d: Jan 01, 1887 in Israel Twp., .....................................Preble Co., OH ................................... +Caleb SHERA b: Feb 16, 1805 in Roscommon Co., Ireland m: Mar 01, 1832 in Franklin Co., ......................................IN d: Jul 07, 1889 in Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH ........................................... 5 James SHERA b: Dec 28, 1832 in Springfield Twp., Franklin Co., IN d: Oct 02, 1912 in .................................................Franklin Co., IN ............................................... +Jane JOHNSON b: Oct 28, 1832 in Franklin Co., IN m: Jan 20, 1856 in College Corner, .................................................Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH d: Jul 06, 1912 in Franklin Co., IN ........................................... 5 Daniel SHERA b: Oct 07, 1834 in Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH d: Jan 18, 1916 in Preble .................................................Co., OH ............................................... +Margaret Jane STEWART b: Jun 20, 1845 m: Dec 02, 1862 in Israel Twp., Preble Co., .................................................OH d: Sep 25, 1920 ........................................... 5 Anna SHERA b: 1836 in Preble Co., OH d: 1924 ............................................... +Jacob RIDENOUR m: Oct 05, 1858 d: Jan 1904 ........................................... 5 Thomas Munns SHERA b: May 21, 1838 in Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH d: Feb 03, 1859 ........................................... 5 Caleb SHERA b: Jun 22, 1840 in Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH d: Jun 25, 1840 in Israel .................................................Twp., Preble Co., OH ........................................... 5 John Burgett SHERA b: Jan 04, 1842 in Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH d: Aug 23, 1914 in .................................................College Corner, Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH ............................................... +Mary Elizabeth BROWN b: Jul 07, 1844 m: Dec 16, 1869 d: Mar 15, 1873 ........................................... *2nd Wife of John Burgett Shera: ............................................... +Eva Alice BROWN b: May 10, 1853 in Franklin Co., IN m: Oct 05, 1878 in Laporte, ..................................................IN d: Feb 28, 1890 in Israel Twp., Preble Co., OH ........................................... *3rd Wife of John Burgett Shera: ............................................... +Virginia AUSTIN b: 1858 m: Jun 25, 1901 d: Nov 1943 ........................................... 5 William H. SHERA b: Oct 08, 1843 in Preble Co., OH d: Aug 13, 1909 ............................................... +Mary Elizabeth PIERSON b: 1842 m: May 05, 1870 d: 1926 ........................................... 5 Sarah Elizabeth SHERA b: Mar 10, 1850 in Preble Co., OH d: Jul 02, 1932 ............................................... +Oscar STOUT b: Jan 01, 1846 m: Oct 18, 1870 d: Feb 26, 1932 ............................... 4 Henry SHAFER b: Dec 13, 1813 ............................... 4 Mary SHAFER b: Apr 11, 1815 ............................... 4 Elizabeth SHAFER b: Jan 13, 1817 ................................... +Caleb SHERA m: Dec 21, 1837 in Franklin Co., IN ............................... 4 Catherine SHAFER b: Mar 13, 1817 ............................... 4 Daniel W. A. SHAFER b: Jun 13, 1826 ............................... 4 Eliza Jane SHAFER b: Aug 20, 1829 ............................... 4 James M. SHAFER b: Jan 29, 1834 .................... 3 John SHAFER b: Nov 22, 1789 d: 1838 ........................ +Catherine WHITMORE d: 1882 .................... 3 Mary Elizabeth SHAFER b: Sep 18, 1797 ........................ +GRUVER .................... 3 Joseph SHAFFER b: Jan 27, 1806 ......... 2 Jacob Conrad SHAFFER b: Aug 07, 1762 in Germany d: Sep 11, 1822 in Lower Manoney Twp., ...............Northumberland Co., PA ......... 2 Wilhelm J. SHAFER b: Jun 28, 1764 in Germany d: Mar 29, 1835 ......... 2 Hannah SHAFER b: Jun 28, 1766 d: 1816 ......... 2 John SHAFER b: Sep 28, 1768 ......... 2 Anna SHAFER b: Mar 20, 1771 ......... 2 Peter SHAFER b: May 17, 1773 ......... 2 Elizabeth SHAFER b: Aug 09, 1775 ......... 2 George SHAFER b: Dec 09, 1777 ......... 2 Catherine SHAFER b: Jul 06, 1780 d: Nov 22, 1869 ......... 2 Peter SHAFER b: Oct 26, 1782 -- John Harrison San Francisco [email protected] Home Page: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/r/John-Allen-Harrison/ researching: H*ARRISON, A*NDERSON, S*TEWART (S*TEUART), M*cCONNELL, B*ROWN, T*AYLOR, W*ITTER (W*IDDER), B*ARTON, T*OWER (T*OWAR), R*ANDOLPH, C*ARTER, B*ARCLAY, H*ARRIS, G*UFFY, R*AMSEY, V*AN KIRK (V*AN KERCK), M*ORGAN, S*HERA, L*EARD (L*AIRD), M*UNNS, R*OYCROFT, S*HAFER (S*HAFFER/S*CHAEFFER), K*IEHL, K*OBESSEN, H*UGHES, B*URGETT, H*EALD (H*EYLD), D*INWIDDIE, N*UTTER, G*ILBERT, H*EADY "People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors" - Edmund Burke