I have finally cracked the code on my Ohio Shaffers! They came from Glovelier, Canon Jura, Switzerland, circa 1849, and their surname was changed from CHEVRE, a French name meaning "goat", that when pronounced with a French accent, sounds a lot like SHAFFER. Two CHEVRE/SHAFFER families emigrated from Switzerland and at least one of them settled in Nishimillan Township, Stark County, Ohio. Some migrated a few miles away to Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio. If any of you out there are seeking ancestral information that might be a match, here are the two families: 1) Jacob and Anne Marie Shaffer, born about 1790 2) Henry Joseph and Catherine Shaffer, born about 1796 2.1 Henry Joseph Shaffer, born 1823 2.2 Josephine Shaffer, born 1827 2.3 Margaret Shaffer, born 1829 2.4 Victoria Shaffer, born 1831 2.5 Marie Margaret Shaffer, born 1833 2.6 Joseph J. Shaffer, born 1840 Please get in touch with me if any of this looks like a match. Good luck, good hunting, and may the road be kind to you, Charlie Pettersen Charles W. and Judy G. Pettersen 73-1296 Ka'iminani Drive Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 tel: 808-325-1643 email: [email protected]