Hi! Try looking in Cambridge & Zanesville. I'm not sure what counties they were in at that time frame. Guernsey county is the Cambridge area now. I have relatives who lived there later (>1910), but none of the Shaffers I've talked to there were direct descendants. On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Dkkmc wrote: > Hello, fellow Shaffers. I hope someone can help me with my family since this > is my maiden name and the branch (trunk actually) of my family tree that has > refused to grow over years of research. Philip Shaffer (b. 1790 in NJ) > married Susanna Drake in 1810 (where, I don't know). At some point they > moved to just east of Columbus, OH in Muskingum County. Their children were > Steven, William Henry Harrison (apparently just called Harrison), Laura, > Elmira, Mahala, John Calvin, Louisa, Eurania, and Simon. Susanna died in > 1837, two weeks after Simon's birth. I would very much appreciate it if > anyone knows any of these elusive people. Kelley Shaffer Dickinson > >