I am searching for Samuel Shafer who was born about 1800? They lived in Clinton county, PA. His daughter Mary Elizabeth was born in 1828. She married Michael Snyder. Their daughter Martha Elizabeth Snyder m. Thomas Rute. They moved to Audobon Co. IA around 1900. My great aunt Laura Rute Olson, their oldest daughter told me the moved to Iowa on advice from other relatives that moved. She remembered visiting with cousins but could remember who. I found the following i "Clinton Co. PA records" Frederick Shafer, b. 19 Oct 1798 d. 21 June 1865 [This was the earliest Shafer I could find, I checked all spellings] Lori Fortner Houston, TX