Anyone out there who know's this line? JOHN SHAEFFER was born Abt. 1785 in PA. He married HANNAH. ( I know not where in PA) Children of JOHN SHAEFFER and HANNAH are: 2. i. PETER SHAEFFER, b. February 18, 1817, Fairfield County,Ohio; d. November 07, 1870, Boone Co., IA. ii. ANDREW SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1825, Ohio; d. Boone Co., IA. iii. HENRY H. SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1823, Ohio. 2. PETER SHAEFFER (JOHN) was born February 18, 1817 in Fairfield County,Ohio, and died November 07, 1870 in Boone Co., IA. He married NANCY MERRIMAN June 01, 1837 in Delphi, Indiana, daughter of JOSHUA MERRIMAN. Children of PETER SHAEFFER and NANCY MERRIMAN are: 3. i. TILGHMAN H. SHAEFFER, b. September 15, 1840, White Co.,Indiana; d. May 03, 1920, Stratford, IA. ii. JOHN R. SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1838, Delphi, Indiana; d. May 01, 1863, Port Gibson, Mississippi. Notes for JOHN R. SHAEFFER: Killed in action at Battle of Port Gibson, Miss. Company C, Ind. 46th Vol. Inf. Regt. Buried near Magnolia Church, Miss. in mass soldier's grave. unmarked. 4. iii. AMAZIAH M. SHAEFFER, b. January 26, 1843, Delphi, Indiana; d. November 25, 1935, Boone, Iowa. iv. JASPER SHAEFFER, b. Abt. 1845, Delphi, Indiana4; d. Oklahoma; m. ANNA DENNET, April 20, 1871, Boone, Iowa4. v. ISAAC NEWTON SHAEFFER, b. February 15, 1848, Delphi, Indiana; d. February 09, 1916, Marshalltown, Iowa; m. CYNTHIA ANN HUXFORD, June 10, 1868, Boone Co., IA. 5. vi. WILLIAM HENRY SHAEFFER, b. April 27, 1851, Delphi, Indiana; d. March 03, 1909, Voltaire, North Dakota. vii. GEORGE WASHINGTON SHAEFFER, b. May 04, 1855, Logansport, Indiana; d. June 01, 1938, Des Moines, Iowa; m. SARAH MARGURITE TOMLINSON, December 20, 1876, Fraser, Iowa. 3. TILGHMAN H. SHAEFFER (PETER, JOHN)was born September 15, 1840 in White Co.,Indiana, and died May 03, 1920 in Stratford, IA. He married ANNA M. FERLEN,12 March 17, 1864 in Boone County, Iowa, daughter of MONS FERLEN and MARGTHA(MARTHA) SVENSDOTTOR. Children of TILGHMAN SHAEFFER and ANNA FERLEN are: i. WILLIAM S. SHAEFFER, b. February 13, 186514; d. July 27, 1887, Stratford, IA. 6. ii. FRANKLIN SHAEFFER, b. December 1868, Iowa. iii. ALICE M. SHAEFFER, b. October 08, 1871; d. February 09, 1892, Stratford, IA. 7. iv. JOHN L. SHAEFFER, b. June 28, 1874, Iowa; d. November 1966, Iowa. v. FREDRICK SHAEFFER, b. April 1876. 8. vi. SWAN E. SHAEFFER, b. January 1881, Iowa; d. 1944, Stratford, IA. vii. SAMUEL C. SHAEFFER, b. May 12, 1885; d. September 02, 1907, Stratford, IA. 4. AMAZIAH M. SHAEFFER (PETER, JOHN) was born January 26, 1843 in Delphi, Indiana, and died November 25, 1935 in Boone, Iowa. He married DORTHEA GOETZMAN December 31, 1865 in Boone, Iowa. Children of AMAZIAH SHAEFFER and DORTHEA GOETZMAN are: i. MAGGIE L. SHAEFFER. ii. SAMUEL P. SHAEFFER. iii. ELSIE E. SHAEFFER. 5. WILLIAM HENRY SHAEFFER (PETER, JOHN) was born April 27, 1851 in Delphi, Indiana, and died March 03, 1909 in Voltaire, North Dakota. He married MARY HATTIE HANSON January 27, 1872 in Boone Co., IA. Children of WILLIAM SHAEFFER and MARY HANSON are: i. JOHN SHAEFFER. ii. FREDERICK SHAEFFER. iii. HENRY SHAEFFER. iv. ANNIE SHAEFFER. 6. FRANKLIN SHAEFFER (TILGHMAN H., PETER, JOHN) was born December 1868 in Iowa. He married CLARICE (Sills?). Children of FRANKLIN SHAEFFER and CLARICE are: i. BLANCHE SHAEFFER, b. October 1892. ii. NORMA SHAEFFER, b. February 1895. iii. HAROLD SHAEFFER, b. November 1896. 7. JOHN L. SHAEFFER (TILGHMAN H., PETER, JOHN)was born June 28, 1874 in Iowa, and died November 1966 in Iowa. He married AGNES BERGGREN 1895, daughter of JOHN BERGGREN and ANNA PETERSON. Children of JOHN SHAEFFER and AGNES BERGGREN are: i. EARL SHAEFFER, b. 1896. ii. INEZ MARIE SHAEFFER, b. June 14, 1897, Stratford, Hamilton County, Iowa; d. May 12, 1970, Stratford, Hamilton County, Iowa; m. (1) FRANK CLARENCE MILBURN, 1915, Des Moine, Iowa; m. (2) CARL HAKES, 1940. 8. SWAN E. SHAEFFER (TILGHMAN H., PETER, JOHN) was born January 1881 in Iowa, and died 1944 in Stratford, IA. He married ESTHER A. PETERSON in Slater, Iowa, daughter of AUGUST PETERSON and SOPHIA LINN. Children of SWAN SHAEFFER and ESTHER PETERSON are: i. HARRIOTT SHAEFFER, b. 1917. ii. ROBERT SHAEFFER, b. 1921. I would love to hear from someone out there who might know anything about this line. If you have read down this so far, thanks! Kerri