Hi: I am posting this again since I found a little more information. George SHAFFER is listed in the Franklin Co., Pa. He is listed as age 47 born in Md. with wife Sarah age 43 born in Pa. Children listed are: Mary age 20; Michael age 17; Margaret age 15; Nancy age 11; Susan age 9; George W. age 6; Louisa age 4; and Simon W. age 1 month. Also listed is an older female M?????? Duffy age 70. Michael is also listed as being born in Md. all others are listed as Pa. George SHAFFER' had some older children. On of which is my gg grandmother Sarah Salome SHAFFER, she married John Chriswell ROBINSON. If any of these sound familiar please contact me. While I was looking through the census for Franklin Co., Pa. I wrote down other SHAFFERS that were on the 1850 census. I do not know if any of them connect with mine or not. They are listed below. Nancy SHAFFER age 41 Pa. Head of Household Eli age 21 Pa. Catherine age 19 Pa. William age 16 Pa. Occupation Laborer Rosannah ? age 14 Pa. Nancy A. age 13 Pa. Jacob age 10 Pa. John age 65 Pa. Occupation hard to read looked like Cook aslo in this household were two other people Henry Levi age 24 Pa. Occupation Laborer Irene Levi age 26 Pa. Another household Peter SHAFFER age 40 Pa. Farmer Catherine age 28 Pa. Lewis age 12 Pa. Anna age 4 Pa. Abraham age 2 Pa. another household Henry SHAFFER age 56 Pa. Occupation hard to read George SHAFFER age 26 Md. School Teacher Catherine age 44? Md. another household Jacob SHAFFER age 38 Pa. Farmer Catherine age 39 Pa. Barbara age 14 Pa. Catherine age 11 Pa. Anna age 8 Pa. John age 6 Pa. Samuel age 3 Pa. Elizabeth age 7 mo. Pa. another household Peter SHAFFER age 61 Pa. Farmer Elizabeth age 55 Pa. Sarah A. age 21 Pa. another household George SHAFFER age 43 Pa. Laborer Millie or Minnie age 38 Pa. This name was hard to read looks like this could be the name John age 20 Pa. Occupation none Ellen age 15 Pa. Sarah age 14 Pa. George age 12 Pa. Jacob age 10 Pa. Elizabeth age 6 Pa. William age 4 Pa. another household Samuel SHAFFER age 47 Pa. Farmer Catherine age 41 Pa. John age 18 Pa. Occupation none George age 17 Pa. Laborer Catherine age 15 Pa. Joseph age 13 Pa. Elizabeth age 11 Pa. Jeremiah age 9 Pa. Sarah age 7 Pa. James age 4 Pa. Anna age 2 Pa. Charolette age 1 Pa. another household Ann SHAFFER age 45 Germany George age 26 Md. Laborer Susan age 15 Pa. Daniel age 13 Pa. Mary age 12 Pa. Nancy age 10 Pa. Jacob age 8 Pa. another household Jacob SHAFER age 61 Germany Farner Catherine age 65 Germany another household Vanentine SHAFFER age 26 Germany Laborer Sophia age 19 Germany If anyone knows whether any of these SHAFFERS connect with mine please contact me. Also hope these help someone. Thank you Dee