Alexander Schaffer married Mary Elizabeth Peters 1867 in Madison County Ohio. Their first child was born in Ohio 1867. Eleven children were born in Missouri from 1869-1892. The family then moved to Gray County in1893. Alexander bought land in Gray County one mile north of Jericho in 1895, where he resided until his death in 1928. This land is still owned by Schaffer's. Ephraim Schaffer, Alexander's 3rd. child bought land in Gray County also in 1915, approx. 5 miles north of Jericho. There is a cemetery at Jericho that is maintained by the Schaffer Family to date. Several other properties have been purchased by Schaffer's in this same area. Our brick wall is Alexander's parents or any siblings? The first written record of Alexander is in Ohio dating from the Civil War. Family lore tells Alexander and his brother George came here from Germany in the hull of a cargo ship. Happy Hunting!!! Kelly