Sharon and anyone else interesed, Here is one of the many, many entries from Mattie's 1908 Diary concerning Shaffers. Is this perhaps your Perry Shaffer? The Uncle she mentions is Benjamin Franklin John Bushong better known as "Frank" who went West to Nebraska for a time but came back to New Market after father Jacob Bushong and mother Sarah Strickler had passed away. His brother Anderson needed him to help run the farm at New Market, Virginia. (1908) Wed. Dec 9 - "Cloudy all day. Uncle finished shucking and hauling in corn. Mrs. Perry Shaffer and Mrs. Will Neff spent the day with us. My cold is better." There are hundreds of Valley names mentioned in these diaries. Gloria Bushong **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489