Pvt Benjamin Frederick Shaffer (1833-1865)

Pvt Benjamin Frederick Shaffer Veteran

Birth

29 Aug 1833

Wayne Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA

Death

28 Jan 1865 (aged 31)

Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Burial

Chattanooga National Cemetery

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section L, Site 9581

Memorial ID

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Pvt., Co.G, 30th IND Infantry
Remains removed from Huntsville, AL
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Husb of Mary Jane Sheffer; m. 29 Jun 1853, Carroll County, IN.

Inscription

IND.

Gravesite Details

Headstone appears to have an incorrect middle initial.

Family Members

Parents

Jacob E. Shaffer

1795–1839
Elizabeth Pittsenbarger Shaffer

1804–1849

Spouse

Mary J. Shaffer Farrier

1833–1920 (m. 1853)

Siblings

Frances Sina Shaffer Mendenhall

1823–1912
Andrew A. Shaffer

1824–1847
Henry Peter Shaffer

1825–1905
Sarah Ellen Shaffer Smelcer

1827–1908
Lewis Alexander Shaffer

1829–1907
Polly Jane Shaffer Bozworth

1829–1877
Mary Magdelina Shaffer Shaffer

1831–1907
Lydia Lavina Shaffer Davis

1839–1914

Children

Milford Monroe Shaffer

1857–1933
Darthelia S. Shaffer Elrod

1859–1928

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Geneanet Community Trees Index
1860 United States Federal Census
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865
U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962

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Jacob E. Shaffer

Elizabeth Pittsenbarger Shaffer

Mary J. Shaffer Farrier

Frances Sina Shaffer Mendenhall

Andrew A. Shaffer

Henry Peter Shaffer

Sarah Ellen Shaffer Smelcer

Lewis Alexander Shaffer

Polly Jane Shaffer Bozworth

Mary Magdelina Shaffer Shaffer

Lydia Lavina Shaffer Davis

Milford Monroe Shaffer

Darthelia S. Shaffer Elrod

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