Per ancestry.com's relationship calculator, Henry Shaffer was my third great grand uncle.
Records indicate he was born January 2, 1812, the second of 15 children born to James & Margaret Brooks Shaffer, but sources conflict between Ohio & PA as Henry's birthplace. Family legend puts his parents in Ohio during war of 1812 (see the story of Margaret & the Indian on his mother's profile), so that is likely more reliable.
He married Jane Mason, and they had at least 8 children according to available records.
CHILDREN (info on children revised 3-21-14)
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Per email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (a Shaffer descendant and respected family researcher):
"Regarding the posting for Henry Shaffer in Jericho Cemetery, I wanted to fill you in on the children of Henry and Jane Mason Shaffer. They had 9 children:
-Margaret Brooks Shaffer b. 13 Sep 1833, d. 17 Feb 1909
-Nancy Grugan Shaffer b. 2 Apr 1836 d. 7 Apr 1895
-Joseph Mason Shaffer b. 22 Apr 1838, d. 13 Mar 1900 (The birthdate I have for Joseph M. doesn't match what is posted on Find-A-Grave (perhaps taken from the tombstone?)--the date I have is from his obituary.)
-James Alexander Shaffer b. 11 Oct 1840, d. 25 Apr 1923
-Christopher Columbus (aka Lum, Columbus C., and earlier Washington) b. 1843, d. 6 Feb 1891
-Luzerna Almina Shaffer b. 2 Jan 1846, d. 17 Jun 1930
-John Henry Shaffer b. 26 Jan 1849, d. 12 Apr 1870
-William B. Shaffer b. Jul 1852, d. 26 Jul 1854
-Martha Jane Shaffer (aka Mattie) b. 19 May 1854, d. 15 Aug 1914.
Of these, Margaret (Fulton), Nancy (Fink), Joseph M., Columbus, John H. and William B. are buried in Jericho Cemetery."
(end info received from Dee).
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The family of Henry & Jane were farmers.
Henry died October 17, 1864, and is buried in Jericho Cemetery next to wife Jane.
Henry's maternal grandfather, Benjamin Brooks, served in the Revolutionary War and is a certified DAR ancestor. His paternal grandfather, Henry Shaffer, immigrated to America just before the Revolution and is said to have served as well, but I have not found documentation to support this and he is not yet listed in the DAR Patriot lists.
Any additional information on this family would be appreciated.
Sources:
-US census records
-"Margaret and the Indian" - a mini-biography of Margaret Brooks Shaffer written by her great great grandaughter Edith Tallmon Walker (1898-1991)
-Headstones of Henry & Jane Shaffer
~SAR approved member application #77459
-email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (details children - see above)
Records indicate he was born January 2, 1812, the second of 15 children born to James & Margaret Brooks Shaffer, but sources conflict between Ohio & PA as Henry's birthplace. Family legend puts his parents in Ohio during war of 1812 (see the story of Margaret & the Indian on his mother's profile), so that is likely more reliable.
He married Jane Mason, and they had at least 8 children according to available records.
CHILDREN (info on children revised 3-21-14)
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Per email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (a Shaffer descendant and respected family researcher):
"Regarding the posting for Henry Shaffer in Jericho Cemetery, I wanted to fill you in on the children of Henry and Jane Mason Shaffer. They had 9 children:
-Margaret Brooks Shaffer b. 13 Sep 1833, d. 17 Feb 1909
-Nancy Grugan Shaffer b. 2 Apr 1836 d. 7 Apr 1895
-Joseph Mason Shaffer b. 22 Apr 1838, d. 13 Mar 1900 (The birthdate I have for Joseph M. doesn't match what is posted on Find-A-Grave (perhaps taken from the tombstone?)--the date I have is from his obituary.)
-James Alexander Shaffer b. 11 Oct 1840, d. 25 Apr 1923
-Christopher Columbus (aka Lum, Columbus C., and earlier Washington) b. 1843, d. 6 Feb 1891
-Luzerna Almina Shaffer b. 2 Jan 1846, d. 17 Jun 1930
-John Henry Shaffer b. 26 Jan 1849, d. 12 Apr 1870
-William B. Shaffer b. Jul 1852, d. 26 Jul 1854
-Martha Jane Shaffer (aka Mattie) b. 19 May 1854, d. 15 Aug 1914.
Of these, Margaret (Fulton), Nancy (Fink), Joseph M., Columbus, John H. and William B. are buried in Jericho Cemetery."
(end info received from Dee).
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The family of Henry & Jane were farmers.
Henry died October 17, 1864, and is buried in Jericho Cemetery next to wife Jane.
Henry's maternal grandfather, Benjamin Brooks, served in the Revolutionary War and is a certified DAR ancestor. His paternal grandfather, Henry Shaffer, immigrated to America just before the Revolution and is said to have served as well, but I have not found documentation to support this and he is not yet listed in the DAR Patriot lists.
Any additional information on this family would be appreciated.
Sources:
-US census records
-"Margaret and the Indian" - a mini-biography of Margaret Brooks Shaffer written by her great great grandaughter Edith Tallmon Walker (1898-1991)
-Headstones of Henry & Jane Shaffer
~SAR approved member application #77459
-email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (details children - see above)
Per ancestry.com's relationship calculator, Henry Shaffer was my third great grand uncle.
Records indicate he was born January 2, 1812, the second of 15 children born to James & Margaret Brooks Shaffer, but sources conflict between Ohio & PA as Henry's birthplace. Family legend puts his parents in Ohio during war of 1812 (see the story of Margaret & the Indian on his mother's profile), so that is likely more reliable.
He married Jane Mason, and they had at least 8 children according to available records.
CHILDREN (info on children revised 3-21-14)
*****************
Per email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (a Shaffer descendant and respected family researcher):
"Regarding the posting for Henry Shaffer in Jericho Cemetery, I wanted to fill you in on the children of Henry and Jane Mason Shaffer. They had 9 children:
-Margaret Brooks Shaffer b. 13 Sep 1833, d. 17 Feb 1909
-Nancy Grugan Shaffer b. 2 Apr 1836 d. 7 Apr 1895
-Joseph Mason Shaffer b. 22 Apr 1838, d. 13 Mar 1900 (The birthdate I have for Joseph M. doesn't match what is posted on Find-A-Grave (perhaps taken from the tombstone?)--the date I have is from his obituary.)
-James Alexander Shaffer b. 11 Oct 1840, d. 25 Apr 1923
-Christopher Columbus (aka Lum, Columbus C., and earlier Washington) b. 1843, d. 6 Feb 1891
-Luzerna Almina Shaffer b. 2 Jan 1846, d. 17 Jun 1930
-John Henry Shaffer b. 26 Jan 1849, d. 12 Apr 1870
-William B. Shaffer b. Jul 1852, d. 26 Jul 1854
-Martha Jane Shaffer (aka Mattie) b. 19 May 1854, d. 15 Aug 1914.
Of these, Margaret (Fulton), Nancy (Fink), Joseph M., Columbus, John H. and William B. are buried in Jericho Cemetery."
(end info received from Dee).
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The family of Henry & Jane were farmers.
Henry died October 17, 1864, and is buried in Jericho Cemetery next to wife Jane.
Henry's maternal grandfather, Benjamin Brooks, served in the Revolutionary War and is a certified DAR ancestor. His paternal grandfather, Henry Shaffer, immigrated to America just before the Revolution and is said to have served as well, but I have not found documentation to support this and he is not yet listed in the DAR Patriot lists.
Any additional information on this family would be appreciated.
Sources:
-US census records
-"Margaret and the Indian" - a mini-biography of Margaret Brooks Shaffer written by her great great grandaughter Edith Tallmon Walker (1898-1991)
-Headstones of Henry & Jane Shaffer
~SAR approved member application #77459
-email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (details children - see above)
Records indicate he was born January 2, 1812, the second of 15 children born to James & Margaret Brooks Shaffer, but sources conflict between Ohio & PA as Henry's birthplace. Family legend puts his parents in Ohio during war of 1812 (see the story of Margaret & the Indian on his mother's profile), so that is likely more reliable.
He married Jane Mason, and they had at least 8 children according to available records.
CHILDREN (info on children revised 3-21-14)
*****************
Per email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (a Shaffer descendant and respected family researcher):
"Regarding the posting for Henry Shaffer in Jericho Cemetery, I wanted to fill you in on the children of Henry and Jane Mason Shaffer. They had 9 children:
-Margaret Brooks Shaffer b. 13 Sep 1833, d. 17 Feb 1909
-Nancy Grugan Shaffer b. 2 Apr 1836 d. 7 Apr 1895
-Joseph Mason Shaffer b. 22 Apr 1838, d. 13 Mar 1900 (The birthdate I have for Joseph M. doesn't match what is posted on Find-A-Grave (perhaps taken from the tombstone?)--the date I have is from his obituary.)
-James Alexander Shaffer b. 11 Oct 1840, d. 25 Apr 1923
-Christopher Columbus (aka Lum, Columbus C., and earlier Washington) b. 1843, d. 6 Feb 1891
-Luzerna Almina Shaffer b. 2 Jan 1846, d. 17 Jun 1930
-John Henry Shaffer b. 26 Jan 1849, d. 12 Apr 1870
-William B. Shaffer b. Jul 1852, d. 26 Jul 1854
-Martha Jane Shaffer (aka Mattie) b. 19 May 1854, d. 15 Aug 1914.
Of these, Margaret (Fulton), Nancy (Fink), Joseph M., Columbus, John H. and William B. are buried in Jericho Cemetery."
(end info received from Dee).
*****************
The family of Henry & Jane were farmers.
Henry died October 17, 1864, and is buried in Jericho Cemetery next to wife Jane.
Henry's maternal grandfather, Benjamin Brooks, served in the Revolutionary War and is a certified DAR ancestor. His paternal grandfather, Henry Shaffer, immigrated to America just before the Revolution and is said to have served as well, but I have not found documentation to support this and he is not yet listed in the DAR Patriot lists.
Any additional information on this family would be appreciated.
Sources:
-US census records
-"Margaret and the Indian" - a mini-biography of Margaret Brooks Shaffer written by her great great grandaughter Edith Tallmon Walker (1898-1991)
-Headstones of Henry & Jane Shaffer
~SAR approved member application #77459
-email received 3-20-2014 from Dee Zito (details children - see above)
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