Jacob Best Sheffer - Revision history

Liz: /* Photo Gallery */ directions to Georgeville Cemetery.

2015-04-23T14:56:49Z

‎Photo Gallery: directions to Georgeville Cemetery.

Liz: correction Georgetown to Georgeville Cemetery, on gravestone photos

2015-04-23T14:19:53Z

correction Georgetown to Georgeville Cemetery, on gravestone photos

Liz: gravestone Sarah Sheffer, gravestone Benj. F. & Ellen Sheffer, Georgetown Cem., Rockland, Venango Co PA, June 2011 by EBW

2015-04-23T14:16:26Z

gravestone Sarah Sheffer, gravestone Benj. F. & Ellen Sheffer, Georgetown Cem., Rockland, Venango Co PA, June 2011 by EBW

Liz: photo gravestone Jacob B. Sheffer by EBW, Georgetown cemetery 2011

2015-04-23T14:00:20Z

photo gravestone Jacob B. Sheffer by EBW, Georgetown cemetery 2011

Liz: page complete template

2012-07-23T18:29:25Z

page complete template

Liz: add dates, spouses for cchildren of Jacob Best Sheffer, from records of Hazel Sheffer, ref. 9

2012-07-23T16:12:19Z

add dates, spouses for cchildren of Jacob Best Sheffer, from records of Hazel Sheffer, ref. 9

Brady: /* Ancestry chart segment */ add dates for Sarah Sheffer

2011-04-08T20:03:35Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: add dates for Sarah Sheffer

Brady: adding census, 1820, 1860,, 1870, 1880, note on 1830 and 1840 census.

2009-07-19T20:02:56Z

adding census, 1820, 1860,, 1870, 1880, note on 1830 and 1840 census.

Liz: /* Ancestry chart segment */ middle name Barbara Anna Bescht ( Hazel Sheffer has "Ann", 1860 census has "Anna"

2009-07-19T15:57:21Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: middle name Barbara Anna Bescht ( Hazel Sheffer has "Ann", 1860 census has "Anna"

Liz: portrait Jacob Sheffer

2008-10-19T11:48:23Z

portrait Jacob Sheffer

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   [[File:DSC 0018 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb| Jacob B Sheffer, Georgeville Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0020 resized.jpg|60px|center|thumb|Sarah Sheffer, Georgeville Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0023 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb|Benjamin F. Sheffer, Ellen his wf; Georgeville Cemetery]]
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 = Sources =

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 = Photo Gallery =
-  [[File:DSC 0018 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb| Jacob B Sheffer, Georgetown Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0020 resized.jpg|60px|center|thumb|Sarah Sheffer, Georgetown Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0023 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb|Benjamin F. Sheffer, Ellen his wf; Georgetown Cemetery]]
+  [[File:DSC 0018 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb| Jacob B Sheffer, Georgeville Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0020 resized.jpg|60px|center|thumb|Sarah Sheffer, Georgeville Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0023 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb|Benjamin F. Sheffer, Ellen his wf; Georgeville Cemetery]]
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 = Photo Gallery =
-  [[File:DSC 0018 resized.jpg|60px|left]]
+  [[File:DSC 0018 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb| Jacob B Sheffer, Georgetown Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0020 resized.jpg|60px|center|thumb|Sarah Sheffer, Georgetown Cemetery]][[File:DSC 0023 resized.jpg|60px|left|thumb|Benjamin F. Sheffer, Ellen his wf; Georgetown Cemetery]]
+<br style="clear:both;"/>
-<br style="clear: left"/>
 = Sources =

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 | Ulysses Geary  Sheffer  || M || 17 Oct 1866     ||   || m. 25 Dec 1889 to Sophia DeLinda Douglas (b. 9 July 1871 - d. 9 Apr 1937)   ||  d. 30 May 1958; Emlenton Cemetery || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |}
 =Places of Residence=
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 |}
 = Photo Gallery =
+  [[File:DSC 0018 resized.jpg|60px|left]]
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 __NOTOC__
   [[Image:Jacob Scheffer.jpg|160px|left]]<br style="clear:both;"/>
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 !  || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
 |-
-| '''Birth'''    ||1814   ||   || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| '''Birth'''    ||20 Jan 1814   ||Westmoreland Co. PA   || || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||1845   || ||To Sarah Linn (1824-1890) || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||27 Feb 1845   || ||To Sarah Linn (1824-1890)<br>b. Lycoming Co. PA 1 Apr 1824; d. 28 Jan 1890 Rockland Twp. Venango Co. PA;<br>dau. of George Linn (1792-1864) & Elizabeth Bartholomew (1797-1854). || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death'''    || 1890  || Rockland Twp., Venango Co.  PA   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Death'''    || 27 Feb 1900[9]; 1890<sup class="reference">[8]</sup>  || Rockland Twp., Venango Co.  PA   || || <sup class="reference">[9]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Burial''' || || Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp., Venango Co. PA  || || <sup class="reference">[6]</sup>
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 |-
-| Mary Elizabeth  Sheffer  || F || 1846    ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Mary Elizabeth  Sheffer  || F || 30 Mar 1846    ||  || m. 19 Oct 1871 to Henry Weber (b. 6 Jan 1848-d. 20 Mar 1896; buried Trinity Cem., Fern PA    || Mary d. 1926; Trinity Cem. (Child: Asbury M. Satterfield Weber b. 16 July 1872; d. 5 Nov 1878; Trinity Cem. ) || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| [[George Mansfield Sheffer]]  || M ||1847      ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| [[George Mansfield Sheffer]]  || M ||19 June 1847      ||   || m. 22 Apr 1875 to Sarah Eleanor Myers (b. 11 Feb 1853-d. 12 July 1910); dau. of William Nelson Myers (1816-1884) & Jane Armstrong Myers (1820-1901))      || d. 16 Sept 1937; Emlenton Cemetery  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| John Bower  Sheffer  || M || 1849      ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| John Bower  Sheffer  || M ||9 May  1849      ||   ||Caroline Leopold (1848-1893) || d. 1937  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Barbara Ellen  Sheffer  || M ||  1851   ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Barbara Ellen  Sheffer  || M ||12 June  1851   ||   || Clark Cummings   ||d. 1888; Georgeville Cem.   || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Hannah Marie  Sheffer  || M ||1853      ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Hannah Marie  Sheffer  || M ||12 May 1853      ||   || William Criswell; divorced 1895.   || d. 28 June 1924 ; buried in Manhattan, KS || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Benjamin Franklin  Sheffer  || M ||1855      ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Benjamin Franklin  Sheffer  || M ||9 Mar 1855      ||   ||m. 13 Oct 1887 to Ellen Webb (b. 13 May 1866 near Land's End, Wales; d. 5 Oct 1932)    || d. 1923; Georgeville Cem.  || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
 |-
-| Charles Malanghan  Sheffer  || M || 1858     ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Charles Malanghan(or Melangthan)<sup class="reference">[9]</sup>   Sheffer  || M ||27 July 1858     ||   || Elizabeth Dickey   ||d. 6 Dec 1906   || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| William  Sheffer  || M ||1861      ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| William Martin  Sheffer  || M ||10 Mar 1861      ||   ||    ||died same day born; Georgeville Cem.   || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Francis Marion  Sheffer  || M || 1863     ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Francis Marion  Sheffer  || M || 1863     ||   ||    || died in infancy; Georgeville Cem.  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Sarah Catherine  Sheffer  || M ||1865      ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Sarah Catherine  Sheffer  || M ||1865<sup class="reference">[8]</sup>      ||   ||    ||died in infance; Georgeville Cem.   || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Ulysses Geary  Sheffer  || M || 1866     ||   ||    ||   || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+| Ulysses Geary  Sheffer  || M || 17 Oct 1866     ||   || m. 25 Dec 1889 to Sophia DeLinda Douglas (b. 9 July 1871 - d. 9 Apr 1937)   ||  d. 30 May 1958; Emlenton Cemetery || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 |}

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    |  (1880-1960)            |                                  (1824-1890)
    |                         +-- Sarah Myers
-   |                             (????-???? )
+   |                             (1853-1910)
+   |
    +-- [[Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline]]

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 ! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original
+|-
 |-
 ! '''1'''
 | '''1850 United States Federal Census''' Richland Twp, Venango Co PA page 12.  Census page is not dated.<br>Lines 3-7: Jacob Shafer, 36, farmer, $1500 real property; Sarah, 26; Mary E., 4; George M., 3; John, 1.  All born PA.
 | [[Image:1850 census pa venango richland pg 12.jpg|50px|center]]
+|-
+! '''3'''
 |-
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 ===Source notes===
+* Appropriate listings for Jacob Sheffer in 1830 and 1840 were not found on Ancestry.com listing of census data.  Jacob was likely living with a relative.  He does not appear to be listed in the family headed by his father in either year.
 =Conjecture=
 =Research Wishlist=

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                                                             +-- ''Jacob Best Sheffer''--+                       +-- Catherine Dorothea Trope (Sipe)
                                                             |   (1814-1900)         |
-                             +-- [[George Mansfield Sheffer]] --+                       +-- Barbara Bescht/Best
+                             +-- [[George Mansfield Sheffer]] --+                       +-- Barbara Anna Bescht/Best
                              |   (1847-1937 )               |
    +--[[James Austin Sheffer]] --+                              +-- Sarah Linn

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 ==NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR==
 ''Jacob Best Sheffer'' is not in my direct ancestry. He is the grandfather of James Austin Sheffer and Otis Branfield Sheffer who married [[Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline]] and [[Beulah Gladys Kline]]; the wives are 1 step removed in the following ways:
-* Sister of [[Winnifred May Kline]]
+* Sisters of [[Winnifred May Kline]]
-* Daughter of  of [[John Abram Kline]] and [[Elizabeth Anna Frederick]]
+* Daughters of  of [[John Abram Kline]] and [[Elizabeth Anna Frederick]]
 |}
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