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| '''Birth'''    || 1847  ||  || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
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| '''Birth'''    || June 1847  ||  || || <sup class="reference">[6][12]</sup>
 
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| '''Marriage''' ||22 Apr 1875  || ||To Sarah Myers || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
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| '''Marriage''' ||22 Apr 1875  || ||To Sarah Myers || <sup class="reference">[6][12]</sup>
 
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| '''Death'''    ||   ||  Emlenton PA  || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''Death'''    || 1937  ||  Emlenton PA  || || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
 
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| '''Burial''' || || Emlenton Cemetery  || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
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| '''Burial''' || || Emlenton Cemetery  || || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
 
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| Hattie Lauretta Sheffer  || F || b. 14 Aug 1878 - d. 2 Sept 1878  ||  ||    ||died age 1 yr. <br>bur. Georgeville Cem.  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
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| Hattie Lauretta Sheffer  || F || b. 14 Aug 1878 - d. 2 Sept 1878  ||  ||    ||died age 1 yr. <br>bur. Georgeville Cem.  || <sup class="reference">[12][13]</sup>
 
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| Bertha Florence Sheffer  || F || b. 13 Feb 1879 - d. 4 June 1892;<br>bur. Georgeville Cem.  ||  ||    ||Died in explosion, New Kensington PA<br>where residing with her aunt & uncle, M/M L.S. Watson.  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
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| Bertha Florence Sheffer  || F || b. 13 Feb 1879 - d. 4 June 1892;<br>bur. Georgeville Cem.  ||  ||    ||Died in explosion, New Kensington PA<br>where residing with her aunt & uncle, M/M L.S. Watson.  || <sup class="reference">[12][13]</sup>
 
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| [[James Austin Sheffer|James Austin Garfield Sheffer]]  || M ||b.11 June 1880  ||bur. Emlenton Cem.  ||[[Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline]]    ||  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
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| [[James Austin Sheffer|James Austin Garfield Sheffer]]  || M ||b.11 June 1880  ||bur. Emlenton Cem.  ||[[Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline]]    ||  || <sup class="reference">[6][12][13]</sup>
 
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| Stella Sheffer  || M ||b.10 July 1882 - d.8 Oct 1939  ||  || Silas M. Wonderling (b. 24 July 1868-d. Jan 1952; bur. Worthville cemetery):<br>married 18 Sept 1928  ||Cared for Dorothy Sheffer, <br>dau. of W.O.B. Sheffer & [[Beulah Gladys Kline]], after Dorothy's parents' death  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
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| Stella Sheffer  || M ||b.10 July 1882 - d.8 Oct 1939  ||  || Silas M. Wonderling (b. 24 July 1868-d. Jan 1952; bur. Worthville cemetery):<br>married 18 Sept 1928  ||Cared for Dorothy Sheffer, <br>dau. of W.O.B. Sheffer & [[Beulah Gladys Kline]], after Dorothy's parents' death  || <sup class="reference">[6][8][12][13]</sup>
 
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| Plummer Nicholson Sheffer  || M ||b.30 Mar 1885 - <br>d. 26 Nov 1920, age 35;<br>bur. Emlenton Cemetery||  || not married  || paralyzed by sledding accident<br> when young; wheel-chair bound    || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
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| Plummer Nicholson Sheffer  || M ||b.30 Mar 1885 - <br>d. 26 Nov 1920, age 35;<br>bur. Emlenton Cemetery||  || not married  || paralyzed by sledding accident<br> when young; wheel-chair bound    || <sup class="reference">[6][8][12][13]</sup>
 
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|William Otis Branfield Sheffer  || M ||b. 27 June 1887 - d. 6 Oct 1920<br>buried Emlenton Cem.  ||  ||[[Beulah Gladys Kline]]  ||  || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
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|William Otis Branfield Sheffer  || M ||b. 27 June 1887 - d. 6 Oct 1920<br>buried Emlenton Cem.  ||  ||[[Beulah Gladys Kline]]  ||  || <sup class="reference">[6][12][13]</sup>
  
  
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|Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA   || by 1850  || || <sup class="reference">[1]</sup>
 
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|Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA    ||  by 1860  || || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup>
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|Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA    ||  by 1880  || || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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|Emlenton, Venango Co.PA  || by 1900 through death  ||  ||  <sup class="reference">[6][7][9][10][12][13]</sup>
 
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| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 12. Census page is not dated, but previous page dated 30 Oct 1850.<br>Lines 3-7:Jacob Shafer, 36, farmer, Real property $1500; Sarah, 26; Mary E., 4; George M., 3; John, 1.  All b. PA.
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| '''1860 United States Federal Census''', Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 24 July 1860.<br>Lines 10-18:Jacob Shaffer, 45, farmer, real property $2000, personal $250; Sarah, 35; Mary E., 14; George M., 13; John, 11; Barbara E., 9; Ann M., 7; Benjamin F., 5; Charles, 2.  All b. PA.  Children attended school except Mary and Charles.
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| '''1870 United States Federal Census''' (no record found)
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| 1880 United States Federal Census''', District 81, Salem Twp, Clarion Co., PA, page 27. Census dated 17 June, 1880.<br>Lines 13-15: George M. Sheffer, husband, 32, machinist; Sarah E., 27, wife, housework; Bertha F., 1, dau., at home.  All and all parents b. PA.
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| '''1890 United States Veteral Schedule''', District 110, Scrubgrass and Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 5.<br>Line 6: George M. Sheffer, private, Company L, 4th PA Cav.  Enlisted 17 Feb 1864, discharged in June 186? (year not filled in).
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| '''1900 United States Federal Census''', District 141, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 10.  Census dated 5 June 1900.<br>Lines 93-98: George M. Sheffer, head, 52, b. July 1847, married 25 years, machinist, owns home with mortgage; Sara E., wife, 47, b. Feb 1853, married 25 years, 6 children born, 4 living; Austin J., son, 19, b. June, 1880, at school; Estella, dau., 17, b. July 1882, at school; Plummer N., son, 15, b. Mar 1885, at school; William A., son, 12, b. June 1887, at school.  All and all parents b. PA.  Family resides at 108 Hill Street.
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| '''1910 United States Federal Census''' (no record found)
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| '''1920 United States Federal Census''', District 110, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 10.  Census dated 10 Jan 1920.<br>Lines 93-95: George M. Sheffer, head,  73, widower, owns home mortgage free; Stella, dau., 37, single; Plumber N., son, 34, single, machinist, own shop.  All and all parents b. PA.  Family lives on Hill Street.
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| '''1930 United States Federal Census''', District 10, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 8.  Census dated 8 Apr 1930.<br>Line 83: George M. Sheffer, head,  73, widower, owns home $8000, b. PA, parents b. PA, machinist, machine shop, veteran, can read, write and speak English.  Lives on 8th Street.
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| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]], granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
 
| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]], granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
 
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| '''Rick Sheffer personal correspondence''' Aug 2008.br>"Sheffer Family Journey, from the Rhineland to Venango County, Pa.", copyright 2008 by Rick Sheffer, a powerpoint presentation of data and photos,program presented in Emlenton PA Sept. 2008.<br>Information based on Hazel Sheffer Crawford's collection of family and other photos to be donated to the Pumping Jack Museum ( of the local oil industry), Emlenton, Venango Co. PA.  The museum is located in the former Crawford High School building.
 
| '''Rick Sheffer personal correspondence''' Aug 2008.br>"Sheffer Family Journey, from the Rhineland to Venango County, Pa.", copyright 2008 by Rick Sheffer, a powerpoint presentation of data and photos,program presented in Emlenton PA Sept. 2008.<br>Information based on Hazel Sheffer Crawford's collection of family and other photos to be donated to the Pumping Jack Museum ( of the local oil industry), Emlenton, Venango Co. PA.  The museum is located in the former Crawford High School building.
 
|[[Image:Hazel Sheffer Crawford newsclipping.jpg|50px|left]]
 
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|'''The John Adam Scheffer Family History and Lineage 1751-1958''' compiled by Hazel Sheffer Crawford, Emlenton, PA 1958.  Submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls Oct 2008.
 
|'''The John Adam Scheffer Family History and Lineage 1751-1958''' compiled by Hazel Sheffer Crawford, Emlenton, PA 1958.  Submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls Oct 2008.
 
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Revision as of 20:53, 18 October 2008

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NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

George Mansfield Sheffer is not in my direct ancestry. He is the father 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:


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth June 1847 [6][12]
Marriage 22 Apr 1875 To Sarah Myers [6][12]
Death 1937 Emlenton PA [12]
Burial Emlenton Cemetery [12]

Ancestry chart segment 

    Generation 3               Generation 4                   Generation 5            Generation 6            Generation 7
                                                                                                          +-- Adam Schaeffer
                                                                                                          |    (~1751-1840)
                                                                                  +-- John Sheffer -------+
                                                                                  |   (1784-  )           |
                                                          +-- Jacob Best Sheffer--+                       +-- Catherine Dorothea Trope (Sipe)
                                                          |   (1814-1900)         |
                           +-- George Mansfield Sheffer --+                       +-- Barbara Bescht/Best
                           |   (1847-1937 )               |
 +--James Austin Sheffer --+                              +-- Sarah Linn
 |  (1880-1960)            |                                  (1824-1890)
 |                         +-- Sarah Myers
 |                             (????-???? )
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 +-- Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline
     (1885-1939) 
 Sources: [12]

Children

(all children with Sarah Myers)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Hattie Lauretta Sheffer F b. 14 Aug 1878 - d. 2 Sept 1878 died age 1 yr.
bur. Georgeville Cem. 		[12][13]
Bertha Florence Sheffer F b. 13 Feb 1879 - d. 4 June 1892;
bur. Georgeville Cem. 		Died in explosion, New Kensington PA
where residing with her aunt & uncle, M/M L.S. Watson. 		[12][13]
James Austin Garfield Sheffer M b.11 June 1880 bur. Emlenton Cem. Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline [6][12][13]
Stella Sheffer M b.10 July 1882 - d.8 Oct 1939 Silas M. Wonderling (b. 24 July 1868-d. Jan 1952; bur. Worthville cemetery):
married 18 Sept 1928 		Cared for Dorothy Sheffer,
dau. of W.O.B. Sheffer & Beulah Gladys Kline, after Dorothy's parents' death 		[6][8][12][13]
Plummer Nicholson Sheffer M b.30 Mar 1885 -
d. 26 Nov 1920, age 35;
bur. Emlenton Cemetery		 not married paralyzed by sledding accident
when young; wheel-chair bound 		[6][8][12][13]
William Otis Branfield Sheffer M b. 27 June 1887 - d. 6 Oct 1920
buried Emlenton Cem. 		Beulah Gladys Kline [6][12][13]


Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA by 1850 [1]
Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA by 1860 [2]
Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA by 1880 [4]
Emlenton, Venango Co.PA by 1900 through death [6][7][9][10][12][13]

Photo Gallery

Family of G. M. Sheffer & Sarah Myers, ca. 1891


Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 1850 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 12. Census page is not dated, but previous page dated 30 Oct 1850.
Lines 3-7:Jacob Shafer, 36, farmer, Real property $1500; Sarah, 26; Mary E., 4; George M., 3; John, 1. All b. PA.
1850 census pa venango richland pg 12.jpg
2 1860 United States Federal Census, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 24 July 1860.
Lines 10-18:Jacob Shaffer, 45, farmer, real property $2000, personal $250; Sarah, 35; Mary E., 14; George M., 13; John, 11; Barbara E., 9; Ann M., 7; Benjamin F., 5; Charles, 2. All b. PA. Children attended school except Mary and Charles.
1860 census pa venango rockland pg 29.jpg
3 1870 United States Federal Census (no record found)
4 1880 United States Federal Census, District 81, Salem Twp, Clarion Co., PA, page 27. Census dated 17 June, 1880.
Lines 13-15: George M. Sheffer, husband, 32, machinist; Sarah E., 27, wife, housework; Bertha F., 1, dau., at home. All and all parents b. PA.
1880 census pa clarion salem dist 81 pg 27.jpg
5 1890 United States Veteral Schedule, District 110, Scrubgrass and Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 5.
Line 6: George M. Sheffer, private, Company L, 4th PA Cav. Enlisted 17 Feb 1864, discharged in June 186? (year not filled in).
1890 vet sch pa venango scrubgrass and emlenton pg 5.jpg
6 1900 United States Federal Census, District 141, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 10. Census dated 5 June 1900.
Lines 93-98: George M. Sheffer, head, 52, b. July 1847, married 25 years, machinist, owns home with mortgage; Sara E., wife, 47, b. Feb 1853, married 25 years, 6 children born, 4 living; Austin J., son, 19, b. June, 1880, at school; Estella, dau., 17, b. July 1882, at school; Plummer N., son, 15, b. Mar 1885, at school; William A., son, 12, b. June 1887, at school. All and all parents b. PA. Family resides at 108 Hill Street.
1900 census pa venango emlenton dist 141 pg 10.jpg
7 1910 United States Federal Census (no record found)
8 1920 United States Federal Census, District 110, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 10. Census dated 10 Jan 1920.
Lines 93-95: George M. Sheffer, head, 73, widower, owns home mortgage free; Stella, dau., 37, single; Plumber N., son, 34, single, machinist, own shop. All and all parents b. PA. Family lives on Hill Street.
1920 pa venango emlenton dist 110 pg 10.jpg
10 1930 United States Federal Census, District 10, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 8. Census dated 8 Apr 1930.
Line 83: George M. Sheffer, head, 73, widower, owns home $8000, b. PA, parents b. PA, machinist, machine shop, veteran, can read, write and speak English. Lives on 8th Street.
1930 census pa venango emlenton dist 10 pg 8.jpg


11 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
12 Rick Sheffer personal correspondence Aug 2008.br>"Sheffer Family Journey, from the Rhineland to Venango County, Pa.", copyright 2008 by Rick Sheffer, a powerpoint presentation of data and photos,program presented in Emlenton PA Sept. 2008.
Information based on Hazel Sheffer Crawford's collection of family and other photos to be donated to the Pumping Jack Museum ( of the local oil industry), Emlenton, Venango Co. PA. The museum is located in the former Crawford High School building.
Hazel Sheffer Crawford newsclipping.jpg
13 The John Adam Scheffer Family History and Lineage 1751-1958 compiled by Hazel Sheffer Crawford, Emlenton, PA 1958. Submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls Oct 2008.


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