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(middle name Barbara Anna Bescht ,"Ann" from Hazel Sheffer, "Anna" from 1860 census.)
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   |  (1880-1960)            |                                  (1824-1890)
 
   |                        +-- Sarah Myers
 
   |                        +-- Sarah Myers
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   |                            (????-???? )
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   |                            (1853-1910 )
 
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   +-- [[Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline]]
 
   +-- [[Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline]]

Revision as of 14:02, 8 April 2011

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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 Anna Bescht/Best
                           |   (1847-1937 )               |
 +--James Austin Sheffer --+                              +-- Sarah Linn
 |  (1880-1960)            |                                  (1824-1890)
 |                         +-- Sarah Myers
 |                             (1853-1910 )
 |
 +-- 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; died of burns from smoking in wheel-chair. 		[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


Left to right: youngest son Wm. Otis Branfield Sheffer, father G. M. Sheffer, older daughter Bertha Florence Sheffer, (in front) Stella Sheffer, oldest son James Austin G. Sheffer, mother Sarah Myers (Sheffer), and middle son Plummer N. Sheffer. The youngest child, Otis Branfield, appears to be about age 5 or younger, so the year might be about 1892. Daughter Bertha died in an explosion in June of that year.

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, District 112, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 11. Census dated 19 Apr 1910.
Lines 10-14: George M. Sheffer, head, 63, ist marriage, 35 years, machinist, machine shop, owns home, no mortgage; Sarah M., wife, 57, 1st marriage, 35 years, 6 children born, 4 living; Estella, dau., 28; Plummer, son, 25; Otis W., son, 22, freight agent, depot. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English.
1910 census pa venango emlenton dist 112 pg 11.jpg
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 - ongoing.
  • "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),located in the former Crawford High School building, Emlenton, Venango Co. PA.
  • George M. Sheffer lived in a rather large brick 2 or 3 story house which he built on the SW corner of Hill St. & 2nd St. If 2nd St. were extended further north it would run onto the E. side of the Catholic Church. This is the hill where Plummer "Tummie" Sheffer was paralyzed riding on a "go-devil" (a one-runner sled).
  • George M. Sheffer's machine shop was located next to his house, on the south side, down the hill and along the old RR track bed. The building was still standing in 2008-09, but scheduled for demolition. (This area lies toward the old entrance to the closed Penzoil Refinery on the Allegheny River)
  • Austin Sheffer's home was just west of the George M. Sheffer home (toward the refinery) and further up Hill St. It lies across Hill St. from the west end of the Catholic Church playground. Austin's machine shop was attached to the house.
  • The Elmer Sheffer home was the former Lutheran Church parsonage, on the NE corner of Kerr Ave. (brick paved) & Hill St.; across from the old Crawford High School; Emlenton PA.
  • The farm owned by John Sheffer (son of John Adam Sheffer) is today under Kahle Lake, Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA.
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.
14 Patents by G. M. Sheffer, provided to us March 2009 by Rick Sheffer. Click on patent to see diagrams & descriptions:
  • Sucker-Rod Extractor, patented 5 Sept 1876, "an improved device for extracting sucker-rods from bore-holes of wells, &tc."
  • Rotary Engine, patented 27 Nov 1888, "to provide a packing block or cushion for engines of this class which shall be capable of a limited automatic adjustment toward & from the piston casing upon the cylinder at the lowest point thereof, and to preserve at all times a perfectly tight joint between the exhaust-side of the live-steam side of the piston casing..."
  • Rail-Joint, patented 29 June 1909, "relating to railroad construction and improvement of the general construction of rail joints, ...render(ing) it unnecessary to drill or punch the ends of rails for the reception of bolts..."
  • Current Motor, patented 17 Oct 1916, "a device mounted on a float (which) may be raised or lowered...to provide for variations in water conditions....for operating the said motor in a direction to propel the boat or scow..."


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