George Mansfield Sheffer

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: Sister of Winnifred May Kline Daughter of of John Abram Kline and Elizabeth Anna Frederick

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1847
Marriage	22 Apr 1875		To Sarah Myers
Death		Emlenton PA
Burial		Emlenton Cemetery

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
 |                             (????-???? )
 |
 +-- Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline
     (1885-1939) 
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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.
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.
James Austin Garfield Sheffer	M	b.11 June 1880	bur. Emlenton Cem.	Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline
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
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
William Otis Branfield Sheffer	M	b. 27 June 1887 - d. 6 Oct 1920 buried Emlenton Cem.		Beulah Gladys Kline

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Emlenton, Venango Co.PA

Photo Gallery

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

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
7	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
8	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.
9	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.