James Austin Sheffer

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR James Austin Sheffer is not in my direct ancestry. He is related by marriage to Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline who is 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	June 1880	prob. Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA
Marriage	~1909		Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline
Death	1960	expect Emlenton PA
Burial		Emlenton Cemetery

Ancestry chart segment

    Generation 3               Generation 4                   Generation 5            Generation 6            Generation 7
                                                                                                          +-- Adam Schaeffer
                                                                                                          |    (1751-1840)
                                                                                  +-- John Sheffer -------+
                                                                                  |   (1784-1864)         |
                                                          +-- 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 Eleanor Myers
 |                             (1853-1910)
 |
 +-- Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline
     (1885-1939) 
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Children

(children with Annie Kline)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Hazel Louise Sheffer	F	28 July,1909	expect Venango Co. PA	Earl Campbell Crawford (b.1894-d.????); married 24 Feb 1945; son of Charles Henry Crawford (b. 29 July 1871-d. after 1958) & Eva Campbell (b. 21 Aug1869-18 Oct 1957)	1 child of Hazel Sheffer: Donald Eugene Sheffer b. 12 June 1928
George Elmer Sheffer	M	expect Venango Co. PA	10 July 1911- d.1967	Reva Jane Smith (b. 25 May 1908- d. 2002); married 29 June 1940	2 sons, living in 2008
Leota Ailene Sheffer	F	3 Aug 1913	expect Venango Co. PA	not married
James Arthur Sheffer	M	18 June 1916-1981	expect Venango Co. PA	1) Kathryn G. Mays (b. 6 June 1918); married 1 Feb 1938 2) Ruth M. Logue married after 1958	3 daughters with Kate Mays
Frederick Pershing Sheffer	M	b.17 Sept1918 - d.1980/81	expect Venango Co. PA	Marie Sunderland (b.17 Feb 1924); married 14 June 1941	2 sons, 3 daughters
Bernard Kline Sheffer	M	12 Nov 1921-1976	expect Venango Co. PA	Louise Peters (b. 5 June 1924; married 3 Feb 1946	Died 1976; 1 son, 2 daughters

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA	at birth	see source notes
Emlenton, Venango Co.PA	by 1900

Photo Gallery

Donald Sheffer at grandmother Annie Kline Sheffer's

Don Sheffer on tricycle

Elmer, Fred, & Don Sheffer, at Annie Kline Sheffer's house in Emlenton PA

Elmer Sheffer and George Kelly (son-in-law of Frank J. Frederick)

Elmer Sheffer in rowboat, Allegheny River at Emlenton

Fred, Hazel, & Don Sheffer, at the Elgie & Winnie Kline Beals farm

Hazel & Don Sheffer at Beals farm

left to rt: 2 unknowns, Austin Sheffer, Elmer Sheffer

Loy Beals, Art, Bernard & Fred Sheffer

Hazel & Art Sheffer at Beals farm

Austin Sheffer, unknown, G. M. Sheffer, Dorothy & Branfield Sheffer

Aunt Mary Elizabeth Sheffer (Weber),J Austin Sheffer, children Hazel, Ailene,& Fred Sheffer,& nephew Branfield Sheffer Jr

Philistia Kline, Ailene, Hazel, Bernard, & Don Sheffer, Annie Kline Sheffer

Family plot, gravestones of James Austin Sheffer, Anna Kline Sheffer, Aliene Sheffer

Gravestone of Bernard K. Sheffer, Emlenton Cemetery

Emlenton Cemetery gravestone photos 1991 by E W Williams

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, District 112, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 11. Census dated 19 Apr 1910. Lines 1-3: James A. Sheffer, 30, m. 1 year, machinist, foundry, owns home, no mortgage; Anna, 24, m. 1 year, 1 child, 1 living; Hazel L., 8 months. All born PA, all parents b. PA. Adults can read, write and speak English. The family lives on Hill Street.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, District 110, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 16. Census dated 16 Jan 1920. Lines 84-90: James O. Sheffer, 38, machinist, machine shop; Anna C, 35, wife; Hazel L, 10; George E, 8; Aliene L, 6; James A, 3 yr 6 mo; Frederick P, 1 yr 3 mo. All (and all parents) b. PA. Hazel, George and Aliene attended school, All can speak English, all but Aliene, James A. and Frederick can read and write. Family lives on Hill Street. Also on page James A. Beal (lines 51-56) and Guy H. Kline (71-74)
4	1930 United States Federal Census, District 10, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 8. Census dated 8 Apr 1930. Lines 87-95: J. Austin Sheffer, 49, married at 25, machinist, oil refinery, owns home, $1500 value, owns radio; Anna C, 44, m. at 23, wife; Hazel L, 20; George E, 18; Leota A., 15; James A, 13, newsboy, street; Frederick P, 11, newsboy, street; Bernard K., 8; Donald E., grandson, 1 yr, 11 mo. All (and all parents) b. PA. George, Leota, James A., Frederick and Bernard attended school, All but Bernard and Donald can read, and write English. Family lives on Hill Street.
5	Research of Ella Beals (Wilson), niece of Anna Catherine Kline (Sheffer); research 1970-1985.
6	Gravestone transcriptions, Emlenton Cemetery, 1991 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams James Austin Sheffer 1880-1960 Anna Kline Sheffer 1885-1939 Aliene Sheffer 1913 (2nd date not inscribed) Bernard K. Sheffer 1921-1976, US Navy WWII
7	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
8	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.
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.

Source notes

• Birthplace of children would be Venango Co. PA if born at home in Emlenton; possibly Clarion Co. PA if born at Clarion hospital.
• Birthpalce implied from residence of parents in June 1880 see George Mansfield Sheffer