Born in Shannondale, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of John Emhoff
and Catherine (Cribbs) Emhoff
Sister of
John Emhoff, Mary (Emhoff) Lerch, Elizabeth (Emhoff) Mohney, Henry Miller Emhoff and William Emhoff
Wife of
George Shaffer
— married
15 Sep 1859 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John H. Shaffer, Sarah (Shaffer) Geist, Amanda Catharine (Shaffer) Michael, Mary Alice (Shaffer) Martz, Laura Jane (Shaffer) Mottern, Herbert Shaffer, Margaret May (Shaffer) Fike, George Calvin Shaffer and Elsie Shaffer
Died
at age 69
in Sprankle Mills, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2015
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Biography
Catharine was born in 1840. In the 1850 census Anna (age 11) was in Beaver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
In the 1860 census Catharine (age 22) was in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.[2] In the 1870 census Catharine (age 29), Keeping House, was in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.[3] In the 1880 census Cathrin (age 40), Housekeeping, was the wife of George Shaffer in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States.[4] In the 1900 census Catharine (age 59) was the wife of George Shaffer in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.[5]
Mrs Catharine Shaffer died (age 69) on 6 March 1910 in Oliver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States.[6][7]
Sources
- ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: Beaver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: 786; Page: 57b; Line Number: 12
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #44314 (accessed 23 June 2022)
Anna Jrnhoof (11) in Beaver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1860; Census Place: Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1118; Page: 325; Family History Library Film: 805118
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #3821665 (accessed 23 June 2022)
Catharine Shaffer (22) in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1352; Page: 152B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #8218176 (accessed 23 June 2022)
Catharine Shaffer (29), Keeping House, in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1136; Page: 176C; Enumeration District: 197
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #29533899 (accessed 23 June 2022)
Cathrin Shaffer (40), wife, Housekeeping, in household of George Shaffer (38) in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1417; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1241417
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #52274035 (accessed 23 June 2022)
Catharine Shaffer (59), wife, in household of George Shaffer (57) in Ringgold, Jefferson, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, USA. - ↑
Death:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968"
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 029751-033540
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #14662415 (accessed 23 June 2022)
Mrs Catharine Shaffer death 6 Mar 1910 (age 69) in Oliver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. - ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #35288327
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