Sarah Elizabeth Schaffer (1859 - 1946)

Born 1 Jan 1859 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 2 Apr 1946 at age 87 in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born on January 1,1859 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and a daughter of Michael Schaffer and [[Bohner-66|Rebecca Bohner]. She passed away on April 2,1946 and buried in the Grandview Cemetery in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Graved Memorial Number: 223517827

U. S. Censuses

1860 --- U. S. Federal Census, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -- Dwelling Number: 98 - Line: 14 - Page: 313 - Microfilm Roll: 1149 ------ Michael Shaffer 37 (head- farmer) Pennsylvania - Rebecca 35 (wife) Pennsylvania - Henry 16 (son) Pennsylvania - Levi 8 (son) Pennsylvania - Lydia Ann 6 (daughter) Pennsylvania - Michael 5 (son) Pennsylvania - Rebecca E. 3 (daughter) Pennsylvania - Sarah E. 1 (daughter) Pennsylvania --- Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1149; Page: 313; Family History Library Film: 805149. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1910 --- U. S. Federal Census, Uniontown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -- Dwelling Number: 47 - Line: 17 - Page: 12A - Microfilm Roll: 1337 ----- J. Frank Witmer 55 (head Huckster/farm produce) Pennsylvania -- Sarah A. 50 (wife) Pennsylvania - Annie M. 19 (daughter) Pennsylvania -- Victor 17 (son) Pennsylvania -- Addie 14 (daughter) Pennsylvania -- Rebecca Schaffer 83 (mother-in-law) Pennsylvania --- Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1384; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375397. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. -- Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

Death

1946 --- PENNSYLVANIA DEATH CERTIFICATES 1906-1968

Name: Sarah Elizabeth Witmer --- [Sarah Elizabeth Schaffer]

Gender: Female

Race: White

Death Age: January 1, 1859

Birth Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: Apil 2, 1946

Death Place: (Pillow) Uniontown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Michael Schaffer

Mother: Rebecca Bohner

Spouse: Jacob F Witmer

Certificate Number: 32614

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 032251-035100 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. --- Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. --- Description: Pennsylvania’s Department of Health started keeping statewide death records on January 1, 1906. Now you can find them in this collection.

Cemetery

1946 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT

Name: Sarah Elizabeth Witmer

Gender: Female

Birth Date: January 1, 1859

Birth Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: April 2, 1946

Death Place: Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Cemetery: Grand View Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Has Bio?: Yes

Father: Michael Schaffer

Mother: Rebecca Schaffer

Spouse: Jacob Franklin Witmer

Children: Ida Wiest --- Victor F Witmer --- Mary Rebecca Koppenheffer

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223517827/sarah-elizabeth-witmer

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information --- Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi: UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.

Researcher: Richard parker