John Michael Schaffer (abt. 1853 - 1925)

Born about Sep 1853 in Covington, Miami, Ohio, United States

Husband of Mary Abigail (Harris) Schaffer — married 13 Sep 1874 in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado

Died 31 Dec 1925 at about age 72 in McFarland, Kern, California, United States

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Biography

John was born about September 1853 in Covington, Miami, Ohio to German born parents.

John was married to Mary Abigail Harris on September 13, 1874, in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado.^[1]

John Schaffer died on December 31, 1925, in McFarland, Kern County, California.^[2]

Timeline

September, 1853 - Birth - Ohio.

1880 Federal U.S. Census - Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado - In the 1880 census, the Harris family appears in Fort Collins, Colorado with a household consisting of Barney A. Harris, 62; his wife Mary J., 62; son, William H., 32; son-in-law, John M. Shaffer, 26; daughter, Mary Shaffer, 21; and boarder, John Rigdon, 29.^[3]

1900 Federal U.S. Census - Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado - In the 1900 federal census, Jno M. Shafer, 47, was living with his family in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado. The census shows John as having been born in September, 1853, in Ohio, to parents born in Germany. Enumerated in the household is his wife, Mary A., 41, and children, Elno C., 15; Olga P., 13; and Gula B., 11. John is listed as a farmer.^[4]

1920 Federal U.S. Census - Payne, Delta, Colorado - In the 1920 federal census, John M. Shaffer, 67, is farming nea Payne, Delta, Colorado. Living with him is his wife, Mary A., 60, and son, Clarence E , 35.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Jane Andrews Bedke, Peacock: Descendants of William Cornelius and Martha Catherine Harris Peacock Including the Ancestors of Martha Catherine Harris (Salt Lake City, Utah: privately published, September, 1986), p. 155.
2. ↑ California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento, State Death Registers, Certificate 55025, John M. Shaffer; digital image, FamilySearch, "California Death Index, 1905-1939," FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org)
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (jpeg image, Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007, subscription database, [Digital Scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, D.C.], http://www.ancestry.com), Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado; Roll: T9_92; Family History Film: 1254092; Page: 19.1000; Enumeration District: 71; Image: 0040.
4. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, Larimer, Colorado, population schedule, Fort Collins, enumeration district (ED) 0213, sheet 21A, p. 50 stamped, dwelling 333, family 345, Jno M Shafer; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 126.
5. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Delta, Colorado, population schedule, Payne, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 8A, p. 112 stamped, dwelling 144, family 146, John M. Shaffer; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Jul 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 157.