Levi
Schaffer
Jr.
Born in Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Levi Schaffer
and Rebecca (Bohner) Schaffer
Brother of
Henry H. Schaffer [half], Polly Schaffer [half], Louisa Schaffer [half], Levi Schaffer [half], Lydia Ann (Schaffer) Reed [half], Michael Schaffer III [half], Rebecca E. Schaffer [half], Sarah Elizabeth Schaffer [half], Benjamin A. Shaffer [half] and Armie M. S. Schaffer [half]
Husband of
Esther Wise (Lenker) Schaffer
— married
2 Apr 1914 in Elizabethville, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 55
in Fisherville, Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
In the 1900 census Levi (age 7) was the son of Levi Sheaffer in Washington Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
In the 1910 census Levi (age 16) was the single son of Levi Schaffer in Washington, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]
Levi married Esther W Lenker in 1914 in Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.[3][4][5]
In the 1920 census Levi (age 26) was the married head of household in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.[6]
In the 1930 census Levi (age 37) was the married head of household in Mifflin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.[7]
In the 1940 census Levi (age 47) was the widowed head of household in Mifflin Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.[8]
Levi passed away on 21 Dec 1948 in Fisherville, Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania[9][10], and was buried at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rife, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.[11]
Sources
- ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004115076; FHL microfilm: 1241401; Image number: 716; Sheet number: 17; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00697-7
FamilySearch Record: M3SQ-Z57 (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCPW-SHZ
Levi Sheaffer (7), single son, in household of Levi Sheaffer (49) in Washington Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004973405; FHL microfilm: 1375351; Image number: 545; Sheet number: 21; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03508-2
FamilySearch Record: MGQ5-7HW (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJR-369
Levi Schaffer (16), single son, in household of Levi Schaffer (58) in Washington, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
Marriage:
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007724841; FHL microfilm: 000021152; Image number: 378
FamilySearch Record: Q28B-XG3R (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BK-5Q9V-V
Levi Schaffer marriage to Esther W Lenker in 1914 in Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. - ↑
Marriage:
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007724844; FHL microfilm: 000021155; Image number: 332
FamilySearch Record: Q2Z4-J7CP (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-J77C-K
Levi Schaffer marriage to Esther W Lenker in Apr 1914 in Pennsylvania, United States. - ↑
Marriage:
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004028899; FHL microfilm: 000021186; Image number: 68; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M02887-8
FamilySearch Record: VFMX-2Z3 (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G586-NNK
Levi Schaffer (21) marriage to Esther W. Lenker (18y) on 02 Apr in Elizabethville, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. - ↑
1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 55; Digital film/folder number: 004967710; FHL microfilm: 1821559; Image number: 1061; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03075-6
FamilySearch Record: MFRL-T4J (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXB-VJW
Levi Shaeffer, Jr (26), married head of household in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004952970; FHL microfilm: 2341761; Image number: 1028; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03900-0
FamilySearch Record: XHSH-54F (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZR-P8L
Levi Shaffer (37), married head of household in Mifflin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
1940 Census:
"United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 67; Digital film/folder number: 005456624; Image number: 284; Sheet number: 4; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: KQ8P-P4L (accessed 9 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MT-27XS
Levi Schaffer (47), widowed head of household in Mifflin Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑
Death:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970"
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 104701-107500; Certificate Number: 106067
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #7558414 (accessed 9 March 2024)
Levi Schaffer death 21 Dec 1948 (born 22 Feb 1893), son of Livie Schaffer & Lizzie Yeager, in Fisherville, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. - ↑
Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
Elizabethville Echo; Publication Date: 23 Dec 1948; Publication Place: Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethville-echo-obituary-for-levi-sh/143001049/
Ancestry Record 61843 #7476496 (accessed 9 March 2024)
Name: Levi Shaffer; Gender: Male; Death Age: 55; Birth Date: abt 1893; Residence Place: Lykens Valley; Death Date: Abt 1948; Death Place: Fisherville; Burial Place: Rife; Obituary Date: 23 Dec 1948; Obituary Place: Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, USA; Newspaper Title: Elizabethville Echo; Father: Levi Shaffer; Spouse: Esther Lenker; Child: George Shaffer Byron Shaffer Leroy Deibert; Siblings: Michael Y. Shaffer Byron Forney. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #57363282 (accessed 9 March 2024)
Memorial page for Levi Schaffer (1893-1948), citing Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rife, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Grave Hunters (contributor 46978735).
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