George
Shafer
Born in Shelby County, Ohio
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Shaffer
and Elisabeth (Cottrell) Shaffer
Brother of
Levi Shaffer [half], Lydia Ann (Shaffer) Bretches [half], Henry Shaffer [half], Barbara (Shaffer) Killian [half], Mary (Shaffer) King [half], Sarah A. (Shaffer) Killian [half], Malinda (Shaffer) Eicher [half], Nancy Arena (Shaffer) Stengel and Margaret (Shaffer) Marshall
Husband of
Matilda (Moehring) Shaffer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Nora S. Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaffer, Christian Shaffer, Henry Shaffer, Clarence Shaffer, Walter Shaffer, Florence Shaffer and Youland Shaffer
Died
at age 39
in Shelby County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2015
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Biography
George was born on December 22, 1857 in Sherlby County, Ohio and son of Samuel Shaffer and Elizabeth Cottrell. George married Matilda H. Scoby on December 22, 1881 by Z. Ross, M.G., Marriage Book: 6, page: 460 in in Shelby County, Ohio. He passed away on April 24, 1897 and buried in the Pearl Cemetery in Swanders, Shelby County, Ohio. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 31379591
U. S. Censuses
1860 --- U. S. Federal Census, Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio -- Dwelling Number: 20 - Line: 14 - Page: 353A - Microfilm Roll: 1036 ----- Samuel Shaffer 50 (head - Farmer) Pennsylvania -- Elizabeth 29 (wife) Ohio -- Levi 21 (son) Ohio -- Henry 17 (son) Ohio -- Barbay 14 (daughter) Ohio -- Mary 12 (daughter) Ohio -- Sarah 8 (daughter) Ohio -- Malinda 6 (daughter) Ohio -- George 3 (son) Ohio -- Arron Cottrell 6 Ohio --- 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- 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.
1870 --- U. S. Federal Census, Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio -- Dwelling Number: 35 - Line: 25 - Page: 492B - Microfilm Roll: 1267 ----- Samuel Shaffer 60 (head - Farmer) Pennsylvania -- Elizabeth 39 (wife) Ohio -- Melinda 17 (daughter) Ohio -- George 12 (son) Ohio -- Arena 8 (daughter) Ohio -- Margaret 4 (daughter) Ohio --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.--- Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
1880 --- U. S. Federal Census, Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio -- Family Number: 3 - Page: 101 - Microfilm Roll: 1066 ----- George Shafer 23 (head - farmer) Ohio -- Matilda 22 (wife) Louisiana -- Nora S. 2 (daughter) Ohio --- Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.---Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.--
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~3.12%
Richard Parker
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~0.78%
Ruth (Bell) Pickering :
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