Born in Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis Shaffer II
and Elizabeth (Kiehl) Shaffer
Sister of
George Shaffer, Solomon M. Shaffer, Francis Shaffer, Peter Shaffer, Elizabeth (Shaffer) Yeakle, Henry Shaffer, Samuel Shaffer, Jacob Shaffer and Sarah (Shaffer) Weihel
Wife of
John Powell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Lucy Ann (Powell) Hillegass, Samuel Powell, Sarah Powell, Catherine (Powell) Moore, John Powell, David Powell and Amanda Powell
Died
at about age 60
in Wabash, Mercer County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2015
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Biography
Barbara was born in 1799 in Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and a daughter of Francis Shaffer Elizabeth Kiehl. She passed away on March 17, 1959 and buried in the Zion State Line Cemetery {Also Known As The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery}, in Padua Mercer County, Ohio. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 164312979
U. S. Censuses
1850 ---U. S. Federal Census, Hanover Township, Butler County, Ohio----- John Powell 58 (head/farmer) Pennsylvania ---- Barbary 45 (wife) Pennsylvania -- Sarah 17 (daughter) Ohio -- Catherine 15 (daughter) Ohio -- John 13 (son) Ohio -- David 10 (son) Ohio -- Amanda 7 (daughter) Ohio --- United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Richard Parker 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A531066 [compare], Ancestry member rialpa38
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Ruth (Bell) Pickering :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A382991 [compare], Ancestry member LauraPickeringPolstra
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Courtney Reisert :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A785669 [compare], Ancestry member creisert1981
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Laura (Pickering) Pickering-Polstra :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A364001 [compare], Ancestry member LauraPickeringPolstra
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