Jacob Edgar (Shaffer) Schaeffer Sr (1885 - 1955)

Born 19 Nov 1885 in Port Treverton, Snyder Co, PA

Ancestors

Died 19 Jun 1955 at age 69 in At Home, Port Treverton, Snyder Co, PA

Biography

He was the School Master for the one room schoolhouse in Port Treverton. His homestead was the 3rd house past the Chapman Township School, Silver Creek Rd, Port Trevorton, PA

The common knowledge in the family is that at a Family Reunion many years ago; Uncle Jake and my Great-grandfather, George Percival Shaffer, got into a row over the spelling of the Shaffer family name. Uncle Jake said that it was Schaeffer because we were English; George Percival said "oh no it is not, we are German and it is Shaffer". Well, Shaffer's being Shaffer's and the most stubborn people that you'll find, it ended the Family Reunions.

We have found, at least back to the mid to late 1700's at this point, it has been Shaffer. Before that, who knows. LOL

Sources

• First Hand by Niece Mary and Ken Beaver

2. Louise Shaffer Jennings, Granddaughter of George Percival Shaffer

3. The late John "Jack" Shaffer, Selinsgrove, PA

4. {http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=schaeffer&GSfn=J&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=135085274&df=all}