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Hezekiah Jeptha Shofner (1822 - 1894)

Hezekiah Jeptha "Lwney" Shofner
Born in Bedford, Tennesseemap
Son of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 29 Aug 1847 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 72 in Ferris, Texasmap
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Biography

possible father - Peter Shofner 1770-1836 NC, son of Michael Christian Shoffner and Margaretha Fogelman?
This profile is part of the Levelland, Texas One Place Study.

Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950[1][2][3]

Name: Hezekiah Shofner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Aug 1847
Event Place: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Emily C. Pitts
Spouse's Sex: Female

United States Census, 1850[4]

Delilah Shoftner Female 63 years South Carolina
Race White
Event Place Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Other People on This Record
Hezekiah Shoftner M 26 years Tennessee
Emily Shoftner F 23 years Tennessee
Sarah Shoftner F 2 years Tennessee
Delilah Shoftner F 2 months Tennessee

United States Census, 1860[5]

Name: H Shoffner
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: 9th Civil District, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Event Place (Original): The 9th Civil District, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 35
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
H Shoffner Male 35 Tennessee
E Shoffner Female 32 Tennessee
S E Shoffner Female 12 Tennessee
D F Shoffner Female 10 Tennessee
W P Shoffner Male 5 Tennessee
E A Shoffner Female 3 Tennessee
P Shoffner Male 0 Tennessee

United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917[6][7]

Name: Hezekiah Shaffer
Event Type: Pension
Event Date: 20 Sep 1877
Event Place: , United States
Military Rank: Pvt
Shipping Company: 14 Co. 2 Battn
File Name: 17787443

United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934[8]

Name: Hezekiah Shaffer
Event Type: Pension
Event Date: 1877

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910

Name: J H Shofner
Event Type: Tax Assessment
Event Date: 1888[9], [10], 1892[11], 1893[12]
Event Place: Ellis County, Texas, United States

1894 tombstone [13]

Texas Deaths, 1890-1976[14]

Name: James H Shofner [James H Shafner]
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 May 1939
Event Place: , Ellis, Texas, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1866
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Newbun, Tennessee
Father's Name: James H Shafner
Mother's Name: Emlie Pitts

Texas Deaths, 1890-1976[15][16]

Name John Bedford Shofner
Sex Male
Age 88 years
Birth Date 6 March 1861
Birthplace Tennessee
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Father's Name Lwney H Shofner
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Emily Pitts
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Death
Event Date 16 October 1949
Event Place Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States

Sources

  1. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD37-ZYQ : 16 March 2020), Hezekiah Shofner, 1847.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXX-SRT : 4 December 2014), Nezckiah (Unknown) Shofner and Emily C Pitts, 29 Aug 1847; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 29, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-DYRG : 17 January 2021), Hezekiah Shofner and Emily C Pitts, 01 Sep 1847; citing Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 379,649.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-QWX : Sat Mar 09 17:40:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Hezekiah Shoftner and Emily Shoftner, 1850.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TC-4TN : 18 February 2021), H Shoffner, 1860.
  6. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4P5-Z3B : 24 March 2016), Hezekiah Shaffer, 1877.
  7. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH9W-225 : 24 March 2016), Hezekiah Shaffer, 1877.
  8. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-4LQF : 20 February 2021), Hezekiah Shaffer, 1877.
  9. ↑ "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-Y4RT : 20 February 2021), J H Shofner, 1888.
  10. ↑ "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-Y4RR : 20 February 2021), H Shofner, 1888.
  11. ↑ "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-YVBQ : 20 February 2021), J H Shofner, 1892.
  12. ↑ "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-Y1TG : 20 February 2021), J H Shofner, 1893.
  13. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52963331/hezekiah-jeptha-shofner
  14. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3MZ-PMV : 20 February 2021), James H Shafner in entry for James H Shafner, 13 May 1939; citing certificate number 22776, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,016.
  15. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SW-QJ3 : Fri Mar 08 21:58:02 UTC 2024), Entry for John Bedford Shofner and Lwney H Shofner, 16 October 1949.
  16. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SW-QJQ : 20 February 2021), Lwney H Shofner in entry for John Bedford Shofner, 16 Oct 1949; citing certificate number 49086, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,524.
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