28.09.1873 in Backnang. Son of Korbmacher = basket maker Johann Georg Schäfer and Friederike Neumeister.[1]
Born Gottfried Gotthilf Schaefer
ä, ö and ü meant that an e was written following the vowel....so Schäfer was actually written out as Schaefer. That e was lost by immigration into USA.
Name changed by entrance USA Gotlieb G. Schafer
Sources
↑ Church book Backnang, Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart > Dekanat Backnang > Backnang > Taufregister 1868-1876 Band 20 [1]
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