Franklin Ferdinand Schafer (1891 - 1965)

Born 15 Jun 1891 in New York

Ancestors

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Biography

The 1900 census for Election District 1 Buffalo city Ward 24, Erie, New York, lists:

Frederick J Shaeffer Head M 41 New York

Elizabeth Shaeffer Wife F 40 New York

William F Shaeffer Son M 16 New York

Edward Shaeffer Son M 14 New York

Frederick Shaeffer Son M 12 New York

Franklin Shaeffer Son M 9 New York

Milton Shaeffer Son M 8 New York

Harold Shaeffer Son M 4 New York

Emma Metzger Servant F 24 New York ^[1]

The 1910 census for Buffalo Ward 21, Erie, New York lists:

Frank K(sic) Schafer Head M 51 New York, both parents born in Germany

Elizabeth Schafer Wife F 50 New York, both parents born in Germany

Frederick J Schafer Son M 21 New York

Franklin Schafer Son M 18 New York

Milton Schafer Son M 17 New York

Harold Schafer Son M 12 New York^[2]

The draft registration for "Franklin Ferdi. Schafer" gives his dob as 15 Jun 1891, his residence as Buffalo NY and states that he was married.^[3]

Research Notes

I think Elsie A Ringbauer is his wife, there are later censuses that list a Frank or Franklin Schafer & an Elsie R with sons Franklin Jr & Robert. The last name is unconfirmed, from online unsourced trees. If they are correct I think this is she;

George C Ringbauer Head M 41 New York

Katherine C Ringbauer Wife F 38 New York

Elsie A Ringbauer Daughter F 18 New York

Mildred S Ringbauer Daughter F 9 New York ^[4]

Ancestry agrees as to parents & children:

Elsie Ringbauer was born in New York State on 10 Aug 1891 to George C Ringbauer, born in 1868 in Buffalo NY, and Catherine C Meyer, born in 1872 in New York State.. Elsie Ringbauer had 2 children Franklin Ferdinand Schafer 1917 - 1993 & Robert George Schafer 1924 - 1989 . She passed away on Feb 1972 in Buffalo, Erie, New York. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSXJ-LQ6 : accessed 11 November 2019), William F Shaeffer in household of Frederick J Shaeffer, Election District 1 Buffalo city Ward 24, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 199, sheet 4A, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,031.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54L-NTT : accessed 18 February 2020), Franklin Schafer in household of Frank K Schafer, Buffalo Ward 21, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 208, sheet 14A, family 316, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 947; FHL microfilm 1,374,960.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTJ-41H : 24 August 2019), Franklin Ferdi Schafer, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5CJ-29H : accessed 18 February 2020), Elsie A Ringbauer in household of George C Ringbauer, Buffalo Ward 12, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 115, sheet 12A, family 233, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 944; FHL microfilm 1,374,957.
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/elsie-ringbauer-24-1lv1mnm

• Personal knowledge of Elisabeth S. Lapham, daughter of eldest son William, as told to her daughter Jennifer Lapham.