William
Schafer
Born in Albany, New York, USA
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Husband of
Florence Eleanor Moore
— married
22 Feb 1893 [location unknown]
Father of
Eleanor Schafer
Died
at age 66
in Albany, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2017
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Biography
William was born in 1870. He was the son of William Schaefer and Catharina Heiser.
The surname was originally Schaefer in Germany but became Schafer after William's father migrated to New York.
Early records give no indication that William had a middle name. But when he passed away in 1937 his grave showed "William B. Schafer". Did the initial B. actually stand for anything? Or the curious 19th century practice of using an initial that was totally meaningless? I speculate that the initial might have stood for Balthasar: his maternal grandfather was Johan Balthasar Heiser.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Entered by Rick Heiser, Apr 12, 2013
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
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Rejected matches › John William Schaefer (1872-1955) › William Schaefer (abt.1838-) › William Schaefer › William George Schaefer (1858-1928) › Wilhelm (Schaefer) Schafer (1844-1932) › William H. Schaefer (1871-1953) › Edward William Schafer (1875-1965) › William A. Schaefer (1873-) › William A. Schaefer (1878-) › John William Schaefer (1882-) › William Joseph Schaefer (1888-) › William John Schaefer Sr. (1879-1955) › › William Schaefer (abt.1866-) › William J. Schaefer › William Schaefer (abt.1872-) › William Schaefer (1889-bef.1927) › Dick W. Schaefer Jr. › William Schaefer (1898-1950) › William J. Schaefer (1873-1906)
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