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Elizabeth Schafer

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Biography

Elizabeth Schafer competed in the 2024 WikiGames.
Elizabeth Schafer competed with the Charming Chestnuts in the 2024 WikiGames.
Elizabeth Schafer Won Team Bronze in the Sourcing Slalom in the 2024 WikiGames.
Elizabeth Schafer Won Team Silver in the Date Diving in the 2024 WikiGames.
Elizabeth Schafer Won Team Silver in the Cross-Country Connecting in the 2024 WikiGames.
Elizabeth Schafer Won Team Silver in the Long Distance Locating in the 2024 WikiGames.
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Elizabeth participated in the 100 Days of Appalachia 2024 Challenge for the Appalachia Project.
Elizabeth Schafer was a RAWKER in the We Will RAWK You Event.
Elizabeth Schafer participated with Legacy Heirs during the 2023 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to some previously unsourced profiles.
Elizabeth Schafer competed with the Popular Poplars in the 2023 WikiGames.

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Elizabeth Schafer competed in the 2023 WikiGames.
WikiTree Day
WikiTree Day Attendee: 2023
This profile is part of the Graves Name Study.
Swedish Roots
Elizabeth Schafer has Swedish ancestors
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Elizabeth Schafer is of Swiss descent
Elizabeth Schafer has German Roots.
Elizabeth Schafer has French origins.
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Elizabeth Schafer has English ancestors.
Elizabeth Schafer has Irish ancestors.
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Elizabeth Schafer has Scottish Ancestors.
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Elizabeth Schafer has Welsh ancestors.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elizabeth Schafer is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Elizabeth Schafer is a member of the US Civil War: War Between the States Project.
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Created Profiles for POW's who died in Andersonville Prison
Elizabeth Schafer participated in the January 2024 US Civil War Project Connecting Challenge.
Elizabeth Schafer participated in the January 2025 US Civil War Project Connect-a-Soldier Challenge.
Elizabeth Schafer Participated in the 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Elizabeth Schafer is a member of the Appalachia Project (Southern Appalachia Team).


Sources

  • First-hand information. Entered by E Schafer at registration.

Free Space Pages

Blanchard, Iowa World War I Memorial

Flint River Company Gold Rush, 1850, From Iowa to the California Gold Rush

Iowa State Gold Star Hall

University of Iowa War Memorial

Auburn University War Memorial

Loachapoka Rosenwald School

DNA

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Elizabeth Schafer and her father. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Father/Child based on sharing 3,453 cM across 31 segments.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Elizabeth Schafer and her mother. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Mother/Child based on sharing 3,446 cM across 28 segments.

17 For 17 Mission

EDS 17 For 17 Mission Tracker

My Verified DAR Patriots

Henry Fox (1745-1824)

Johannes Funk (1727-1807)

John Godshalk

Johannes Graybill (1735-1806)

Robert McCampbell

John Parks (abt.1733-aft.1788)

Christian Herr Stoner (1757-1814)

Additional American Revolution Ancestors

Roland Alexander (abt.1740-bef.1818)

James Scott Brenton Sr. (1741-1782)

Robert Campbell (1726-1804)

Thomas Spilman (abt.1727-1782)

My War of 1812 Kin

Nathan Head (1769-1852)

John Reynolds

My Mexican War Kin

William S. Reynolds (1817-1898)

My Civil War Kin

James Campbell (1819-1889)

Robert Thomas Campbell (1839-1922)

Calvin Moore Harper (1830-1898)

Harvey P. Harper (1837-1912)

Hugh Walter Harper (1842-1899)

James Andrew Harper (1844-1922)

Jacob Franklin Raub (1840-1906)

David Reynolds (1836-1931)

Henry Reynolds (bef.1817-1884)

Howard Whittaker Reynolds (1828-1911)

William S. Reynolds (1817-1898)

James Nixon Roberts (1834-1864)

Cyrus Lichty Wilson (1843-1934)

John Wilson (1845-1877)

My Spanish-American War Kin

Gilbert Dillinger (1866-1952)

Louis Head (1880-1938)

My World War I Kin

John Greer Dill (1881-1944)

Andrew Preston Harper (1899-1957)

Charles Wesley Harper (1890-1963)

Ernest Daniel Harper (1897-1960)

William B. Harper (1886-1958)

Arthur Cleveland Hendricks (1882-1968)

Bryan Baird Hendricks (1896-1962)

Harold Harper Jolly (1899-1968)

Frederick William Lieberknecht (1891-1918)

Wiederrecht Paul Schafer (1896-1964)

Howard Leighty Sherrick (1896-1918)

Lloyd Leslie Tinsley (1893-1957)

My World War II Kin

Gerald Paul Anderson (1925-2024)

Rodney Dale Anderson (1922-2001)

Karl Thomas Boylan (1907-1994)

Harold Delbert Cheney (1911-1991)

William Pleasant Cheney (1913-2002)

John Greer Dill (1881-1944)

Robert Mitchell Dill (1914-1997)

Theodore Robert Dill (1919-1979)

Harvey R. Graybill (1919-2006)

Marvin Wayne Harper (1921-2012)

Pleasant Euell Harper (1926-2018)

Elton Head (1915-2006)

Philip Samuel Henn (1913-1996)

Robert Roe Henn (1924-2007)

Reynolds William Jones (1914-1992)

Wilbur Russell Landes (1921-1998)

Violet Gladys (Cota) Love (1922-2007)

David Perry McCampbell (1910-1996)

Cecil Glen McGinnis (1913-1995)

Glen Eldon Nauman Sr. (1925-2020)

Francis L. Raub (1913-1944)

Harlan Francis Wiederrecht (1917-2002)

James Vernon Wiederrecht Jr (1919-2007)

Phillip George Wiederrecht (1921-2015)

Kenneth LaVerne Wilson (1925-2021)

My Korean War Kin

Charles Curtis Adkins (1929-2008)

Robert A. Davis (1932-2010)

Robert Mitchell Dill (1914-1997)

Robert Keith Johnston (1931-2020)

Donald L. Landes (1932-2022)

Kenneth Lee McNutt (1930-2019)

Glen Eldon Nauman Sr. (1925-2020)

My Vietnam War Kin

Robert Mitchell Dill (1914-1997)

William Edgar Hemphill (1948-1994)

Donald Leo Johnston (1933-2021)

Shirley Jane (Jolly) Minge (1926-2004)

Duane F. Scheuerman (1940-2013)

My Society of Indiana Pioneers Ancestors

Margaret (Campbell) Dill (1760-1827)

Eliza Ann (Brenton) Dobson (1823-1904)

David Dill (1758-1835)

David Dill (1795-1878)

Jane (Lyon) Dill (abt.1807-1881)

My Iowa Pioneer, Statehood, and Century Certificate Ancestors

Maria (Evans) Roberts (1800-1865)

My National Society of Descendants of American Farmers Ancestors

Christian Landes (1797-1865)

Notable Kin

Samuel Brenton (1810-1857)

Delta (Burton) Burke

John Greer Dill (1881-1944)

Annie Clemmer Funk (1874-1912)

George Catlett Marshall Jr. (1880-1959)

David Perry McCampbell (1910-1996)

Peggy (O'Rourke) Barry (1923-2019)

Jacob Franklin Raub (1840-1906)

Sissy Spacek

Martha Lucile (Wiederrecht) Wright (1923-2016)

Connection Combat

Elizabeth Schafer wrangled _16_ weevils in the Connection Combat.

0. Paul Revere 1. Elizabeth Revere 2. Abraham Lincoln 3. Hannah Wales 4. Caroline Sprague 5. Nathaniel Sprague 6. Mercy Sprague 7. John Chandler 8. Ichabod Chandler 9. Elihu Chandler 10. Jemiima Mathis 11. William Dobson 12. Nancy Dobson 13. John Head 14. Pansy Head 15. Robert Schafer 16. Elizabeth Schafer

0. Randolph McCoy 1. Daniel McCoy 2. William McCoy 3. John McCoy 4. Brice McCoy 5. James McCoy 6. Mary McCoy 7. Benjamin Holmes 8. Ruth Head 9. James Head 10. John Head 11. Robert Head 12. John Head 13. Pansy Head 14. Robert Schafer 15. Elizabeth Schafer


George Marshall 1880 - 1959 ↓Marshall-8190.jpg George Marshall 1845 - 1909 (his father) ↓ William Marshall 1807 - 1869 (his father) ↓ Martin Marshall 1777 - 1853 (his father) ↓ William Marshall 1735 - 1809 (his father) ↓ John Marshall 1687 - 1752 (his father) → Sarah Marshall 1688 - 1725 (his sister)


George Marshall 1880 - 1959 ↓Marshall-8190.jpg George Marshall 1845 - 1909 (his father) ↓ William Marshall 1807 - 1869 (his father) ↓ Martin Marshall 1777 - 1853 (his father) ↓ William Marshall 1735 - 1809 (his father) ↓ John Marshall 1687 - 1752 (his father) → Sarah Marshall 1688 - 1725 (his sister) ↑ Margaret Frank 1706 - 1760 (her daughter) ↑ Thomas Spilman 1727 - 1782 (her son) ↑Spilman-18.png William Spilman 1750 - 1810 (his son) ↑ Sarah Brown Spilman 1781 - 1827 (his daughter) ↑ James Brenton 1800 - 1825 (her son) ↑ Eliza Brenton 1823 - 1904 (his

Nebraska Days Challenge

The challenge consists of the following tasks to be completed:

Create 5 new profiles for anyone born in Nebraska;

  1. Florence Esther (Overall) Crews (1868-1916)
  2. Norman Overall (1871-1894)

Create 5 new profiles for anyone who died in Nebraska;

  1. Edwin R. Overall (1835-1901)
  2. Mary Ellen (Johnson) Overall (1862-1930)
  3. Guy Leonard Overall (1876-1929)

Compile new biographies for 5 Nebraska-related profiles;

  1. Matthew Oliver Ricketts (1858-1917)
  2. John Grant Pegg (1868-1916)

Connect 5 or more Nebraska-related profiles to the global Wikitree;

  1. Samuel Williams Reynolds (1890-1988)
  2. Richard Charles Hunter (1884-1941)


These next tasks are specific to previously Nebraska-related created profiles before 1 Mar 2024:

Improve 5 or more Nebraska-related profiles by adding the Nebraska Sticker and/or associated category to a profile with no sticker or categories.

  1. Frances Catherine Reynolds (1868-1898)
  2. Paulina (Campbell) Reynolds (abt.1849-1892)
  3. David Reynolds (1836-1931)
  4. Mary Sabina (MacPherson) Barton (1867-1952)
  5. Gladys Ferne (Pierce) McNutt (1910-1999)


Improve 5 or more Nebraska-related profiles by adding dates to a blank field [error 133];

  1. John Vernon Sweitzer (1920-1985)
  2. Mary Elizabeth (Wolledge) Switzer (1922-1982)


Improve 5 or more Nebraska-related profiles by adding sources to profiles with no sources at all.

  1. Mary Sabina (MacPherson) Barton (1867-1952)
  2. Elmer Albert Hanneman (1894-1962)
  3. Lillian Hanneman (1901-1988)
  4. Robert Lee Rosecrans (1898-1978)
  5. Ernest Dohe (1842-1918)
  6. [[Wiemer-117|Lisetta Wiemer (1842-1879)]

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
  • Elizabeth Schafer: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, haplogroup H1c1, FTDNA kit #B400724
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Thank you for participating in the December 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3795 profiles. We created a total of 50,162 profiles for the year through the challenge. We exceeded our 2024 goal of reaching 400k profiles and finished out the year with 455,869!

You can see your personal 2024 challenge total and your all time 2021-2024 total on the 2024 tab here: our tracking spreadsheet.

We will continue the 1880 Census Project in 2025

25 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 29 new profiles during the December 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Hi Elizabeth, We had 21 members sign-up for the Connect-a-Soldier challenge, the group connected 430 Soldiers to members of their families and added a total of 5,380 profiles during the Thon. Great Job Everyone, we beat last years record by 70 soldiers!!!
Elizabeth Schafer participated in the January 2025 US Civil War Project Connect-a-Soldier Challenge.
Thank you Elizabeth for participating, you connected 13 Soldiers, and added 108 profiles.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Thank you for participating in the November 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4391 profiles. We hit our second goal for 2024 of reaching 450k profiles!
25 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 26 new profiles during the November 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Hey there!!

So glad you are with me for the thon next month.

Here is the Team Chat page: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1826084/legacy-heirs-january-2025-connect-a-thon-team-chat

posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, I hope 2024 has been a good year for you :) Here is the link to the newest G2G question: US Civil War December 2024/January 2025 Newletter. You'll find several links there, especially the link to our Connect-a-Thon Connect-a-Soldier tie-in for January 2025. Also, just for fun, you might like to share a family tradition or favorite recipe with the group :)

In case you were wondering, in January of 2024 you connected 9 soldiers, here's the link to the January 2025 Sign-up Sheet.

May you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Elizabeth, the November challenge had ten members who created 1,129 profiles during the Challenge. Good Job Everyone!!! May you all have a really good Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are looking forward to the January Connect-a-Thon to connect more soldiers to their families.
Elizabeth Schafer created 41 profiles in November 2024 US Civil War Project Connect-a-POW Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Thank you for participating in the October 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4028 profiles.
25 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 30 new profiles during the October 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Hi Elizabeth, The October Challenge was a hugh success, we met our goal of 1,709 Soldiers, plus with the September Challenge goal met of 1,264 Soldiers, our small group finished creating 2,973 profiles for ALL the Confederate Soldiers who died in the Elmira Prison. Thank you for giving so much of yourself to this Challenge, we never could have reached our goal without you.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in October 2024 US Civil War Project POW's Died in Elmira Prison 1865 Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Thank you for being a Legacy Heir. I am so proud of this team and appreciate all that you do!!!!
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, we had a great September Challenge, thank you for participating, because of your involvement we reached our September goal. Thank you also for signing up for the October Challenge.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in Sept 2024 US Civil War Project POW's Died in Elmira Prison 1864 Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Thank you for participating in the June 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3411 profiles.
50 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 55 new profiles during the June 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Thank you for participating in the May 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4775 profiles.
50 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 50 new profiles during the May 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Hi Elizabeth, Our August Marietta National Cemetery Challenge was very successful, we had 17 members who participated. There are now 2,019 Soldier Profiles in the category for soldiers who died in 1864. Even though the tracker wasn't working correctly the whole time, it did record you having 46 unique profiles. Thank you for all the time and research you've put into this challenge. Also, thank you for finding this topic for us, it's been an interesting month.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in August 2024 US Civil War Project Marietta National Cemetery Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
edited by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Elizabeth!

The 2024 WikiGames starts this Friday and the excitement has been building! Our WikiGames will take place over two weekends, with two events taking place each weekend: August 23 and 24 and also August 30 and 31.

You are on the Charming Chestnuts team and in "Heat III". What does Heat III mean? Your game time starts at 8am EDT/1pm UTC/10pm AEST and runs for 10 hours each. We will not know which team takes home the Gold Medal until the end of the games.

The Charming Chestnuts will communicate via G2G only as that was decided when you signed up. Please feel free to leave a G2G post anytime you have a question.

Thanks for participating!

Sandy, Team Captain

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
This weekend's schedule:
Friday, August 23 - Sourcing Slalom
Saturday, August 24 - Date Diving

Sourcing Slalom: The goal of this event is to remove profiles from the Unsourced Profiles category or profiles already present on WikiTree and unsourced. They cannot be new profiles that you create. For the purposes of this event, unsourced means there are no sources listed at all. Add the source(s) according to our Sources guide. Make sure you have the Sourcer Extension added to your browswer to make sourcing super easy! Any questions about the Sourcing Slalom?

Date Diving: Pick from one of these lonesome categories on WikiTree+ (don't forget to click "find suggestions" to generate the report) that need dates added. Dates can be usually be found on sources. If you can not find a date for a profile, please leave a Research Note saying so. A sample report to find Undated Profiles. If you would like a report for a specific location (State or Country), please let me know.

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Welcome back to the WikiGames!

This weekend's schedule: (also on our G2G post )

Cross-Country Connecting: If you've participated in one of our Help:Connect-a-Thon, this event is just like it. The goal of this event is to connect more people on WikiTree by adding missing relatives.

Scores are tracked automatically ONLY FOR THIS EVENT. You do not need to use the "challenge tracker" or manually keep track of how many profiles you add. All profiles must have at least one valid source. Our system counts the number of non-living family members you add. Often these will be "collateral" relatives that members neglected to add when adding their family tree.


Long-Distance Locating: This year we started the Locators Challenge! This will be like that!

Modify a search on the Locators space page to get profiles from a specific country or region (state, province, county etc.). These searches include the country or region in the marriage and/or death location. If you want a big challenge, try these profiles with no locations in them. If you want me to create a specific report based on a Project Sticker, please post the request on our G2G post.

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Registration has begun for the July thon. Remember to look for the Legacy Heirs’ section and post in there. Here is the link: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1756104/have-you-registered-for-our-july-2024-connect-a-thon-yet?start=0#a_list_title
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, Thank you for joining the June Connect-an-Officer Challenge. The Challenge had fifteen members working on connecting the Officers. We had 50 Officers connected to the WikiTree Community, there were 16 Officers who were connected to family, although not to the WikiTree Community, and 8 Officers who weren't connected to any family. The Challenge Tracker recorded 934 entries, although there would have been more, because not all the entries were recorded. Thank you again for all the work you do for the Challenges.
Elizabeth Schafer created 51 profiles in June 2024 US Civil War Project Connect-an-Officer Challenge.

We will not have a US Civil War July Challenge, but in August we will be tackling the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia thank you Elizabeth for the August Topic :)

posted by Pam Kreutzer
edited by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Elizabeth, Thank you for the research you did on the Sutler's Challenge. We now have 31 sutlers listed in the Category: Sutlers, Union States of America. We had eleven members who were involved in researching the Sutlers. We also have a new space page for those who would like to continue the research: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sutlers_of_the_U.S._Civil_War
Elizabeth Schafer Researched Sutlers in May 2024 US Civil War Project Sutlers Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Thank you for participating in the April 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 5226 profiles. We’re zeroing in on our goal of 400,000 profiles in 2024.
50 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 53 new profiles during the April 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Thank you for participating in the March 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4936 profiles. We’re getting oh so close to our goal of 400,000 profiles in 2024.
50 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 53 new profiles during the March 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Hi Elizabeth, Thank you for joining the March/April Vicksburg National Cemetery Challenge. We had thirteen members who created 1,583 Profiles, which is pretty great for 13 members. It was a very successful Challenge.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in March & April 2024 US Civil War Project Vicksburg National Cemetery Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
I am so blessed that you are a Legacy Heir. I hope to have you with me in July for the Connect-a-thon.
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Thank you for participating in the February 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 5129 profiles. We’re getting ever closer to our goal of 400,000 profiles in 2024.
50 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 72 new profiles during the February 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Registration has begun for the April thon. Remember to look for the Legacy Heirs’ section and post in there. Here is the link: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1717455/have-you-registered-for-our-april-2024-connect-a-thon-yet

The team chat is located here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1712660/legacy-heirs-april-2024-connect-a-thon-team-chat

posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, the February Challenge had 33 members who connected 415 soldiers, with a combined total of 2,594 profiles created. Thank you joining the February Challenge and making it such a success.
Elizabeth Schafer attached 7 soldiers, created 101 profiles in the February 2024 US Civil War Project Connect-a-Soldier Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Thank You for your work on Lewis Adams.

Regards Al

posted by Al Adams
Thank you for participating in the January 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 6202 profiles. We’re reaching toward a new goal of 400,000 profiles in 2024.

All first-time participants in 2024 can add the 2024 participant sticker to their profile. Connecting Challenge Stickers

50 Profiles
Elizabeth Schafer created 51 new profiles during the January 2024 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Thank you so much for being a Legacy Heir! I am truly blessed for you all.
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, This year 27 members signed up to Connect Soldiers during the 2024 January Connect-a-Thon, which resulted in 367 soldiers being connected to family!!!! We beat last years score by 67 soldiers. Thank you for participating :)
Elizabeth Schafer participated in the January 2024 US Civil War Project Connecting Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Elizabeth, thank you for signing up to connect Civil War Soldiers during the Connect-a-Thon. Pam
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hello Elizabeth, and welcome to the American Revolutionary War (1776) Project! At the project home page you will find useful information:

American Revolutionary War (1776) Project

We use Google Groups for Project communication. While sign up is optional, it is highly recommended. When you request to join, be sure to include your Wikitree ID number:

Google Groups Page

You are signed up for the Stickers and Templates Team. Please let us know if you have any questions!

Betty - 1776 Project Leader

posted by Betty (Skelton) Norman
Hi Elizabeth, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and New Years. Thank you so much for all you do for the Challenges, we have again completed a challenge adding more then 800 soldiers to the Andersonville National Cemetery.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in December 2023 US Civil War Project Andersonville National Cemetery W Surnames Challenge.

The US Civil War January Challenge is to connect US Civil War Soldiers for the January Connect-a-Thon. This year will be a twist of what I usually do. Instead of you choosing a "Surname Letter", you will be choosing from a block of soldiers whom I've already screened that show they have family to connect. Each soldier has a connection to one or more of his immediate family--parents, siblings, spouses, children, on their profile. Whether you work on one soldier or your whole block of soldiers, it's one step closer in our goal to connect each of our US Civil War Soldiers. The goal is to make sure all these soldiers are connected at least by one or two degrees. You can sign up now by clicking this link: US Civil War Sign-up Chart

posted by Pam Kreutzer
Registration has begun for the January thon. Remember to look for the Legacy Heirs’ section and post in there. Here is the link: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1674015/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2024-connect-a-thon-yet
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Registration begins soon for the January thon. I will be reminding you when it is time to register, but I have some news that will be helpful when that time comes. I have been told that we will be trying a new registration system. When you go in to register, it will not be just making a comment as in the past. The new system will have sections for each team. You will just find the Legacy Heirs one and post to that one.
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, thank you for joining the December Challenge, here is the link to page 21: Page 21 Link it begins with Pvt. Charles Whipp grave 8713, and ends with Edward J. White grave 10733
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hey,

Here is a list of all 4 thons next year:

Connect-a-Thon Jan 19-22

Connect-a Thon Apr 12-15

Connect-a Thon Jul 19-22

Source-a-Thon Oct 4-7


That means the first Thon of the year will be a Connect-a-Thon on the weekend of the 19 - 22 Jan 2024. I would love to have you with your fellow Legacy Heirs at that time, if it works out for you. I will remind you about registration when that time comes.

P.S. I now know a quick and easy little tip on how to add profiles. If you use the Sourcer/Searcher app, and want to know the hint, let me know and I will send you the steps.

posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, our November Challenge went really well, all of the Notable Officers have been connected to the One World Tree, and 69 of the Officers had their CC7 numbers increased. Thank you for the research you did, and for the profiles you created and connected for the Challenge.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in November 2023 US Civil War Project Pick-a-Battle Notable Officers Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Thank you for being a Legacy Heir!!!
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
We have finished the Shiloh National Cemetery by working together as a team. We added over 1,219 Soldiers to Wiki. THANK YOU for all the time, research and teamwork you gave to our September Challenge!!!
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in September 2023 US Civil War Project Shiloh National Cemetery Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Elizabeth thank you for signing up for the September Challenge, I'm just reminding everyone the Challenge starts on the 4th, I wanted everyone to have a Challenge free Labor Day :)
posted by Pam Kreutzer
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery has now been completed, every soldier who died as a POW in Camp Chase now has a profile on WikiTree. Plus, we've improved many of the Find-a-Grave memorial pages by finding duplicates, putting in merges, and adding military records to the Biographies. Thank you Elizabeth for all you do for the Challenges and for the US Civil War Project.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in August 2023 US Civil War Project Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Challenge.

The September Challenge will be to complete the Shiloh National Cemetery, if you'd like to join the September Challenge, here's the Challenge Link: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:USCW_Challenge_Worksheet

posted by Pam Kreutzer
As always I was blessed this last weekend, because you are a Legacy Heir. Thank you so much!
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hi Elizabeth, thank you for joining the June Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Challenge, we had thirteen members who created about 970 profiles plus updating 110 profiles for a total of 1,080 soldiers. A fantastic month.
Elizabeth Schafer created profiles in June 2023 US Civil War Project Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Elizabeth, thank you for taking part in the May Connect-a-Soldier Challenge, we had 20 Wiki Members who created over 2,000 profiles.
Elizabeth Schafer created 205 profiles in May 2023 US Civil War Project Connect-a-Soldier Challenge.
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi, Elizabeth

Congratulations on certifying to work on pre-1700 profiles! It’s very important to read and understand the Pre-1700 Profiles page. These profiles for deep ancestors are shared by many, and collaborating on them works best if we all follow the guidelines in the certification quiz.

Primary sources should always be added to pre-1700 profiles at the time they are created. If you don't have a source for a pre-1700 profile, it would be best to ask for help in the G2G forum before creating the profile.

Sheryl ~ WikiTree Pre-1700 Greeter

posted by [Living Moore]
Welcome E

We are so happy you decided to upgrade to the Family Member level.

Please visit our tutorial pages to learn how to use WikiTree: How To Use WikiTree. They will save you time, energy, and frustration as you add your family profiles.

Exploring the site is the best way to learn. One way to do that is to check out the drop-down menus on the top right side of your profile page. Finding a known ancestor and collaborating with the profile manager is another great way to start.

Questions? You can always use the G2G link in the Help Menu to find answers.

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