Johan
Conrad
(John)
Schafer
Born in Prussia, Germany
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Catherine (Otto) Schafer
— married
31 Mar 1872 in Madison, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 75
in Marine, Madison, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2014
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Biography
As a boy of 12 he came to America with his father, John Schafer, the family settling near St Jacob IL. He followed farming around the St Jacob area
31 Mar 1872 Madison, Illinois - marriage of Johann Conrad Schafer to Anna Kathrina Otto [1]
1880 Pin Oak, Madison, Illinois [2]
- John Schafer M White 36 Married Head Farmer Prussia
- Catherine Schafer F White 26 Married Wife Keeping House Prussia
- John H. Schafer M White 7 Single Son Illinois
- Mary C. Schafer F White 5 Single Daughter Illinois
- Lena Schafer F White 2 Single Daughter Illinois
1900 Pin Oak, Madison, Illinois [3] * Johan Schafer M White 55 Married Head Farmer Germany immigration 1855
- Anna Schafer F White 46 Married Wife Germany (m 28 years, 6 children, 5 living) immigration 1867
- John H Schafer M White 27 Single Son Farmer Illinois, USA
- Lulu Schafer F White 16 Single Daughter Student Illinois, USA
- Anna Schafer F White 10 Single Daughter Student Illinois, USA
- Otto Feldmeier M White 2 Single Grandson Illinois, USA
He died in 1920 [4]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
- ↑ 1880 U.S. Fed Pop Census' Pin Oak, Madison, IL Pp 340
- ↑ 1900 Federal Census Pin Oak, Madison, Illinois; Roll: 326; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0065
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35595165/john_conrad_schafer
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Rejected matches › John J Schaefer (1844-1917) › John W Schaeffer Sr (abt.1844-bef.1920) › Derk Jan Schipper (1845-1889) › Johann Christian Schaefer (1842-abt.1909) › Johannes Schaefer (1844-1930) › Johann Georg Schopper (1845-1922)
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