Born about in Ohio, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Schaeffer
— married
29 Jun 1848 in Van Buren, Iowa, United States
Mother of
Mary Adeline Schaeffer and Nancy Jane Schaeffer
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Ziporah was born about 1830.
She married:
- 1847 John Schaeffer
- c1854 __ Adams
- 1857 Stephen D Wood
Sources
- 1848 Marriage
- Name: John Shaffer
- Spouse: Ziporah Jane Wheeler
- Married: 29 Jun 1848 at Van Buren, Iowa
- Iowa, Select Marriages Index
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- John Shaeffer's 1853 Estate
- Admin Bond dated 16th July 1853
- Jane Shafer, Jacob Shafer and George Shafer made a $500 bond with Emanent Mayne, Van Buren County Clerk
- Adminstrators: Jane Shafer and Jacob Shafer
- Van Buren, Iowa Wills and Probate Records
- ....
- Index
- ........
- Report dated 27th August 1857, by Jacob Shaffer
- (of interest) Cost of Coffin for deceased $11.00
- Zepurah Jane Adams, formerly Ziporah Jane Shaffer, widow of John Shaffer, deceased, mother and natural guardian for Mary Adeline Shaffer and Nancy Jane Shaffer, minor heirs of John Shaffer, dec
- a Margaret R Shaffer also served with notice of sale of land - not sure who she is
- Probate Records page 165 - 168
- December 1857 Widow signed as: Z. Jane Wood
- Report 8th December 1857 page 200
- 1858 Final Tally of Estate page 220
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- Estate of John Shaffer
- Guardian: Jacob Shaffer
- Heirs: Mary Adeline Shaffer; Nancy Jane Shaffer
- Report filed: 19 March 1860
- Guardian
- ............
- 1857 Marriage
- Name: Stephen D. Wood
- Spouse: Zippora Jane Adams
- Married: 4 Oct 1857 at Van Buren, Iowa
- FHL Film Number: 967640
- Iowa, Select Marriages
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- 1860 US Census Farmington, Van Buren , Iowa
- Jane Wood 29 Ohio, seamstress
- Mary A Schaeffer 8
- Nancey J Schaeffer 6
- 1860 US Census on Ancestry
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