Born in Lehigh, Province of Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Abraham Wotring
and Mary Margaret (Troxell) Wotring
Sister of
Peter Woodring, Abraham John Wotring, John Wotring, Daniel Wotring, Mary Susanna (Wotring) Bingamon, William Wotring and Jacob Wotring
Wife of
Adam Shaffer
— married
about 1789 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Theobold Shaffer, Susanna (Shaffer) Ridenour, Margaret (Shaffer) Timmerman, Johannes Shaffer, Jacob (Shaffer) Schaffer, Daniel Shaffer and Abraham Adam Shaffer
Died
at about age 76
in Aurora, Preston, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 May 2015
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Biography
1850 residence District 45, Preston County, VA (now WV) Catherine was mentioned on a memorial in Aurora Pioneer Cemetery, Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia, United States with a death date of 1850.[1]
Catharine was in a family history or pedigree on 24 July 1961 in MT Carmel, Monongalia, Virginia.[2]
Sources
- ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #215518569 (accessed 16 January 2023)
Memorial page for Catherine Elizabeth Wotring Shaffer (3 Mar 1772-1850), citing Aurora Pioneer Cemetery, Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Raymond A. Santopietro (contributor 49952681). - ↑
Family History or Pedigree:
"U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #920252 (accessed 16 January 2023)
Name: Catharine Elizabeth Wotring; Birth Date: 3 Mar 1772; Birth Place: Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Death Date: 1834; Death Place: MT Carmel, Monongalia, Virginia; SAR Membership: 86643; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 24 Jul 1961; Father: Abraham Wotring; Mother: Anna Margaret Troxell; Spouse: Adam Shaffer; Children: Jacob Shaffer.
- "A History of Preston County West Virginia" Oren F. Morton 1914, familysearch.org, 1850 census Preston County, VA (now WV).
Biography
Sources
- ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #215518569 (accessed 16 January 2023)
Memorial page for Catherine Elizabeth Wotring Shaffer (3 Mar 1772-1850), citing Aurora Pioneer Cemetery, Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Raymond A. Santopietro (contributor 49952681). - ↑
Family History or Pedigree:
"U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #920252 (accessed 16 January 2023)
Name: Catharine Elizabeth Wotring; Birth Date: 3 Mar 1772; Birth Place: Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Death Date: 1834; Death Place: MT Carmel, Monongalia, Virginia; SAR Membership: 86643; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 24 Jul 1961; Father: Abraham Wotring; Mother: Anna Margaret Troxell; Spouse: Adam Shaffer; Children: Jacob Shaffer.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Annette McGinnis 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PN5539134 [compare], Ancestry member littleannmcg
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B24838
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Unknown Parks :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T810209 [compare], FTDNA kit #B117989
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Peter Weidner :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Richard Harsh :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Phil Shaffer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A155676 [compare], Ancestry member philcshaffer
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~1.56%
Cynthia (Sweitzer) Driscoll :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Beverly (Huber) Santos :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A720716 [compare]
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~0.78%
JoAnn (Sharon) Parker :
23andMe, GEDmatch MK2377363 [compare]
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~0.78%
Rebecca (Harsh) Toothman :
23andMe, GEDmatch MQ2165495 [compare]
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~0.78%
Thomas (Ladner) Anonymous :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member TomLadner55
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~0.78%
ReBecca (Weedo) Bennett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A253219 [compare], Ancestry member abcasl
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~0.78%
Barnabas Howland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JB2160810 [compare], Ancestry member drcvats
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~0.78%
E Wotring :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T621318 [compare], FTDNA kit #AM19991
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~0.39%
Justin Davis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member littlebigman26287
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Lance Martin
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Wotring-79 and Wotring-68 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same person. For some reason it wasn't given as a duplicate initially.
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