Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Schaff was born on 19 March 1885, in Russia, his father, Georg Schaaf, was 39 and his mother, Anna Mary Degele, was 33. He married Anna Mary Zent on 19 April 1911, in Stark, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cash Township, Slope, North Dakota, United States in 1940 and Bowman, Bowman, North Dakota, United States for about 1 years. He died on 2 February 1955, in Jamestown, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Bowman, Bowman, North Dakota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Joe Schaff, "North Dakota Census, 1925"
- Joseph Schaff, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joe Schaff in entry for George H. Engen and Pauline Schaff, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
Spouse and Children
1885–1955 Male
1888–1969 Female
Children (12)
1912–1987 Male
1913–1982 Male
1915–1945 Male
1917–1983 Female
1919–1972 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1845–1918 Male
1852–1914 Female
Siblings (8)
1878–1904 Female
1880–1945 Male
1881–1934 Male
1881–1954 Male
1885–1955 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1889
Age 4
1904
Age 19
Name Meaning
German: variant of Schaaf .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial or occupational name from German Schaf ‘sheep’.
German: metonymic occupational name for a tubmaker, from Middle High German schaff(e) ‘wooden vessel, scoop’ (see Scheffel ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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