Edward Joseph Schaefer

Brief Life History of Edward Joseph

When Edward Joseph Schaefer was born on 21 March 1890, in Salisbury Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, his father, Edward Brutus Schaefer, was 37 and his mother, Barbara Francisca Heitz, was 21. He married Maud Ann Swauger on 7 April 1915, in Meigs, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1939. He died on 31 March 1939, in Pomeroy, Salisbury Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Pomeroy, Salisbury Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States.

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Edward Joseph Schaefer
1890–1939
Maud Ann Swauger
1896–1923
Marriage: 7 April 1915
Mary Elizabeth Schaffer
1917–1917
Elma L Schaefer
1921–
Edward J Schaefer
1923–2003

Sources (18)

  • Edward J Schaefer, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Edward J. Schaefer, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Eddie Schaefer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Hans, Gerhard, Helmut, Dieter, Wolfgang, Hermann, Horst, Manfred.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): occupational name for a shepherd, from an agent derivative of German Schaf, Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’. It is also found in Hungary and Czechia. Compare Schafer and Schaffer 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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