When Johann Georg Schaefer was born on 8 February 1816, in Unterjettingen, Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann Martin Schaefer, was 27 and his mother, Hedwig Schaefer, was 24. He married Sidonia Schaefer on 19 November 1844, in Unterjettingen, Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 7 November 1881, at the age of 65, and was buried in Unterjettingen, Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany.
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On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
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.
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