Brief Life History of William J.
When William J. Shafer was born on 15 March 1811, in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States, his father, Conrad Shafer, was 40 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Rasor, was 35. He married Isabelle Vorhies on 2 May 1833, in Guernsey, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Seneca Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Seneca Township, Noble, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. He died on 28 September 1904, in Mount Ephraim, Noble, Ohio, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Mount Ephraim, Noble, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (33)
- William Shafer in entry for Zuinglas R Shafer, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- William Shafer, "United States Census, 1840"
- William Shafer in entry for Keller J Bates and Francina Bates, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
Spouse and Children
1811–1904 Male
1815–1884 Female
Children (12)
1836–1906 Male
1837–1917 Male
1840–1887 Female
1842–1931 Male
1844–1944 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1771–1862 Male
1776–1872 Female
Siblings (9)
1800–1887 Female
1802–1860 Female
1805–1894 Male
1807–1886 Male
1808–1896 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1812
Age 1
1814 · Incorporation
Age 3
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 25
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schäfer (see Schaefer ), Schäffer (see Schaffer 2) or Schaffer 1.
Americanized form of Hungarian Sáfár, Slovenian and Croatian Šafar or Šafer, Czech Šafář or Šafer, Slovak Šafár, in part cognates of 1 above (see Safar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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