Brief Life History of Suzannah
When Suzannah Schoffstall was born about 1835, in Ohio, United States, her father, Christian P. Shaffstall, was 29 and her mother, Christiana Rowe, was 25. She married William Leas on 13 December 1855, in Steuben, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salem Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 28 February 1905, in Hudson, Salem Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Susanna Lesse, "United States Census, 1870"
- Susannah Schaffstat, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Susan Shaffstalt in entry for Glittman C Leas and Flora Rausberg, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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about 1835
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Steuben, Indiana, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Schafstall, probably a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd or a maker of hurdles, from Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’ + stall ‘stall, pen’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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