John George Schafer

Brief Life History of John George

When John George Schafer was born in 1870, in Minnesota, United States, his father, Johann Heinrich Shafer, was 42 and his mother, Anna Mary Von Stroche, was 36. He married Anna K Thorsen on 11 August 1927, in Redwood, Minnesota, United States. He lived in Renville, Renville, Minnesota, United States in 1910 and Flora Township, Renville, Minnesota, United States for about 20 years. He died on 9 December 1947, in Renville, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Renville, Renville, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John George Schafer
1870–1947
Anna Margaret Maggie Yunker
1881–1923
Baby Boy Schafer
1906–1906
Warren Glenn Schafer
1908–1997
Schaeffer
1911–1911
Grace Ella Schafer
1913–2009
Rev Glenn William Schafer
1914–2011

Sources (18)

  • George Shafer in household of Henry Shafer, "Minnesota State Census, 1885"
  • John George Schafer, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
  • George John Schaeffer in entry for Schaeffer, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota

After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.

1893 · The Minnesota State Flag

The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): see Schaefer .

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

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