When Joseph Paul Shaffer was born on 17 December 1863, in Illinois, United States, his father, Paul Shaffer, was 33 and his mother, Jane M. Clark, was 33. He married Ruth Ann Elizabeth Hewerdine on 4 February 1891, in Champaign, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Condit Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Harwood Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1937. He died on 27 April 1937, in Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1875: Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Americanized form of German Schäffer (see Schaffer 2), Schaffer 1, or Schäfer (see Schaefer ).
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