John Schaffer
(Abt 1810-)
Mary Winters
(Abt 1810-)
John W. Schaeffer
(1830-After 1870)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Arnsberger

John W. Schaeffer 1 2 3

  • Born: 1830, Indiana 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Arnsberger in 1852 1
  • Died: After 1 June 1870
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 10 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 62B, Roll 1052, Dwelling 975, Family 947
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
John W. Schafer..30..IN
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 3 June 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 1, Roll 1282, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
John Schaeffer...40..IN..Working in B??? Factory
Sarah J. Schaeffer...44..NY..Keeping House
Mary E. Schaeffer...17..OH..At Home
Harriett Schaeffer...16..OH..At Home
Sarah Jane Schaeffer...14..OH..At Home
William V. Schaeffer...11..OH..At Home
Roswell Schaeffer...9..OH..At Home
Leo Schaeffer...6..OH..At Home
Harry T. Schaeffer...4..OH..At Home
Agnes J. Schaeffer...2..OH..At Home
Mary Bancroft...9..OH..At Home

(John was living with 2nd wife, Sarah. Just married in January 1870. I suspect that Mary Bancroft may have been a daughter from the Sarah's previous marriage.)

NOTE - Right next door was the Coonrod residence with the widow Susan Stillwell-Coonrod and son Adam Coonrod. Mary E. Shaffer would later marry Adam Coonrod in 1872.
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John married Elizabeth Arnsberger, daughter of Daniel Arnsberger and Elizabeth Shade, in 1852.1 (Elizabeth Arnsberger was born in 1834 in Pennsylvania 1 4 and died in March 1868 in , Defiance County, OH 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 10 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 62B, Roll 1052, Dwelling 975, Family 947
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
John W. Schafer..30..IN
Elisabeth Schafer..24..PA
Mary E. Schafer..8..OH
Harriet Schafer..6..OH
Sarah J. Schafer..4..OH
Wm. Schafer..1..OH
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Sources


1 Jerry R. Arnsberger, "Jerry R Arnsberger Home Page" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/r/n/Jerry-R-Arnsberger-Oh/index.html; Updated July 22, 2006).

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio, p. 62B, dwelling 975, family 947, John W. Schaeffer and Elizabeth Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1052.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio, p. 1, dwelling 1, family 1, John W. Schaeffer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1282.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio, p. 96A, dwelling 400, family 409; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Apr 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 741.


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