Joseph S. Shafer 3 4 5 6
- Born: 23 November 1812, Frederick, MD 1 3 6 7
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht on 31 January 1848 in Frederick, MD 1 2 3
- Died: 6 May 1886, Middletown, MD at age 73 1 4 7
- Buried: After 6 May 1886, Middletown, MD
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 24 July 1850. 5
1850 US Census
Page 805A, House 83, Family 87, Roll 292
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Joseph Shafer..36..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Nov 1812, then his age should have been 37 instead of 36.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 14, Frederick County, MD on 10 August 1870. 6
1870 US Census
Page 54, Dwelling 3, Family 3
District 14, Frederick County, Maryland
Joseph Shafer..57..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 14 June 1880. 3
1880 US Census
Page 445C, District 87, Dwelling 245, Family 248, Roll 0510
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Joseph Shafer..Head..67..MD..Retired Farmer
(Living with wife, daughter, and grandson.)
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Joseph married Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht, daughter of John George Abrecht and Mary Magdalena Debus, on 31 January 1848 in Frederick, MD.1 2 3 (Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht was born on 20 June 1820 in Frederick, MD,1 3 5 7 8 died on 23 July 1886 in Middletown, MD 1 7 8 and was buried after 23 July 1886 in Middletown, MD 8.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 24 July 1850. 5
1850 US Census
Page 805A, House 83, Family 87, Roll 292
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Joseph Shafer..36..MD..Farmer
Elizabeth Shafer..30..MD
Catharine V. Shafer..9..MD
Francis E. Shafer..5..MD
George C. Shafer..1..MD
John L. Moling..20..MD..Laborer
Martin Danner..12..MD
Ann M. Heller..17..Germany
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 14, Frederick County, MD on 10 August 1870. 6
1870 US Census
Page 54, Dwelling 3, Family 3
District 14, Frederick County, Maryland
Joseph Shafer..57..MD..Farmer
Elizabeth E. Shafer..40..MD
George C. Shafer..21..MD..Farm Laborer
Ann M. O. Shafer..15..MD
Ida E. Shafer..12..MD
John F. Adkins..16..MD
Ellen McBride..19..MD
Daniel Echard..10..MD
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 14 June 1880. 3
1880 US Census
Page 445C, District 87, Dwelling 245, Family 248, Roll 0510
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Joseph Shafer..Head..67..MD..Retired Farmer
Elizabeth Shafer..Wife..59..MD..Keeping House
Ida E. Shafer..Dau..22..MD
Walter Keafauver..GSon..12..MD
NOTE - Walter Keafauver was listed as a "grandson" of Joseph Shafer. Walter's birth year would have been 1868 but Joseph's oldest daughter, Laura, was not married until 1869. Therefore, I'm not exactly sure who the mother of Walter Keafaver would have been. One possibility is that Walter's mother or father was a child born to the first marriage of Elizabeth Abrecht to Peter Shafer thus making Walter a step-son instead of a grandson.
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Marriage Notes:
The marriage index listed their names as "Joseph Shafer" and "Elizabeth E. Shafer". Her last name was already Shafer because she had been previously married to Joseph's brother, Peter Shafer.
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