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John Hanson Shafer
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John Hanson Shafer 1 3
- Born: 25 September 1820, , Frederick County, MD 1 4
- Marriage (1): Margaret Welker on 5 February 1844 in Frederick, MD 1 2
- Died: 29 March 1863, Middletown, MD at age 42 1 3
- Buried: After 29 March 1863, Middletown, MD 3
 Another name for John was Hanson Shafer.4 5 6 7
General Notes:
It appears that his early adult years show his given name as Hanson. However, his gravestone is clearly marked as John H. Shafer.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of 1824 and a birth location of Maryland.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Middletown, MD on 25 July 1850. 4
1850 US Census
Page 334B, Roll 292, House 337, Family 348
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Hanson Shaefer..29..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Middletown, MD on 21 June 1860. 7
1860 US Census
Page 70, Roll 474, Dwelling 501, Household 533
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Henson Shafer..36..Farmer
(Living with wife and 8 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 25 Sep 1820, then his age should have been 39 instead of 36.
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• He was buried after 29 March 1863 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.
Find A Grave Memorial 106273082
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John married Margaret Welker on 5 February 1844 in Frederick, MD.1 2 (Margaret Welker was born on 20 March 1823 in Frederick, MD,1 died on 1 February 1901 1 and was buried after 1 February 1901 in Middletown, MD 8.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Middletown, MD on 25 July 1850. 4
1850 US Census
Page 334B, Roll 292, House 337, Family 348
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Hanson Shaefer..29..MD..Farmer
Margaret Shaefer..25..MD
Alice S. Shaefer..5..MD
Lewis E. Shaefer..4..MD
Mary N. Shaefer..2..MD
George W. Shaefer..1..MD
Eliza Welkes..30..MD
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Middletown, MD on 21 June 1860. 7
1860 US Census
Page 70, Roll 474, Dwelling 501, Household 533
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Henson Shafer..36..MD..Farmer
Margaret Shafer..33..MD
Alice Shafer..16..MD
Lewis Shafer..15..MD
Mary Shafer..10..MD
John Shafer..8..MD
Charles Shafer..6..MD
Harriett Shafer..4..MD
Robert Shafer..3..MD
Lecingus (?) Shafer..1..MD
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Marriage Notes:
The marriage index shows their names as Hanson Shafer and Margaret Welker.
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Sources
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Rob Robertson, World Family Tree Vol. 055, Ed. 1, Tree #2424 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: April 2000).
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Genealogy.com, Marriage Index: Maryland 1655-1850 (Family Archive #224).
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for John H. Shafer (unknown-29 Mar 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 106273082, citing Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 334B, dwelling 337, family 348, John Hanson Shafer and Margaret Welker; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.
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T. J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. (Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1910. Reprinted 2008), page 1147.
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Nancy Jacobson, "MARYLAND FAMILIES" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=6105334; Updated: 2008-03-06 04:37:25 UTC (Thu)).
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1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 70, dwelling 501, family 533, John Hanson Shafer and Margaret Welker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 474.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Margaret W. Shafer (unknown\endash Feb), Find A Grave Memorial no. 106273119, citing Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
