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John Shafer
(1753-1823)
Anna Maria Darner
(1762-1837)
Philip Henry Remsburg
(1752-1807)
Catherine Stickley
(1775-1849)
George Shafer
(1787-1857)
Elizabeth Remsburg
(1792-1868)
Daniel Shafer
(1825-1902)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Ann Horine

Daniel Shafer 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 7 April 1825, Frederick, MD 1 2 3 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Ann Horine on 15 March 1852 1 2
  • Died: 14 April 1902, Middletown, MD at age 77 3 6 7 8
  • Buried: After 14 April 1902, Middletown, MD 6
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1824 and a birth location of Maryland.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 26 on the 1850 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 24 July 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 804, Dwelling 70, Family 74, Roll 292
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Daniel Shafer..26..MD..Farmer
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 Apr 1825, then his age should have been 25 instead of 26.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Adamstown, MD on 10 August 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 33, Dwelling 2, Family 2
Adamstown, Frederick County, Maryland
Daniel Shafer..45..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 12 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 444B, District 87, Dwelling 234, Family 237, Roll 0510
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Daniel Shafer..Head..55..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown, MD on 2 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 10, Dwelling 52, Family 53
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, with mortgage
Married 48 years
Daniel Shafer..Head..Apr 1825..75..MD..Landlord
(Living with wife and granddaughter, Mamie.)
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• He was buried after 14 April 1902 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #106281639
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Daniel married Sarah Ann Horine on 15 March 1852.1 2 (Sarah Ann Horine was born on 28 November 1828 in Frederick, MD,2 3 7 10 died on 22 March 1910 in Frederick, MD 3 7 10 and was buried after 22 March 1910 in Middletown, MD 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Adamstown, MD on 10 August 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 33, Dwelling 2, Family 2
Adamstown, Frederick County, Maryland
Daniel Shafer..45..MD..Farmer
Sarah A. Shafer..42..MD
Charles Shafer..16..MD
Ella F. Shafer..10..MD
Addison F. Beek..14..MD
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 12 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 444B, District 87, Dwelling 234, Family 237, Roll 0510
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Daniel Shafer..Head..55..MD..Farmer
Sarah Shafer..Wife..53..MD..Keeping House
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown, MD on 2 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 10, Dwelling 52, Family 53
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, with mortgage
Married 48 years
Daniel Shafer..Head..Apr 1825..75..MD..Landlord
Sarah A. Shafer..Wife..Nov 1828..71..MD..3/1
Mamie D. Shafer..Granddaughter..Jun 1881..18..MD..Servant
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Sources

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 87, p. 444B, dwelling 234, family 237, Daniel Shafer and Sarah Ann Horine; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0510.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 3A, dwelling 52, family 53, Daniel Shafer and Sarah Ann Horine; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 16 Sep 2013).

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 804, dwelling 70, family 74, George Shafer and Elizabeth Remsburg; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Adamstown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 33, dwelling 2, family 2, Daniel Shafer and Sarah Ann Horine; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106281639.

7 Rob Robertson, World Family Tree Vol. 055, Ed. 1, Tree #2424 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: April 2000).

8 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.

9 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 800, dwelling 70, family 74; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106281703.

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