John Shafer ^{1 2 5}

  General Notes:

517-539 - SHAFER, ROUTZONG/ROUTZAHN, DELAUDER, RAMSBURG - Oct 1846:
Estate of John SHAFER
John SHAFER* d/ Feb 1835 intestate, at his home in Middletown Valley
widow - Elizabeth and 9 children:
s/ John Randolph SHAFER
s/ Robert SHAFER
d/ Margaret (Shafer) w/o Ezra A. ROUTZONG
s/ Thomas SHAFER
d/ Lydia (Shafer) w/o Samuel DELAUDER
s/ George SHAFER, a minor
d/ Sarah SHAFER, a minor
d/ Malinda SHAFER, a minor
s/ Peter SHAFER, a minor
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He was buried after 4 March 1835 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #21204391
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John married Eva Biser, daughter of Daniel A. Biser and Elizabeth Staley, on 10 June 1811 in Frederick, MD.^{1 2} (Eva Biser was born on 10 May 1792 in Middletown, MD,^{1 2 6} died on 28 September 1823 in Middletown, MD ^{1 2 6 7} and was buried after 28 September 1823 in Middletown, MD ^{1 2 7}.)

John next married Elizabeth Linebaugh on 12 May 1824 in , Frederick County, MD.^{1 3 4} (Elizabeth Linebaugh was born on 19 September 1796 in , Frederick County, MD,^{1 3 8 9} died on 6 December 1876 in Middletown, MD ^{1 3 9} and was buried after 6 December 1876 in Middletown, MD ^{1 9}.)

  Marriage Notes:

Date of marriage confirmed by license. They had 5 children. (per Dannell Hopkins, http ://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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Family Archive #224, Marriage Index: Maryland 1655-1850, "CD-ROM," This record can be found at the County Courthouse Frederick, Maryland & Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0014082.
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