Peter S. Shafer

Johann Jakob Dörner
(1727-1809)

Maria Barbara Sturm
(1737-1816)

John Shafer
(1753-1823)

Anna Maria Darner
(1762-1837)

Peter S. Shafer
(1802-1895)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Matilda Biser

Peter S. Shafer ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 18 January 1802, , Frederick County, MD ⁴ ⁶
Marriage (1): Matilda Biser on 3 April 1830 in Frederick, MD ¹ ² ³
Died: 17 July 1895, Middletown, MD at age 93 ¹ ⁵
Buried: After 17 July 1895, Middletown, MD ⁵

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 24 July 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 403A, Dwelling 81, Family 85, Roll 292
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Peter Shafer..48..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Middletown, MD on 3 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 161A, District 72, Dwelling 34, Family 39, Roll 0509
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Peter Shafer..Head..79..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Jan 1802, then his age should have been 78 instead of 79.
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• He was buried after 17 July 1895 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #21216938
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Peter married Matilda Biser, daughter of Daniel Grafton Biser and Sophia Harley, on 3 April 1830 in Frederick, MD.¹ ² ³ (Matilda Biser was born on 23 May 1810 in Middletown, MD,¹ ⁴ died on 2 March 1881 in Middletown, MD ¹ ⁷ and was buried after 2 March 1881 in Middletown, MD ¹ ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 6 April 1830 and , Frederick County, MD.

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 24 July 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 403A, Dwelling 81, Family 85, Roll 292
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Peter Shafer..48..MD..Farmer
Matilda Shafer..40..MD
Ellen Selson..11..MD

NOTE - I have no idea who the young girl Ellen Selson was.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Middletown, MD on 3 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 161A, District 72, Dwelling 34, Family 39, Roll 0509
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Peter Shafer..Head..79..MD..Farmer
Matilda Shafer..Wife..69..MD..Keeping House

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bullet Marriage Notes:

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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1 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 23 Dec 2010).

2 Family Archive #224 - Marriage Index: Maryland 1655-1850; CD Database - new, CD-ROM Database (N.p.: Genealogy.com, n.d.).

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 161A, dwelling 34, family 39, Peter S. Shafer and Matilda Biser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Apr 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0509.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 403A, dwelling 81, family 85, Peter S. Shafer and Matilda Biser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Jun 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 6 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21216938.

6 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE" (Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com Database: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 6 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21216919.

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