George Shafer ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for George was George Schaffer.

  General Notes:

There is a major conflict with the ancestry of this person. Some researchers are showing his parents as George Shafter, Sr. and Elizabeth Remsburg while others are showing the parents as John Shafer and Elizabeth Linebaugh.

One other problem is that there were several George Shafers all born in or near Frederick County, Maryland at about the same time. Most of the other researchers provide a birth date for this George Shafer of 3 Mar 1829 but that year would conflict with all 3 census records of 1860, 1870, and 1880 while he was married to Mary Darner.

The birth date of 28 Jan 1828 for this George Shafer comes from Dorothy Danner on a Family Tree Maker CD published by Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 001, Ed. 1, Tree #1276 (Release date: November 29, 1995).
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Possible 1850 Slave Schedule:

1850 Slave Schedule
Page 183B
Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland
18 Jul 1850
Name: George Shafer
Slave's Gender: Male
Slave's Age: 10
Slave's Race : Black
Reference ID: 38
GS Film number: 443532
Digital Folder Number: 4199342
Image Number: 00104

Citing this Record:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVDH-Q27 : accessed 08 Sep 2013), George Shafer, 1850.

NOTE - This record probably is more accurate and addresses the correct person because it includes Peter Shafer, the brother of George. In addition, it includes several of the Routzahn relatives probably related to his wife's mother, Elizabeth Routzahn. It also was from Frederick County, Maryland where George Shafer lived.
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1860 US Census, 20 June 1860, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1860 US Census
Page 62, Roll 474, Dwelling 448, Family 477
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
George Shafer..32..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)

2. 1870 US Census, 21 June 1870, District 12, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ³ 1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 114, Family 119
District 12, Frederick County, Maryland
George Shafer..42..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 8 children.)

3. 1880 US Census, 5 June 1880, Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 382D, Roll 0510, District 84, Dwelling 42, Family 45
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
George Shafer..Head..52..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)

4. Cemetery: Christ Reformed Cemetery, After 19 July 1884, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. Find A Grave Memorial #157003219

George married Mary Magdalena Darner, daughter of John Jacob Darner and Elizabeth Routzahn, on 13 November 1851 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States.¹ (Mary Magdalena Darner was born on 9 February 1826 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States ^{1 2 3}, baptized on 25 April 1826 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States, died on 19 April 1892 in Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States and was buried after 19 April 1892 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1860 US Census, 20 June 1860, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1860 US Census
Page 62, Roll 474, Dwelling 448, Family 477
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
George Shafer..32..MD..Farmer
Mary D. Shafer..34..MD
Malinda Shafer..7..MD
Effa Shafer..5..MD
Millard Shafer..3..MD
Sarah Shafer...1..MD

2. 1870 US Census, 21 June 1870, District 12, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ³ 1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 114, Family 119
District 12, Frederick County, Maryland
George Shafer..42..MD..Farmer
May M. Shafer..44..MD..Keeping House
Melinda Shafer..17..MD..At Home
Effie F. Shafer..15..MD..At Home
Gilmore Shafer..13..MD..At Home
Sallie F. Shafer..11..MD..At Home
William G. Shafer..9..MD..At Home
May E. Shafer..7..MD..At Home
Ida E. Shafer..5..MD..At Home
Lucy B. Shafer..3..MD..At Home

3. 1880 US Census, 5 June 1880, Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 382D, District 84, Dwelling 42, Family 45, Roll 0510
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
George Shafer..Head..52..MD..Farmer
Mary Shafer..Wife..54..MD..Keeping House
Effie T. Shafer..Dau..25..MD..At Home
Millard F. Shafer..Son..23..MD..At Home
Sarah Shafer..Dau..21..MD..At Home
William Shafer..Son..19..MD..At Home
Mary Shafer..Dau..17..MD..At Home
Ada Shafer..Dau..15..MD..At Home
Lucy Shafer..Dau..13..MD..At Home

  Marriage Notes:

Pastoral Records of Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, Middletown,Frederick,Maryland. 1830-1996
By Patricia A. Fogle. Marriages recorded by Rev. Dr. Charles F. McCauley, Feb.1846-Dec1955
Married in Bride's Home. 13 Nov 1851.
License purchased, 10 Nov 1851.
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George and Mary were 2nd cousins.
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