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Personal data Joshua Shaffer 


Household of Joshua Shaffer

He is married to Mary Ann Cole.

They got married on February 15, 1855 at Lenawee Co., MI, he was 25 years old.

Joshua Shaffer oo Mary Ann Cole

Marriage source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Crescent City, CA, T. Klaus, June MCMXCI), pg. 4, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for date of marriage.

Beal, Judy Ann, Descendants of Thomas Cole, (Grand Rapids OH, JAB, x Jun MMVI), pgs. 10 & 11.

[Pg. 10]

"... 3. MARY ANN2 COLE (THOMAS1) was born December 24, 1834 in Pike Twp. Fulton Co.OH, and died June 21, 1872 in Fulton Co. OH. She married JOSHUA SHAFFER February 15, 1855 in Lenawee Co. MI, son of JOHN SHAFFER and ELIZABETH MCQUILLING. Hewas born March 18, 1829 in Richland Co., OH, and died March 09, 1897 in Fulton Co. OH. ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Aurelius R. Shaffer  1856-1936 
  2. Ervin H. Shaffer  1859-1929
  3. Della M. Shaffer  1861-1907 


Notes about Joshua Shaffer

Joshua Shaffer

Source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento, CA, T. Klaus, June MCMXCI), pg 4, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

cf. Stahl, Harriet, Johann Jacob Stahl, Sr., of LeHigh Co., PA, (Mt. Vernon, IN, Windmill Pub., Inc., MCMXCV), pg. 360, Repository: Lenig Lib., Newport, PA

Mrs. Stahl writes, '... son of John & Elizabeth Schaffer who came to Fulton Co. about 1835.'

1 July 1870 Pike Twp Fulton Co OH census, sheet 167 A

'10/52/50/Shaffer, Joshua, 41, male, Farmer, r/e 2500, p/p 1500, b. OH, eligible to vote 11/... Mary A., 38?, ...'

cf. Tombstone Inscriptions Fulton Co OH Vol II, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, MCMXCVI), pg 60, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'... SALILSBURY [Cemetery] ... Pike Township ... Row 10 ...

'SHAFFER, Joshua (f) 1 Mar 1829 -0 9 Mar 1897
Mary (m) 24 Dec 1834 - 21 Jun 1872'

Salsberry, Jesse, e-mail to David A. Navorska, (, J.S., xxiv Jan MM)

Mr. Salsberry writes, '... JOSHUA SHAFFER; Was the director of the Fulton Co. Infirmery until his death and then succeeded by his son Aurelius'

Lozer, Mark, e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Wauseon OH, (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)-net.com, xxix Jun MM)

'...Children of John SHAFFER and Elizabeth MCQUILLING are: +2. i. Joshua SHAFFER was born 18 MAR 1829 in Richland Co. OH, and died 9 MAR 1897 in Fulton Co. OH. ...
2. Joshua SHAFFER (John SHAFFER1) was born 18 MAR 1829 in Richland Co. OH, and died 9 MAR 1897 in Fulton Co. OH. He was buried in Salisbury Cemetery. He maried Mary Ann COLE, daughter of Thomas COLE and Sarah SALSBERRY. She was born24 DEC 1834, and died 21 JUN 1872 in Fulton Co. OH. She was buried in Salisbury Cemetery.'

Beal, Judy A., Descendants of Thomas Cole, (Grand Rapids OH, JAB, x Jun MMVI), pgs. 10 & 11.

[Pg. 10]

"... 3. MARY ANN2 COLE (THOMAS1) was born December 24, 1834 in Pike Twp. Fulton Co.OH, and died June 21, 1872 in Fulton Co. OH. She married JOSHUA SHAFFER February 15, 1855 in Lenawee Co. MI, son of JOHN SHAFFER and ELIZABETH MCQUILLING. Hewas born March 18, 1829 in Richland Co., OH, and died March 09, 1897 in Fulton Co. OH.

More About MARY ANN COLE: Burial: Salisbury Cem. Fulton Co. OH

[Pg. 11]

Notes for JOSHUA SHAFFER: Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace J. W. EBERLY Self M Male W 23 OH Farmer PA PA Adelia EBERLY Wife M Female W 18 OH Keeping House OH OH Frank E. EBERLY Other S Male W 4M OH OH OH Joshua SHAFER FatherL W Male W 51 OH Machine Agent MD PA Ervin H. SHAFER BroL S Male W 21 OH Farm Laborer OH OH William LAPE Other S Male W 42 OH Farmer PA PA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information:
Census Place Pike, Fulton, Ohio His birthdate might be March 1, 1829. At one time he was the infirmary director. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Another source on Rootsweb has his mother as Elizabeth (Seymour) Zimmer.??

Joshua Shaffer Regiment Name 48 Ohio Infantry Civil War Side Union Company C Soldier's Rank_In Pvt Soldier's Rank_Out Corpl Alternate Name Joshua/Shafer Film Number M552 roll 97

More About JOSHUA SHAFFER: Burial: Salisbury Cem. Fulton Co. OH Children of MARY COLE and JOSHUA SHAFFER are: 10. i. AURELIUS R.3 SHAFFER, b. September 23, 1856, Pike Twp. Fulton Co., OH; d. 1936.
ii. IRVING W. SHAFFER, b. 1859, OH; d. 1929. 11. iii. DELLA SHAFFER, b. December 04, 1861, Pike Twp. Fulton Co., OH; d. January 26, 1907. ..."

Fulton County, Ohio Death Records Transcriptions Book #2 1886 - 1902, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, MMIX), pgs. 123 & 124, Repository: Evergreen Lib., Metamora, OH

[Pg. 123, Line 38]

"Male Shaffer, Joshua age 68 Death: Mar 9 1897 Ohio Fulton Pike Occupation Farmer"

[Pg. 124, Line 38]

"widower Birth: Ohio County Wecomas Cause of Death: Pneumonia Residence: Pike" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Joshua Shaffer

John McQuilling
< 1774-1810
Mary Magdalena N.N. (Mrs. McQuilling)
< 1774-> 1830
John Shaffer
1802-1882

Joshua Shaffer
1829-1897

1855

Mary Ann Cole
1834-1872

Aurelius R. Shaffer
1856-1936
Ervin H. Shaffer
1859-1929
Della M. Shaffer
1861-1907

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    Birthday March 1, 1829

    • The temperature on March 1, 1829 was about -3 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: winderig. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
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    Day of marriage February 15, 1855

    • The temperature on February 15, 1855 was about -5.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
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    Day of death March 9, 1897

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