William T. SCHAFFER & Maria LENKER

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William T. SCHAFFER
Maria LENKER

Husband: William T. SCHAFFER / SHAFFER / SHAFER
Birth: 17 Jun 1819 or 1823/4, PA
Death: 28 May 1888
Father: Michael J. SCHAFFER (1783-1860) of PA
Mother: Elizabeth TOBIAS (1788- ) of PA

Marriage:

Wife: Maria / Mary "Polly" LENKER
Birth: 4 Jul 1816, PA
Death: 28 Dec 1896
Father: Johann Michael LENKER (1792-1867) of PA
Mother: Catherine EMERICK (1791-1860) of PA

Children:

1. Catherine Ann SHAFFER, b. 30 Nov 1842; d. 1905
2. Michael SHAFFER, b. 1844/5
3. Moses L. SHAFFER, b. 9 Nov 1846
4. Isaac SHAFFER, b. 1847/8
5. Louisa SHAFFER, b. 1848/9; d. 10 Sep 1884
6. Mary SHAFFER, b. 1850/1
7. Aaron SHAFFER, b. 1851/2 or 7 Feb 1853; d. 25 Apr 1917
8. Jane SHAFFER, b. 1856/7
9. William SHAFFER, b. 1857/8

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 49): Jackson Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll M432_804, p. 232B, 221/221, enumerated 13 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Shafer 30 M Farmer Pa

Maria     " 32 F Pa

Cathrine " 7 F Pa

Michael   " 5 M Pa

Moses     " 4 M Pa

Isaac     " 3 M Pa

Louisa    " 1 F Pa

Jeremiah Kappenhafer 12 M Pa

Listed next to William's parents, Michael SHAFER (æ 67, b. PA) and wife Elizabeth (æ 62, b. PA).

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 24): Reabuck P.O., Jordan Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll M653_1149, p. 236, PN 25, 171/171, enumerated 7 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Shaffer 36 M Farmer 3000 1400 Penna

Polly       " 35 F "

Catherine   " 18 F "

Mary        " 9 F "

Louisa      " 11 F "

Jane        " 4 F "

Michael     " 15 M farm hand "

Moses       " 13 M "

Isaac       " 12 M "

Aaron       " 8 M "

William     " 2 M "

Elizabeth Shaffer 75 F "

This enumerator did, in general, put the children in chronological order, so I've no explanation for the ordering of the children here beyond, "ladies first." Elizabeh is presumably William's widowed mother.

4. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #1 of 24): Paxinos P.O., Jordan Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll M593_1384, p. 206A, PN 1, 6/7, enumerated 18 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Shafer William 51 M W Farmer 2500 1500 Pennsylvania

______ Mary 53 F W Keep^g House "

______ Moses 23 M W Lab^r "

______ Louisa 21 F W " Jan

______ Mary 18 F W "

______ Aaron 15 M W "

______ Jane 12 F W "

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9-10 of 20): Jordan Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll T9_1164, pp. 231A-231B, PN 9-10, SD 3, ED 152, enumerated 11 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 15 21 23 24 25 26

78 90 Shaffer William T W M 60 / Farmer PA PA PA

_______ Polley W F 64 Wife / Keeping house Typhoid fever / PA PA PA

_______ Mary W F 27 Dau / At home PA PA PA

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_______ Aaron W M 25 Son / Farm Laborer PA PA PA

Schwartz John W M 17 Border / Laborer / PA PA PA

Stroup Henry W M 26 Border / Laborer PA PA PA

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