William T. SHAFFER & Sarah DeWITT

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William T. SHAFFER
Sarah DeWITT

Husband: William T. SHAFFER
Birth: 1786/7, NJ
Death: 6 Feb 1856, Cass Co., IN
Father: Henry SHAFFER (b. 1754, Germany; d. 11 Jul 1849, Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH; bur. Wyatt Cemetery, Marion Co., OH)
Mother: Elizabeth __?__

Marriage:

Wife: Sarah "Sallie" DeWITT
Birth: 1794-1804 — closer to 1794

Children:

. Isaac SHAFFER; m. Anna THORNBURGH
. Elizabeth SHAFFER, b. 1809/10/11, OH
. Hannah SHAFFER, b. 9 Aug 1810; d. 14 Feb 1882, Cumberland Co., IL; m. 14 Jun 1827, Marion Co., OH, Isaac DARLING (1803-1872)
. Jacob H. SHAFFER, b. 1815, Delaware Co., OH
. Henry D. SHAFFER, b. 1822/3, OH; m. 21 Dec 1846, Marion Co., OH, Martha THORNBURGH (1827- )
. Mary SHAFFER, b. 1825, Marion Co., OH; d. 24 Jun 1900, Cumberland Co., IL; m. 12 Jan 1844, Coles Co., IL, Anson CARVER (1823-1880)
. William SHAFFER, b. 1828/9, OH

Timeline
Year	Location	Event
1786/7	NJ	birth of William T. SHAFFER
		birth of Sarah DeWITT
		marriage of William T. SHAFFER & Sarah DeWITT
c1809	OH	birth of daughter, Elizabeth
1810 Census		the Ohio census was destroyed
1810

Sources:

1a. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

Darling, Isaac Shaffer, Hannah 14 Jun 1827 Marion Co.

Shaffer, Henry Thornburgh, Martha 21 Dec 1846 Marion Co.

1b. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Carver, Anson Shafer, Mary Coles Co. 01/12/1844

2. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313): not found, but the 1810 Ohio census was destroyed (except for Washington Co.).

3. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1 of 2; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1820 OH Delaware [now Marion] Co. Marlborough [now Waldo] Twp. p. 108 Ln. 16 William Shover 300010-20100-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 9 or under 1810-1820 =

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = William (b. 1786/7)

2 females 9 or under 1810-1820 =

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 =

1 person engaged in agriculture

4. 1830

5. 1840

6. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #277 of 297): Tipton Twp., Cass Co., IN, p. 521A/1041, 396/348, enumerated 3 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

William T Shaffer 63 M Farmer 800 New Jersey

William      " 21 M do 800 Ohio

Henry        " 27 M do 1000 do

Martha       " 22 F do

William      " 2 M Indiana

James        " 1 M do

Nancy Jackson 60 F Pennsylvania

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