Daniel SHAFER
Sarah STROUP
Husband:  Daniel SHAFER / SHAFFER
Birth:  10 Apr 1798, Hagerstown, [Garrett or Washington Co.,] MD
Death:  27 Jul 1871, Douglas Co., IL
Occupation:  farmer
Father:  Andrew SHAFER
Mother:  Martha Mary STROUP
Marriage:  23 Nov 1820, Highland Co., OH
Wife:  Sarah "Sally" STROUP
Birth:  1801/2, Washington Co., MD
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Joseph STROUP
Mother:  Catherine LILLY
Children — born in Dodson Twp., Highland Co., OH:
  1.  (Daughter A) SHAFER, b. 1820-25
  2.  Matilda SHAFER, b. 23 Feb 1823; d. 20 Apr 1914; m. 28 Apr 1842, Highland Co., OH, Isaac SHAFER (1821-1905), s/o Andrew SHAFFER (Jr.) & Mary Magdalene WILKIN
  3.  Melissa SHAFER, b. 1825/6
  4.  (Daughter B) SHAFER, b. 1825-30
  5.  Christina SHAFER, b. 1832/3
  6.  (Daughter C) SHAFER, b. 1830-35
  7.  Joseph SHAFER, b. 18 Jul 1835; d. 30 Mar 1819
  8.  Jefferson SHAFER, b. 1837/8
  9.  Daniel SHAFER, b. 1838/9
10.  Madison SHAFER, b. 1840/1

Our subjects are said to have had these children, but without knowing their birthdates, I can't place them in the above sequence:
.  Israel SHAFER
.  Elsie SHAFER
.  Mary SHAFER
.  Sarah SHAFER
Keywords for search engines:  USA, United States, Maryland, Ohio
Sources:

1.  Anon.  1966.  Marriage Index:  Ohio, 1789-1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):
Shafer, Daniel Stroup, Sally 23 Nov 1820 Highland Co.

2.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1830 OH Highland Co. Salem Twp. p. 23 Ln. 15 Daniel Shafer 000 001 - 220 010
These data indicate:
No. & Sex  Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Daniel (b. 1798)
2 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daughter B
= Melissa (b. 1825/6)
2 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Matilda (b. 1823)
= Daughter A
1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Sarah (b. 1801/2) 

3.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3-4 of 10; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1840 OH Highland Co. Dodson Twp. pp. 100B-101A Ln. 9 Daniel Shafer 300 000 100 - 022 200 100 0100000
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
3 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daniel (b. 1838/9)
= Jefferson (b. 1837/8)
= Joseph (b. 1835/6)
1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Daniel (b. 1798)
2 females 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter C
= Christina (b. 1832/3)
2 females 10-14 1825-1830 = Daughter B
= Melissa (b. 1825/6)
2 females 15-19 1820-1825 = Matilda (b. 1823)
= Daughter A
1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Sarah (b. 1801/2)
1 person engaged in agriculture
Sarah is in the wrong age class.  Listed one line below, Isaac SHAFER, who is three lines below William STROUP; and, in the other direction, two lines above Henry STROUP, who is two lines above Andrew SHAFER.

4.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #38 of 45):  Union Twp., Dist. No. 22, Clermont Co., OH, p. 484B, 2992/3015, enumerated 11 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Daniel Shafer 52 M   Farmer   Md
Sarah     " 48 F       "
Melissa   " 24 F       Ohio
Christina " 17 F       "
Joseph    " 14 M       "
Jefferson " 12 M       "
Daniel    " 11 M       "
Madison   "  9 M       "

5.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

6.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

7.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

8.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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