Daniel SHAFER & Sarah STROUP

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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, US, 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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