Jacob H. SHAFFER
Hester Ann CUPP
Husband:  Jacob H. SHAFFER/SHAFER
Birth:  1815-18, Delaware [now Morrow] Co., OH
Death:  1870-80?
Occupation:  farmer, stock raiser
Father:  William T. SHAFFER
Mother:  Sarah "Sallie" DeWITT

Jacob and Hester are said to have died after 1880, but I can't find them in the 1880 census.

Marriage:  15 Nov 1842, Delaware Co., OH
Wife:  Hester/Esther Ann CUPP
Birth:  1820, Pickaway Co., OH
Death:  1870-80?
Father:  Conrad CUPP
Mother:  Elizabeth KRONINGER
Children — born in OH:
  1.  Mary E. SHAFFER, b. 1843 
  2.  Ellen/Helen M. SHAFFER, b. 1843/4/5; d. aft. 1880; m. 1865, Morrow Co., OH, Mr. LEWIS
  3.  Abraham SHAFFER, b. ca. 1 Feb 1846; d.s.p. 23 Jul 1846
  4.  Barbara A. "Barbary" SHAFFER, b. 1846/7/8; d. bef. 1880, Morrow Co., OH
  5.  William S. SHAFFER, b. 1849/50; d. aft. 1880
  6.  Nancy SHAFFER, b. 1851; d. 7 Mar 1931, Union Twp., Van Wert Co., OH; m1. 1873, Morrow Co., OH, Mr. LAUFFER/LOFFER; m2. 30 Mar 1882, Valentine B. LUSK (1851-1906) as his second wife
  7.  Sarah C. SHAFFER, b. 1851/2/3; d. aft. 1880, Marion Co., OH; m. 1875, Morrow Co., OH, Mr. LUCAS
  8.  Andrew Jacob / Jacob Andrew SHAFFER, b. 1853/4/5; d. aft. 1880
  9.  Lucetta F. SHAFFER, b. 1857/8/9; d aft. 1880; m. 1879, Morrow Co., OH, Mr. KISLING
10.  (Child) SHAFFER 
11.  (Child) SHAFFER 
12.  (Child) SHAFFER
Child adopted in infancy — born in OH:
13.  Minnie F. SHAFFER, b. 1863


Timeline
Year Location Event
c1815 OH: Delaware [now Morrow] Co.  birth of Jacob H. SHAFER
1820 OH: Pickaway Co. birth of Hester Ann CUPP
1840 Census OH: Marion [now Morrow] Co.: Gilead Twp. Henry SHAFFER, head-of-household
Jacob's grandfather
1842 OH: Delaware Co. marriage of Jacob SHAFER & Hester Ann CUPP
1842/3 OH birth of daughter, Mary
1843/4 OH birth of daughter, Ellen
1846 OH: Marion Co.: Richland Twp. birth and death of son, Abraham
1846 OH birth of daughter, Barbara
1848 OH: Morrow Co. formed from Knox, Marion, Delaware, and Richland Cos.
OH: Marion Co. gained from Delaware Co.
1849/50 OH birth of son, William
1850 Census OH: Marion Co.: Richland Twp. Jacob SHAFER, head-of-household
1850 OH birth of daughter, Nancy
1851/2 OH birth of daughter, Sarah
1853/4 OH birth of son, Jacob Andrew
c1855 to Cardington family moves
1857/8 OH birth of daughter, Lucetta
1860 Census OH: Morrow Co.: Cardington Jacob SHAFER, head-of-household
1863   adoption of daughter, Minnie
1865 OH: Morrow Co. marriage of daughter, Mary, to John ALBRIGHT
1865 OH: Morrow Co. marriage of daughter, Helen, to Mr. LEWIS
1868 to Gilead Twp. family moves
1870 Census OH: Morrow Co.: Gilead Twp. Jacob SHAFER, head-of-household
1873 OH: Morrow Co. marriage of daughter, Nancy, to Mr. LOFFER
1875 OH: Morrow Co. marriage of daughter, Sarah, to Mr. LUCAS
1880 Census   can't find

Sources:

1a.  Marriage Index:  Ohio, 1789-1850 (Broderbund CD-400):
Cupp, Hester A. Shaffer, Jacob H. Nov 15, 1842 Delaware Co.

1b.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1998.  Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236):  childrens' marriages not found, but then, there are no Morrow County records on this CD.

2.  Cynthia Herrin, ed.  1999.  Morrow County, Ohio, Vital Records.  Ancestry, Inc., Orem UT (online at Ancestry.com):
Name: Cupp, Hester Ann
Birth Place: Pickaway Co., OH
Birth Date: 1820
Father's Name: Conrad Cupp
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Cruniger
Spouse: Jacob Shafer
Marriage Date: Nov 14, 1841
Marriage Location: Marion Co., OH
Children: Mary, Helen, Barbara, William, Nancy[,] Sarah, Jacob, Lucetta, Minnie, and three others

3.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):  I cannot find William or Sarah SHAFER (or variations) in

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #12 of 30):  Richland Twp., Marion Co., OH, p. 123A/245, 782/789, enumerated 4 Sep 1850 (extracted to Diana Gale Matthiesen):•
Jacob Shafer 32 m Farmer 1000 O
Hester   " 29 f     O
Mary E   "  7 f     O
Ellen M  "  6 f     O
Barbara  "  4 f     O
William  " 3/12 m     O
Living next door to Julia Anna (CUPP) DUNKLEBERGER, who is almost certainly Hester's sister. 

4.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 48):  Cardington P.O., Cardington Village, Morrow Co., OH, p. 88A, PN 103, 772/758, enumerated 29 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•
Jacob Shafer 42 M   Farm Labor 900 245 Ohio
Hestann  " 39 F         "
Mary     " 17 F         "
Ellen    " 16 F         "
Barbara  " 13 F         "
William  " 11 M         "
Nancy    " 10 F         "
Sarah    "  8 F         "
Andrew   "  6 M         "
Lucetta  "  2 F         "

5.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #13 of 24):  Mt. Gilead P.O., Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., OH, p. 373A, PN 13, 99/100, enumerated 29 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•
Shafer Jacob 54 M W Farmer 6270 900 Ohio
______ Esther A 50 F W Keeping house     Ohio
______ Mary E 26 F W School Teacher     Ohio
______ Ellen M 24 F W at home     Ohio
______ Barbary A 22 F W School Teacher     Ohio
______ William 20 M W at home     Ohio
______ Nancy 18 F W at home     Ohio
______ Sarah 17 F W Attending School     Ohio
______ Andrew J 15 M W at home     Ohio
______ Lucetta F 11 F W Attending School     Ohio

6.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1880 (Broderbund CD-320):  can't find.

7.  Paul J. Midlam & Barbara Midlam.  1985.  Marion County, Ohio, Cemetery Inscriptions (online at Heritage Pursuit):
SHAFER, Abraham d Jul 23 1846 Aged: 5m 22d s/o Jacob H. & Hester A. Smith [Cemetery] Richland [Twp.]

8.  Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's JavaScript Birthday Calculator.
Entered Result
23 Jul 1846 22d 5m 0y 1 Feb 1846
(Calculated birthdates should always be prefaced with "ca." — you can't be certain the person who calculated their age did it correctly.)

9.  Anon.  1880.  History of Morrow County, Ohio.  O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago (online at Heritage Pursuit).  On p. 556, under the heading, "Gilead Township":
JACOB H. SHAFER, farmer and stock-raiser; P.O. Cardington; was born in Delaware, now Morrow Co., Ohio, about the year 1815, and lived there until he was 25 years of age; he then moved to Marion Co. and farmed there for fourteen years; thence to Cardington, where he followed teaming and farming, until 1868, when he came to his present place, and has lived there since.  Nov. 24, 1841, he married Miss Hester Ann Cupp; she was born in Pickaway Co., and moved to Crawford Co., and lived there until she was 17 years old, when she went to Delaware Co., and lived there until her marriage.  They had twelve
children, eight of whom are living, viz. Mary E., now Mrs. Albright, Van Wert Co., Ohio; Helen M., now Mrs. Lewis, of Morrow Co., Ohio; Barbara A. at home; Wm. S., Morrow Co., Ohio; Nancy, now Mrs. Loffer, Morrow Co., Ohio; Sarah C., now Mrs. Lucas, Marion Co., Ohio; Jacob A., Morrow Co., Ohio; Lucetta F., now Mrs. Kisling, Morrow Co., Ohio; also Minnie F., adopted in infancy.  Mr. Shafer has always been a hard-working man and has earned all he has by his own labor and management.  He owns 113 acres located two miles southeast of Mt. Gilead.  His parents, William and Sallie (Dewitt) Shafer, were natives of Pennsylvania, they married there, and came to Delaware Co., Ohio, in the year 1810; he enlisted and served during the war of 1812, after which he moved to Cass Co., Ind., where he died; his wife died in Marion Co., Ohio, previous to his going West.  Mrs. Shafer's parents, Conrad and Elizabeth (Cruninger) Cupp, were natives of Pennsylvania; they married there, and moved to Pickaway Co. at an early day, and in 1824, they moved to Crawford Co., where they died.
They were married in 1842, at least according to an extraction of the county marriage records.

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