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Revision as of 17:40, 27 September 2008


NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Jacob Best Sheffer is not in my direct ancestry. He is the grandfather of James Austin Sheffer and Otis Branfield Sheffer who married Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline and Beulah Gladys Kline; the wives are 1 step removed in the following ways:


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 1814 [8]
Marriage 1845 To Sarah Linn (1824-1890) [8]
Death 1890 Rockland Twp., Venango Co. PA
Burial Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp., Venango Co. PA [6]

Ancestry chart segment

    Generation 3               Generation 4                   Generation 5            Generation 6            Generation 7
                                                                                                          +-- Adam Schaeffer
                                                                                                          |    (~1751-1840)
                                                                                  +-- John Sheffer -------+
                                                                                  |   (1784-  )           |
                                                          +-- Jacob Best Sheffer--+                       +-- Catherine Dorothea Trope (Sipe)
                                                          |   (1814-1900)         |
                           +-- George Mansfield Sheffer --+                       +-- Barbara Bescht/Best
                           |   (1847-1937 )               |
 +--James Austin Sheffer --+                              +-- Sarah Linn
 |  (1880-1960)            |                                  (1824-1890)
 |                         +-- Sarah Myers
 |                             (????-???? )
 |
 +-- Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline
     (1885-1939) 
 Sources: [8]

Children

(all children with Sarah Linn)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Mary Elizabeth Sheffer F 1846 [8]
George Mansfield Sheffer M 1847 [8]
John Bower Sheffer M 1849 [8]
Barbara Ellen Sheffer M 1851 [8]
Hannah Marie Sheffer M 1853 [8]
Benjamin Franklin Sheffer M 1855 [8]
Charles Malanghan Sheffer M 1858 [8]
William Sheffer M 1861 [8]
Francis Marion Sheffer M 1863 [8]
Sarah Catherine Sheffer M 1865 [8]
Ulysses Geary Sheffer M 1866 [8]

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Rockland Twp.,Venango Co.PA

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Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 1850 United States Federal Census Richland Twp, Venango Co PA page 12. Census page is not dated.
Lines 3-7: Jacob Shafer, 36, farmer, $1500 real property; Sarah, 26; Mary E., 4; George M., 3; John, 1. All born PA.
1850 census pa venango richland pg 12.jpg


7 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
8 Rick Sheffer personal correspondence Aug 2008-ongoing.
"From the Rhineland to the Pennsylvania Oil Country,The Sheffer Family Journey", CD manuscript of powerpoint program presented in Emlenton, Sept 2008, on the 150th anniversary of the oil industry in Emlenton.
His Aunt Hazel Sheffer Crawford's collection of family and other photos to be donated to the Pumping Jack Museum ( re. the local oil industry), Emlenton, Venango Co. PA. The museum is located in the former Crawford High School building.
Hazel Sheffer Crawford newsclipping.jpg


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