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| '''Rick Sheffer personal correspondence''' Aug 2008-ongoing.<br>"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. <br>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.
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| '''Rick Sheffer personal correspondence''' Aug 2008.br>"Sheffer Family Journey, from the Rhineland to Venango County, Pa.", copyright 2008 by Rick Sheffer, a powerpoint presentation of data and photos,program presented in Emlenton PA Sept. 2008.<br>Information based on Hazel Sheffer Crawford's collection of family and other photos to be donated to the Pumping Jack Museum ( of the local oil industry), Emlenton, Venango Co. PA.  The museum is located in the former Crawford High School building.
 
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|'''The John Adam Scheffer Family History and Lineage 1751-1958''' compiled by Hazel Sheffer Crawford, Emlenton, PA 1958.  Submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls Oct 2008.
 
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Revision as of 07:21, 17 October 2008


NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

James Austin Sheffer is not in my direct ancestry. He is related by marriage to Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline who is 1 step removed in the following ways:


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth
Marriage Anna Catherine "Annie" Kline [8]
Death 1960 expect Emlenton PA [8]
Burial Emlenton Cemetery [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 Annie Kline)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Hazel Louise Sheffer F 1909-1983 Earl Crawford (1894-?) [8]
George Elmer Sheffer M 1911- 1967 Reva Jane Smith (d. 2002) [8]
Leota Ailene Sheffer F 1913- single [8]
James Arthur Sheffer M 1916-1981 1) Kate Unknown
2) Ruth M. Logue
[8]
Frederick Pershing Sheffer M 1918-1980/81 Marie Unknown [8]
Bernard Kline Sheffer 1921-1976 M [8]


Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Emlenton, Venango Co.PA after marriage -

Photo Gallery


Family plot, gravestones of James Austin Sheffer, Anna Kline Sheffer, Aliene Sheffer
Gravestone of Bernard K. Sheffer, Emlenton Cemetery

Children of 3 sisters - Winnie Kline Beals, Annie Kline Sheffer and Gladys Kline Sheffer.

Beals & Sheffer cousins, L to R: Fred Sheffer (striped tie), Loy Beals (back row) Branfield Sheffer in cap, Ella Beals holding shoulders of Bertha Beals, Ailene Sheffer (back row, dark jacket), Dorothy Sheffer, Art Sheffer. Identified by Bertha Beals Chambers in 2007.


Emlenton Cemetery gravestone photos 1991 by E W Williams

Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 1900 United States Federal Census,
2 1910 United States Federal Census, District 112, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 11. Census dated 19 Apr 1910. Lines 1-3: James A. Sheffer, 30, m. 1 year, machinist, foundry, owns home, no mortgage; Anna, 24, m. 1 year, 1 child, 1 living; Hazel L., 8 months. All born PA, all parents b. PA. Adults can read, write and speak English. The family lives on Hill Street.
1910 census pa venango emlenton dist 112 pg 11.jpg
3 1920 United States Federal Census, District 110, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 16. Census dated 16 Jan 1920. Lines 84-90: James O. Sheffer, 38, machinist, machine shop; Anna C, 35, wife; Hazel L, 10; George E, 8; Aliene L, 6; James A, 3 yr 6 mo; Frederick P, 1 yr 3 mo. All (and all parents) b. PA. Hazel, George and Aliene attended school, All can speak English, all but Aliene, James A. and Frederick can read and write. Family lives on Hill Street.
Also on page James A. Beal (lines 51-56) and Guy H. Kline (71-74)
1920 census pa venango emlenton dist 110 pg 16.jpg
4 1930 United States Federal Census, District 10, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA, page 8. Census dated 8 Apr 1930. Lines 87-95: J. Austin Sheffer, 49, married at 25, machinist, oil refinery, owns home, $1500 value, owns radio; Anna C, 44, m. at 23, wife; Hazel L, 20; George E, 18; Leota A., 15; James A, 13, newsboy, street; Frederick P, 11, newsboy, street; Bernard K., 8; Donald E., grandson, 1 yr, 11 mo. All (and all parents) b. PA. George, Leota, James A., Frederick and Bernard attended school, All but Bernard and Donald can read, and write English. Family lives on Hill Street.
1930 census pa venango emlenton dist 10 pg 8.jpg
5 'Research of Ella Beals (Wilson 1970-1985.
6 Gravestone transcriptions, Emlenton Cemetery, 1991 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams
James Austin Sheffer 1880-1960
Anna Kline Sheffer 1885-1939
Aliene Sheffer 1913 (2nd date not inscribed)


Bernard K. Sheffer 1921-1976, US Navy WWII


7 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
8 Rick Sheffer personal correspondence Aug 2008.br>"Sheffer Family Journey, from the Rhineland to Venango County, Pa.", copyright 2008 by Rick Sheffer, a powerpoint presentation of data and photos,program presented in Emlenton PA Sept. 2008.
Information based on Hazel Sheffer Crawford's collection of family and other photos to be donated to the Pumping Jack Museum ( of the local oil industry), Emlenton, Venango Co. PA. The museum is located in the former Crawford High School building.
Hazel Sheffer Crawford newsclipping.jpg
9 The John Adam Scheffer Family History and Lineage 1751-1958 compiled by Hazel Sheffer Crawford, Emlenton, PA 1958. Submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls Oct 2008.


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