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John Nicholas SHAFER (SCHAEFFER)

Notes

3. Christian SHAFER

1 _FA1
2 DATE 29 JUL 1753
2 PLAC Heidelberg, Berks, PA

CENSUS:1775-78 Brumbaughs MD Records, Elizabeth Hundred,
1790- Berks Co. PA
1800-1810-1820= Dauphin co. PA Heidelsberg or Rehrersburg Twp

St. John (Hains) Church History and personal visit to cemetery by Ron &Ann Amick. ( Ann is a Shafer descendant.)

History of Berks and Dauphin Counties.

Biographies of Shaeffer, Babb & Michael descendants.

Mrg records for children 1 & 2.

Will for Christian made Jan 1824.

Micro Film # 5050pt.1 Church Record of the Bern Reformed Church, BernTwp,Berks co. PA for Christian, son John, and 2nd wife of Christian, MaryDickey.
Christian was a farmer in Lower Heidelburg Twp. This info is an"Individual Entry" (whatever that is) made by Milo Barrus Shaffer ofArlington VA, a 2nd gr-grandson to Christian. EA has copy.

14. Peter SHAFER

7 April 2000
General Land Office Records, Wisconsinhttp://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/wisconsin/wifull.pl?13778703
After this intro, there is the full record as taken from the Bureau ofLand Management CD-ROM. The documents themselves may be ordered from theBLM. Call them at 703-440-1600 to set up a GLO account with yourMastercard or VISA. They can then send you the images via FAX or mail, asyou prefer. They also have a web page that may be of interest.
For some nifty maps that show how the townships and ranges relate to thecounties of Wisconsin, a visit to the Wisconsin Department of NaturalResources Pages is in order:

PATENT_L_N: SHAFER
PATENT_F_N: PETER
PATENT_M_I:
ACCESS_NR: WI0550__.096
SEQ_NR: 1
TOTAL_PAGE: 1
IMAGE_NAME: 00002013
VOL_ID: 041
IMAGE_TYPE: P
DESCRIP_NR: 1
ALIQUOT_PT: NW
SECTION_NR: 21
TOWNSHIP: 29 N
RANGE: 13 W
BLOCK_NR: 0
MERIDAN_CD: 46
TOTAL_ACRE: 160.0000
FRAC_SECT: N
L_O_CODE: 04
DOCUMENT_N: 111
MISC_DOC_N: 133
TITLE_AUTH: 251101
SIGNATURE: Y
SIGN_DATE: 1870/05/20
SUBSU_RESV: N
METES_BOUN: N
SURVY_DATE:
WARR_L_NAM:
WARR_F_NAM:
CANCEL_DOC: N
MULT_PATEN: N
MULT_WARR: N
PATENT_L_N: SHAFER
PATENT_F_N: PETER
PATENT_M_I:
ACCESS_NR: WI0510__.057
SEQ_NR: 1
TOTAL_PAGE: 1
IMAGE_NAME: 00001393
VOL_ID: 041
IMAGE_TYPE: P
DESCRIP_NR: 1
ALIQUOT_PT: NąNW
SECTION_NR: 31
TOWNSHIP: 30 N
RANGE: 13 W
BLOCK_NR: 0
MERIDAN_CD: 46
TOTAL_ACRE: 65.3800
FRAC_SECT: N
L_O_CODE: 04
DOCUMENT_N: 6592
MISC_DOC_N:
TITLE_AUTH: 272002
SIGNATURE: Y
SIGN_DATE: 1866/02/15
SUBSU_RESV: N
METES_BOUN: N
SURVY_DATE:
WARR_L_NAM:
WARR_F_NAM:
CANCEL_DOC: N
MULT_PATEN: N
MULT_WARR: N
REMARKS:
Other SHAFERS recorded in Dunn Co. WI Land Records
SHAFER ELIAS R 1859 Dunn0.0000
SHAFER ELIAS R 1859 Dunn0.0000
SHAFER ELIAS R 1859 Dunn140.7000
SHAFER JOHN B 1859 Dunn160.0000
SHAFER SIMON 1869 Dunn80.0000
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15. John SHAFER

married Catharine Barbara Boshar

17. Samuel SHAFER

Ron Amick has 1824 as death date for #3,5,6,& 8. Ask him about it.

19. Elizabeth SHAFER

Buried by Father Christian Shaeffer in Harrisburg cem Dauphin co PA

22. Catharine SHAFER

married Jacob Gerverich ( he was son of John & Barbara (Schaeffer)
they had 4 children; Amos, Lucetta, Henretta, & Jacob.