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From: Patti Maksoudian <>
Subject: Re: SHAFFER/SNYDER, VA to Preble Co OH
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 08:22:32 -0700


I too have some Shafer/Shaffer in my line and am wondering if they could be part
of this family. My great great grandmother was Amanda Shafer, born in Ohio
about 1840, married in Marshall Cty, Iowa in 1860. Her father was Charles
Shaffer/Shafer, born and married in Louden, Virginia and moved to Ohio where he
died. Charles married Eve Sackman. Does any of this fit with the other
Shaffer's?

Patti

Leroy Kingery wrote:

> My ancestors went to Butler County, Iowa in 1856 and settled at Greene,
> Iowa. They helped start a Church of the Brethren there in Greene which is
> still in existence. Some of the Kingery girls married Shaffers. There was
> families of Shaffer and Shafer. Don't know of the spelling difference meant
> anything or not, but always thought it did. At this point I don't know
> anything about the Shaffer ancestors, but if you want me to check I might be
> able to find out if Michael or Andrew went there.
> Have a lot of the Kingery genealogy that came from that same church group.
> They first moved to Howard and Carroll Counties in central Indiana from
> Preble County. Then on to Iowa in 1856. After seeing your note I suspect
> some of the same group might have been Shaffers. Will look further if you
> want. May take me a little while as I am teaching a class at the college
> along with my regular job so will have to take time to look into what I
> have.
> Leroy V. Kingery
> 1284 Sweetwater Court
> Douglas, WY 82633
> 307-358-6646
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Lewis <>
> To: <>
> Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 2:23 PM
> Subject: SHAFFER/SNYDER, VA to Preble Co OH
>
> >
> >
> >>I recently learned that my SNYDER/SNIDER/SHAFFER/PENCE ancestors migrated
> >to
> >>Preble Co OH from Rockingham, Giles and Wythe Co VA, probably between
> >>1820-30. I don't know if they were Brethren, but in reading Merle's
> >"Roads"
> >>series it sounds like one of the patterns he describes. If they were
> >>Brethren would they have been part of the Four Mile congregation, or were
> >>there a number of congregations in and around Preble?
> >>
> >>Simon and Mary PENCE SNIDER, Michael and Catherine HUDLOW SHAFFER,
> Andrew
> >>and Sarah/Sally SHAFFER
> >>
> >>I have Simon's will probated 1850, but have not discovered his or Mary's
> >>burial place. A wife was not mentioned in the will.
> >>
> >>I also recall reading about a large movement of Brethren from Western OH
> to
> >>Iowa, but don't know the timing. The above Andrew and Sally are missing
> >>from the Preble Co census 1860 on, and I haven't been able to locate death
> >>or burial info. A recently discovered cuz said he thought they might have
> >>gone to Iowa but no one has found them yet.
> >>
> >>Anyone know these folks?
> >>
> >>Jim Lewis, Seguin TX
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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