Peter SHAFFER
SOURCES: 1. 1880 Census 2. 1900 Census 3. The Shaffer Family Genealogy, by Vaun A. Newill and A. William Wolford 4. 1998 Ancestral File - nil 5. 1997 Ordinance Index
NOTES: Of Dawson/Springfield,Fayette,Pennsylvania
NAME: "Etta" SOURCES: 1. Funeral Card
SOURCES: 1. 1997 Ordinance Index (nil)
SOURCES: 1. Shaffer Family Genealogy, by Vaun A. Shaffer and A. William Wolford 2. 1997 Ordinance Index (nil) 3. 1998 Ancestral File (nil) NOTES: died when his house burned because he attempted to start a fire with kerosene. His daughter, Evelyn Lucetta Shaffer Kulp, who was newly married, also died in the fire.
SOURCES: 1. 1997 Ordinance Index (nil)
He married Margaret Ellen Nicholson 25 Dec 1859/60 at Jones Mill, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania . Margaret Ellen Nicholson was born at Springfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania 1 Apr 1839 .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Mary Elizabeth Shaffer
born 2 Sep 1860.
Anna Belle Shaffer
born 16 Jan 1862.
Henrietta Shaffer
born 12 Apr 1863.
George Washington Nicholson Shaffer
born 1 Dec 1864.
John M. Shaffer
born 20 Sep 1866.
Josiah David Shaffer
born 4 Oct 1868.
Sarah Ellen Shaffer
born 15 Aug 1870.
Rebecca Nora Shaffer
born 5 Jul 1872.
Florence May Shaffer
born 17 May 1874.
Martha Jane Shaffer
born 28 Oct 1876.
James Elmer Shaffer
born 2 Dec 1878.
Peter Shaffer died 19 Oct 1906/07 .
Margaret Ellen Nicholson died 7 May 1917 .