Individual Details
George Washington SHAFFER
(From 1814 to 1820 - 23 Jul 1890)
Events
| Birth | From 1814 to 1820 | ||||
| Marriage | Abt 1834 | Elizabeth HELMAN |  | ||
| Census | 1840 | Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1850 | White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | Bet 3 Aug 1850 and Jan 1851 | Magdalena SHOOK |  | | |
| Census | 1860 | Indiana Post Office, White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 23 Jul 1890 | White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Probate | 1890 | Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth HELMAN (1818 - 1850) |
| Child | Mary Ann SHAFFER (1836 - 1921) |
| Child | Jonathan SHAFFER (1838 - 1906) |
| Child | Catharine SHAFFER (1842 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Jane SHAFFER (1843 - 1888) |
| Child | Caroline SHAFFER (1844 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth SHAFFER (1847 - ) |
| Spouse | Magdalena SHOOK (1816 - ) |
| Child | Charlotte SHAFFER (1851 - 1944) |
| Child | Magdalena SHAFFER (1854 - 1888) |
| Child | Priscilla SHAFFER (1858 - ) |
| Child | Belzena SHAFFER (1860 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
George W. Shaffer married Magdalena Shook after his first wife Elizabeth Helman died. George and Magdalena's oldest daughter Charlotte was born 25 October 1851. She would have been conceived about January 1851. Since George's wife Elizabeth was living on 2 August 1850 when the census was taken, George and Magdalena married sometime between 3 August 1850 and January 1851.Endnotes
1. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February 2016), Jonathan Shaffer, died 23 June 1906; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 52003.
2. 1840 census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Plum Creek Township, page, George Sheaffer; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2016); from National Archives microfilm M704, roll 442.
3. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, page 22B, dwelling 305, family 308, George Shaffer; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February 2016); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.
4. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2016), Charlotte Shaffer Jacoby, died 10 July 1944; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 63301.
5. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, Indiana Post Office, page 413 (stamped), page 42 (penned), dwelling 277, family 284, George W. Shaffer; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February 2016); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1117.
6. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Will Book, 6: 489, George W. Shaffer Will (file 4882); Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
7. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Will Book, 6: 489, George W. Shaffer Will (file 4882); Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.