William M. Shaffer and Unknown

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Husband William M. Shaffer ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Aug 1840 - Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: Charles P. Shaffer (1801-1876) 1 3 4
         Mother: Salome Shaner (1813-Bef 1898) 1 3 5

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   Other Spouse: Helena "Ella" Hughes (      -      ) 6 7 - 31 Jan 1867 6

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• Residence: : Franklin, Venango Co, PA.

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Wife Unknown

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Children

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1 F Minta Shaffer ⁸

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            AKA: Mary A. Shaffer 6
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         Spouse: Miles Harper (      -      ) 8

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2 M Charles Benjamin Shaffer ^{6 8}

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3 F Ola Susan Shaffer ^{6 8}

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         Spouse: John King (      -      ) 8

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General Notes: Husband - William M. Shaffer

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Year of birth 1839. [HVC 1879, 489]
He remained with his parents until 1862, and then enlisted in the army, becoming a member of company M., 5th Penn. cavalry, and under command of Gen. Butler. On the 8th and 16th of June, 1864, he participated in the engagements before Pittsburgh, and was in quite a number of other battles. He served during the war, and was honorably discharged on the 28th of May, 1865. Soon after his return home he went to contracting in the oil business. In 1866 he began to sink wells on his own accord, leasing land upon which to drill. His prospects at first were anything but flattering; ere long, however, he met with better success. [HVC 1879, 490]

He was extensively engaged in agriculture and the production of oil for many years and had a large family. Residing in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1919.

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 489.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 467, 811.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 811.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 993.

5 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg xlii.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 490.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 467.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 994.