Penny’s Family Tree - Person Sheet
Penny’s Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Shaffer 
Birthabt 1810
Misc. Notes
1883 History of Butler County Chapter 35 -- Franklin Township
Transcribed by Ed McClelland.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1883/83-35.htm
About the year 1799, Henry SHAFFER, a native of Germany, came to this county from Westmoreland. He moved to Pennsylvania from the State of New Jersey. He settled
upon the farm now occupied by Israel SHAFFER. Mr. SHAFFER brought apple-seeds with him, and planted an orchard. His family consisted of eight children--Jacob.
Peter, John, William, Mary (LAFFER), Betsey (CARTER), Ann (FORRESTER) and Margaret (HOCKENBERRY). John, William, Margaret and Ann all lived and reared
families in this county. John was a Captain in the war of 1812. He married Catharine ELLIOT, and reared four children--Henry, William (deceased), Mary (BARROW) and
Jemima (WHITE). William, son of Henry, Sr., lived on the old homestead. He married Mary MACKINSON, and had a family of six children, four of whom are now
living--Henry and John, Iowa; and Catharine A. and Israel, on the old place. Henry SHAFFER, of Prospect, lives on the old HUNTER farm, through which the Indian trail to Franklin passed. He remembers seeing LAFAYETTE, and recalls other events of a long time ago. When he was about fifteen years of age he went hunting one day, armed with an old flint-lock gun and a butcher-knife. The young hunter had not penetrated far into the woods before he saw a large buck. Here was a good chance; he fired and the animal fell. Thinking him dead, the boy rushed upon him, drawing his knife. The buck drew up his hind feet and kicked the boy off. One hoof hit the arm that held the knife,
and the weapon flew from him and was never found. The boy stepped back, and reloaded his gun; the buck, meanwhile, had risen to his feet. Henry crept up close to him and fired; this time the game was killed.
Transcribed by Ed McClelland.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1883/83-35.htm
About the year 1799, Henry SHAFFER, a native of Germany, came to this county from Westmoreland. He moved to Pennsylvania from the State of New Jersey. He settled
upon the farm now occupied by Israel SHAFFER. Mr. SHAFFER brought apple-seeds with him, and planted an orchard. His family consisted of eight children--Jacob.
Peter, John, William, Mary (LAFFER), Betsey (CARTER), Ann (FORRESTER) and Margaret (HOCKENBERRY). John, William, Margaret and Ann all lived and reared
families in this county. John was a Captain in the war of 1812. He married Catharine ELLIOT, and reared four children--Henry, William (deceased), Mary (BARROW) and
Jemima (WHITE). William, son of Henry, Sr., lived on the old homestead. He married Mary MACKINSON, and had a family of six children, four of whom are now
living--Henry and John, Iowa; and Catharine A. and Israel, on the old place. Henry SHAFFER, of Prospect, lives on the old HUNTER farm, through which the Indian trail to Franklin passed. He remembers seeing LAFAYETTE, and recalls other events of a long time ago. When he was about fifteen years of age he went hunting one day, armed with an old flint-lock gun and a butcher-knife. The young hunter had not penetrated far into the woods before he saw a large buck. Here was a good chance; he fired and the animal fell. Thinking him dead, the boy rushed upon him, drawing his knife. The buck drew up his hind feet and kicked the boy off. One hoof hit the arm that held the knife,
and the weapon flew from him and was never found. The boy stepped back, and reloaded his gun; the buck, meanwhile, had risen to his feet. Henry crept up close to him and fired; this time the game was killed.
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