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Shafer Family History
Shafer Genealogy & Family TreeShafer is a German name from Hessen, Germany, from Medieval times. It comes from the Middle High German schaffaere which means "steward" and referred to someone with this occupation. The earliest known ancestor--Dietriech Schaffer--was recorded in 1327.
Other spellings include "Schaefer," "Schaeffer," "Schaffer," "Schafer," and "Shefer." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Orator Shafer (Hartford Dark Blues, New York Mutuals, Philadelphia Whites), American race car driver Phil Shafer, and American baseball player Tillie Shafer (New York Giants). The first Shafer to come to America was Casper Shafer in Pennsylvania in 1738.
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Shafer Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Maria Elizabeth Shafer -- --, 1746 March 16, 1800
- Jesse Shafer -- --, 1798 October 8, 1866 Pennsylvania
- Martha Marie Shafer -- --, 1896 May 29, 1976 Kansas
- Vera Shafer -- --, 1906 June 9, 1971 Kansas
- Guy Lareau Shafer -- --, 1900 December 1, 1953 Oklahoma
Shafer Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Shafer -- --, 1804 December 21, 1864 Virginia
- Bertha Shafer -- --, 1871 December 0, 1940 Pennsylvania
- Cora E L Shafer -- --, 1870 June 14, 1935 Ohio
- Amy Shafer -- --, 1855 December 0, 1940 New York
- Robert Glenn Shafer -- --, 1924 May 11, 2004 Indiana
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