Display Application - James Malcolm Ruff Jr. from Peter SHEAFFER/SHAFFER Sr


James Malcolm Ruff Jr. (193249) is a descendant of Peter SHEAFFER/SHAFFER Sr (P-331525)



The following lineage transcription is for informational purposes only and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Descendancy.
All proof citations must be from official record copy documentation or other allowable sources.
 

Application Info
ACN: 61949
Date Approved: 2014-12-19
Application Type: Primary

Lineage Remarks:
Purchase Record Copy


Available Generation Info

Husband:
Boyd Sheafer Niccum
Birth Date:
20 Jun 1879
Birth Place:
Liberty / Union / IN
Death Date:
1962
Death Place:
bur Liberty / Union / IN

Wife:
Emma L Meek
Birth Date:
15 Jan 1885
Birth Place:
Union City / Union / IN
Death Date:
24 Mar 1937
Death Place:
Liberty / Union / IN
Marriage Date:
18 Nov 1903
Marriage Place:
/ Union / IN
Relationship:
Son


Husband:
Jesse Badgley Niccum
Birth Date:
Aug 1849
Birth Place:
Marion / Decatur / IN
Death Date:
24 Nov 1924
Death Place:
Liberty / Union / IN

Wife:
Nancy Margaret/Maggie Shaeffer
Birth Date:
22 Jan 1853
Birth Place:
/ Preble / OH
Death Date:
25 Aug 1929
Death Place:
Liberty / Union / IN
Marriage Date:
31 Jan 1871
Marriage Place:
/ Preble / OH
Person Notes:
RC shows last name does not match father's - no explanation provided
Relationship:
Daughter


Husband:
Amos Mills Schaeffer Schaeffer/Scheaffer
Birth Date:
03 Mar 1831
Birth Place:
nr Eaton / Preble / OH
Death Date:
02 May 1907
Death Place:
Liberty / Union / IN
Person Notes:
RC shows last name does not match father's - no explanation provided

Wife:
Nancy Eliza Ann Robeson Robenson Robinson
Birth Date:
29 Sep 1833
Birth Place:
Eaton / Preble / OH
Death Date:
11 Feb 1916
Death Place:
Liberty / Union / IN
Marriage Date:
15 Apr 1852
Marriage Place:
/ Preble / OH
Relationship:
Son


Husband:
Peter Schaffer/Sheaffer/Shafer
Birth Date:
abt 1793
Birth Place:
/ / PA
Death Date:
13 May 1860
Death Place:
liv / Butler / OH Wayne two

Wife:
Lydia Anne Mills
Birth Date:
abt 1803
Birth Place:
/ / PA
Death Date:
ts 27 Dec 1880
Death Place:
bur Liberty / Union / IN
Marriage Date:
10 Aug 1820
Marriage Place:
/ Preble / OH
Relationship:
Son


Husband:
(patriot)
Peter Sheaffer Sr
Birth Date:
02 Feb 1751
Birth Place:
/ Philadelphia / PA
Death Date:
10 May 1848
Death Place:
Elizabethtown / Lancaster / PA

Wife:
Catharina XX
Birth Date:
08 Jun 1762
Birth Place:
Death Date:
02 Aug 1812
Death Place:
bur Elizabethtown / Lancaster / PA
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Relationship:




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