Thomas D. Shaffer (1832-1876)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Louisa P. Lightfoot Harris S. Shaffer+ Caroline Shaffer Minnie M. Shaffer Juliet T. Shaffer Bessie E. Shaffer Thomas D. Shaffer 1 2 3 Born: 1832, Ohio 1 2 Marriage (1): Louisa P. Lightfoot about 1856 Died: 9 April 1876, Fallston, PA at age 44 3 Buried: After 9 April 1876, New Brighton, PA 3   Noted events in his life were: • He has alternate birth information of 1842. 3 • He appeared on the 1860 US Census in New Brighton, PA on 16 June 1860. 1 1860 US Census Page 45, Dwelling 324, Family 331, Roll 1071 New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Thos Shafer..28..OH..Teamster (living with wife and son.) . • Military: 1863 to 1865. Private, Co. B, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Enlisted 29 Dec 1863; Discharged 9 Nov 1865. • He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fallston, PA on 24 August 1870. 2 1870 US Census Page 10, Dwelling 69, Family 74 Fallston, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Thomas Shafer..38..OH..Teamster (Living with wife and 3 children.) . • He was buried after 9 April 1876 in the Grove Cemetery in New Brighton, PA. Find A Grave Memorial 191194886 . 3 Thomas married Louisa P. Lightfoot, daughter of Solomon Lightfoot and Susanna Vink, about 1856. (Louisa P. Lightfoot was born on 13 July 1837 in Pennsylvania,4 5 6 7 8 died on 13 June 1911 in Rochester, PA 8 and was buried after 13 June 1911 in New Brighton, PA 8.)   Noted events in their marriage were: • They appeared on the 1860 US Census in New Brighton, PA on 16 June 1860. 1 1860 US Census Page 45, Dwelling 324, Family 331, Roll 1071 New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Thos Shafer..28..OH..Teamster Louisa Shafer..23..PA Harris Shafer..2..PA . • They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fallston, PA on 24 August 1870. 2 1870 US Census Page 10, Dwelling 69, Family 74 Fallston, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Thomas Shafer..38..OH..Teamster Louisa Shafer..33..PA..Keeping House Harris S. Shafer..12..PA..At Home Caroline Shafer..8..PA..At Home Erininnie Shafer..2..PA..At Home .

1 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, p. 45, dwelling 324, family 331, Thomas D. Shaffer and Louisa P. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1071.

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Fallston, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, p. 10, dwelling 69, family 74, Thomas D. Shaffer and Louisa P. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Thomas Shaffer (1842\endash 9 Apr 1876), Find A Grave Memorial no. 191194886, citing Grove Cemetery, New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA

4 Keith A. Dull, Ashland, Ohio [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail, Aug 2014, "Solomon Lightfoot"; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; Email dated Aug 2014 about Solomon Lightfoot and his family; Extensive E-mail messages beginning in July 2001 regarding the entire line of Lightfoot families especially Perneleper Lightfoot and the Gantz family.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fallston, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 201, p. 366D, dwelling 64, family 67, Louisa P. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1097.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 10A, dwelling 205, family 216, Louisa P. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 12B, dwelling 257, family 263, William F. Ashenbaugh and Bessie E. Shaffer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1311.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Louisa P Lightfoot Shaffer (13 Jul 1837\endash 13 Jun 1911), Find A Grave Memorial no. 191194989, citing Grove Cemetery, New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA