I'm looking for information on the father-in-law of Mary CARNS,
daughter-in-law of David SHAFFER born March 25, 1809, baptized Stoystown
Lutheran Church in Quemahoning Township. He married Elizabeth
DIBERT born Sept 12, 1810 baptized Mt. Tabor Reformed Church, daughter of
David and Elizabeth Fickes DIBERT. According to the baptismal records of
Stoystown Lutheran church (on-line at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacquema/bapstlu2.htm#bapstlu2)
David's parents were Heinrich and Barbara and the name was spelled SCHAFER.
The same church has other Heinrich SHAFFERs with wives' names of Margaret
and Rebecca and with children of the ages that could be siblings.
According to Old and New Westmoreland, "David SHAFFER came from Somerset
County in early life and settled in Laughlinstown, where he was a blacksmith
by trade. He spent some years in California, but afterwards returned to
Lughlinstown and there followed his trade until his death. He married
Elizabeth DIBERT of Somerset county, and they were the parents of the
following children:
Frank, who married Mary CARNS
Edward, who married Rchel NAUGLE
John, who married Catherine MILLER
Rachel, who became the wife of John ALLEN, of Aubern, Nebraska where her
death occurred
Mary, who married George PHILLIPPI
Elizabeth who became Mrs. William H. BUELL"
Thank you all for your help!
Barbara Vogele Obaker
Allegheny County, PA
Researching:PA:Vogele-Frye-Berkey-Claycomb-Mickey-Seger-Buell-Bitner-Oates-P
enrod-Shaffer-Dunmer-Dibert-Zimmerman-Ripple-Whipkey-Clark-Zerfass-Coughenou
r-Beatty-Woodward-Work-Boyd
MD: Obaker-Goodwin-Knapp-Stegemuller
VA: Hankins-Flippen-Staples-Sudberry-DeJarnette-Rudd-Mumford