Husband Samuel Schaffner, Sr. 1 2
AKA: Samuel Shaffner 3
Born: 31 Oct 1833 - Butler Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 4
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Father: George Jacob Schaffner (1806-1877) 2 5
Mother: Anna Maria Martin ( -1876) 6 7
Marriage: 26 Jun 1858 1 8
Wife Josephine Hinchberger 9 10
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Father: Anthony Hinchberger (1792-Abt 1868) 9 11
Mother: Barbara Bosbarshield ( - ) 9 12
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1 F Mary C. Schaffner 9
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2 F Josephine "Josie" Schaffner 8 9
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Spouse: Joseph Wuller ( - ) 8 9
3 M George A. Schaffner 9 13
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Spouse: Mary Sullivan ( - ) 9
4 M Jacob F. Schaffner 8 9
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5 M Christopher Schaffner 8 9
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6 M Samuel Schaffner, Jr. 8 9
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Spouse: Laura Vinroe ( - ) 9
7 M Frank O. Schaffner 8 9
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8 M Norbert Schaffner 9
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9 M Edward Schaffner 8 9
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10 M Herbert Schaffner 8 9
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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Schaffner, Sr.
He attended the district school, and throughout his boyhood days assisted his parents on the farm, and afterwards was engaged with his father in operating a coal mine. In 1858 he purchased ten acres of land and opened a new coal mine, which he worked until 1864. In 1862, when Lee threatened to invade Pennsylvania, he went out as fourth sergeant of Company G, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Militia. In 1864 he enlisted in Company D, Sixth Pennsylvania Artillery, and served ten months. Returning to his home he went to Oil City, and engaged in the coal business in Cranberry township, Venango County. One year later he came back to Butler township and resumed coal operations there. He also cultivated a farm of 170 acres, and was interested in oil producing. He was formerly a Republican, but at the formation of the Greenback party he joined that organization, and was its nominee for the legislature in 1871. After that time he was independent in politics, and later became a Populist. In 1870 he was elected justice of the peace, filled that office five years, and was also township auditor. In religious belief, he was a Catholic, and was a member of St. Paul's congregation of Butler.
He passed through his boyhood years with many responsibilities resting on his shoulders. He was the eldest son and became his father's main helper. Three months during the winter he tried to be punctual at school, but there were many duties for a boy to perform on a pioneer farm during the seasons of cold and storm, not the least of these being the preparing of the firewood, and frequently the school attendance period was shortened thereby. As he grew older he drove a team for his father, delivering coal, and continued to work at home until his marriage, when he went into the coal business for himself, working in his father's coal bank. He continued in the coal business, more or less continuously until 1888, a period of forty years. During this time he did a little farming, owning four tracts aggregating 146 acres, and he also drilled a number of oil wells on his place, which became small producers.
In politics, Mr. Schaffner was a Republican.
In 1864 he enlisted in Company D, Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and served in the defense of Washington. Early in 1862, when General Lee threatened to invade Pennsylvania, he went out in the State militia with the rank of fourth sergeant of Company G, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Infantry. He later became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic post at Butler.