Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Rev. Andrew F. Shanafelt and Eliza Potter




Husband Rev. Andrew F. Shanafelt 1

           Born: 10 Mar 1832 - McConnellstown, Huntingdon Co, PA 1
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           Died: 16 Mar 1875 - Chester, Delaware Co, PA 2
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         Father: Nicholas Shanafelt (1799-1871) 1
         Mother: Keziah Greenland (Abt 1800-1867) 1 3 4


       Marriage: 



Wife Eliza Potter 2

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Children
1 M Newton Shanafelt 2

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           Died: Aft 1887
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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Andrew F. Shanafelt


He graduated at Bucknell University at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Rochester and Crozer Theological Seminaries, and then entered the Baptist ministry. He was pastor at White Hall, Sabbath Rest, and Chester. He was president of the Knight Templars' excursion to Europe in 1873. Before returning he made an extended tour through Egypt and Palestine. He baptized his dragoman or guide in the River Jordan.
He was the father of five children; three were still living in 1887: two daughters and a son.


General Notes: Wife - Eliza Potter

from Clarion Co, PA

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Sources


1 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg 645.

2 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg 646.

3 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 238.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1118.


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