Simon Schaeffer and Sarah Cravner

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Husband Simon Schaeffer ¹

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           Born: 6 Jun 1837 - Kittanning Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: Isaac Schaeffer (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Schall (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 29 Mar 1860 2

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   Other Spouse: Flora Dunmire (      -      ) 2 - 29 Feb 1912 2

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Wife Sarah Cravner ²

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            AKA: Sarah Cravener,3 Sarah Cravenor 3
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Children

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1 M William Anderson Schaeffer ²

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         Spouse: Mary J. Watterson (      -      ) 2

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2 M John Ambrose Schaeffer ²

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         Spouse: Anna Boarts (      -      ) 2

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3 M Isaac A. Schaeffer ²

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         Spouse: Nancy Hemphill (      -      ) 2

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4 M James A. Schaeffer ²

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         Spouse: Minnie Welsh (      -      ) 2

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5 M Lambert Austin Schaeffer ²

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6 F Elizabeth Schaeffer ²

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7 F Rebecca Schaeffer ⁴

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         Spouse: Cyrus Merlin Heilman (      -      ) 5 6

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8 M Simon Lewis Schaeffer ²

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General Notes: Husband - Simon Schaeffer

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He lived at home until his marriage, and in his boyhood attended the common schools of the neighborhood. On Sept. 15, 1864, he enlisted, becoming a member of Company M, 199th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment, was sent to Richmond, and took part in the battles of Petersburg, Hatcher's Run and Appomattox Court House, and was discharged at Richmond, Virginia, June 28, 1865. He was taken sick in front of Richmond with fever and ague, and was ill for some time. Upon his return from the army he took up farm pursuits, living in Valley township from 1868 to 1884, and in Kittanning township from 1884 to 1907, owning 140 acres, where he engaged in general farming. In 1907 he settled at Blanket Hill, where he did a thriving business as a general merchant. He was took a prominent part in public affairs in his locality, served twenty years as supervisor and member of the school board in Valley and Kittanning townships, was tax collector one term, and was a justice of the peace for fifteen years or more. He was well read, and had an excellent memory. He was a Democrat in political connection, a member of the Lutheran Church, and belonged to Fraley Post, G. A. R., at Elderton.

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Cravner

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from Blanket Hill, Armstrong Co, PA

1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 492.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 493.

3 Compiler's Speculation.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 493, 966.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 966.

6 Rev. Uriah Eberhart, History of the Eberharts (Chicago Lawn, IL: Donohue & Henneberry, Printers and Binders, 1891), Pg 156.