John Schaffer
(1866-1934)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Minnie Snyder

John Schaffer 1

  • Born: 5 Dec 1866, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1
  • Marriage (1): Minnie Snyder
  • Died: 31 Jan 1934, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA at age 67 1
  • Buried: 3 Feb 1934, Pittsburgh: Allegheny Cemetery, Allegheny, PA 1

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Cause of Death: John died at West Penn Hospital of terminal pneumonia following gunshot wound of head while temporarily insane., 31 Jan 1934, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 1

2. Occupation: laborer at Iron City Brewing Co. on 31 Jan 1934 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 1

3. Obituary: Pittsburgh Press: obituary of John Schaffer on 1 Feb 1934 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 2 SCHAFFER John, beloved husband of Minnie Snyder Wheeler Schaffer. Funeral from the funeral home of W. N. Winter, 4730 Friendship Avenue, on February 3, at 2 p. m. Friends invited.


John married Minnie Snyder, daughter of William Lewis H. Snyder and Anna Mary Elizabeth Beecher. (Minnie Snyder was born on 3 Sep 1869 in Manheim Twp., York, PA,3 4 died on 4 Sep 1957 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 3 4 5 and was buried on 7 Sep 1957 in Pittsburgh: Allegheny Cemetery, Allegheny, PA 3 4.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 2096. John Schaffer. Parents unknown. Spouse Minnie Schaffer.

2 Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1 Feb 1934, page 30. Obituary of John Schaffer.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 77694. Minnie Voland. Father William L. Snyder. Mother Elizabeth Beecher. Spouse Charles Voland.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110850341.

5 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), 6 Sep 1957, page 25. Obituary of Minnie Snyder Voland.


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