Wesley A. Shaffer ¹

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. WorldConnect: John Bucher by Roy Booker <treeshaker1@yahoo.com
2. Sullivan Co. TN Deed Book
3. 1860 Washington Co. VA census
4. 1870 Washington Co. VA census
5. 1880 Washington Co. VA census
6. Worldconnect: weefly2 database - Carol A. Cecil <weefly@earthlink.net>

!BIRTH: Source-3 for date and state

!MARRIAGE: date estimated from birth of first child

!DEATH: Source-6 for date and place

BURIAL:

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-2 Bk 85 p. 248 Indenture between Christian S. Booher, David S. Booher, Sallie West, Margaret Schaffer and Susan Moore, heirs at law of Jacob Booher, dec. of the first part

!CENSUS:
1860 Source-3 p. 666 #2205-2144 Three Springs Pct. next door to Jacob R. Booher
Shaver, Wesley 33 farmer /100 VA
Margaret 30 hk "
Sarah 11 "
Jesse 9
John 5
Daniel 1

!1870 Source-4 p. 119 #570-592 Goodson Twp.
Shaffer, Wesley 42 laborer VA
Peggy 40 kh "
Jessie 19 laborer "
John 14 "
David 11
George 1
Nancy 1
Martha 18 domestic
Sarah 3/12 b. Feb

!1880 Source-5 Census Place: Kinderhook, Washington, Virginia
Source: FHL Film 1255394 National Archives Film T9-1394 Page 148B

Wesley SHAFFER Self 54 VA Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
Margaret SHAFFER Wife 50 VA Occ: Kpng Hs Fa: TN Mo: TN
Daniel SHAFFER Son 20 VA Occ: Frm Lbrr Fa: VA Mo: VA
George SHAFFER Son 14 VA Occ: Frm Lbrr Fa: VA Mo: VA
David J. SHAFFER Son 7 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA

Wesley married Margaret Booher, daughter of Jacob R. Booher and Catherine Shaver, about 1848. (Margaret Booher was born about 1830 in , , VA.)