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1 Benjamin J. Shiffler1,2 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
8 January 1808 or 23 Feb 1808, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA3,4,5,6 Death:
4 Oct 1891, Bryan, Pulaski Twp, Williams Co, OH5,7 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 Father:
Christian Schiffler (1779-1841) Mother:
Catharine Gilbert (1779-1855) Benjamin
Schiffler b 23 Feb 1808 Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA (note different birth month
and day)8 Benjamin
left PA and traveled to Richland Co, OH in the spring of 1832; he and his family
later moved to Wms Co prior to 1850.1 1830
Myerstown, Lebanon Co, PA R154 p22 (may not be him) 1840
Bloominggrove, Richland Co, OH R423 p119 Benj.
Shiffler 210001/100019 1850
Jefferson Twp, Wms Co, OH Federal Census, 9 Sept 1850, p23B Roll 741 Shiffler,
Benjamin 43 PA
Christianna 45 PA
Joseph 16 OH
Eli 11 OH
Catharine 12 OH
Christian 8 OH
Aaron 6 OH
Elizabeth 2 OH10 1860
Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH Federal Census 4 July 1860 p170A 653/
Shiffler, Benjamin 52 PA farmer
Christina 54 PA
Aaron 16 OH
Betsy 11 OH Miller,
Laura 17 OH adopted4 1870
Pulaski Twp, Wms Co, OH PO Bryan Federal Census 18 Aug 1870 p189 163/163
Shiffler, Benj 62 PA blacksmith
1600/4600
Christena 64 PA Fraser,
Albert 23 OH farmer 300/250
Betsey Ann 21 OH
Aaron 7/12 OH11 Tombstone
reading @83Y 8M 26D; the owner of the land in Shiffler Cemetery at its
beginning.5 During
the evening of 11 Apr 1849, J and M Moss of PA, who were migrating west, halted
their team and covered wagon at the Benjamin Shiffler home and asked shelter for
themselves and their month-old baby son, Alpheus. The child died that night, and Mr. Shiffler offered a sandy
knoll across the road, which he owned, for the burial, the first in what became
the Shiffler Cemetery. A small
stone was erected (Alpheus, son of J and M Moss, died 12 Apr 1849, age one
month, eight days. first buried in
this yard) but many years later, the stone deteriorated and was replaced with a
new one by the trustees of Jefferson Twomship.12,13 The
story of the first burial was related to Mr. Van Gundy by Jefferson Twp Trustee,
Lawrence Watson; this story was written in 1964 by Ed Flinn, whose wife, Ruth
Flinn, was a great-granddaughter of Benjamin Shiffler.13 Location
of the Shiffler Cemetery: E part SW 1/4 Sec 27 North of Pulaski about 1/8 of a
mile N of CR H on SR 127 on the left side of the road as you are going north.
The name of the cemetery is Shiffler Cemetery (Jefferson Union Cemetery). Notes
as told to Richard Cooley from Paul Van Gundy, 1974: Benjamin
Shiffler built the first red brick house in Williams Co, OH in 1844 on his land
1 1/2 miles north of LaFayette (now Pulaski) on present US 127.13 Deed
History of Shiffler Cemetery: State of Ohio Patent to
John Perkins, 160A, $200 (V1 p416, 1 Oct 1833) John Perkins to Ohio
Life Insurance and Trust Co, 160A, $1500 (V1 p443,
23 Nov 1835) AW Boynton by admin's
deed to Henry Miller, 160A, $763.50 (V10 p418, 5
June 1849) Henry Miller to William
P. Miller,
80A E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec 27 $1300 (V18 p198, 9 Mar 1859) William Miller to John
G. Shiffler, 18A E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec 27 $1800 (V21 p214, 5 Apr
1862) John G. Shiffler to
Jefferson Union Cemetery Assoc .05A N of SW corner of e 1/2
SW 1/4 Sec 27 containing 83 rods and 8 links $30 (V23 p614, 24 Jan 1863) WW Morrison to Jefferson
Twp Trustees Cemetery Addition pt W 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec
27 1A $156.40 (V81 p151, 19 Oct 1899) John G. Shiffler to
Trustees of Jefferson Twp fractional East pt E 1/2 SW
1/4 Sec 27 beginning at stone at the intersection of old cemetery and the center
line of the angling road running N 388.8 ft to the SW corner of the S addition
of the old cemetery then E along the S line of said cemetery 17.9 ft given for
cemetery purposes $11.05 (V81 p173, 27 Oct 1899) John George Shiffler to
Benjamin F. Shiffler, affadavit for transfer E 1/2
SW 1/4 Sec 27; JG Shiffler died intestate, 23 Feb 1910, deed lists John
Shiffler's children and their addresses (V103 p4, 15 Jan 1913) Sylvester Oberlin to
Jefferson Twp Trustees pt SE 1/4 Sec 27 2.16A $646 N
and S 1/4 Sec line of Sec 27 addition to cemetery (V113 p110, 28 Apr 1917)13 "There
will be a sale of lots in the Shiffler Cemetery two miles north of Pulaski
Village on Saturday, 21 June 1880, at !0 AM.
Those who desire lots should be in attendance." Bryan Press, 14 June
188013 Alpheus
Moss b 4 March 1849; d 12 Apr 1849 s/o J and M Moss, first burial in Shiffler Cemetery.5 Small
tornado upset tombstones in Shiffler Cemetery on 20 June 1912.
It blew the tombstones in its path and scattered some of them in all
directions and broke many. The
farms of Sylvester Oberlin, E B Opdycke, and George Shiffler were also visited
by the storm and outbuildings and trees were destroyed.
No one was hurt and no livestock lost.14 Decoration
Day of 1873 was celebrated in Shiffler Cemetery where 18 soldiers' graves were
decorated, 4 from the War of 1812 and 14 from the Civil War service.
Still
living in this area are two descendants of the original Shiffler family of
Benjamin Shiffler, those being Mrs. Ruby A. Smith and Mrs. Ruth E. Flinn of
Bryan.15 His
obit states that Benjamin Shiffler a formerly active and well-known citizen of
Jefferson Twp died Sunday afternoon at the residence of his son-in-law William
Wineland, 3 miles north of Bryan. He
was about 84Y.7 Spouse:
Christianna Fackler1,16,2 Birth:
16 Feb 1806, PA3,4,5 Death:
19 Aug 18755 Father:
Abraham Wendle Fackler (1777-1866) Mother:
Barbara Hough (1781-1844) Marr:
c1831, PA Children:
John George (1831-1910)
Joseph (1834-1888)
Catharine J. (1837-1912)
Eli (1838-1915)
Christian/Christopher (1841-1907)
Aaron (1844-1926)
Elizabeth "Betsy" A. (1848-1913) 1.1 John George Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
13 Oct 1831, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA1,3,17,5,18 Death:
23 Feb 1910, Bryan, Pulaski Twp, Williams Co, OH5,18 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 Occ:
Farmer John
George Shiffler enlisted at the age of 31Y in Franklin Twp, Fulton Co, OH on 16
Sept 1864 as a corporal in Co F 182nd OVI 3rd Brigade 2nd Division 23rd AC.
In May and June 1865 he was detailed to load timber to be used for forts
and bridges and to take 1106 Rebels from Nashville, TN to Louisville, KY; he was
honorably discharged at Nashville on 7 July 1865; he had 3 brothers who served
in CW - Christ in 38th OVI, Eli and Aaron in 182nd OVVI.1 He
moved in the spring 1832 to Richland Co, OH and bef 1850 to Williams Co, OH; he
and his wife had 12 children - 9 sons, 3 daughters.1 John
G. was a member of Post 149 GAR, drew a pension, was a farmer, and lived in
Pulaski, OH.1 Tombstone
reading @78Y 3M 22D 1870
Jefferson Twp, Wms Co, OH Federal Census 20 June 1870 p5 Shiffler,
John G 58 PA
Elizabeth 34 VA
Benjamin 14 OH
Eli H 12 OH
Ira D 10 OH
Elmore E 8 OH
Ida May 6 OH
Silvester S 4 OH
Sarah M 2 OH17 1880
Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH 27 June 1880 p530C 238/252
Shiffler, George 49 PA-PA-PA
Elizabeth 44 OH-VA-VA
Benjamin 24 OH
Eli H. 22 OH
Ira
D. 21 OH
Elmore E. 17 OH
Ida May 15 OH
Silvester S. 13 OH
Sarah M 11 OH
Clarence C 9 OH
Clara B 7 OH
George B 3 OH
Claudie W 1 OH19 His
obit in the Bryan Democrat has the wrong birthdate, but refers to him as George
Shiffler. (Bryan Democrat, 4 March 1910, p3). His
parents and family moved from Dauphin Co, PA to Richland Co, OH in spring of
1832 and came to Wms Co 1850 (which in not correct).18 His
obits state he was married on 9 July 1853 (date conflicts with marriage rrecord)
and was the father of 12 children, 9 s/3d; the mother and sons Eli, an infant,
and Clarence preceded him in death.18 He
served 10 months in CW in the 182nd Regt Co F OVI.18 John
George Shiffler 25 Feb 1910 #5332 estate Williams Co, OH Spouse:
Elizabeth Hisey Birth:
13 Jun 1836, OH1,3,17,5 Death:
14 Oct 1904, Williams Co, OH5,20 Father:
Joseph C. Hisey (1794-1845) Mother:
Elizabeth Altdorfer (1799-1862) Marr:
9 Jul 1854, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH21,1,18 Children:
Benjamin Franklin (1855-1921)
Eli H. (1857-1888)
Ira Delmo (1859-1916)
UNNAMED (1861-1861)
Elmore Ellsworth (1863-1942)
Ida May (1864-1941)
Sylvester S. (1866-1930)
Sarah M. "Sadie" (1868-1935)
Clarence Chester (1871-1907)
Clara Bell (1872-1935)
George Burton (1874-1955)
Claudie Willis (1878-1956) 1.1.1 Benjamin Franklin
Shiffler22 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
Oct 1855, OH17,23,5,24 Death:
Nov 1921, Elkhart, Elkhart Co, IN5,24 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 1900
Elkhart, Concord Twp, Elkhart Co, IN 7 June 1900 R369 p18A State
St 206/60/66 Shiffler,
Benjamin F Oct 1857 - 42 m20Y 2/2ch carpenter OH-OH-OH
Cynthia L Jan 1861 - 39 OH-FR-FR
Ray G Mar 1881 - 19 OH
Elizabeth F Nov 1882 - 17 OH23 1910
Benjamin F. Indiana 1920
same He
worked in Elkhart since age of 25 at the Lake Shore Railroad Shop24 Spouse:
Cynthia L Roth22 Birth:
January 1861 or 1859, Fulton Co, OH22,23,5 Death:
193022,5 Father:
Christian Roth (1814-1902) Mother:
Anneli Anna Klopfenstein (1819-1863) Marr:
21 Nov 1880, Williams Co, OH25 Children:
Frank (1880-)
Ray G (1881->1921)
Elizabeth F (1882->1921) 1.1.1.1 Frank Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
15 Feb 1880, Pulaski Twp, Williams Co, OH26 1.1.1.2 Ray G Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
Mar 1881, OH23 Death:
aft 1921 1.1.1.3 Elizabeth F
Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
Nov 1882, OH23 Death:
aft 1921 Spouse:
Baum 1.1.2 Eli H. Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
1857, Williams Co, OH17,5 Death:
May 1888, near Pulaski, Williams Co, OH5,27 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 Eli
served in the CW as part of 182nd OVI.1 1.1.3 Ira Delmo Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
3 Feb 1859, Williams Co, OH17,5,28 Death:
17 Nov 1916, Reading, Hillsdale Co, MI5,28 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 They
had 5 children29 Spouse:
Harriett C. Cline Birth:
18615 Death:
19365 Marr:
1883 Children:
Grace S. (1883-1886)
Alta B. (1885-1911)
Reo Leland (1900-1922)
Demi (->1922)
Pearl 1.1.3.1 Grace S.
Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
18835 Death:
18865,28 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 1.1.3.2 Alta B. Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
8 Jul 1885, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH26,5 Death:
19115,28 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 1.1.3.3 Reo Leland
Shiffler ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth:
29 Dec 1900, Pulaski Twp, Williams Co, OH5,29 Death:
6 Nov 1922, Reading, Hillsdale Co, MI5,29,28 Burial:
Shiffler Cem, Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH5 |
