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Descendants of John Frederick Shaffer

5. MARY ''POLLY''³ SHAFFER (JOHN FREDERICK², FREDERICK¹) was born Abt. 1800 in Lexington Co., S.C., and died Aft. 1870 in Mississippi. She married LUKE SMITH Abt. 1820, son of MATTHEW SMITH and KAREN WAITES. He was born July 02, 1797 in Newberry Co., SC., and died July 02, 1853 in Springfield, S.C..

More About MARY ''POLLY'' SHAFFER:
Census: 1870, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.

More About LUKE SMITH:
Census: 1850, Perry Co., Alabama

More About LUKE SMITH and MARY SHAFFER:
Marriage: Abt. 1820

Children of MARY SHAFFER and LUKE SMITH are:

25.	i.	KAREN HAPPUCH⁴ SMITH, b. August 20, 1821, South Carolina; d. October 10, 1881, Milam Co., Texas.
26.	ii.	MARY ANN E. SMITH, b. Abt. 1823, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1880, Greene Co., Alabama.
	iii.	JOHN FREDERICK SMITH, b. December 09, 1825, South Carolina; d. January 31, 1911, Bell Co., Texas; m. SARAH ADALAIDE WARD, May 24, 1855, Forkland, Greene Co., Alabama; b. November 15, 1835; d. June 18, 1902, Bell Co., Texas.

More About JOHN SMITH and SARAH WARD:
Marriage: May 24, 1855, Forkland, Greene Co., Alabama

iv.

LITTLETON SMITH, b. Abt. 1829, South Carolina; m. ALPHA MELTON, April 02, 1853, Sharon, Madison Co., Miss.; b. 1832, Alabama.

More About LITTLETON SMITH and ALPHA MELTON:
Marriage: April 02, 1853, Sharon, Madison Co., Miss.

27.	v.	MARTHA CAROLINE SMITH, b. July 28, 1830, South Carolina; d. June 1902, Texas.
	vi.	THOMAS JEFFERSON SMITH, b. Abt. 1835, Perry Co., Alabama; d. Bef. 1859, Perry Co., Alabama.
	vii.	MARY JANE SMITH, b. July 24, 1837, Alabama; d. July 12, 1916, Demopolis, Marengo Co., Alabama; m. (1) ALBERT C. HUBBARD; m. (2) HENRY THOMAS ARRINGTON, September 04, 1861, Alabama; b. July 26, 1837, Alabama; d. October 21, 1870, Greene Co., Alabama.

More About HENRY ARRINGTON and MARY SMITH:
Marriage: September 04, 1861, Alabama

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SUSANNA SMITH, b. Abt. 1838, Alabama; m. SHUMAKE.

6. WILLIAM³ SHAFFER (JOHN FREDERICK², FREDERICK¹) was born Abt. 1801 in Lexington Co., S.C., and died Aft. 1880 in Madison Co., Texas. He married NARCISSA WEMYSS October 11, 1824 in Perry Co., Alabama. She was born Abt. 1805, and died Bef. 1880 in Madison Co., Texas.

Notes for WILLIAM SHAFFER:
1870 Census of Madison Co., Madisonville, Texas, William Shaffer was 68 yr's old, born in S. C. His wife was Narcissia age 65 yr's old. born in S. C. William Shaffer 25, born in Alabama, Rufus Elliott 12, Ceasor Shaffer 49, born in S.C., Adade Shaffer 12, Alpha Shaffer 6, and William Shaffer 17 yr's old.
1880 Census of Madison Co., Texas, Dist. 4 ; William Shaffer 78, born in S.C. a widower, Caroline Hicks 50, born in Alabama was his daughter. Adelaide Hicks 11 yr's old, granddaughter, William W. Hicks 9 yr's old, grandson, Rufus Elliott 21 grandson, Elizabeth Elliott 21 granddaughter, Lula Elliott 1 granddaughter!

More About WILLIAM SHAFFER:
Census: 1830, Perry Co., Alabama

More About WILLIAM SHAFFER and NARCISSA WEMYSS:
Marriage: October 11, 1824, Perry Co., Alabama

Children of WILLIAM SHAFFER and NARCISSA WEMYSS are:

28.	i.	ANDREW M.⁴ SHAFFER, b. 1826, Perry Co., Alabama; d. Bef. 1880, Milam Co., Texas.
	ii.	MARY O. SHAFFER, b. 1828, Perry Co., Alabama.
29.	iii.	NANCY CAROLINE SHAFFER, b. 1830, Perry Co., Alabama.
	iv.	SUSANNA SHAFFER, b. 1834, Perry Co., Alabama.
	v.	MARTHA E. SHAFFER, b. 1838, Perry Co., Alabama.
30.	vi.	JOHN FREDERICK SHAFFER, b. 1840, Perry Co., Alabama.
	vii.	JAMES THOMAS SHAFFER, b. 1843, Perry Co., Alabama.
	viii.	WILLIAM C. SHAFFER, b. 1845, Perry Co., Alabama.

7. JOHN FREDERICK SHAFFER³ JR. (JOHN FREDERICK² SHAFFER, FREDERICK¹) was born December 09, 1804 in Lexington Co., S.C., and died January 28, 1879 in Pine Bluff, Clay Co., Miss.. He married MARY ANN DUKE January 24, 1828 in Perry Co., Alabama, daughter of ROBERT DUKE and ANN KINSLER. She was born August 11, 1811 in Perry Co., Ala., and died July 10, 1885 in Pine Bluff, Clay Co., Ms..

More About JOHN FREDERICK SHAFFER JR.:
Burial: Pine Bluff Cem., Clay Co., Ms.
Census: 1850, Perry Co., Alabama
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1864, Pvt. Co. E - 10'th Regt. Infantry Lowndes Co., Ms.

\\ More About MARY ANN DUKE:
Burial: Pine Bluff Cem., Clay Co., Ms.

More About JOHN JR. and MARY DUKE:
Marriage: January 24, 1828, Perry Co., Alabama

Child of JOHN JR. and MARY DUKE is:

31.

MARTHA CAROLINE⁴ SHAFFER, b. December 27, 1828, Perry Co., Alabama; d. July 20, 1922, Calhoun Co., Miss..

8. ADAM³ SHAFFER (JOHN FREDERICK², FREDERICK¹) was born June 13, 1807 in South Carolina, and died May 16, 1855 in Siloam, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.. He married LOUISA COLENSWORTH RUSSELL April 08, 1830 in Perry Co., Alabama, daughter of ANDREW SR. and MARY PARKER. She was born November 08, 1813 in Baldwin Co., Georgia, and died March 03, 1900 in Siloam, Clay Co., Miss..

Notes for ADAM SHAFFER:
Adam Shaffer was the owner of the following property in Perry Co., Alabama, on Dec. 16, 1837 when he sold it to William W. Stokes, son of Jeremiah Stokes. The east half of the N.W. 1/4 of Section 33, Twp. 21, Range 6 in the District of the land's sold at Cahaba containing 79 acre's, Also two other tract's or parcel's of land laying in the county and state of Perry Co., the west half of the S.W. 1/4 of Section 33, also 80 acre's in the N.W. corner of the east half of the S. W. 1/4 of Section 33, Twp. 21, Range 6.
That same year, 1837, Adam Shaffer and his wife's uncle Caleb Russell Jr. bought a whole section of land in Oktibbeha Co., (now Clay Co.,) Miss.

On Adam Shaffer tombstone, it reads, Sacred to the memory of Adam Shaffer who was born June 13, 1807, and died May 16, 1855. Her to the dreery grave confind, He sleeps in deep dark gloom, Until the eternal morning wakes, The slumber of the tomb.

More About ADAM SHAFFER:
Burial: Shaffer Family Cemetery, Siloam, Clay Co., Ms.
Census: 1830, Perry Co., Alabama

Notes for LOUISA COLENSWORTH RUSSELL:
1860 Census of Oktibbeha Co., Starkville, Mississippi\\
Louisa Shaffer 46 Born in Georgia
Jackson Shaffer 23 Born in Alabama
Adalaide Shaffer 17 Born in Miss.
Emily Shaffer 14 Born in Miss.
Phredonia Shaffer 12 Born in Miss.
De - Lafayette Shaffer 7 Born in Miss.

More About LOUISA COLENSWORTH RUSSELL:
Burial: Shaffer Family Cemetery, Siloam, Clay Co., Ms.
Census: 1860, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.

More About ADAM SHAFFER and LOUISA RUSSELL:
Marriage: April 08, 1830, Perry Co., Alabama

Children of ADAM SHAFFER and LOUISA RUSSELL are:

32.	i.	AMANDA M.⁴ SHAFFER, b. September 02, 1831, Perry Co., Alabama; d. April 25, 1854, Oktibbeha Co., Miss..
33.	ii.	GEORGE WASHINGTON SHAFFER, b. March 13, 1833, Perry Co., Alabama; d. April 01, 1898, Hill Co., Texas.
34.	iii.	ANDREW JACKSON SHAFFER, b. November 28, 1836, Perry Co., Alabama; d. April 12, 1926, Shelby Co., Memphis, Tenn..
35.	iv.	JOHN FREDERICK SHAFFER, b. April 18, 1838, Perry Co., Alabama; d. April 08, 1916, Runnels Co., Texas.
	v.	MARTHA JANE SHAFFER, b. July 16, 1840, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.; m. ROBERT L. COOPER, Bef. 1860, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.; b. 1828, Mississippi.

More About ROBERT COOPER and MARTHA SHAFFER:
Marriage: Bef. 1860, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.

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MARY A. ADALINE SHAFFER, b. January 06, 1843, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.; d. January 25, 1927, Lee Co., Miss.; m. WASHINGTON J. REDUS, December 17, 1873, Clay Co., Miss.; b. December 25, 1835, Alabama; d. June 01, 1910, Lee Co., Miss..

More About WASHINGTON J. REDUS:
Census: 1880, Lee Co., Miss.

More About WASHINGTON REDUS and MARY SHAFFER:
Marriage: December 17, 1873, Clay Co., Miss.

36.	vii.	EMILY PARKER SHAFFER, b. May 20, 1846, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.; d. June 16, 1939, Grady Co., Oklahoma.
37.	viii.	LOUISA FREDONIA SHAFFER, b. June 21, 1848, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.; d. August 05, 1878, Lee Co., Miss..
38.	ix.	MARCUIS D. LAFAYETTE SHAFFER, b. February 24, 1852, Oktibbeha Co., Miss..
	x.	LOUISA A. SHAFFER, b. January 01, 1854, Oktibbeha Co., Miss.; m. JONATHAN ROSELLE.

9. ELIZABETH³ SHAFFER (JOHN FREDERICK², FREDERICK¹) was born November 05, 1810 in South Carolina, and died March 15, 1899 in Hale Co., Alabama. She married THOMAS ISAAC SMITH March 07, 1833 in Perry Co., Alabama, son of MARK SMITH and SARAH CANNON. He was born March 06, 1808 in Newberry Co., S.C., and died December 04, 1860 in Choctaw Co., Mathiston, Ms..

Notes for ELIZABETH SHAFFER:
In later year's Elizabeth "Shaffer" Smith lived with her daughter; Kerren Elizabeth Crawford. She was buried at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hale County, Alabama. Elizabeth was blind before her death, and spoke with a German - Deutch accent!

More About ELIZABETH SHAFFER:
Burial: Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church Cem., Hale Co., Ala.

Notes for THOMAS ISAAC SMITH:
Thomas Isaac Smith owned about a section of land at the time of his death in 1860. And he four families of slaves. Thomas had a horse drawn cotton gin. Thomas became ill and went to Mississippi, to visit some Smith & Shaffer relatives, to see a doctor who might help him. He died there in Choctaw Co., Miss., and was buried in the New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Webster Co., Miss.! His son's; Matthew Smith, and George Washington Smith made the trip by train to West Point, Miss., to attend their father's funeral. Thomas Isaac Smith was also a charter member of the New Hope Baptist Church, in Hale County, Alabama. His son Levi Smith was already living there in Choctaw Co., Miss., and he and some of the Shaffer's probably met his brother's in West Point, Ms., to carry them to New Hope area!

1850 Census of Perry County, Alabama\\
Thomas Smith 42 born in S. C.
Elizabeth 40 born in S. C.
Mathew T. 15 Alabama
George W. 14
Levi 12
William J. 10
Thomas 5
Henry C. 3
Mary C. 8

1860 Census of Perry County, Brush Creek, Alabama\\
Thomas Smith 52 S. C. Died Dec. 4, 1860 in Choctaw County, Miss.
Elizabeth 50 S. C.
Mathew 25
G. W. 23
Levi 21
William J. 19
Mary C. 16
Mark T. 15
Henry C. 13
Karron E. 10
Jesse L. 7/12

More About THOMAS ISAAC SMITH:
Burial: New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Webster Co., Ms.
Census: 1850, Perry Co., Alabama

More About THOMAS SMITH and ELIZABETH SHAFFER:
Marriage: March 07, 1833, Perry Co., Alabama

Children of ELIZABETH SHAFFER and THOMAS SMITH are:

	i.	JOHN FREDERICK⁴ SMITH, b. January 25, 1834, Perry Co., Alabama; d. October 08, 1835, Perry Co., Alabama.
39.	ii.	MATTHEW THOMAS SMITH, b. January 24, 1835, Perry Co., Alabama; d. March 20, 1923, Hale Co., Alabama.
40.	iii.	GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH, b. November 05, 1836, Perry Co., Alabama; d. September 11, 1915, Hale Co., Alabama.
41.	iv.	LEVI SMITH, b. February 25, 1839, Perry Co., Alabama; d. October 28, 1903, Maben, Webster Co., Miss..
42.	v.	WILLIAM JASPER SMITH, b. November 14, 1840, Perry Co., Alabama; d. May 05, 1873, Perry Co., Alabama.
	vi.	MARY CAROLINE SMITH, b. June 17, 1843, Perry Co., Alabama; d. February 17, 1862, Perry Co., Alabama; m. DANIEL W. PAYNE, January 13, 1861, Perry Co., Alabama; b. Abt. 1837; d. December 16, 1862, Tunnel Hill, Georgia - Hospital.

More About DANIEL W. PAYNE:
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1864, Co. A, 28'th Ala. Infantry

More About DANIEL PAYNE and MARY SMITH:
Marriage: January 13, 1861, Perry Co., Alabama

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MARK THOMAS SMITH, b. March 20, 1845, Perry Co., Alabama; d. August 15, 1864, St. Louis Hospital, New Orleans, Louisana.

Notes for MARK THOMAS SMITH:
In 1864 when the Confederacy was in desperate straits for soldiers, William H. King of Marion, Ala. recruited a company of boys between the ages of 16 - 18 year's in the counties of Hale, Greene, and Perry. Mark Thomas Smith was one of these. He served as Private, Co. K, Lockhart's Battalion, 1'st Regt. Alabama Reserves. He captured at Fort Gaines during the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 7, 1864. He became sick and died of typhoid fever at St. Louis, Hospital in New Orleans, La.! He was buried in Grave #338, Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisana.

More About MARK THOMAS SMITH:
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1864, Co. K, Lockhart's Battalion, 1'st Regt. Ala. Reserves

43.	viii.	HENRY CALHOUN ''CAL'' SMITH, b. July 25, 1847, Perry Co., Alabama; d. November 11, 1905, Hale Co., Alabama.
44.	ix.	KAREN ELIZABETH SMITH, b. December 26, 1850, Perry Co., Ala.; d. July 27, 1926, Hale Co., Alabama.
	x.	JESSIAH LITTLETON SMITH, b. February 25, 1853, Perry Co., Ala.; d. June 09, 1928, Hale Co., Alabama; m. ANNA E. TERRY, January 14, 1880, Hale Co., Alabama; b. February 11, 1866, Alabama; d. January 11, 1940, Hale Co., Alabama.

More About JESSIAH LITTLETON SMITH:
Burial: Pleasant Valley Cem., Hale Co., Ala.

More About JESSIAH SMITH and ANNA TERRY:
Marriage: January 14, 1880, Hale Co., Alabama

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