- Shaffer-Zonker Wedding, August 4, 1948 (323 KB)
Left to right: Eugene Charles Shaffer, Harry Ronald Shaffer, Gloria Jane (Zonker) Shaffer, and Marilyn Agnes Zonker
- Silas Southworth & Charlotte L. (Oyler) Shaffer (13 KB)
- Shaffer Coat of Arms (1) (78 KB)
- Lucinda Middleton's Letter (171 KB)
Written to Harry S. Shaffer, then age 13, July 14, 1865.
- The Thompson Family (120 KB)
Bourbon Smith Thompson with his wife Addie Sophia Shaffer, daughter Charlotte Blanche Thompson and son George Everett Thompson. Photo was taken ~ 1886.
- Shaffer Coat of Arms (2) (28 KB)
- Theresa C. Bowen 1915 in Boone Co. Indiana (473 KB)
Series: T624 Roll: 371 Page: 151
- The Thompson Children (35 KB)
Children of Bourbon & Addie (Shaffer) Thompson, left to right: Charlotte Blanche Thompson, Thomas Allen Thompson, & George Everett Thompson. Photo was taken ~ 1892.
- Shafer Coat of Arms (3) (## KB)
SHAFER NAME
(From "What's in Your Name?" by Charles Guarino
Tulsa Daily World, July 16 1972)
The Germans delighted in going into elaborate description in adopting surnames. As a result, occupative surnames were more numerous in Germany than in
England. In the everyday life of the German, the simplest of trades or occupations were of utmost importance. The meaning of Shafer was one who tended
sheep, or a shepherd.
Shafer appears to be the shortened, anglicized form of the name with the elimination of the letter 'c' from Schaffer, Schaeffer and Schafer.
Nicknames also were popular in Germany, especially for names taken from animals, birds and fish. So in the early German world of nicknames, one might
very well have heard the word "Schaff", referring to one who became Shafer properly.
In England, Sir Edward Sharpey-Schafer gave prominence to the name as the noted English physiologist. In Germany during the 1800s, Arnold and Wilhelm
Schafer were famous German historians. Also during the 19th century, several arms were granted to Schafers who were chevaliers, or knights, in
Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the picturesque old state of Brunswick.
Some 30,000 emigrants, primarily from the Rhenish or Lower Palantate arrived in London in 1709. Dissatisfied with their lot and attracted by the advertising
of the colonial provinces, they headed for America, many settling in Philadelphia. Numerous Schaffers are listed among these Palatine immigrants.
All types of animals have been used through the centuries on coats of arms. Because of the meaning of the Shafer name, it is only logical that the coat of arms
display the sheep. The animal is shown against a red shield, standing guard on a silver base. "D'azur a un agneau d'arg., pass. sur une te terrasse de sin., tenant une houlette d'or, posee sur son epaule; a la bord. d'or."
- SAR Lineage for Jacob Shaffer 1758-1830 (37 KB)
SAR Lineage for Jacob Shaffer 1758-1830 of Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
- Cindi's 2 + 20 year accomplishment (424 KB)
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society of the Two Year College.
- Mark Shaffer and his dog Dewey. (207 KB)
- Sunken Lane, Antietam National Park (32 KB)
This is a photo of the Sunken Lane taken December 2000. The road that leads off to the right is the gravel road to the Roulette farm. David's company was coming in from the upper left of the photo. David likely died somewhere between there and the farm, approximately 11:00 A.M. on September 17, 1862.
- Shafer Coat of Arms (4) (93 KB)
- The Zonker Family (94 KB)
Left to right: Princess, Christine, Walter Jr., Marylin, Walter Sr., Gloria, and Jacquelyn.
- Bea Blanchard (156 KB)
Bea at her 95th birthday party.
- Gloria Jane Zonker (80 KB)
Taken in 1943, age 15.
- Schaffer Coat of Arms--Bavaria (5) (16 KB)
- Cynthia Shaffer's Artwork (1) (2815 KB)
Winner of the 2003 Clark County Health District Family Picnic T-shirt Logo Contest. Watercolor.
- Cynthia Shaffer's Artwork (2) (212 KB)
Cropped version of the winner of the 2003 Clark County Health District Family Picnic T-shirt Logo Contest. Watercolor. For embroidery on Polo Shirts.
- Home in St. Joe, Indiana (139 KB)
This is the home where Gloria J. Zonker spent her childhood. Her father bought it when her grandparents passed away. Her grandfather, Henry Fairfax Krabill, originally built the home.
- Carl Raymond Thompson (51 KB)
Taken in December 1905 at age 6 months.
- Sanskrit words over “The Creation of Adam.” (32 KB)
This is a screen capture from the opening credits of the television program "Joan of Arcadia." This is an image of the central portion of Michelangelo's painting titled “The Creation of Adam.” If you view the image upside down, beginning to overlay the image is text that appears to be Sanskrit. Is it Sanskrit, and can it be translated?
- David Zonker's Tombstone (35 KB)
This photo was taken at the Antietam National Cemetery near Sharpsburg, MD. David Zonker enlisted in Company A of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on June 2, 1861. On September 17, 1862, the 8th OVI assaulted Rebel forces at the Sunken Lane. At about 11:00 A.M., David was killed by a shell fragment fired by the enemy. David was the brother of our Anthony Zonker. You will notice his name is spelled "Yonker" on the tombstone. Misspellings of the Zonker surname is common. For more information, see a history of the Battle of Antietam.
- The Big Shot, Stratosphere, Las Vegas, NV (43 KB)
Mark and Cindi on the Big Shot, 45 m.p.h. in 2.5 seconds! October 2000
- Sanskrit words over “The Creation of Adam.” (2) (31 KB)
This is the same image as above with a portion of the text circled. Does it translate to mean "gift" as cited?
- Seceder Cemetery Map (21 KB)
From I-70, take exit 112A, OH-256 north. It is on the left about a 1/2 mile. It is about 1/4 mile past the third traffic light, after you exit the freeway.
- Sanskrit words over a picture of Shakespeare (41 KB)
This is another screen capture from the opening credits of the television program "Joan of Arcadia." Again, the image is upside down. Is the middle row of text Sanskrit and can they be translated.
- Seceder Cemetery Aerial Photo (59 KB)
Surrounded by the Stoneycreek Apartments, the cemetery is hidden behind a strip mall at 2087 Reynoldsburg Baltimore Rd., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
- Luke & Trenna 3/21/06 (783 KB)
At Parrot Jungle Island, Miami, FL.
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