Lieutenant Daniel E. Shaffer

Lieutenant Daniel E. Shaffer

Male 1836 - 1864  (28 years)

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  • Name Daniel E. Shaffer  [1, 2
    Title Lieutenant 
    Born 25 Feb 1836  Madisonburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    _MILT 25 Aug 1862  [4
    2nd Lt. Promoted from Sergeant, November 15, 1863; died at Madisonburg, Pa., September 12, 1864. 
    Died 12 Sep 1864  Madisonburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Taken ill while at the front (Civil War) and returned home where he died. [3]
    • Mr. Shafer had been a Lieutenant of Co. "A," 148 Regt., P. V., and died of a disease contracted in the service. [2]
    Buried Madisonburg Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, Madisonburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77703554/daniel-e_-shaffer

      Row 8, plot 2

      Inscription:
      aged- 28y., son of George & Lydia, Lieut. Co.A., 148 Regt., PA Vols. (GAR)

      Findagrave has a photo of the headstone for Daniel E. Shaffer in Madisonburg Lutheran And Reformed Cemetery.
      His wife was buried in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery.
    Person ID I1140  Kreider Moyer
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2023 

    Family Sarah J. Meyer,   b. 25 Dec 1838, Coburn, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Mar 1900, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Shaffer,   b. 6 Sep 1861, Madisonburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1938, Thompsontown, Juniata County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Mary Minerva "Minnie" Shaffer,   b. 13 May 1862, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1909, Des Moines, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 17 May 2018 
    Family ID F521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Feb 1836 - Madisonburg, Centre County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Sep 1864 - Madisonburg, Centre County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Madisonburg Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, Madisonburg, Centre County, PA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery Centre County PA headstone photos.pdf
    Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery Centre County PA headstone photos.pdf
    Philip Kreider and Leah Bowman Kreider, grandparents of Henry Royer Kreider (Senior) and other relatives of Henry and Mary Elizabeth are buried in Aaronsburg.

    Headstones
    Meyer, Sarah J. (1838-1900) and Daniel E. Shaffer
    Meyer, Sarah J. (1838-1900) and Daniel E. Shaffer
    Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Centre County, PA

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October 1937.

    2. [S48] Genealogy of the Morr Family, Calvin F. Moyer, (https://hiltner.com/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=382), 245.

    3. [S38] Find A Grave database.

    4. [S23] 148th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A Recruited in Centre County, Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

    5. [S29] Headstone photograph on findagrave.