Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameAbraham Martin SHEAFFER 1975
Birthabt 18528403
Memodied aged 78 years
Birth18504281
Death14 Mar 1930, Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania8403,4281 Age: 78
BurialSaint Johns Cemetery, Shiremanstown, PA8446,8867
Census
• 1900 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 49, fish peddler.5648
• 1910 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 59, farmer.5648
Individual Notes
• Abraham M. Sheaffer, of Shiremanstown, died yesterday morning at a local hospital. He was 78 years old.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sadie Sheaffer, of Shiremanstown; five sons, C. W., George A. and Clayton, all of Shiremanstown, and J. M. and N. C. Sheaffer, both of this city, and two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Miller, of Shiremanstown, and Mrs. Ben Harmon, of Chambersburg.8403
Spouses
1Mary M. STROUGH
Birth18548443
Death18888443 Age: 34
BurialSaint Johns Cemetery, Shiremanstown, PA8442
Individual Notes
Headstone reads: Wife of Abraham M.8442
ChildrenHarry E. (1872-1927)
 John (~1881-)
 Norman (1885-)
 Mary (1888-)
 Charles W. (1875-1959)
2Sarah Jane MOHLER
Birth20 Sep 1859, Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania1250,1976,4284,4294,8441,8821
Death22 Jul 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania1976,4284,4294 Age: 80
MemoHarrisburg State Hospital
Burial25 Jul 1940, St. John’s Cemetery, Camp Hill, Cumberland, Pennsylvania4281,4294,5751
NicknameSadie1250,1976,6677
FatherIsrael MOHLER (1810-1897)
MotherSarah WEIGHTMAN (1821-1891)
Individual Notes
• No record of parents’ names.4294
Census
• 1860 Census: Greene, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Age 1, b PA.5619
• 1870 Census: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 11, b PA.5620
• 1880 Census: Penn, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 20, b PA. Parents b PA.3821
• 1900 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 40.5648
• 1910 Census: Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 50.5648
• 1940 Census: Lower Allen, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Age 80, b PA. Mother in household of Clayton B. Sheaffer.6805
Marriage18 May 1897, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania1975
Family Notes
• “Miss Sadie Mohler and Mr. Abraham Sheaffer of Shiremanstown were quietly married yesterday afternoon at the resident of Rev John W. Deshong 202 Llerr St. Mr. and Mrs. Sheaffer will reside at Shiremanstown”
From the Harrisburg Daily Independent8433

• 7 children; 5 sons, 2 daughters.8403
ChildrenAnna E. (1897-1996)
 Clayton B. (1900-1980)
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