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Shafer Family History & Genealogy

12,079 biographies and 18 photos with the Shafer last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Shafer family members.

Shafer Last Name History & Origin

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Name Origin

It is derived from the Middle High German term "schaeffaere" which referred to the manager of the household. First found in Hessen, where the name was closely identified in early Medieval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. The name would later emerge as a Noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.

Spellings & Pronunciations

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Nationality & Ethnicity

German

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Early Shafers

These are the earliest records we have of the Shafer family.

Louisa Shafer of Prahran Australia was born in 1819, and died at age 70 years old in 1889 in Prahran.
Catherine Ulmer
Catherine (Shafer) Ulmer was born on July 24, 1828, and died at age 75 years old on November 19, 1903. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Ulmer.
Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer
Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer was born in 1844. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer.
Joseph Henry Shafer
Joseph Henry Shafer was born on July 7, 1846. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph Henry Shafer.
William K Shafer of Bonnerville County, Idaho United States was born circa 1854. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William K Shafer.
Ann Shafer of Australia was born in 1854 to Francis Shafer and Ann Shafer. Ann Shafer died at age 5 years old in 1859.
William A Shafer of Tioga County, New York United States was born circa 1856. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William A Shafer.
Lucy Almira (Shafer) Doty was born in 1857 in Iowa United States, and died at age 73 years old in 1930 in Delphos, Ottawa County, KS. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lucy Almira (Shafer) Doty.
Albert Shafer
Albert Shafer was born on September 28, 1858. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Shafer.
Ann Shafer of Hcote Australia was born in 1859 in Hcote. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ann Shafer.
Martha Nelsena Sjurson Shafer
Martha Nelsena Sjurson Shafer was born on April 11, 1863. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Nelsena Sjurson Shafer.
Isabelle Shafer of New York was born on November 5, 1866, and died at age 97 years old in August 1964.

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Shafer Family Tree

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Updated Shafer Biographies

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Patricia K (Shafer) Taylor .
Christine Antoneo (Shafer) Smith
Chris was truly a selfless person. The smile she gave everyone was from the heart. She lived to serve.
Ollie Catherine Shafer
When Ollie Catherine shafer was born in August 1911 in Jerseyville, Illinois, her father, Nicholas, was 43, and her mother, Ida, was 35. She married Leroy Henry Gaines in 1930. They had two children during their marriage. She died in November 1983 in Madison, Illinois, at the age of 72.
Lewis D Shafer of Fowler, Fresno County, California was born on October 4, 1919, and died at age 54 years old in October 1973.
Lewis C Shafer of Channing, Hartley County, Texas was born on May 1, 1913, and died at age 72 years old in July 1985.
Lewis D Shafer of Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio was born on December 3, 1925, and died at age 83 years old on January 26, 2009.
Brown L Shafer of Atlanta, Fulton County, GA was born on October 30, 1926, and died at age 68 years old on July 24, 1995.
Victor V Shafer of North Platte, Lincoln County, NE was born on February 13, 1916, and died at age 86 years old on March 9, 2002. Victor Shafer was buried at Ft. Mcpherson National Cemetery Section D Site 518 12004 S Spur 56a, in Maxwell.
Victor K Shafer of Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio was born on June 21, 1910, and died at age 62 years old in August 1972.
Clifton Melvin Shafer of Houston, Harris County, Texas was born on January 7, 1924, and died at age 87 years old on January 27, 2011.
Joe I Shafer of El Dorado, Butler County, KS was born on March 8, 1920, and died at age 73 years old on June 19, 1993.
Joe Clarence Shafer of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on September 24, 1917, and died at age 89 years old on January 12, 2007.
Joe R Shafer of Bradford, Miami County, OH was born on May 5, 1925, and died at age 77 years old on September 20, 2002.
Claude Lloyd Shafer of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio was born on January 23, 1925, and died at age 85 years old on June 25, 2010.
Harry M Shafer of Pocono Lake, Monroe County, PA was born on July 26, 1926, and died at age 80 years old on October 12, 2006.
Harry C Shafer of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH was born on August 29, 1905, and died at age 82 years old on August 15, 1988.
Keith G Shafer of Denver, Adams County, CO was born on December 14, 1920, and died at age 76 years old on February 1, 1997. Keith Shafer was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 4 Site 434 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.
Dwight D Shafer of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on March 9, 1919, and died at age 79 years old on March 15, 1998.
Marvin L Shafer of Kansas City, Jackson County, MO was born on May 26, 1917, and died at age 86 years old on July 20, 2003.

Popular Shafer Biographies

Leonard Wayne Shafer Sr
This is likely the Leonard Shafer coin dealer who is referenced in the episode of Pawn Stars that says "In loving memory of Leonard Shafer". His address was listed as 3202 W Magnolia Blvd in Burbank CA and a "Stamps Coins Antiques" shop was there. He also had an address in Las Vegas. Leonard was born to Howard William Shafer (1920-2003) and Etta Irene Robinson (1923-2001), and that he married Mildred Marie Russo (1944-2014) when they were both 19 years old on November 2nd 1963 in Orange County California and they later divorced in 1977. In 1987 he lived at 750 E. Sahara Ave in Las Vegas and in 1993 he lived at 3202 W Magnolia Blvd in Burbank CA and had a PO Box 2521 in Van Nuys California. He also shows a commercial address of 15858 Business Center Dr in Studio City CA.
Mae Elizabeth Shafer
Mae Elizabeth Shafer was born on February 27, 1884. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mae Elizabeth Shafer.
Albert Shafer
Albert Shafer was born on September 28, 1858. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Shafer.
Ella Maybelle Shafer
Ella Maybelle Shafer was born on February 24, 1886. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ella Maybelle Shafer.
Aaron Nelson Shafer
Aaron Nelson Shafer of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD was born on December 7, 1891, and died at age 91 years old in March 1983.
George Elmer Shafer
George Elmer Shafer was born on November 18, 1887. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Elmer Shafer.
Harold Neil Shafer
Harold Neil Shafer of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD was born on April 28, 1900, and died at age 84 years old in December 1984.
Otho Alton  Shafer
Otho Alton Shafer was born on October 30, 1889. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Otho Alton Shafer.
Edna Geneva Shafer
Edna Geneva Shafer was born on March 17, 1905. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edna Geneva Shafer.
Gertrude Viola Shafer
Gertrude Viola Shafer was born on August 8, 1884. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gertrude Viola Shafer.
Hazel Nelsena Shafer
Hazel Nelsena Shafer was born on January 15, 1903. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hazel Nelsena Shafer.
Mildred Shafer
Mildred Shafer was born on July 18, 1908. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mildred Shafer.
Lawrence Chester Shafer
Lawrence Chester Shafer of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD was born on May 20, 1898, and died at age 74 years old in April 1973.
Martha Nelsena Sjurson Shafer
Martha Nelsena Sjurson Shafer was born on April 11, 1863. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Nelsena Sjurson Shafer.
Zona Louise Shafer
Zona Louise Shafer was born on December 4, 1882. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Zona Louise Shafer.
Josephine Isabelle Shafer
Josephine Isabelle Shafer was born on June 19, 1894. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Josephine Isabelle Shafer.
Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer
Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer was born in 1844. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ruhanna (Moore) Shafer.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frieda Shafer.
Blynn Shafer was my grandfather on my mother's ( Betty) side . He was married to Thelma Gauze of Pennville Indiana for 45-50 years. They had 4 kids, 3 girls,1 boy. He was a nasty man whom I did not care for.
Walter Scott Shafer was born on August 10, 1928, and died at age 34 years old on January 12, 1963. Walter Shafer was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery Section 30 Site 198 Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, in Pensacola, Fl. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Scott Shafer.

Shafer Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Shafer family member is 74.0 years old according to our database of 10,132 people with the last name Shafer that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

74.0 years

Oldest Shafers

These are the longest-lived members of the Shafer family on AncientFaces.

Merle M Shafer of Nelson, Nuckolls County, NE was born on December 24, 1896, and died at age 108 years old on May 23, 2005.
108 years
Berna M Shafer of Brandon, Fond du Lac County, WI was born on August 17, 1890, and died at age 107 years old on October 22, 1997.
107 years
Emma Shafer of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, NY was born on December 11, 1896, and died at age 105 years old on May 25, 2002.
105 years
Florence H Shafer of Kinsman, Trumbull County, OH was born on February 27, 1892, and died at age 105 years old on September 15, 1997.
105 years
Evelyn M Shafer of Knoxville, Knox County, TN was born on November 24, 1906, and died at age 104 years old on July 4, 2011.
104 years
Lillian A Shafer of Westerville, Franklin County, OH was born on August 27, 1894, and died at age 104 years old on March 22, 1999.
104 years
Ida Shafer of Rochester, Fulton County, IN was born on May 24, 1904, and died at age 103 years old on April 9, 2008.
103 years
Catherine Shafer of Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, PA was born on December 20, 1894, and died at age 103 years old on August 17, 1998.
103 years
Grace Shafer of Apollo, Westmoreland County, PA was born on July 12, 1898, and died at age 103 years old on April 30, 2002.
103 years
Charles Shafer of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas was born on November 3, 1871, and died at age 102 years old in June 1974.
102 years
Alonzo B Shafer of Purdy, Barry County, MO was born on October 8, 1899, and died at age 102 years old on July 21, 2002.
102 years
Anna Shafer of Kent, Portage County, OH was born on April 10, 1875, and died at age 103 years old in December 1978.
103 years
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