Surname Saturday : Schaeffer

The SCHAEFFER line is in Corinne's maternal line.  The origins of the surname are Germanic.


Stories and history: 


Ahnentafel # 25: Elizabeth Schaeffer (1873-1937).  Elizabeth was born March 1873 in Indiana.  She married Mathias 'Mat' Miller (1861-1936) in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mathias was born October 20, 1861 in Indiana.  They raised 10 children in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mathias died  September 15, 1936 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died July 28, 1937 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


Ahnetafel # 50: Charles Schaeffer (aft1853-aft1880).  Charles was born circa 1853 in Louisiana, according to the census.  He married Mary Victoria Rieber (c1853-1883).  Mary was born circa 1853 in Indiana.  They had 6 children born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mary died September 16, 1883 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


Ahnentafel # 100: Peter Schaeffer (c1811-1930).  Peter was born circa 1811 in Bavaria.  He married Marianne Grossmann (c1816-1895).  Marianne was born circa 1816 in Bavaria.  Peter was a saloon keeper in Cincinnati, Ohio and Evansville, Indiana.  They had at least 3 children.  Marianne died December 16, 1895 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Peter died April 1, 1903 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.


Related blog posts:

• The Schaeffer Murder

• Another Sunday Murder

• Mrs. Schaeffer Dies And Her Husband Is Held For Murder

• A Husband Shoots His Wife

• Schaeffer And Rieber Families: Evansville, Indiana

Martha Räuschenberger (b. January 11, 1626/27)

Today's featured relative is my paternal 9th-great grandmother, Martha Räuschenberger.

Martha was born January 11, 1626/27 in Egenhausen, Württemberg, the daughter of Christoph and Barbara (Rass) Räuschenberger. Martha married Hans Stickel, son of Peter and Margaretha (Grossmann) Stickel. Hans was before November 1, 1621 in Egenehausen, Württemberg and died February 12, 1692/93 in Egenhausen, Württemberg. I do not know when Martha died.

I descend from Hans and Martha (Räuschenberger) Stickel through their son, Christoph, as follows:
Martha Räuschenberger and Hans Stickel
Christoph Stickel and Anna Bräun
Jacob Stickel and Maria ________
Jacob Stickel and Anna Maria ________
Mary Stickel and Abraham Byers
Barbara Byers and David Jacobs
Susan Jacobs and David Sherrick
Mary Jane Sherrick and George Washington Haley
Eli Weldon Haley and Cora Belle Metzner (my great-grandparents)