1840 Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Lackawannock Township, page 343, film M704-474
Daniel Shafer 1 male 20-30, 1 female 10-151504

1850 Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Lackawannock, page 218, film M432-7961505
dwelling 115, family 116
David Shaffer, age 31, male, cooper, real estate $300, born Ohio
Maria Shaffer, age 24, female, born Ohio
Alexander Shaffer, age 8, male, born Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Lorinda M. Shaffer, age 6, female, born Mercer, Co., Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Shaffer, age 4, female, born Mercer Co., Pennsylvania

1860 Iowa, Jackson County, Farmer’s Creek Township, page 66, film M653-326
dwelling 728, family 728
Danl Shaffer, age 40, male, farmer, real estate $600, personal $175, born Ohio
Alex Shaffer, age 18, male, born Pennsylvania
Lorinda Shaffer, age 16, female, born Pennsylvania
Elisabeth Shaffer, age 15, female, born Pennsylvania
Ames Shaffer, age 9, male, born Iowa
Wilson B. Shiffer, age 4, male, born Iowa

1870 Iowa, Jackson County, Farmer’s Creek Twp., page 18, stamped page 424, film M593-397
dwelling 133, family 133
Shaffer, Daniel, age 51, male, white, farmer, real estate $1600, personal $900, born Ohio
---------, Mary, age 47, female, keeping house, born Ohio
---------, Wilson, age 13, male, white, at home, born Iowa
---------, Samuel, age 8, male, white, attending school, born Iowa
---------, Maria, age 7, female, white, attending school, born Iowa
---------, Margaret, age 5, female, white, attending, born Iowa
---------, Robert, age 2, male, white, born Iowa
---------, William, age 1, male, white, born Iowa

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