Martin Sheaffer

  General Notes:

The 1880 Federal Census for Colfax, Dallas Co., Iowa, District 50, page 227A records Martin (39) - PA/PA/PA) and Anna (35 - PA/PA/PA) Sheaffer with children Lydia B. (9 - Illinois/PA/PA), Mary N. (7 - Illinois/PA/PA), Christian (5 - Illinois/PA/PA), Allen (3 - Iowa/PA/PA), and Martin (8/12 or September - Iowa/PA/PA) Sheaffer. Martin is a farmer

The 1900 Federal Census for Colfax, Dallas Co., Iowa, District 6, page 64A records Martin (Aug 1840) - PA/PA/PA) and Anna (Aug 1844 - PA/PA/PA) Shaeffer (sic) with children Christian (March 1875 - Illinois/PA/PA), Allen B. (June 1877 - Iowa/PA/PA), Martin (Sept 1879 - Iowa/PA/PA), and John B. (Nov 1881 - Iowa/PA/PA) Shaeffer (sic). Martin is a farmer who has been married to Anna for 33 years and has had 7 children of whom 6 are still living. Next door is his brother, John Sheaffer, and his family.

The 1910 Federal Census for Colfax, Dallas Co., Iowa, District 6 records Martin (69) - PA/PA/PA) and Anna (65 - PA/PA/PA) Sheaffer with son John B. Sheaffer (28 - Iowa/PA/PA) and foster son George B. Sheaffer (15 - Iowa/Un/Un). Martin is a farmer who has been married to Anna for 42 years and has had 7 children of whom 6 are still living.

The 1920 Federal Census for Adel, Dallas Co., Iowa, District 3, page 26A records Martin (79) - PA/PA/PA) and Anna (79 - PA/PA/PA) Schaeffer (sic) living on Court Street.

Martin married Anna Boyer circa 1867 in Illinois. (Anna Boyer was born in Aug 1844 in Pennsylvania, died in 1929 in Adel, Dallas Co., Iowa and was buried in Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Dallas County, Iowa.)