Shaver-1799 or Shafer , Trying to source parents for Lydia Shaver-Shafer 1773 VA, died 1863 Farmer, Defiance, Ohio ?

Question

Trying to connect any sources for Lydia "Liddy" Shaffer or Shaver-1799 (see the profile).  She married Martin Smith, they lived in Defiance County OH, and she died there 17 July 1863.   She was born in Virginia .  Possible parents are Jacob Shaffer b:1728 Germany d: 8 May 1815 Shenandoah, VA and Otilla Schmid/Schmidt..... according to some trees ??? But, I need more to go on.   Find-a Grave for Otilla says they had more daughters that are not listed which was in her obit.  Anybody have anything to prove Lydia was one, or other parents for Lydia ?  Thank YOU!!

Answer 1

Findmypast 

Lydia
Last name	Smith
Gender:	Female
Age	77
Birth year	1773
Birth place	Virginia
Dwelling	1026
City/township	Farmer
County	Defiance
State	Ohio
NARA series	20222
Record set	Us Census 1850
Category	Census, land & surveys
Subcategory	Census
Collections from	Americas, United States

Comments

Lydia	Smith	Female	77	1773	Virginia
Catharine	Smith	Female	46	1804	Virginia
John	Gardner	Male	56	1794	Pennsylvania

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Thank you Marion ... yes I have the record from 1850 census and that is the correct record for her.   However, I still cannot connect a record for her parents in Virginia, that is what I am trying to prove that Johann Jacob and Otilla were the parents ?  Thanks for the record though.

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Marion:  I don't think my Lydia was ever married to a John Gardner, as far as I know just Martin Smith.  Thanks for digging though !!

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No , John Gardner was just living at that address when the census was taken

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Oh, I see Marion.... Hummmm well that could be a clue for a maiden name or relative ?   Thanks !   Will be digging in more records for John to see what I can see !

Answer 2

Jacob Shaver was  in my family