Private Jacob Sheffler served in the United States Civil War. Side: USA Regiment(s): 67 Regiment, OVI, 87 Regiment, OVI
Jacob Sheffler migrated from Pennsylvania to Indiana.
Jacob Luther Sheffler was born on ~July 28, 1837 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. As a young man, he was a shoemaker. His parents were Frederick Sheffler (1807 - ) and Catharina (Heil) Sheffler (1808 - ).
Jacob entered both parts of his military service at Camp Chase, Ohio.
Camp Chase was a military staging and training camp established in Columbus, Ohio in May 1861 after the start of the American Civil War. It also included a large Union-operated prison camp for Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War. Ohio history Centrel: Camp Chase
Jacob's Surnames
Legend:
Surname (alternate spellings) : First Person with surname in tree → EKA - Earliest Known Ancestor
( # ) = number of generations from Primary person to EKA
𐂷 = pedigree chart of First Person / ⇟ = descendant list of EKA
Paternal Grandfather ancestors
Sheffler : Frederick, b. 1807, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States 𐂷⇟ (2)
Silvius : Anna, b. 1745, Nazareth, Northampton, Pennsylvania 𐂷 → Unknown Silvius, b. 0000, ⇟ (6)
Theisen : Maria, b. 1720, Medard, Lauterecken, Kusel, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich 𐂷 → Peter Theisen, b. 1700, Meddard, Pfalz Bavaria Germany ⇟ (6)
Maternal Grandmother ancestors
Kepple : Catherine, b. 1767, Petersville, Northampton, Pennsylvania 𐂷⇟ (3)
Sources
↑1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M4ZC-CKK : accessed 10 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DC6S-2WP Image number 00115, Jacob Sheffler in household of Frederick Sheffler, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Affiliate Film Number: 837; Line: 34; FHL microfilm: 444805; Record number: 4532.
↑1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MXR4-Z2Q : accessed 10 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-HJ3 Image number 00605, Jacob Shiffler, 1860; citing Page: 148; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1195; FHL microfilm: 805195; Record number: 24030.
↑Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: D6DX-W72M : accessed 10 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BT-C39J-W Image number 00165, Wm M Sheffler, 1885; citing Record number: 1.
↑ 4.04.11870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MX6H-KWZ : accessed 10 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6P63-GH6 Image number 00570, Jacob Shepler, 1870; citing Page: 3; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 000545847; Record number: 22069.
↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS9K-Q4X : 4 December 2014), Jacob L. Sheffler, Private, Company I, 87th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 97; FHL microfilm 882,310.
↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSXN-YYD : 4 December 2014), Jacob L. Sheffler, Private, Company C, 67th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 97; FHL microfilm 882,310.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZC-CKK : 24 December 2020), Jacob Sheffler in household of Frederick Sheffler, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, p. 148, dwelling 1005, family 1001, Jacob Shiffler; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 1 January 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1195.
1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana, p. 3, dwelling 15, family 15, Jacob Shepler; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 2 January 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 348.
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSXN-YYD : 4 December 2014), Jacob L. Sheffler, Private, Company C, 67th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 97; FHL microfilm 882,310.
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS9K-Q4X : 4 December 2014), Jacob L. Sheffler, Private, Company I, 87th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 97; FHL microfilm 882,310.
FamilySearch, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 29 December 2019), Jacob Shefler in entry for Joseph Stevenson to Balara E. Shefler; citing Owen, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170562.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-P3R3 : 22 July 2021), Jacob Sheffler in entry for Edward Moser and Mary E Sheffler, 26 Feb 1891; citing Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 983,126.
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5P9-735 : 8 April 2021), Jacob L Sheffler in entry for Jessie E Barker and Rose M Miller, 26 May 1915; citing Randolph, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014487.
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJM-54B : 8 April 2021), Jacob Scheffler in entry for Eli Miller and Rosa May Scheffler, ; citing Owen, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170562.
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/74762442/alice-funkhouser : accessed 11 August 2021), memorial page for Alice Sheffler Funkhouser (11 Jan 1868–22 Jan 1937),Find A Grave: Memorial #74762442, citing Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee (contributor 46834757).
Entry for Jacob L. Sheffler, List of Mary Jane Errett's descendants; privately held by Susan Dougherty, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Akron, Ohio. 2013. 5" by 8" writing paper with family names, birth dates and generational information. Found in a manilla envelope labeled Moser Family Tree, with photographs of some of the people on the list. The envelope is labeled in the hand of George Frank Moser.
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