Jacob Luther Sheffler (abt. 1837 - abt. 1877)

Born about 28 Jul 1837 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Erret) Morris — married about 1858 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died about 1877 at about age 39 in Owen, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

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 - ).

His siblings were

1. Caroline Rachel (Sheffler) Miller (1833-1914)
2. Levi Warren Sheffler (1841-1929)

Jacob married Mary Jane Erret (1844 - 1920) in 1858 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Their children were...

1. Ada Jane Sheffler (1859 - )
2. William McClellan Sheffler (1861 - )
3. Florence Sheffler (1863 - )
4. John Sherman Sheffler (1866 - 1933)
5. Alice Sheffler (~1867 - >1880)
6. Walter Sheffler (~1870 - 1962)
7. Mary Elizabeth (Sheffler) Moser (~1871 - 1953)
8. Barbara Ellen (Sheffler) Stevenson (~1873 - ~1960)
9. Rosa Sheffler (~1877 - >1880).

In the 1850 census Jacob, age 14, was recorded in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Jacob was a shoemaker in Pennsylvania

In the 1860 census Jacob, age 22, was recorded in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.^[2]

After the 1860 census the family moved to Holmes County, Ohio. Their children William^[3] and Florence^[4] were born there. Jacob took up farming.

Jacob was a farmer.

After the Civil War the family moved to Indiana, where Jacob continued to work as a farmer.

In the 1870 census Jacob, age 35, was recorded as the head of household in Marion Township, Owen, Indiana.^[4]

Jacob died between the 1870 and 1880 census in Owen County, Indiana between the ages of 35 and 45.

Military Service

Jacob L. Sheffler, Private, Company I, 87th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, United States^[5]

From 4 June 1862 to 3 October 1862 ^[6]

Jacob L. Sheffler, Private, Company C, 67th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, United States^[7]

From 24 February 1864 to 7 December 1865^[8]

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)

• Paternal Grandmother ancestors

Jacob Sheffler has German Roots.

• Maternal Grandfather ancestors

Berg  : Anna, b. 1691, Medard, Lauterecken, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 𐂷 ⇟ (6)

Heil (Heyl)  : Catharina, b. 1808, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States 𐂷 → Johannes Heyl, b. 1634, Schlitz, Lauterbach, Hessen, Germany ⇟ (7)

Ickes  : Anna, b. 1715, undefined 𐂷 → Nicholas Ickes, b. 1685, undefined ⇟ (6)

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ 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. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1870 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.
5. ↑ "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.
6. ↑ Book: "Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Vol. 7," database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/211252-official-roster-of-the-soldiers-of-the-state-of-ohio-in-the-war-of-the-rebellion-1861-1866-vol-7 : accessed 10 July 2023), Identifier 75066_07, Language English, Subject Ohio - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865, Extent 12 v., Page Count 794, Owning Institution FamilySearch Library, Publisher Digital FamilySearch International, Access Level Public.
7. ↑ "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.
8. ↑ Book: "Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Vol. 5," database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/250252-official-roster-of-the-soldiers-of-the-state-of-ohio-in-the-war-of-the-rebellion-1861-1866-vol-5 : accessed 10 July 2023), Identifier 75066_05, Language English, Subject Ohio - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865, Extent 12 v., Page Count 813, Owning Institution FamilySearch Library, Publisher Digital FamilySearch International, Access Level Public.

• "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 General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-HKKM : 20 February 2021), Jacob L Sheffler, 1880.

• "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.

• Book: "Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Vol. 7," database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/211252-official-roster-of-the-soldiers-of-the-state-of-ohio-in-the-war-of-the-rebellion-1861-1866-vol-7 : accessed 10 July 2023), Identifier 75066_07, Language English, Subject Ohio - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865, Extent 12 v., Page Count 794, Owning Institution FamilySearch Library, Publisher Digital FamilySearch International, Access Level Public.

• Book: "Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Vol. 5," database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/250252-official-roster-of-the-soldiers-of-the-state-of-ohio-in-the-war-of-the-rebellion-1861-1866-vol-5 : accessed 10 July 2023), Identifier 75066_05, Language English, Subject Ohio - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865, Extent 12 v., Page Count 813, Owning Institution FamilySearch Library, Publisher Digital FamilySearch International, Access Level Public.

• 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.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D6DX-W7PZ : 7 April 2021), Jacob L Sheffler in entry for Wm M Sheffler, 1885.

• "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.