Sophia Schaeffer1,2,3,4

F, (circa 1832 - before 1930)
     Sophia Schaeffer was born circa 1832 at Kingdom of Sachsen.5 She first married John F. Scholderer, age 25, son of Jacob Friedrich Scholderer and Margaret Miller, on Sunday, 10 October 1852 at Ross County, Ohio.6,4 Sophia Schaeffer married a second time Henry Schenkle on Sunday, 10 October 1875 at Ross County, Ohio.7,8 Sophia Schaeffer died before 1930.
     She was enumerated on 20 June 1860 as a resident in the household of John F. Scholderer in the Eighth Census for the United States of America, in the State of Ohio, Ross County, Chillicothe, 4th Ward as "Sophia" age 28 being born in Sachsen.9 Sophia Schaeffer and Henry Schenkle appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 at Chillicothe, 4th Ward, Ross County, Ohio.

     Sophia Schaeffer, George W. Scholderer's mother was listed in his obituary on 22 September 1894 in the Daily Gazette, printed in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio.8 Sophia Schaeffer appeared on the census of 20 April 1910 in the household of Lydia Scholderer at Chillicothe, 3rd Ward, Ross County, Ohio. Sophia Schaeffer appeared on the census of 7 January 1920 in the household of Lydia Scholderer at Chillicothe, 3rd Ward, Ross County, Ohio.

Children of Sophia Schaeffer and John F. Scholderer

Last Edited=18 Mar 2010

Citations

  1. [S681] Transcribed in the 1930's by the Nathaniel Massie Chapter DAR, Ross County, Ohio Marriage Records 1850-1899, grooms section, p. 211, line 20, digital image of original published Fort Wayne, Ind.: Fort Wayne Public Library, 1975. (Images online; Ann Arbor, Michigan: ProQuest Information and Learning Company) http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, subscription database, accessed 8 September 2005. This record shows her name as: SCHAEFFER, Sophia.
  2. [S917] John F. Sholderer household, 1860 U.S. Census (Population Schedule) Ross County, Ohio, Chillicothe, 4th Ward, Chillicothe post office, page 60 stamped, page 119 written, dwelling 794, lines 8 through 11. Digital image of the microfilm publication series: M653; roll: 1030 from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images online; Ann Arbor, Michigan: ProQuest Information and Learning Company) http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, subscription database, accessed 12 February 2006. The entry on line 9 lists her name as Sophia Sholderer.
  3. [S681] Transcribed in the 1930's by the Nathaniel Massie Chapter DAR, Ross County, Ohio Marriage Records 1850-1899, grooms section, p. 209, line 46. Online http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, accessed 8 September 2005. This record shows her name as: Scholderer, Sophia.
  4. [S682] Henry Holcomb Bennett, editor The County of Ross; A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapters on the Bench and Bar, Medical Profession, Educational Development, Industry and Agriculture and Biographical Sketches, p. 606, digital image of original published Madison, Wis.: Selwyn A. Brant, 1902. (Images online; Ann Arbor, Michigan: ProQuest Information and Learning Company) http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, subscription database, accessed 8 September 2005.
  5. [S917] John F. Sholderer household, 1860 U.S. Census (Population Schedule) Ross County, Ohio, Chillicothe, 4th Ward, page 60 stamped, page 119 written, dwelling 794, lines 8 through 11. Online http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, accessed 12 February 2006. The entry on line 9 shows the age of Sophia Sholderer as 28 years, being born in Sachsen, making her year of birth circa 1832.
  6. [S681] Transcribed in the 1930's by the Nathaniel Massie Chapter DAR, Ross County, Ohio Marriage Records 1850-1899, grooms section, p. 211, line 20. Online http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, accessed 8 September 2005. This record shows: SCHAEFFER, Sophia SCHOULDERER, John 10 Oct 1852.
  7. [S681] Transcribed in the 1930's by the Nathaniel Massie Chapter DAR, Ross County, Ohio Marriage Records 1850-1899, grooms section, p. 209, line 46. Online http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, accessed 8 September 2005. This record shows: SCHOLDERER, Sophia SCHENKLE, Henry 10 Oct 1875.
  8. [S1102] Died in the Prime of Life, The Chillicothe Daily Gazette, Chillicothe, Ohio, 22 September 1894, p. 1. The original was copied from microfilm held at the Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library of the Chillicothe Daily Gazette, no film number was given, only a date range of 5 September 1894 through 29 November 1894. Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library, Chillicothe, Ohio.
  9. [S917] John F. Sholderer household, 1860 U.S. Census (Population Schedule) Ross County, Ohio, Chillicothe, 4th Ward, page 60 stamped, page 119 written, dwelling 794, lines 8 through 11. Online http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, accessed 12 February 2006. These entries show John F. Sholderer age 33, Sophia Sholderer age 28, George Sholderer age 8, Lise Sholderer age 4.
  10. [S917] John F. Sholderer household, 1860 U.S. Census (Population Schedule) Ross County, Ohio, Chillicothe, 4th Ward, page 60 stamped, page 119 written, dwelling 794, lines 8 through 11. Online http://www.heritagequestonline.com/, accessed 12 February 2006.