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Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« on: Monday 16 October 17 19:01 BST (UK) »
Born March 10, 1882 in Hamburg, Germany
Immigrated to USA in 1882
Married Clara Blies on June 10, 1903

Trying to figure out who his parents are but not having much luck.

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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #1 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:12 BST (UK) »
Is this a possible  ???  - gives parents names -  Henry Aka Albert H Schaefer

Maybe not - this one born   10 March 1883 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio  ::)

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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #2 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:16 BST (UK) »
Unfortunately not.  I found that one, but wrong birthday and he lived and died in Philadelphia.

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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #3 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:21 BST (UK) »
It was the birth date that was just one year out which drew me in  ::) Noticed his wife's death cert in PA - Clara 2/11/1960

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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #4 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:23 BST (UK) »
Ancestry seems to think he was born in 1880.  Can you check what you have for him.
The trees there also give parents names.
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Grainger - Wigton and Newcastle Area
Gibson - Newcastle/Scotland (Roxburgh) Areas
Crisell/Crissell/Chrysel/etc. - Suffolk Area
Schoch - Germany (Öhringen Area)

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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #5 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:26 BST (UK) »
24 March 1950 - Herman Albert Schaefer. Burial Greemount Cemetery. Partial Copy

Parents Adam Schaefer and Catherine Hansein.


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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #6 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:34 BST (UK) »
The son Herman A Schaefer - 1913 - 2014 Cherry Hill, Camden, New Jersey. Listed on FIND A GRAVE  obituary attached.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=140423087&ref=acom

wife - Katherine P. Schaefer 1915 - 2010

Obituary - http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/philly/obituary.aspx?pid=173509803

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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #7 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:38 BST (UK) »
He sure did!  This is all correct. 

His birthday was March 10, 1880. 

Are you getting all of this on acestry.com?  I'm using familysearch and having a difficult time.

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Re: Looking For Help Locating Information -- Herman Albert Schaefer
« Reply #8 on: Monday 16 October 17 19:43 BST (UK) »
WW1 Draft - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81VW-9G7F?i=1195&cc=1968530

WW2 Draft - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYVF-HK?i=40&cc=1861144

1910 census - Clearfield Street Philadelphia Ward 38, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Henry Bliss 55 Lena Blies   48
Clara Schaefer 28 Harman Schaefer 30
Clara Schaefer   5 (16 May 1904) George Schaefer 4 (7 March 1906)  William Schaefer 1 (8 December 1908)

1930 census -Lippincott Street Philadelphia, Philadelphia.

Herman Schaefer 50    Clara Schaefer 48    
William Schaefer 21     Henry Schaefer   18
Herman Schaefer 16    Richard Schaefer 14   
Joseph Schaefer    12 Doris Schaefer 10

1940 census - 2089 Clementine Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Herman Schaefer 55 Clara Schaefer   58
Richard Schaefer 24 Joseph Schaefer   22
Doris Schaefer   20

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