See also

Albert Edward SCHAFFNER (1904-1972)

1.

Albert Edward SCHAFFNER,1 son of Johannes Metzger SCHAFFNER (1853-1907) and Wilhelmina Christina KATH (1861-1941), was born on 3 Dec 1904. He died on 11 Jun 1972.1

Second Generation

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Johannes Metzger SCHAFFNER, SCHAFFNER JOHANNES -1897

2.

Johannes Metzger SCHAFFNER, son of Heinrich SCHAFFNER and Anna UNKNOWN, was born on 5 Feb 1853 in Amvil, Switzerland.2 3 He married Wilhelmina Christina KATH on 28 Sep 1880.4 He died on 5 Jan 1907.4

 

 

Left in Autumn 1876 for Sth. Africa

Migrated 1875 to South Africa. Farmer at Frankfort, colony of Cape of Good Hope

By 1920 was listed as a Postal Telegraph clerk on son Robert's baptism registration3,5

 

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Wilhelmina Christina KATH

3.

Wilhelmina Christina KATH, daughter of Ferdinand KATH and Sophie UNKNOWN, was born on 28 Sep 1861 in Southern Germany.2 1 She died on 20 Aug 1941.6

 

 

German

 

 

 

Johannes Metzger SCHAFFNER and Wilhelmina Christina KATH had the following children:

 

 

 

Bertha SCHAFFNER (1881-1905). Bertha was born on 19 Dec 1881. She died on 30 Nov 1905.1

 

 

Freida Wilhemina Johanna SCHAFFNER (1884-1967). Freida was born on 18 Feb 1884. She died on 26 Sep 1967.1 She married Arthur UNSTED.

 

 

Ernest Edward Alfred SCHAFFNER (1888-1973). Ernest was born on 7 Sep 1888.2 5 He died on 22 Nov 1973.7 He married Emily Pawson HASTINGS. He married Amy Beatrice BOWEN.

 

 

Adolf Albert Ernest SCHAFFNER (1890-1987). Adolf was born on 19 Aug 1890. He died in 1987.1 He married Vera UNKNOWN.

 

 

John Herman Carl SCHAFFNER (1892-1965). John was born on 3 Sep 1892. He died on 25 May 1965.1 He married Bessie BADENHORST.

 

 

Emma Ida Hilda SCHAFFNER (1895-1970). Emma was born on 21 Apr 1895. She died on 27 Jun 1970.1

 

 

Heinrich Albert Emil SCHAFFNER (1897-1976). Heinrich was born on 2 May 1897. He died on 25 Mar 1976.

 

 

Violet Mary Emily SCHAFFNER (1900-1978). Violet was born on 16 Sep 1900. She died on 9 Oct 1978.1

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Albert Edward SCHAFFNER (1904-1972)

Third Generation

4.

Heinrich SCHAFFNER, son of Heinrich SCHAFFNER and Margaretha SCHAFFNER, was born on 1 Mar 1820 in Nr. 38, Anvil, Switzerland.2 He married Anna UNKNOWN in 1850.

 

 

"Heirechs".

 

5.

Anna UNKNOWN has few details recorded about her.

 

 

-Chüeferfrieds-.

 

 

Heinrich SCHAFFNER and Anna UNKNOWN had the following children:

 

 

 

Heinrich Albert SCHAFFNER (1851- ). Heinrich was born on 16 Aug 1851. He married Christine UNKNOWN in 1876. He married Anna Marie ERNI.

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Johannes Metzger SCHAFFNER (1853-1907)

 

 

Anna SCHAFFNER (1855- ). Anna was born on 9 Oct 1855.5 She married Edi GREIDER.

 

 

Berta SCHAFFNER (1857-1934). Berta was born on 16 Mar 1857. She died in 1934.5 She married Fritz VOGT.

 

 

Heinrich SCHAFFNER (1858- ). Heinrich was born on 2 Dec 1858 in Nr. 38. He married Anna ANDRES in 1890.

 

6.

Ferdinand KATH2 married Sophie UNKNOWN.

 

7.

Sophie UNKNOWN has few details recorded about her. She and Ferdinand KATH had the following children:

 

Fourth Generation

8.

Heinrich SCHAFFNER, son of Johannes SCHAFFNER and Anna GASS, was born on 3 Feb 1771 in Nr.38.2 5 He married Margaretha SCHAFFNER in 1812.

 

9.

Margaretha SCHAFFNER8 was born on 24 Sep 1788.

 

 

"Züslihanse".

 

 

Heinrich SCHAFFNER and Margaretha SCHAFFNER had the following children:

 

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Heinrich SCHAFFNER (1820- )

 

 

Margareth SCHAFFNER ( - )

 

 

Anna SCHAFFNER ( - )

 

 

Johannes SCHAFFNER (1825- ). Johannes was born in 1825.

 

 

Euphrosina SCHAFFNER (1832-1882). Euphrosina was born on 23 Dec 1832 in Anvil, Switzerland.9 8 She was Reformed Church.8 She married Jacob HORT on 19 May 1856 in Roman Catholic Church, Woflinswil, Switzerland. She died on 24 Mar 1882 in Kingwilliamstown, South Africa.9 8

 

 

Anna Elizabeth SCHAFFNER ( - )

Fifth Generation

10.

Johannes SCHAFFNER was born c. 1744 in Nr. 38, Anvil, Switzerland.2 He married Anna GASS.

 

 

"Vogthans".

 

11.

Anna GASS2 has few details recorded about her. She and Johannes SCHAFFNER had the following children:

 

 

 

Johannes SCHAFFNER (1766- ). Johannes was born on 4 Mar 1766. He married Barbara GERSTER in 1790.5 He married Barbara MOHLER.

 

 

Chrischoma SCHAFFNER (1768- ). Chrischoma was born on 1 Oct 1768.

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Heinrich SCHAFFNER (1771- )

 

 

Elizabeth SCHAFFNER (1773- ). Elizabeth was born on 1 Aug 1773.

 

 

Hans Jakob SCHAFFNER (1775- ). Hans was born on 28 Aug 1775.

 

 

Samuel SCHAFFNER (1777- ). Samuel was born on 3 Apr 1777. He married Marica Magdalena BAUMANN in 1802.

 

 

Abraham SCHAFFNER (1778- ). Abraham was born in 1778. He died in as soldier.5

 

 

Euphrosina SCHAFFNER (1782- ). Euphrosina was born on 21 Nov 1782. She married Heinrich UNKNOWN in 1818.

 

 

Anna SCHAFFNER (1785- ). Anna was born in 1785.

 

 

Albert SCHAFFNER (1786- ). Albert was born in 1786. He died in Paris.

 

 

Friedrich Vogtshonse SCHAFFNER (1787- ). Friedrich was born in 1787. He married Eva UNKNOWN in 1814.

 

 

Dorothea SCHAFFNER (1794- ). Dorothea was born in 1794. She married Jacob GERBER.

Sources

1.

unknown, Schaffner family tree, from South Africa 2005.

2.

Den Schaffner, Schaffner family tree.

3.

Letters of naturalisation, Cape of Good Hope.

4.

Photo of J Schaffner & WC Kath.

5.

Schaffner family tree.

6.

Photo of WC Kath.

7.

Photo of EEA Schaffner.

8.

Adolphe Linder, The Swiss at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1971, (Basler Afrika Bibliographien).

9.

Peter STIRK, Descendants of H Schaffner.