Person:John Shoffner (5)
John Martin Shofner
b.23 Feb 1787 Orange County, North Carolina
d.6 Jan 1857 Bedford County, Tennessee - 69 Y 10M 17d
Parents and Siblings
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m. 7 Jul 1780
  1. Margaret Shoffner1779 - 1852
  2. Dorothea Turley Shoffner1783 - 1871
  3. John Martin Shofner1787 - 1857
  4. Christopher Shofner1789 - 1826
  5. Eve ShoffnerAbt 1792 - 1872
  6. Polly Shoffner1793 - 1875
  7. Frederick ShoffnerEst 1795 - 1848
  8. Sarah Shoffner1796 - 1869
  9. Austin Shoffner1801 - 1852
  10. Lizzie ShoffnerAbt 1803 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 18 Feb 1810
  1. Sophronia Ann Shoffner - Bef 1841
  2. Joel ShoffnerAbt 1810 - 1862
  3. Loton Shoffner1813 - 1898
  4. Michael Shoffner1818 - 1892
  5. Daniel Martin Shoffner1827 - 1889
  6. Emily Jane ShoffnerAbt 1834 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1851
  1. Annie Belle Shoffner1852 - 1943
  2. John Clay Shofner1853 - 1920
  3. Isabella J ShoffnerAbt 1857 - 1860
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Facts and Events
Name John Martin Shofner
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Feb 1787 Orange County, North Carolina
Marriage 18 Feb 1810 to Amelia Shoffner
Marriage 1851 to Isabella Catherine Coffman
Death? 6 Jan 1857 Bedford County, Tennessee - 69 Y 10M 17d
Burial[1] Jenkins Chapel Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee
Other? 1st Cousin of Amelia ShoffnerRelationship to Spouse

Went to Tennessee about 1802 on a survey crew. About 1808, his father Martin and his Uncle Peter moved to what is know Bedford County to claim land on Thompson Creek of the Duck River. These lands were claimed under the land grant for soldiers of the Revolutionary War. Bedford TN Shofners spelled it with 1 f.

1850 Dist 3, Bedford County, Tennessee: John Shofner, 63, NC Lotin, 34, NC Daniel M, 23, TN Emily Jane, 16, TN

References
  1. ↑ Dennis C Wilson for US GenWeb Archives. Jenkins Lutheran Chapel Cemetery - Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee.

    Shofner, John01/06/185769y, 10m, 17d,
    Married 02/18/1810

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