Welcome to BigSchaffnerFamily.com!
This site houses information collected by, about and for the Schaffner family, primarily in the United States but also around the world. Since our family, like all others, is a dynamic one, adding births, deaths, marriages, etc. is an ongoing task.
We need your help! If the information you see here is incomplete or inaccurate, it is either because we are missing the most current data or because the data we received is inaccurate. Just let us know and we’ll correct the situation! (See Updates and Corrections Section.)
Overview of this Website
GENEALOGY: A description of how, when and by whom the genealogy has been created, including a fascinating, descriptive letter by Bertram Schaffner (1912-2010), originator of and spirit behind the genealogy. Also the entire publication of the Schaffner Family Genealogy (1732-1900), published in 1992, in pdf format.
- Outline Descendants Report. All known descendants, beginning in early 1700, including dates and places of birth, marriage and death.
- Genealogy Register Report. A detailed listing of family information in narrative form, including biographical sketches.
- Birth and Death Report. Alphabetical list of all known descendants, with date of birth and date of death.
- Places Report. All known places where family members were born, adopted, married, divorced, or died.
- Email Address Report. Email addresses, if known. If yours is missing, please send it to judysweil@yahoo.com.
Please review these reports to see if we have the most current and complete data on your branch of the family. Updated reports will be posted quarterly.
PHOTOS & DOCS: Family photos and documents posted by you.
NEWS: Electronic family newsletters and other news of interest.
FAMILY STORIES: Please share your family stories, questions, etc.
UPDATES & CORRECTIONS: Instructions on how to provide us with updated information about the family for our genealogy database and reports. In addition to life cycle events (births, deaths, etc.) we need current contact information (phone, address and especially email addresses) for everyone so we can stay in contact. This is an ongoing project and we need your help!
CONTACT: How to contact us.