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John Scheafnocker
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| Civil War
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Company A
211th PA
Vol. Infantry
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JOHN SCHEAFNOCKER, Constable, Meadville, was born in Germany, October 10, 1831, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Minsenier) Scheafnocker,
the former of whom, a weaver by trade, came to America in 1835, settling in Pittsburgh, Penn. John was first a newsboy in Pittsburgh,
and whatever education he has acquired was gathered outside the school-room. When he was old enough he was set to learn the painter's trade,
and became a skilled carriage painter. In 1861 he came to Meadville and worked at his trade until his enlistment in the army as a member of
Company A, Two Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry, serving until the close of the war.
He is now a member of the G. A. R. For a time he had a shop here and carried on the painting business, but for the past seventeen years he has acted as Constable.
History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 767-768.
MEADVILLE, April 26.—Although the new city government was organized on April 2, John Scheafnocker,
chief of police, holds his position, he having been appointed April 4. 1887. Mayor Porter has addressed a letter to
Chief Scheafnocker, requesting him to hand in his resignation at once. The officer can't see matters in that light
and replied by informing the mayor that he could not resign and furthermore that the mayor had no power to remove him.
Mayor Porter says he will appoint Scheafnocker's successor within a day or two. There is liable to be some excitement before the matter is settled.
Bradford Era, 27 Apr 1888, p. 1, Bradford, Pa.
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