Coffin plate · primary-source record
August S. Schaffer
6 Jan 1873 – 31 May 1906
Transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
31 May 1906
Date of birth
6 Jan 1873
Age at death
33 years, 4 months, 25 days
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
August S. Schaffer
Born Jan 6, 1873 Died May 31, 1906
Researcher's notes
Provenance
This coffin plate was found in the U.S.A.
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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