The shaft Surname
shaft Name Meaning and History
German (Schaft): metonymic occupational name for a maker of
wooden shafts for tools or weapons, from Middle High German, Middle
Low German schaft.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Jane Parker Shaft |
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| Charles E. SHAFT Biography, b. 1832 NY to WI |
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| Alice (Schaft)Shaft |
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| Nancy (Schaaf)Shaft | Lorraine Kapphahn | 0 |
| HAROLD SHAFT |
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| Shaft in NY/MI |
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| Mary Shaft m. James Tutt 1735 MA |
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| Hazel Shaft |
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| John P. wives and children | Merl | 1 |
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