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Introduction,
In Germany the name was ? SchaefTner; ? but since coming to America it lias been Anglicized into ? Shoif-ner,? or ? Shofner,? as the different members of the family prefer.
In the preparation of this work your editor in chief has deemed it liest to make three divisions of the subject-matter.
L?art 1. gives the history of the life of John Shofner in six chapters. Xine chapters in this part are devoted to life sketches of his children, and one chapter reproduces the History of the Shoffner Family in Tennessee ? as written by Col. Loton Shofner.
l?art II. gives a chronological history of the descendants of John Shofner. As it was not practicable to mention each one in the life sketches in l?art I., the in-tenfion is to herein give the name of every one, together with the dates of births, deaths, marriages, and present location. Some mistakes may be found in this, and some names may be left out; but your committeeman has earnestly endeavored to correctly tabulate this data as it has been given him.
Part III. is entirely devoted to a history of the family reunions; and for the preparation of this we are indebted to ?Cousin Vinnie," Mrs. Chris. H. Shofner.