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CHARLES H. SHAFFER
Vol. 3, p. 1231
Book has photo

Now serving as clerk of courts for Muskogee County, Charles H.
Shaffer is one of the deservedly popular men of Eastern Oklahoma, and
prior to his entry into official affairs was for many years enlisted
in the railroad service, a work that brought him to old Indian
Territory nearly twenty-five years ago.

Mr. Shaffer is a Pennsylvania man, and his ancestry goes back to
early colonial days, and includes soldiers in several wars of our
nation. He was born in Center County, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1859,
a son of Adam F. and Fayetta (HECKMAN) Shaffer. Both parents were
born in Pennsylvania and were of German extraction. The Shaffers came
from Germany to America about 1660, locating near Reading. The great
grandfather of Charles H. Shaffer was Johannes Shaffer, who fought
with the colonial troops in the War of the Revolution. His son, Adam
Shaffer, was a prominent farmer in Central Pennsylvania, and gave his
son Adam F. the advantages of a good education. So that he was fitted
for the work of teaching and subsequently became a lumber merchant,
but died when only twenty-three years of age, leaving two children,
of who Charles H. is now the only survivor. The mother subsequently
married Rev. William LAMEY of the United Presbyterian Church.

Charles H. Shaffer after the death of his father remained with his
paternal grandfather, who had a comfortable home and a large farm and
was a man of utmost kindness in his relations to his family. Mr.
Shaffer which was supplemented by a business course in the Eastman's
Business College at Poughkeepsie, New York. At the age of nineteen he
left the home farm to begin the battle of life for himself, and after
reaching Illinois became identified with the railway service. He
learned telegraphy, and for twenty-six years was constantly in
railroad work most of the time as station agent. His assignments to
duty were in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and in
September, 1891, he was sent into Indian Territory. His first station
in what is now the State of Oklahoma was at Wagoner, and subsequently
for about fifteen years he was at old Fort Gibson. While there he
became identified with local affairs as assistant cashier. In
January, 1911, Mr. Shaffer was appointed clerk of the Muskogee County
courts, and after four years under appointment he was regularly
elected to the office of court clerk in 1914.

Mr. Shaffer is a democrat, a Master Mason, and is also affiliated
with the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His church is the
Presbyterian. By his marriage in 1891 to Miss Mary KREIGER he has one
daughter, Edna.

Typed for OKGenWeb by Charmaine Keith, October 17, 1998.