Bio of SHAFER, Ernest G. (b.1860), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 438-441
ERNEST G. SHAFER
Ernest G. Shafer, for twenty-four years president and treasurer of the Shafer
Pierce Company, jobbers of dental supplies in Minneapolis, was born in Omro,
Wisconsin, December 6, 1860, his parents being George W. and Hannah (Underwood)
Shafer. The father was a native of the state of New York, while the mother was
born in Wisconsin and was a daughter of William Underwood, who traveled through
the virgin forests from Chicago to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with a pack on his back
full of supplies for his family, such being the conditions found upon the
western frontier at that time. George W. Shafer became a general merchant at
Omro, Wisconsin, and served as postmaster of the town. Both he and his wife are
now deceased.
Their son, Ernest G. Shafer, was educated in the public schools and received his
initial business training in his father's store, which included a drug
department, so that he gained his preliminary knowledge of the drug business
there. After leaving his father's employ he went to Milwaukee, where he entered
a drug and dental supply house and there became thoroughly familiar with the
business as a representative of the firm of Patterson Brothers. He afterward
went on the road for this firm, traveling for a number of years, and his
association with the house covered altogether eighteen years. In 1899 he
organized the Shafer Pierce Company, jobbers of dental supplies in Minneapolis,
and although he established the business on a very small scale, it has grown to
be one of the largest as well as one of the leading dental supply houses in the
Northwest. The business continually expanded and now covers a wide territory,
for the firm carries everything needed by dentists. Mr. Shafer continued as the
president and treasurer until 1923, when he disposed of his interest to Mr.
Patterson, a son of his early employer. Mr. Shafer expects to continue his
residence in Minneapolis and will look after his investments in real estate
under the firm name of the Shafer Investment Company.
On the 25th of February, 1890, Mr. Shafer was united in marriage to Miss Fannie
Calvert of St. Paul, Minnesota. He gives his political allegiance to the
republican party and he is well known as a representative of the various Masonic
bodies and has become a member of Zuhrah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He also
belongs to the Minneapolis Athletic Club and the Interlachen Country Club. His
social qualities make for popularity wherever he is known. He has gained for
himself an enviable position in both commercial and social circles and today his
friends in Minneapolis are legion.