SHAFER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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SHAFER, William - b: 1824 Wayne Co, NY
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 780
residence: Leesville Twp

Hon. William Shafer, farmer and stock raiser, section 14, is a native of Wayne 
County, New York, and was born March 27, 1824. His parents, Jonas and Hannah 
(Roosa) Shafer, were also born in New York. In 1831 the family moved to Ohio and 
located in Ashtabula County, where young William grew to manhood, spending his 
youth on a farm. When seventeen years of age he taught a district school. In 1845 
he went to Iowa, but one year later settled in Hancock County, Illinois, where he 
resided for about fourteen years, engaged in farming and teaching during the 
winter months. In 1855 he embarked in the mercantile business at Nauvoo, and 
continued the trade there three years. In 1858 he came to Missouri, locating in 
Henry County. Since his residence here he has taught two terms of school, but has 
also been interested in farming and stock raising. In 1866 Mr. Shafer was elected 
and represented Henry County in the state legislature one term. He has since held 
several local offices in his township. He was married in Ohio in 1848, to Miss L. 
C. Beckwith, a daughter of Jeremiah Beckwith, and a native of Ohio. They have six 
children: M. W., Milo J., Mary E., Hannah Ida, William H. and Walter P. Mr. Shafer, 
his wife and four oldest children are members of the Christian Church. Mr. S. 
owns a farm of 114 acres, with good buildings and other improvements.

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