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WAYNE CO., IL

1884 BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES

BARNHILL TWP

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SHAEFFER, J.B., farmer, P. O. Fairfield, was born December 29, 1846, in Waynesburg, Stark Co., Ohio, son of Henry Shaeffer, born in Waynesburg, Ohio. He was a carpenter by occupation, and came to this county about 1856, and died 1883, in Memphis, in the hospital, from sickness contracted while in the United States Army. His father was Daniel Shaeffer.

The mother of our subject, Mary Elizabeth (Zimmer) Shaeffer, was born in Germany. She is yet living. Her parents are John and Mary E. (Goettle) Zimmer.

Our subject went to school, in Ohio, and Wayne County, Ill. He devoted his time to stock-raising and farming, and for a number of years bought grain in Farina, Fayette Co., Ill., and Fairfield, III. He has at present a farm of 879 acres of good land, with good improvements and well stocked. Mr. Shaeffer also served as a soldier in our late war. He enlisted March 4, 1865, in the Fifteenth Illinois Regiment of Infantry Volunteers, Company G. He served till the close of the war, and was mustered out in July, but not discharged till September, 1885, arriving home in October, 1865, and after that he has made farming his occu pation.

Mr. Shaeffer was married here to Mary J. Johnson, born October 8, 1849, in Wayne County, Ill. She is a daughter of Andrew and Susan (Shaw) Johnson. The former a native of Ohio, and the latter from Tennessee. This union was blessed with six children, now living—Clara R. , born February 13, 1871; Nora H., born January 23, 1873; Alverette, born June 27, 1875; Walter H., born November 17, 1877; Luella, born September 15, 1879, and Maggie, born February 17, 1882.

Mr. and Mrs. Shaeffer are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is an A. O. U. W. He has been Supervisor two terms, also been School Director. In politics, he is Democrat.