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WAYNE CO., IL

1884 BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES

BARNHILL TWP

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SHAEFFER, W.C., farmer and stockman, P. O. Fairfield, was born March 28, 1854, in this county, two miles south of Fairfield, son of William Shaeffer, a resident of this county, whose sketch appears in this work. The mother of our subject, Maria (Alexander) Shaeffer, is yet living, a fine old lady.

Our subject was educated in this county, and in early life clerked in his father's store, in Farina, Fayette Co., Ill., for eight years, and after staying in his father's mill three years he returned to Wayne County, Ill.; this was in the spring of 1879, when he settled on a farm of 295 acres of land, with 80 acres al-most adjoining the home farm, which is a gift from his father. He has fine buildings. on his place. He turns most of his attention to stock-raising, mainly mules, of which he has sixty head now. He also keeps a fine grade of Cotswold sheep.

Our subject was joined in matrimony, December 14, 1876, in Farina, Fayette Co., Ill., to Miss Mary Ann Collins, born August 25, 1856, in Canada, near Niagara Falls. She is a daughter of John and Bridget (Mulvihill) Collins, both of whom are natives of County Clare, Ireland. He is a railroad man, and with his family, lives in Farina, Fayette Co., IL.

Two children are the result of the this happy union - Henry, born September 10, 187, and Ella, born May 10, 1881.

Mr. Shaeffer is one of our most wide-awake and enterprising young farmers. He is an A.F. & A.M., and in politics, he is a Democrat.