John L. Shaffer and Ella Hall

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Husband John L. Shaffer ¹

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           Born: 30 May 1847 - Cambria Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1924
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Emanuel Shaffer (      -1872) 1
         Mother: Susan Snyder (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Ella Hall ¹

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           Born: 1854
     Christened: 
           Died: 1941
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Edward Hall (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Clarence C. Shaffer ¹

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            AKA: Clarence C. Sheffer 2
           Born: 1875
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           Died: 1936
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Lillian Friggle (1875-1974) 2
           Marr: 1897 - ? Venango Co, PA

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2 M Frederick Shaffer ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1919
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3 M James Shaffer ¹

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           Died: Aft 1919
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4 M Raymond Shaffer ¹

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           Died: Aft 1919
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General Notes: Husband - John L. Shaffer

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He attended the schools of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, acquiring a very good fundamental education. Under his father he learned the carpenter's trade, and was thoroughly drilled in the details of contracting in his employ, after his father's death taking over the business, which he followed for about thirty-five years. With his father he built the first bridge up Oil creek, at the McClintock farm, rafting the timber for its construction down the stream. It was operated as a toll bridge. For five years he was also engaged in the oil business in McKean County with Lewis Emery, Jr.
He was active in the government of Oil City, where he served nine years as assessor and was also councilman. On his record in these positions he was first elected to the office of county commissioner in 1912, and reelected in 1916 with one of the largest votes ever given a candidate in Venango County. His political allegiance was always given to the Republican Party. He was also honored with an appointment, from Washington, D. C., as member of the exemption committee of Venango County, in June, 1917.
He was an Odd Fellow, having joined the fraternity in 1869.
During the Civil war, while the family was living at Johnstown, he ran away from home to enlist, and served as an emergency man for three months, doing guard duty. [HVC 1919, 662]

He and his wife had ten children; four were still living in 1919.

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 662.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 889.