Author: Joseph Bradfield Thoburn

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-22

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 9781390906660

Excerpt from Oklahoma, Vol. 4: A History of the State and Its People Clinton O. Shaffer represents one of the influential business men of Arnett, who is conducting farming on a small scale along with his insurance busi ness. His father, William Shaffer, was by trade a carpenter, and after his marriage to Ellen Bobb, who was like himself a native of Pennsylvania, they moved to Harrisonville, Missouri, where he found opportunity for applying his trade. In 1903, they came to Okla homa, and settled in the town of Guymon, Beaver County. Ellen (bobb) Shaffer is now deceased. She was the mother of the following children: Clinton O., who is the subject of this review; Mary, who died in 1926; and Pearl, who became the wife of William N. Mitchell, of Arnett. Clinton 0. Shaffer came to Ellis County, Oklahoma, in the year 1900, and filed a claim two miles west of the town of Arnett. For eight years he operated his farm land, meeting with the usual degree of success, then he bought the local telephone business, which system he operated until 1928, when he started the insurance business. This business is proving quite profitable to him, and allows him time to devote to the operation of a small farm. A public-spirited citizen, he is always ready to lend his services where he believes them to be of value to the community. He is now serving as constable of the town of Arnett. Frater nally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and the Mod ern Woodmen of America. Mr. Shaffer's wife, Lucy Myers, whom he married August 23, 1893, was a native of Germany. They have a family of six children: I. Vera, their eldest child, is the wife of C. N. Twaddell, of Amarillo, Texas. 2. Edith, a twin, is the wife of Albert Hatha way, of Clinton, Oklahoma. 3. Edna, the other twin, is unmarried, and resides at home. 4. Wilford. 5. Grace. 6. Lorene, are the three youngest and reside at home. They also had a son William, who is now deceased. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.