Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 175.
 
CHARLES SCHAFFER

     Charles Schaffer is another of the native sons of Oregon who have shown
sound judgment in remaining here, instead of seeking success in other parts of
the country, and his course has been well vindicated, for today he is enjoying
not only material success but also, among the people with whom he has spent many
years of his life, he commands uniform respect and esteem. Mr. Schaffer was born
in Comstock, Douglas county, just over the Lane county line, and is a son of
Louis H. and Theresa (Cachner) Schaffer. The mother was born in Pennsylvania,
was married soon after the close of the Civil war and now resides on the home
place. Louis Schaffer was born in Germany, where he was reared and educated, and
when about eighteen years of age came to the United States. He served in the
Union array during die Civil war and lived in Pennsylvania until 1886, when he
came to Oregon, in which state lie remained continuously until his death, which
occurred in 1920. He entered a homestead at Comstock, cleared about twenty acres
of his land, and engaged in raising sheep and hay. After living on that place
about twenty years, he sold it and in 1906 came to Lane county and bought six
hundred acres of land, comprising the present family home. Here he spent the
remaining years of his life. To him and his wife were born eight children, as
follows: Adam, who lives in Montana; Mary and Louis F., who live with their
mother; Annie, who died in 1903; John, who was killed by a train near Albany,
Oregon, in 1919; Charles; Frank, who lives in Portland; and William, deceased.

     Charles Schaffer secured his education in the public schools of Comstock
and then entered the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad, for which he
served as section foreman until 1921, when his father having died, he came to
the home farm, which he has since managed. He has eighty-five acres under
cultivation and raises abundant crops of hay and grain. At first he specialized
in raising Duroc hogs, but is now giving much attention to cattle and also
raises turkeys. When the father first improved this place he built rail fences,
but the cattle frequently got through them into the grain, causing much loss of
time as well as crops and wire fencing is now used almost entirely. Mr. Schaffer
is exercising mature judgment in his operation of the place, from which he
derives a handsome income and his is regarded as one of- die best farms in this
section of the country.

    In 1908 Mr. Schaffer was united in marriage to Miss Rose Struff, who was
born in Wisconsin, from which state she was brought to Oregon when a year old by
her parents, Peter and Bertha (Kroenig) Struff. The former was born in
Switzerland and both are now living in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Schaffer have
seven children, Pearl, May B., Nellie, Lillian, Mildred, Charles Henry and
Harvey. Mr. Schaffer is a member of the district school board and the Lorane
high school board, and is also serving as road patrolman. He has shown a
public-spirited interest in everything affecting the welfare and prosperity of
his community and county and his activities in a public way have been
beneficially resultant. 

     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2016 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.