Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 335.

F. E. SHAFER

     Salem has been the city of opportunity to E. E. Shafer, who is classed with
its foremost business men, and in both the paternal and maternal lines he
represents old and highly respected families of Oregon. He was born August 6,
1866, in Marion county, this state, and his parents were John A. and Theresa Ann
(Powell) Shafer, His father was a native of Arkansas and the mother was born in
the state of Illinois. They were joined in wedlock in 1861 and theirs was one of
the first marriages solemnized in Linn county. Mrs. Shafer was a daughter of the
Rev. Noah Powell, who made the overland journey to Oregon in 1851 and became
widely and favorably known as one of the pioneer ministers of the Willamette
Valley. He was a zealous worker in behalf of the Christian church and a faithful
follower of its teachings. For some time he lived in Yamhill county and was also
a resident of Linn county. John A. Shafer went to California with the pioneers
of 1849 and soon afterward migrated to Oregon. Late in the '50s he opened a shop
at Dallas, Oregon, where he followed the trade of a blacksmith for a number of
years, and also engaged in the same line of business at Turner, Oregon. He was
the owner of a ranch in Marion county and through patience and industry brought
his land to a high state of development.

    His son, F. E. Shafer, received a public school education and then served an
apprenticeship at harness making under Dick Durbin and in 1891, when a young man
of twenty-five, ventured in business for himself at Jefferson, Oregon. Later he
worked for harness dealers in eastern Oregon and for six months was the
proprietor of a shop at Independence, this state. On the expiration of that
period he returned to Marion county and embarked in business on State street.
His next location was adjoining the Ladd & Bush Bank on Commercial street and
later he moved to the west side of that thoroughfare. In 1907 Mr. Shafer erected
a substantial building at No. 170 South Commercial street and the business has
since been housed in this structure. He is a manufacturer of harness and also
handles saddles and leather goods of all kinds. He has the most complete retail
line in Oregon and knows every phase of the business in which he is engaged. Mr.
Shafer is an honest dealer and his well known reliability has brought him a
large trade. He is also well versed in agricultural science and owns a valuable
ranch in the vicinity of Turner. He has a young walnut grove and also raises
fruit and small grain.

     In 1894 Mr. Shafer married Miss Elizabeth Hogg, of San Francisco,
California, and they have become the parents of three sons: Cecil T., an officer
in the United States Navy; Earl, who became a law student at Harvard University
after his graduation from the University of Oregon and is now traveling in
Europe; and Frank Elbert, who is attending the University of Oregon. Mr. Shafer
casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party, and the Chamber of
Commerce numbers him among its progressive members. He is a Knight Templar Mason
and Shriner and also belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His
life has been one of quiet devotion to duty and his record demonstrates what may
be accomplished through tireless industry and singleness of purpose.

     
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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.