- Born January 25, 1905 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
- His parents were MIHAEL SOLOMON SHAFFER and ANNIE MARGARET DARR.
- Maried MARY ELIZABETH BLOUGH on September 1, 1928 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- Died January 21, 1973 in Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
CHILDREN
- DOLORES JEAN SHAFFER, born March 21, 1929 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died April 29, 2014 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. Married DWIGHT ALLAN WHITE.
- NORMA LOUISE SHAFFER, born August 13, 1930 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died March 15, 2019. Married JAMES EDWARD DOYLE on June 6, 1952 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.