1847–1919

Introduction

Born: Jan­ua­ry 31, 1847, Troy, Ohio.

Died: March 27, 1919, Lan­sing, Mi­chi­gan.

Buried: Grace­land Ce­me­te­ry, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois.

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Biography

Shaffer was a bi­shop of the Af­ri­can Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal (AME) church. He al­so served as pre­si­dent of the board of trust­ees for Wil­ber­force Uni­ver­si­ty in Ohio (1915–16, and pos­si­bly oth­er years).

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