Ernest Lee Shaffer was born on September 7, 1889 in Putnam County, WV to Marcus Lafayette Shaffer and Sarah "Sallie" (Christopher) Shaffer, and had siblings Mary Margaret (Shaffer) McGrew, Marcus Lafayette Shaffer, Lawrence Vinton Shaffer, Charles Patrick Shaffer, Elizabeth Lynn Shaffer, William Beverly Shaffer, Dayton Shaffer, Biddie Shaffer, and Jesse S. Shaffer. Ernest Shaffer died at age 29 years old on October 31, 1918, and was buried at Schowen Hill Cemetery in Bancroft. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ernest Lee Shaffer.
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