Joseph Henry Shafer

Joseph Henry Shafer lived in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas before settling down in Alva, Woods county Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the U.S. Civil War where he served as a drummer boy. Joseph was married to Mary Ruhannah Moore (1844-1921) until her passing and the couple had numerous sons and daughters. He re-married after his wife's death to Nancy Elizabeth Barnes (1849-1948). At the time of Joseph's passing on February 1st 1937, his obituary states that he was the only Civil war veteran in Woods County Oklahoma.