Individual Details
Samuel McCauley Shafer
(14 Oct 1859 - 27 Dec 1934)
Samuel Shafer and Robert Shafer, brothers, owned Shafer Brothers, a clothier and gentlemen's furnishings, in Hagerstown, Maryland. Samuel began as a clerk at age 18 for J. H. Beachley & Company dry goods. After four years he moved to Lowenstein & Brothers clothiers of Hagerstown, where he became a partner. In 1899 he sold his interest in Lowenstein and open Shafer Brothers.
Events
| Birth | 14 Oct 1859 | Funkstown, Washington, MD | |||
| Marriage | 13 Nov 1888 | Mary Elizabeth Fahrney |  | ||
| Death | 27 Dec 1934 | Hagerstown, Washington, MD | |||
| Burial | Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington, MD |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Fahrney (1866 - 1934) |
| Child | Samuel Robert "Robert" Shafer (1889 - 1956) |
| Child | S. Marguerite Shafer (1891 - 1971) |
| Father | Benjamin Franklin Shafer ( - ) |
| Mother | Hannah Virginia McCauley ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Edwin Shafer (1863 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Robert F. Shafer Senior (1867 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Williams, Thomas. History of Washington County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time, Including a History of Hagerstown (Hagerstown. 1906), page 787.