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Born 1828
From History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
JACOB SHAFFER, treasurer and secretary of the Alliance Bagging Co.; Alliance; was born in Washington Tp., this county, July 3, 1828. He is the son of Samuel and Mary M. vShaffer, who is referred to elsewhere in this work. His boyhood was spent in his father's store as clerk while he was yet quite young, in which capacity he continued many years. On attaining his majority he entered into partnership with his father in the mercantile business; they estaVilishcd a general store of merchandise, besides handling produce largely. They also took in as partner one A. C. Hanger, the firm name being S. Shaffer & Co., which was dissolved in 1857. Our subject then embarked in the dry goods trade with Mr. Keplinger for about three years. In 1862 a partnership was formed be-
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As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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