Edwin Sheaffer was born in Iowa on January 4, 1889. He came to Carrington in 1902. Bertha Burton, born in Indiana October 30, 1889, came to Carrington in 1897 with her parents the G. W. Burtons.
The two were married July 17, 1909. They were the parents of eleven children: Alice, June, Daisy, Luella, Edwin, Fay, Ima, Jeanne, Betty, Kay and John. The children were active in school activities, especially band. They had a saxophone quartet which performed frequently.
Mr. Sheaffer was County Auditor for many years and State Vehicle Registrar, and adjustor for the Hail Insurance Department.
Mr. Sheaffer retired and he and his wife went to Couer d'Alene, Idaho to live in 1955. Mr. Sheaffer died April 27, 1967. Mrs. Sheaffer died August 19, 1978.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 38B