age 70 years 4 months
Rochester D&C December 9, 1911
CEYLON H SHEFFER IS DEAD AT SHORTSVILLE
On Guard At White House When Lincoln Was Killed
Shortsville, Dec 8 -- Ceylon Henry Sheffer, a well known resident of this town, died at the residence of his daughter Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, Main St., about 7 o'clock this morning after a sixth month's illness with Bright's disease. He was born July 25, 1842 at Scottsville, a son of Roswell and Mary Hillard Sheffer and a descendant of Peter Sheffer, the first white settler west of the Genesee River. He came to Littleville, one mile south of Shortsville, with his parents, when he was 12 yrs. of age, and in 1860 moved to Shortsville , where he has since resided.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in August 1861, at Manchester, in Company H, 126th regiment of the New York Volunteers. He received a wound in the right lung during the battle of Gettysburg. Later he served in the Reserve Invalid Corps, at Washington, and was on duty as guard at the White House the night Lincoln was assassinated. On his return from the war, he went into business with his father in Shortsville, manufacturing plows, cultivators, and other implements, his factory being on the present site of the east shops of the Papec Company's Plant. He was married to Miss Emma Thatcher of Shortsville, on October 14, 1866. She died on October 14, 1883. He was a charter member of Herendeen Post, G. A. R., of Shortsville and has always been interested in Grand Army affairs. He was a member of the Shortsville Presbyterian Church, and in politics has been a stanch Republican all his life.
He leaves two daughters and one son, Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, of Shortsville; Mrs. William Fisher of Rochester; Edward T. Sheffer of Shortsville; two brothers, John B. Sheffer, of Shortsville; and Allen R. SHEFFER of Houston, Texas, formerly of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Dikeman, of Clifton Springs, and Mrs. Henry Harmon, of Rochester, and five grandchildren; Earl Sheffer and Ellsworth, Edward, Calvin, and Martha Brown, all of Shortsville. The funeral will be held at the home of his daughter at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Herendeen Post. Interment will be made in Brookside Cemetery, Shortsville.
Obituary provided by Find A Grave contributor Cheri Branca
Rochester D&C December 9, 1911
CEYLON H SHEFFER IS DEAD AT SHORTSVILLE
On Guard At White House When Lincoln Was Killed
Shortsville, Dec 8 -- Ceylon Henry Sheffer, a well known resident of this town, died at the residence of his daughter Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, Main St., about 7 o'clock this morning after a sixth month's illness with Bright's disease. He was born July 25, 1842 at Scottsville, a son of Roswell and Mary Hillard Sheffer and a descendant of Peter Sheffer, the first white settler west of the Genesee River. He came to Littleville, one mile south of Shortsville, with his parents, when he was 12 yrs. of age, and in 1860 moved to Shortsville , where he has since resided.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in August 1861, at Manchester, in Company H, 126th regiment of the New York Volunteers. He received a wound in the right lung during the battle of Gettysburg. Later he served in the Reserve Invalid Corps, at Washington, and was on duty as guard at the White House the night Lincoln was assassinated. On his return from the war, he went into business with his father in Shortsville, manufacturing plows, cultivators, and other implements, his factory being on the present site of the east shops of the Papec Company's Plant. He was married to Miss Emma Thatcher of Shortsville, on October 14, 1866. She died on October 14, 1883. He was a charter member of Herendeen Post, G. A. R., of Shortsville and has always been interested in Grand Army affairs. He was a member of the Shortsville Presbyterian Church, and in politics has been a stanch Republican all his life.
He leaves two daughters and one son, Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, of Shortsville; Mrs. William Fisher of Rochester; Edward T. Sheffer of Shortsville; two brothers, John B. Sheffer, of Shortsville; and Allen R. SHEFFER of Houston, Texas, formerly of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Dikeman, of Clifton Springs, and Mrs. Henry Harmon, of Rochester, and five grandchildren; Earl Sheffer and Ellsworth, Edward, Calvin, and Martha Brown, all of Shortsville. The funeral will be held at the home of his daughter at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Herendeen Post. Interment will be made in Brookside Cemetery, Shortsville.
Obituary provided by Find A Grave contributor Cheri Branca
age 70 years 4 months
Rochester D&C December 9, 1911
CEYLON H SHEFFER IS DEAD AT SHORTSVILLE
On Guard At White House When Lincoln Was Killed
Shortsville, Dec 8 -- Ceylon Henry Sheffer, a well known resident of this town, died at the residence of his daughter Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, Main St., about 7 o'clock this morning after a sixth month's illness with Bright's disease. He was born July 25, 1842 at Scottsville, a son of Roswell and Mary Hillard Sheffer and a descendant of Peter Sheffer, the first white settler west of the Genesee River. He came to Littleville, one mile south of Shortsville, with his parents, when he was 12 yrs. of age, and in 1860 moved to Shortsville , where he has since resided.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in August 1861, at Manchester, in Company H, 126th regiment of the New York Volunteers. He received a wound in the right lung during the battle of Gettysburg. Later he served in the Reserve Invalid Corps, at Washington, and was on duty as guard at the White House the night Lincoln was assassinated. On his return from the war, he went into business with his father in Shortsville, manufacturing plows, cultivators, and other implements, his factory being on the present site of the east shops of the Papec Company's Plant. He was married to Miss Emma Thatcher of Shortsville, on October 14, 1866. She died on October 14, 1883. He was a charter member of Herendeen Post, G. A. R., of Shortsville and has always been interested in Grand Army affairs. He was a member of the Shortsville Presbyterian Church, and in politics has been a stanch Republican all his life.
He leaves two daughters and one son, Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, of Shortsville; Mrs. William Fisher of Rochester; Edward T. Sheffer of Shortsville; two brothers, John B. Sheffer, of Shortsville; and Allen R. SHEFFER of Houston, Texas, formerly of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Dikeman, of Clifton Springs, and Mrs. Henry Harmon, of Rochester, and five grandchildren; Earl Sheffer and Ellsworth, Edward, Calvin, and Martha Brown, all of Shortsville. The funeral will be held at the home of his daughter at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Herendeen Post. Interment will be made in Brookside Cemetery, Shortsville.
Obituary provided by Find A Grave contributor Cheri Branca
Rochester D&C December 9, 1911
CEYLON H SHEFFER IS DEAD AT SHORTSVILLE
On Guard At White House When Lincoln Was Killed
Shortsville, Dec 8 -- Ceylon Henry Sheffer, a well known resident of this town, died at the residence of his daughter Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, Main St., about 7 o'clock this morning after a sixth month's illness with Bright's disease. He was born July 25, 1842 at Scottsville, a son of Roswell and Mary Hillard Sheffer and a descendant of Peter Sheffer, the first white settler west of the Genesee River. He came to Littleville, one mile south of Shortsville, with his parents, when he was 12 yrs. of age, and in 1860 moved to Shortsville , where he has since resided.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in August 1861, at Manchester, in Company H, 126th regiment of the New York Volunteers. He received a wound in the right lung during the battle of Gettysburg. Later he served in the Reserve Invalid Corps, at Washington, and was on duty as guard at the White House the night Lincoln was assassinated. On his return from the war, he went into business with his father in Shortsville, manufacturing plows, cultivators, and other implements, his factory being on the present site of the east shops of the Papec Company's Plant. He was married to Miss Emma Thatcher of Shortsville, on October 14, 1866. She died on October 14, 1883. He was a charter member of Herendeen Post, G. A. R., of Shortsville and has always been interested in Grand Army affairs. He was a member of the Shortsville Presbyterian Church, and in politics has been a stanch Republican all his life.
He leaves two daughters and one son, Mrs. Minnie Sheffer Brown, of Shortsville; Mrs. William Fisher of Rochester; Edward T. Sheffer of Shortsville; two brothers, John B. Sheffer, of Shortsville; and Allen R. SHEFFER of Houston, Texas, formerly of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Dikeman, of Clifton Springs, and Mrs. Henry Harmon, of Rochester, and five grandchildren; Earl Sheffer and Ellsworth, Edward, Calvin, and Martha Brown, all of Shortsville. The funeral will be held at the home of his daughter at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Herendeen Post. Interment will be made in Brookside Cemetery, Shortsville.
Obituary provided by Find A Grave contributor Cheri Branca
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