Born in St. Louis, Missouri, toward the end of the 19th century. His parents were Jacob Schaffner and his second wife, Mary Ehler.
Frederick Wilhelm Schaffner was the youngest child. When he was growing up, his mother ran a boarding house in Quincy, Illinois. He was known familiarly as Fred. He married Anastacia Wurtz and he worked as a machinist.
Before he married, Fred Schaffner toured with a two-person vaudevillian comedic act. He had what they called a "trick house" which had springs inside, and he or his fellow performer would (for instance) jump into a window, and sail out of the chimney.
He also toured with a small circus as part of a high wire act. He retired when a fellow performer fell and sustained a head injury. Some felt dissatisfied at the circus owner's reaction and handling of the incident.
Fred Schaffner had a quiet demeanor, but a quick, razor sharp wit when he did speak. He had a twinkle in his eye, and a keen, but compassionate, sense of humor. He remained agile even into old age, with a family member remarking "he could pick up a matchbook in his teeth, leaning forward on his hands." In his elder years he walked with a cane. However, his posture remained straight. He always was nicely dressed, even to sit at home.
He was a top level Mason. With his wife, he had one child: a son, Quentin Fred Schaffner.
Fred Schaffner passed away in a Quincy hospital. He rests beside his wife Anastacia, who had died aged 43.
- bio by Tree Leaf
Frederick Wilhelm Schaffner was the youngest child. When he was growing up, his mother ran a boarding house in Quincy, Illinois. He was known familiarly as Fred. He married Anastacia Wurtz and he worked as a machinist.
Before he married, Fred Schaffner toured with a two-person vaudevillian comedic act. He had what they called a "trick house" which had springs inside, and he or his fellow performer would (for instance) jump into a window, and sail out of the chimney.
He also toured with a small circus as part of a high wire act. He retired when a fellow performer fell and sustained a head injury. Some felt dissatisfied at the circus owner's reaction and handling of the incident.
Fred Schaffner had a quiet demeanor, but a quick, razor sharp wit when he did speak. He had a twinkle in his eye, and a keen, but compassionate, sense of humor. He remained agile even into old age, with a family member remarking "he could pick up a matchbook in his teeth, leaning forward on his hands." In his elder years he walked with a cane. However, his posture remained straight. He always was nicely dressed, even to sit at home.
He was a top level Mason. With his wife, he had one child: a son, Quentin Fred Schaffner.
Fred Schaffner passed away in a Quincy hospital. He rests beside his wife Anastacia, who had died aged 43.
- bio by Tree Leaf
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, toward the end of the 19th century. His parents were Jacob Schaffner and his second wife, Mary Ehler.
Frederick Wilhelm Schaffner was the youngest child. When he was growing up, his mother ran a boarding house in Quincy, Illinois. He was known familiarly as Fred. He married Anastacia Wurtz and he worked as a machinist.
Before he married, Fred Schaffner toured with a two-person vaudevillian comedic act. He had what they called a "trick house" which had springs inside, and he or his fellow performer would (for instance) jump into a window, and sail out of the chimney.
He also toured with a small circus as part of a high wire act. He retired when a fellow performer fell and sustained a head injury. Some felt dissatisfied at the circus owner's reaction and handling of the incident.
Fred Schaffner had a quiet demeanor, but a quick, razor sharp wit when he did speak. He had a twinkle in his eye, and a keen, but compassionate, sense of humor. He remained agile even into old age, with a family member remarking "he could pick up a matchbook in his teeth, leaning forward on his hands." In his elder years he walked with a cane. However, his posture remained straight. He always was nicely dressed, even to sit at home.
He was a top level Mason. With his wife, he had one child: a son, Quentin Fred Schaffner.
Fred Schaffner passed away in a Quincy hospital. He rests beside his wife Anastacia, who had died aged 43.
- bio by Tree Leaf
Frederick Wilhelm Schaffner was the youngest child. When he was growing up, his mother ran a boarding house in Quincy, Illinois. He was known familiarly as Fred. He married Anastacia Wurtz and he worked as a machinist.
Before he married, Fred Schaffner toured with a two-person vaudevillian comedic act. He had what they called a "trick house" which had springs inside, and he or his fellow performer would (for instance) jump into a window, and sail out of the chimney.
He also toured with a small circus as part of a high wire act. He retired when a fellow performer fell and sustained a head injury. Some felt dissatisfied at the circus owner's reaction and handling of the incident.
Fred Schaffner had a quiet demeanor, but a quick, razor sharp wit when he did speak. He had a twinkle in his eye, and a keen, but compassionate, sense of humor. He remained agile even into old age, with a family member remarking "he could pick up a matchbook in his teeth, leaning forward on his hands." In his elder years he walked with a cane. However, his posture remained straight. He always was nicely dressed, even to sit at home.
He was a top level Mason. With his wife, he had one child: a son, Quentin Fred Schaffner.
Fred Schaffner passed away in a Quincy hospital. He rests beside his wife Anastacia, who had died aged 43.
- bio by Tree Leaf
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