Chaffer - William - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Last Saturday at an early hour Wm Chaffer passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sam Moore, in Yountsville.

“Uncle William,” as he was better known, was in his 82d year and has been failing in health for several years, and recently contracted a heavy cold, which settled on his lungs and resulted in his death.  For twenty five years or longer, he bought and handled wool for the Yount’s woolen mills, and a more competent judge of wool never lived. Mr. Chaffer has been married twice and survived both his wives. The follow children are left: Mrs. Libby Wilson, Chicago; Mrs. Martha Foster, of New Castle, Pa.; John M. Chaffer, of Florida; Mrs. Sam Moore and Mrs. E. P. Hurst, of Yountsville. “Uncle William” was born and reared in England, where he acquainted himself with the wool growing business so that by mere sight of a sample he could tell the age and the color of the sheep from which it was taken. In 1857 he came to this country and settled at Yountsville, where he has since lived. On account of his advanced years, he has not busied himself at the wool business, but has done odd chores for the merchants of Yountsville and was a familiar sight on our streets with his spring wagon laden with goods for them. His acquaintances were numbered by the hundreds and not only do the citizens bow in sorrow at the sad intelligence of his sudden demise, but younger people as well with whom Mr. Chaffer was a favorite for his cheerful disposition and his fondness of story telling and joking. -s