Walter Sheaffer was born in Bloomfield, Iowa and was the oldest child of Elizabeth and Jacob Royer Sheaffer, who had settled in Bloomfield in 1854 and established a jewelry store.
Walter Sheaffer was born in Bloomfield, Iowa. Walter Sheaffer was the oldest child of Elizabeth. Walter Sheaffer was the oldest child of Jacob Royer Sheaffer. Jacob Royer Sheaffer had settled in Bloomfield in 1854. Jacob Royer Sheaffer had established a jewelry store.