The History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Volume III,
The J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, IL., 1928, page 896
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GEORGE WASHINGTON SHAVER

     No history of Portland and the development of Oregon and the northwest would be complete without extended reference to George Washington Shaver, who became one of the early pioneers of the state and was prominently connected with various business interests that contributed to the development of this section of the country. He was born in Campbell county, Kentucky, March 2, 1832, and obtained a fair education for that period. In young manhood he went to Missouri, where he resided until he became deeply interested in the west and its possibilities. When gold was discovered in California he determined to try his fortune in the mines and in 1849 started across the plains with ox-team and wagon as a member of a large party. Slowly they proceeded across the stretches of hot sand and through the mountain passes, and after reaching his destination Mr. Shaver began work in the mines, but his labors did not bring him the expected returns and he made his way northward to Oregon, where he again tried mining for a brief period. On coining to this state he settled at Waldo Hills, Marion county, and it was from there that he went to southern Oregon, where he once more took up mining, but without great success.
     Mr. Shaver arrived in Portland on the 2d of February, 1854, and it was in this city that he wedded Miss Sarah Dixon, who made the long trip across the plains to Oregon in 1852 in company with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dixon, who settled at Roseburg. With his bride Mr. Shaver first located on a farm in Marion county, and four children were born to them while they still occupied the farm, while six other children were added to the family subsequent to the time when their home was established in Portland. They took up their abode here in 1860, upon land that is now included within the Elizabeth Irving addition to the city. Mr. Shaver turned his attention to dealing in wood and for many years had large contracts for fur-nishing fuel to the steamboats plying between Portland and San Francisco. He also supplied wood to various river boats and barges and thus one by one aided in clearing the timber tracts of this region, Mr. Shaver probably cutting more acres of timber than any man of his time.
     In those early days there was no rail transportation and Mr. Shaver became greatly interested in navigation, and on the organization of the Shaver Transportation Company was made its first president, his son, James W. Shaver, filling the office of secretary and treasurer. This business developed into one of the important navigation interests of the northwest, and the father continued in active connection therewith until the time of his demise, October 26, 1900. The Shaver Transportation Company still exists as one of the potent forces in navigation circles of the northwest, and is today represented by Delmer Shaver, president; Leonard Shaver, vice president; H. T. Shaver, secretary; and George M. Shaver, treasurer. Captain Shaver of this review remained the president of the Transportation Company and head of all the different interests of his family until the time of his death. He was a man of large business capacity, forceful and resourceful, and belonged to that old school who believed that strength lay in the family union, and therefore, he always wished his interests and prosperity to be shared by the members of his own household. One of the fleet of ships belonging to the transportation company was named "G. W. Shaver" in honor of the father, while another was called "Sarah Dixon," so named in honor of the mother. And while four of Captain Shaver's sons followed in the father's footsteps in the navigation line, one son, John R. Shaver, now deceased, followed independent interests during his life. He was born December 14, 1854, at Waldo Hills, Marion county, and was educated in the public schools of Portland, while performing the various home duties as did the other boys of the family. He soon entered into the livery business in East Portland, later operated a mail route for some time, and then took over the management, and operated one of his father's farms, located at Molalla, Clackamas county. While engaged in farming here, he was elected to the office of sheriff of this county, serving two terms, and during the latter term was shot and killed by an outlaw (Smith) on April 30, 1906, while in the performance of his duties. He married Miss Martha King, and to them five children were born: Earl (deceased), Lloyd, Zelma, Ellen (deceased) and Genevieve.
     Throughout his life George W. Shaver was keenly interested in all that pertained to Oregon's progress and improvement. Coming to the state in 1850, he remained a resident here for a half century, and he left the impress of his individuality and ability upon many interests which were of general public worth. He departed this life on the 26th of October, 1900, at which time it was said of him: "He was not only a man of sound business judgment and capacity for observation and action but also in the character embodied all that is excellent and of good report. No worthy cause of Portland but profited by his generosity and large-heartedness; no friend but was benefited by his council and assistance. To the end he retained in increasing measure the confidence of all with whom he was ever associated and to his family and friends he left the heritage of a good name."

The History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Volume III,
The J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, IL., 1928, page 899
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CAPTAIN JAMES W. SHAVER

     No student of history can carry his investigation far into the records of the northwest without learning of the close connection of the Shaver family with all that has had to do with the development of navigation interests in this section of the country. Captain James W. Shaver, now deceased, was prominently and widely known as the organizer, secretary and manager of the Shaver Transportation Company, which has long owned and operated its own boats, and the development of its business has also been a source of gratification in connection with the upbuilding of this section of the country. In pioneer times the Shaver family was founded in Oregon, and Captain Shaver of this review was born at Waldo Hills, within five miles of Silverton, Oregon, September 2, 1859, a son of George Washington Shaver and Sarah (Dixon) Shaver.
     Captain James W. Shaver was but six months old when his parents took up their abode in Portland, where he was reared and educated in the public schools, and in young manhood he became actively interested in his father's business, which then included the conduct of a livery stable in East Portland and the management of a large cord-wood business -- wood yards being maintained at East Portland and also at the Shaver dock on the river. It was but natural that he should become interested in shipping, therefore turning his attention to navigation in 1880 in partnership with Henry Corbett and A. S. Foster. They purchased the business of Captain Charles Bureau and organized their interests under the name of "The Peoples Freighting Company," of which Mr. Shaver became the manager and was also captain of the "Manzanillo," a river boat plying between Portland and Clatskanie. After a brief period Captain Shaver acquired the interest of Mr. Foster, and Mr. Corbett also withdrew from the business, while George W. Shaver became a member of the firm, which was reorganized June 10, 1893, under the name of the Shaver Transportation Company with George Washington Shaver as president, and his son, James W. Shaver, as secretary and treasurer. In 1899 they built a boat which was named "G. W. Shaver," and in 1892 they began sailing the "Sarah Dixon," which was named in honor of Captain Shaver's mother. Some time afterward the "Manzanillo" was sold and the "Shaver" and the "Dixon" were utilized by the company in its transportation business until 1900, when the former was sold. In the same year the company purchased a towboat called "No Wonder," used in towing logs, and in 1901 the company built the "M. F. Henderson," also used for towing purposes. In 1906 they built the new "Dixon" and the "Wanna," while in 1908 they added the new "Shaver" to their fleet. In 1909 they bought the "Cascades," and they also built a hundred-horsepower launch, the "Echo," in 1910. The "G. W. Shaver" was the finest steamer on the Willamette in 1889, and was launched in Portland for the Shaver Transportation Company. It was in 1893 that the Shaver Transportation Company was organized and through the intervening period of more than a quarter of a century has been one of the most important factors in the transportation interests of the northwest.
     In 1887, in Portland, Captain James W. Shaver was married to Miss Annie M. Schioth, a native of Portland, Oregon, and a daughter of Christian and Dora (Yench) Schioth, who were natives of Saxony, Germany, who came to the United States at an early day, and located at Dubuque, Iowa, where they were married and where Mr. Schloth engaged in the meat business. In 1864 they removed to Portland, Oregon, and the father engaged in the meat business on Washington street, until his retirement. He later passed away in Portland, Oregon, December 10, 1901, at the age of seventy-five years, ten months and nine days. He was born in 1826, while the mother was born in 1844, and passed away in Portland at the age of seventy-two years, seven days, on November 29, 1916.
     Fraternally Captain James W. Shaver was connected with the Woodmen of the World and was also a member of the Auld Lang Syne Society. Politically Captain Shaver was identified with the democratic party where national issues and questions were involved, but cast an independent local ballot. For about ten years he was one of the commissioners of the Port of Portland. During the war he served on the state advisory board and took a most active and helpful interest in promoting various branches of war service, particularly those which led to financing the government. The connection of the family with the northwest has been one of long duration and the worth of the work of its various members is widely acknowledged. They have contributed much to the upbuilding and development of this section of the country and their records well deserve a place upon the pages of Oregon's history.
     Captain Shaver, on November 29, 1922, met an accidental death, on returning from the inspection of a ship's hull at the ship yards, while in company with his brother, Lincoln Shaver. In crossing the railroad tracks in this vicinity, they failed to see a fast oncoming Corvallis passenger train, which hit their car squarely, killing both men, and completely demolishing the automobile. Captain Shaver was one of Portland's most highly respected citizens, and his untimely death was a blow not only to his family and friends, but the Port of Portland lost one of its most valuable men in marine circles. He was widely known throughout the northwest as the organizer of the Shaver Transportation Company of Portland.

The History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Volume III,
The J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, IL., 1928, page 900
Portrait

CAPTAIN DELMER SHAVER

     The marine history of the state of Oregon would not be complete without some mention of one of its best known and honorable representatives, Captain Delmer Shaver, who has spent practically his entire life in the development of the Shaver Transportation Company, and a great deal of credit is due him for the wonderful strides of progress and success that this company has made under his careful supervision as its president -- he having served continuously with the company since its organization in every capacity of any importance and is considered by good authori-ties as one of the best posted men on marine Diesel engines and equipment on the Pacific coast.
      Captain Shaver was born in Portland, on the old Shaver ranch which borders on the Willamette river, December 31, 1866, and is the son of George Washington and Sarah (Dixon) Shaver. His boyhood days were spent on the old ranch, and being ambitious he sold apples from the family orchard, also sold milk, working up a little route for himself, during which time he also attended school and obtained a good education for this early period. Later he assisted his father in raising thoroughbred Herford cattle, which they sold to the various dairymen in this section, and he also looked after the loading of ships with wood to be used for fuel, his father operating large wood docks on the Columbia and Willamette rivers. The first office of the company was located at the foot of Washington street, where the company did a large passenger business, and later the offices were moved to the foot of Davis street, and in June, 1927, the offices were again moved, this time to their present location at the foot of Fessenden street. Captain Shaver graduated from the Columbia Commercial College in the class of 1886. In 1889 he married Miss Nellie McDuffee, daughter of John and Mary (Wells) McDuffee, when he moved onto a farm of his father's which covered an area of from what is now 14th street to 24th street, East Portland, which was known as the "old Allard farm." In 1890 Captain Shaver became associated with his father and brothers -- James W. (who is now deceased) and George M., and later another brother, Lincoln M. (who is also now deceased) in the steamboat business on the Columbia and Willamette rivers. His first position was on the steamer "Manzanillo," of which his brother George M. was captain, and one year later he received his mate's papers. From then on, his advancement was very rapid, until he became the master of the steamer "G. W. Shaver." For many years the company has operated steamboats in the passenger and freight service on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, but are now exclusively engaged in the towing business, operating about a dozen boats, many of them being high-powered steamers, while others are gasoline tugs. For more than a quarter of a century Delmer Shaver has been a member of the Shaver Transportation Company, and has served in every position of importance, having been captain of the steamer "George W. Shaver," the "Sarah Dixon" and the "Henderson" for sixteen years, and at the death of his father, which occurred October 26, 1900, he was made president of the company, which office he still holds. Their business has become one of the largest and most important on the river, placing them in a position of leadership among the representatives of marine interests in the northwest. Captain Delmer Shaver was obliged to leave the operating end of the business in 1896, and entered the office where he has assumed the duties of president and handles the traffic end for the company.
     Captain and Mrs. Shaver had three children, namely: James Delmer, who was born December 25, 1903, and who met his death while swimming, when attending school at Corvallis, Oregon; Ellen Louise, who is attending the Girls Polytechnic school; and Doris, who attends the Grant high school. Fraternally Captain Shaver is a member of Portland Lodge, No. 55, A. F. & A. M.; Mount Hood Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M.; Oregon Commandery, No. 1, K. T.; and Al Kader Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also is a member of the Auld Lang Syne Society and is a republican in politics. He and his wife are members of the Westminster Presbyterian church. In 1900 he erected a fine home at Vancouver avenue and Broadway, and in 1914 he built his present residence at 939 The Alameda (Drive) which is one of the finest residences in Portland.
     Captain Shaver is interested in a number of other enterprises in Portland, and has always been interested in any movement for the betterment of mankind. He is public-spirited and possesses the spirit which is found in the real western-man, and his faithful wife is deserving for her share of her husband's success. He has been a hard worker all his life, and now enjoys the fruits of his efforts of early life. During the attendance of his son James Delmer at the State College at Corvallis, Oregon, Captain Shaver financed the building of the Omega Upsilon Fraternity House for boys at a consideration of twenty-six thousand dollars, and was himself initiated into the fraternity.

The History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Volume III,
The J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, IL., 1928, page 904
Portrait

CAPTAIN GEORGE M. SHAVER

     In the shipping and transportation circles of the Columbia River valley no name is better known than that of Shaver, for members of the family have long been actively identified with this branch of public service. The Shaver Transportation Company, of which Captain George M. Shaver is treasurer and manager, has owned and operated many of the largest and best boats on the river and has contributed immeasurably to the development of this section of the country during the past four decades. The company was founded in the early '80s by George W. Shaver, Captain James Shaver and Charles Bureau, the last named later selling his interest to the Shavers. Their first boat was the "Manzanillo," a stern-wheel steamer of about one hundred tons, which plied between Portland and Clatskanie. In 1889 they built the "George W. Shaver," a stern-wheeler of about three hundred and fifty tons net, which they operated on the lower Columbia. Later it was sold to The Dalles Navigation Company and renamed the "Glenola," and still later became the property of the Clatskanie Transportation Company, by whom it was named the "Beaver," and is now owned by the Harkness Transportation Company and rendering good service. The Shavers purchased the "No Wonder," a stern-wheeler of two hundred and thirty-five tons net, which they still operate. In 1891 they built "The Sarah Dixon," stern-wheeler, three hundred and thirty-four tons net. The Shaver Transportation Company was incorporated in 1893 and from that time on has expanded its operations. The "Sarah Dixon" blew up in 1912, after which it was rebuilt, but was burned in 1925, after which it was again rebuilt. In 1902 the company built the "Henderson," a stern-wheeler, three hundred and seventy-two tons net, which was wrecked in 1912 in a collision with the tug "Sampson." It was rebuilt and is still in use. In 1908 they bought "The Cascades," three hundred and fifty-nine tons net, which had been built by the United States government in 1886 and was used in the building of the Cascade locks. The Shavers still operate it. In 1908 they built "The Shaver," stern-wheeler, three hundred and five tons net, which in 1926 was converted into a twin-screw, Diesel-Tunnel type boat, with two engines, each of four hundred horse power. The steamer "Wanna," of one hundred and forty-nine tons, built in 1906, was sold to the Diamond O. Navigation Company, November 23, 1922. In 1910 they built the "Echo," an eleven-ton, gasoline, screw propeller tug, which in 1922 was converted into a ninety-horse-power Diesel. In 1920 the company bought the "Hercules," two hundred and ninety-three tons net, which had been rebuilt in 1899 from the old "Staghound." The "No Wonder" was built by Weidler, of the Weidler Mills, who had cut and seasoned the timber for two years before using. He named it "The Wonder," and it proved an extraordinarily good tow boat. So frequent was the expression, "No wonder," in referring to it, that he changed its name. In 1923 the company built "The James W.," of seventy-six tons net, three hundred horse power Diesel screw propeller. In 1920 they bought the "Jessie Harkins," which they renamed "The Pearl," and in 1925 it was converted into a two hundred horse power Diesel screw propellor. In 1926 they bought "The Charm" at Bangdon, Oregon, a ninety horse power Diesel propellor. The company also has a small gas boat, "The Dorris," a thirty-horse-power screw propellor, built in 1914. The Shaver Transporta-tion Company is the oldest and largest towing concern on the Columbia river, and each year it averages over five hundred million feet of logs, besides many freighters and passenger boats. In 1927 the company moved to St. Johns, leasing the Grant-Smith-Porter shipyard, which affords then excellent facilities for repairs, as well as docks. The company employs about seventy-five people. Promptness and efficiency have characterized all of its operations and during all the years of its existence the company has been regarded as one of the most important business enterprises of the Columbia River valley.
     George M. Shaver was born in Portland, March 26, 1865, and is a son of George W. and Sarah (Dixon) Shaver. His father was born in Campbell county, Kentucky, March 2, 1832, and in young manhood went to Missouri, where he resided until 1849, when he joined a large company and started across the plains, with the ox team and covered wagon outfit of that period. On his arrival in California he went to work in the mines, but was not satisfied with the returns, so went to southern Oregon, where also he mined for awhile, but with indifferent success. On February 2, 1854, he came to Portland, and here married Miss Sarah Dixon, who had come across the plains in 1852 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dixon, who settled at Roseburg. With his bride, Mr. Shaver located in Marion county, settling on a farm which he operated until 1860, when he returned to Portland, locating on a tract of land that is now included within the Elizabeth Irving addition to the city. He began dealing in wood and for many years had large contracts for furnishing fuel to steamboats plying between Portland and San Francisco, as well as to many river boats and barges. In the course of this business he cleared much timber land and is credited with having cut more acres of timber in this section of the country than any other man. In an early day Mr. Shaver became interested in navigation, that being the only means of heavy freight transportation. He organized the Shaver Transportation Company, of which he became president, and which was developed into one of the most important navigation interests of the northwest. He gave close attention to the business and, being a man of great energy and keen sagacity, achieved a large measure of success. He died October 26, 1900, at which time it was said of him, "He was not only a man of sound business judgment and capacity for observa-tion and action, but also in his character embodied all that is excellent and of good report. No worthy cause of Portland but profited by. his generosity and large-heartedness; no friend but was benefited by his counsel and assistance. To the end he retained in increasing measure the confidence of all with whom he was ever associated and to his family and friends he left the heritage of a good name."
     George M. Shaver attended the public schools Of Portland and from boyhood has always been interested in river navigation, beginning his steamboating experience in 1884 as a deckhand on the "Manzanillo." Later he became mate and in 1886 took command of that boat. On the building of the "George W. Shaver" he became its purser, and was later its master for several years. In fact, he served as captain of nearly all of the early boats owned by the company, and since ceasing active service on the river he has been equally efficient in the management of the business, being now treasurer of the company. In 1898 Captain Shaver went to Alaska, convoying three stern-wheelers for the Canadian Development Company, the "Columbian," the "Canadian" and the "Victorian." He was pilot on the "Columbian" and plied between Dawson and White Horse, and spent altogether about fourteen years in that country. However, in 1912 his business interests at home demanded his attention and he returned to Portland, where he has since resided.
     On January 20, 1890, Captain Shaver was united in marriage to Miss Maud Keenan, who was born in Minthorne, Oregon, and is a daughter of Samuel Keenan, a pioneer of Portland and long engaged in street contracting. He is deceased, and his widow is now living in Phoenix, Arizona. To Captain and Mrs. Shaver was born a son, Homer T., and a daughter, Sarah Susan, who died at the age of two years. Homer T. is now secretary and assistant manager of the Shaver Transportation Com-pany. He married Miss Florence C. Jacobson, of Portland, and they are the parents of two children, Catherine Susan and George Homer. Captain Shaver is a Mason, belonging to the Knight Templar Commandery and the Mystic Shrine, and is also a member of the Auld Lang Syne Society. He is a man of strong character and attractive personality, is highly respected in business circles and commands the esteem of all who know him. Homer T. Shaver also is a Knight Templar Mason and a Shriner, belongs to the Multnomah Golf Club and is a life member of the Multnomah Athletic Club. He was well educated, graduating in 1913 from Pacific University, of which he is now a trustee, and from the law school of George Washington University in 1916. He practiced his profession two years, since which time he has devoted his attention to his official duties with the Shaver Transportation Company. He has held a master's license since 1921 and has been captain of several of the company's vessels. The present officers of the Shaver Transportation Com-pany are, Captain Delmer Shaver, president; L. R. Shaver, vice president; George M. Shaver, treasurer and manager; and Homer T. Shaver, secretary and assistant manager.

The History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Volume III,
The J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, IL., 1928, page 909
Portrait

LINCOLN SHAVER

     Lincoln Shaver was vice president and chief engineer of the Shaver Transportation Company of Portland at the time of his death, which occurred November 29, 1922, being killed together with his brother Captain James W. Shaver in an automobile accident, on that date. He was born in East Portland. October 1, 1861, and was the fifth child of George Washington Shaver, who bore the name of the first president of the United States and the founder of the country, while Lincoln Shaver was named in honor of the preserver of the country, his birth having occurred in the year of Lincoln's inauguration as president of the United States. His mother's name was Sarah Dixon. Lincoln Shaver had passed through all the experiences of pioneer life in the northwest. At the age of eleven years he attended school at the Shaver and McMillan school, at what is now Cherry and Williams avenue in Portland. He attended altogether for about twelve months during winter terms, but while his educational training was somewhat limited, he was a thorough student in the school of experience and learned many valuable lessons in that way. He was one of a large family and his three brothers -- James W., George and Delmer -- all hold captains' commissions, having devoted their lives to navigation interests.
     When a lad of twelve years Lincoln Shaver began working part time with his uncle, about two and a half miles from the town of Molalla in Clackamas county. At other periods he was engaged in the wood business and in looking after a donation land claim that is now known as the "Dixon Place" and which corners on the irrigation land claim. In 1878, his uncle, John Dixon, wished him to go to Roseburg and help another uncle, Tom Dixon, to take a band of cattle to Lake county, where John Dixon had a ranch. They proceeded to Klamath county, at which time the Plute and Bannock Indians were causing considerable trouble, so that Mr. Shaver and his uncle were compelled to leave their cattle at the foot of Steen mountain. His uncle, John Dixon, had sent out a man to tell them that they had better drop the cattle and not try to fetch them in; however, they proceeded to one of the ranches of Pet French. Another band of cattle was four miles ahead of them, and was being driven to the Diamond ranch, which also belonged to Pet French, who had altogether ten ranches. The Indians saw the drivers who were on ahead, and the latter came riding back to the Shaver-Dixon camp as fast as their horses could run, shouting "Indians!" Accordingly Mr. Shaver and Mr. Dixon left their camp wagons and took their horses and proceeded back along the road to the ranch of Dave Sherk, where there were sixty men with three Gatling guns and a breastwork built of fourteen inch sod. This occurred on the 24th of July, 1878. Mr. Dixon and a man by the name of Nickelson went back some days later after the grub wagons. Dave Sherk and two other men declared that they were going to Fort McDonald if they saw no signs of Indians. There were a number of pony tracks across the wagon road, but the men thought it was a band of wild Indian ponies. They had gone some distance when they saw Indians. It had been their purpose to return if they saw Indians, but the wily savages made their way toward the rear, thus cutting Sherk off from the men. The Indians shot at Sherk and severed a lock of hair just above his ear. He was a fine rider however and able to shoot from his horse, which he kept going at a running pace, until he outdistanced his pursuers. Such were some of the experiences which the early settlers had to endure. On the 10th of September, 1878, Mr. Shaver went to Winnemucca with a band of cattle, proceeded southward to San Francisco and afterward returned to Portland, making the trip on the steamer "City of Chester," which broke her shaft off Nehalem river. The steamship "Little California" towed the "Chester" up to the mouth of the Columbia river. It was after this that Mr. Shaver began dealing in wood, in which business he continued until 1880, and he then began working and studying in order to gain a pilot's license, working on the Frazer river under a number of the well known captains of those days. He obtained his first engineer's license on the 4th of March, 1889, and his last license as chief engineer was issued on the 2d of March, 1917. Mr. Shaver was at the time of his death the vice president and chief engineer of the Shaver Transportation Company. Gradually he advanced in his business career, and success came to him as the years passed. In 1881 he went to British Columbia to help pilot between Westminster and Yale in order that he might learn the business. He ran on the chain lakes in British Columbia, on the Peerless and Kamloops, two lake boats. While on the Frazer river he was on the Reliance, William Irving, Royal City, Enterprise, William G. Hunt, Yosemite, Gertrude and the Teaser. For six years he maintained his headquarters in Westminster. After his return to Portland in 1887, he ran on the Willamette river between Portland, Astoria and The Dalles. At the time of his death he had complete charge of the machinery of the company, acting as chief engineer, the company owning a fine fleet of boats at this time, including the Shaver, Sarah Dixon, Henderson, Cascades, No Wonder, Wanna and Pearl, all steamboats, and the following gasoline boats: Doris, Echo, Marion and Alice.
     In 1892 Mr. Shaver was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Kettler, who was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, having come west with her parents, when she was but nine years of age. The family first located in the state of Washington, and later came to Oregon, where she was married to Mr. Shaver, and to them were born one son, Leonard Raymond Shaver, on August 12, 1893, in Portland, where he attended the public schools, after which he spent three terms in study at Corvallis, Washington, and one term in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the State University, where he completed his education as a mechanical draftsman, and expert accountant. After his return he received a mate's license and on the "Sarah Dixon" he started to learn the practical side of navigation with the end in view of becoming a master navigator. He is now serving in the capacity of vice president of the Shaver Transportation Company.
     Lincoln Shaver, one of four brothers who having been associated with marine transportation, and having built up a most extensive business, under the name of the Shaver Transportation Company, is greatly missed in navigation circles, as well as among his many friends and members of the family. The activities of one brother have ably supplemented and rounded out the labors of the other and the four brothers for a long period maintained a place among the leading and representative business men of this section of the country.

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