Sheffner-McFadden Collection
Collection Metadata
Title
Sheffner-McFadden Collection
Access Rights
The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source.
Date Created
1874 - 1985
Description
The Sheffner-McFadden Collection consists of family photographs and albums, postcards, and photographs of early-day Casper, Wyoming, that had been collected by Genevieve Sheffner Shultz. Other materials include a notebook belonging to Frances C. Butler (Sheffner), an East Side High School Class of 1918 Yearbook, and a letter to Jean C. Mcfadden from prolific Wyoming writer Peggy Simson Curry.
Jean C. McFadden (1923-2015) was the granddaughter of turn-of-the-century Natrona County Sheriff Jesse A. Sheffner. Her mother, Genevieve Sheffner Shultz, had kept many photographs and keepsakes from her childhood and life in Casper, Wyoming. Jesse A. Sheffner (1869-1932) came to Wyoming in 1890 from Nebraska where he first worked at the N.S Bristol grocery store and then as a clerk for the Webb Mercantile Co. He served as Marshal in Casper from 1904 to 1907, Sheriff from 1907 to 1915, also serving at different points as mayor, chief of police, and undersheriff until 1928. His family lived for a time during his term as Sheriff in the Natrona County courthouse. His wife, Frances C. (Butler) Sheffner (1870-1927), served as one of Casper’s first school teachers. She was a member of the Butler family, one of Casper’s first families with additional familial ties to the Demorest family of Casper. They were married in 1895 and had three children, Jesse (1904-1905), Camden, and Genevieve.
Jean C. McFadden (1923-2015) was the granddaughter of turn-of-the-century Natrona County Sheriff Jesse A. Sheffner. Her mother, Genevieve Sheffner Shultz, had kept many photographs and keepsakes from her childhood and life in Casper, Wyoming. Jesse A. Sheffner (1869-1932) came to Wyoming in 1890 from Nebraska where he first worked at the N.S Bristol grocery store and then as a clerk for the Webb Mercantile Co. He served as Marshal in Casper from 1904 to 1907, Sheriff from 1907 to 1915, also serving at different points as mayor, chief of police, and undersheriff until 1928. His family lived for a time during his term as Sheriff in the Natrona County courthouse. His wife, Frances C. (Butler) Sheffner (1870-1927), served as one of Casper’s first school teachers. She was a member of the Butler family, one of Casper’s first families with additional familial ties to the Demorest family of Casper. They were married in 1895 and had three children, Jesse (1904-1905), Camden, and Genevieve.
Type
Collection
Creator
Jean C. McFadden / Genevieve Sheffner Shultz
Is Part Of
Sheffner-McFadden Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.11. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
NCA 01.v.2024.11
Publisher
Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)
Collection Items
Blizzard of 1949 - Snowed in Cars
Photograph of parked cars buried in snow in front of the Rialto Theatre and R. N. Ogden Law Offices in Casper, Wyoming. In January 1949, one of the worst recorded blizzards in southeastern Wyoming buried many areas in and between Casper, Douglas,…