John Edgar Saffell

Background

Saffell, John Edgar was born on July 22, 1916 in North Georgetown, Ohio, United States. Son of Byron Edgar and Athalia Isabel (Anderson) Saffell.

Education

AB, Mount Union College, 1937. AM, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1965.

Doctor of Humane Letters, Mount Union College, 1996.

Career

Elementary school principal, Board Education, Stark County, Ohio., 1939-1941; teacher, Harvey Senior H.S., Painesville, Ohio., 1941-1943; research analyst, United States Army, Tokyo, 1945-1947; faculty member history, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio., 1948-1982; retired, since 1982. Owner cattle farm, Homeworth, Ohio, 1955-1989.

Achievements

• John Edgar Saffell has been listed as a noteworthy history educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1943-1945. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Ohio Academy History, Masons.

Connections

Married Helen Weaver, October 8, 1955.

Father:

Byron Edgar Saffell

Mother:

Athalia Isabel (Anderson) Saffell

Spouse:

Helen Weaver