C. V. CLODFELTER, who is engaged in the creamery business at Jefferson, Oregon, was born near Kellerton, in Ringgold county, Iowa, January 2, 1879, the son of D. H. and Mary (HARRIS) CLODFELTER. The father, a farmer by occupation, was also a native of Iowa, and lived there until 1886 when he came to Oregon, settling at Philomath. In 1887 he returned to Iowa but the next year came back to Oregon and spent the remainder of his life in Independence, dying in 1894. The paternal grandfather was a native of Pennsylvania and the mother was born in Indiana, of German descent. She died in 1901, and was buried beside her husband in Independence, Oregon. In their family were five children: Ora, now residing in The Dalles; C. V., of this review; Mattie, who died at the age of one year; Mary, who died in 1904; and Sarah, now the wife of William MAY, of Russell, Iowa.

C. V. COLDFELTER attended the common school in Iowa and completed the ninth grade in Oregon, remaining at home with his parents until their deaths. He afterward was employed for about a year in various kinds of work and then began the study of the creamery trade at Independence. In 1907 he engaged in the creamery business in Jefferson where he now conducts a thriving enterprise, handling over one thousand pounds of butter per day. He has been very successful financially, owning all the machinery connected with the creamery and also a house and lot in Jefferson.

In 1902 Mr. COLDFELTER was united in marriage to Miss Amanda GRIFFA, and they have become the parents of three children: Paloma Mae and Kennith LeRoy, both of whom are deceased; and Melvin La Verne, at home. In politics Mr. CLODFELTER is a republican and he takes an active interest in all local party measures and for two years has been a member of the town council. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order and the Maccabees at Jefferson, and also with the W. O. W. at Marion, Oregon. He and his wife are members of the Baptist church and he is also a deacon. Although still a young man Mr. Clodfelter is widely and popularly known and his marked energy and laudable ambitions are rapidly gaining him a prominent place in the business world of his community.

SOURCE: ALDRICH, Charles, A.M., ed.The Centennial History of Oregon: 1812-1912 Vol. II., 3rd Series Pp. 1010-11. S.J. Clarke Publ. Co. Chicago. 1912.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2009