S.J. Chafin

Photographer Samuel Joel Chafin came to Monett, Mo from Oklahoma in 1912 and opperated a photo studio in Monett into the 1920s. He was born in Ohio in 1857 to Anson and Mary (Fink) Chafin, and in 1915 he was married to Florence Russell in Neosho. He later returned to Oklahoma and died there in 1944.
 
Chafin Ad 1912
S.J. Chafin ad from 1922 Monett Newspaper
Chafin Newsclipping
Newsclipping of S.J. Chafin's arrival in Monett from 1912
Jenks Studio
Photographer S.J. Chafin buys Jenks studio in 1916
 

Examples of S.J. Chafin Photographs

Chafin Example 1
 
Chafin Example 2
 
Chafin Example 3
 
Chafin Example 4