Henry Scheffé's parents were German but had emigrated to the United States and lived in New York. Henry's father was a baker by trade but lost his job during the depression and he was forced to sell apples on the street corner to save the family from starvation.
ATTENTION - Automatic na salin mula sa Tagalog na bersyon Henry Scheffé 's mga magulang ay German ngunit had emigrated sa Pilipinas at nanirahan sa New York. Henry's ama ay isang bayan sa pamamagitan ng kalakalan ngunit nawala ang kanyang trabaho sa panahon ng depression at siya ay sapilitang na nagbebenta ng mansanas sa kalye na sulok upang i-save ang mga pamilya mula sa gutom.