Original Post: 07-14-2007 7:30 PM
Hello all. Am thrilled to find this site. I am hoping to find some additional information about my family line.
Abraham O.
John M.
Joseph R married Ann E. Freed, Issue;
Eva
Fannie
Walter who married Nellie H. Hill, my family line
Donald DeReed.
What I have found has been from the Ancestry.com site and from Googling the Stauffer name. I don't know about Abraham's parents. Hopefully someone somewhere has a posted tree that I could view.
Thank you very much
Jean
Original Post: 07-15-2007 6:06 AM
Hi, Jean -
I'm fairly new to this forum myself, and, like you, am thrilled to find this site. One resource that was suggested to me was MennoSearch.com, where Richard Davis has compiled a wealth of information about Stauffer and other Mennonite genealogy. His site is a pay-site, however, but a few of us have purchased his materials. I have found that others are very willing to share information with me, so I will pass along the karma when I can.
Can you be a little more specific about Abraham O. Stauffer? There is one who is referenced in Davis' book, who was born in 1841; his father was Christian (b. Dec. 1808) and his mother was Susan Overholt (born c.1840). There isn't any downstream information about this Abraham, but there's plenty upstream.
While he is the only "Abraham O." , there are about a hundred other Abrahams. If you have any other information, post it and I'll see if I can look it up for you.
David Halbstein
Original post: 07-15-2007 1:33 PM
This Abraham O. looks like the same as mine.
In Along the Banks of Jacobs Creek, Winifred Paul documents that Abraham O. had a son John M. John M. had a son Joseph R. who married Ann Eliza Freed. Karen Critchfield's site has information on John M., too.
Note: At Mennosearch.com, Richard Davis has research notes about Fayette county, PA Stauffers.
Ron
Original post: 07-18-2007 3:20 PM
Hi Jean,
I'm also a descendant of Abraham O. Stauffer. I also have my info from Along the Banks of Jacobs Creek, which Karen cited, but I will add a bit more from that source: John M. Stauffer was a distiller and grist mill operator; grist mill located across Dexter Rd. from the house. His wife Katrina lived on the farm until she died. Abraham O. Stauffer's father was Rev. Abraham Stauffer (1752-1826)--this is the Rev. Abraham (son of Christian) mentioned in in a previous post of mine on this site, when I asked about Christian's parents and Ron was kind enough to check MennoSearch for me. As for my descent from Abraham O. Stauffer and Elizabeth Myers, as you say, their daughter Nancy Stauffer (9 Feb. 1808-19 June 1900) married Rev. Martin Loucks (9 Dec. 1798-7 Nov. 1869). Martin was a Mennonite minister. Their eight children were (* denotes my line):
1. Elizabeth Loucks (9 Apr 1827-14 Sept. 1877), married David F. Stoner.
2. *Jacob S. Loucks (10 Oct. 1829-21 Dec. 1916), married Mary Saylor. Eleven children: Joseph R. married Martha Stoner, Martin unmarried, Davis S. married Nellie Newcomer, *Abram R. married Henrietta (Nettie) Brown, Aaron married 1. Amelia Medsgar 2. Sadie Saylor, John R. married Annie Rittenhouse, George S. married Malinda E. Davis, Norman died age 2, infant died, Ada married A. D. Martin, and Cora married C. A. Brilhart.
*Abram R. Loucks (8 Jan. 1862-25 Nov. 1952) + Henrietta Brown (26 Feb. 1863-14 Nov. 1942). Four children:
Lydia Pearl Loucks (4 June 1892-11 March 1999), married Edward L. Schwartz. Child: Kenneth L. Schwartz.
*Edwin Earl Loucks (15 Sept. 1893-11 Sept. 1959), married Vera Deniker. Child: *Edwin Earl Loucks (19 Dec. 1923-20 Dec. 1982), married May Ellen Slocum. (E. Earl Loucks and Mary Ellen Slocum are my parents.)
Mary Blanche Loucks (13 April 1895-16 Nov. 1990), married Homer William Momeyer. Three children: Virginia Blanche Momeyer, William Abram Momeyer, Esther E. Momeyer.
James Frederick Loucks (4 Nov. 1906- ), married Grace E. Tarr. Child: James Kenneth Loucks.
3. Anna Loucks (29 Nov. 1831-1 Jan. 1922), unmarried.
4. Catharine Loucks (23 Oct. 1834-19 Nov. 1887), unmarried.
5. Abraham S. Loucks (12 Apr. 1838-2. Apr. 1924), married Charlotte Ager.
6. Peter S. Loucks (3 May 1841-6 Nov. 1897), married Mary A. Boyd.
7. Martin S. Loucks (2 July 1843- )
8. John S. Loucks (14 Sept. 1848-27 July 1925), unmarried.
The info on descendants of Nancy Stauffer and Rev. Martin Loucks is from Peter Loucks and Anna Overholt Loucks...1670-2004 compiled by Edna M. Lewis Loux, and from my own family documents. For anyone who wants exhaustive info, Edna Loux's book contains much more on the descendants of all of Nancy and Rev. Martin's children, and also on the descendants of John W. Stauffer (1788-1852, brother of Abraham O. Stauffer) who married Catherine Loucks (1793-1871, sister of Rev. Martin Loucks).
Followup #1 - Original post: 08-14-2007 11:06 AM
Just noticed a typo in my previous post, which I have now corrected--the death date for Nancy Stauffer Loucks is 19 June 1900 (as Jean has it in her post), not 11 June 1900. Sorry for my mistake. Here is a quote about Nancy from The Mennonites of Westmoreland Co., PA by Edward Yoder: "Nancy Loucks, aged widow of Preacher Martin Loucks, was deeply interested in a renewed growth for the Mennonite congregation, and she did much in the way of encouraging her grandchildren to become Christians and unite with the church of their ancestors. She lived to see several of her grandsons become the leaders of the congregation."
Followup #2 - Original post: 09-02-2007 8:07 AM
Did you know there is a photo of Katrina Sherrick Stauffer (wife of John M. Stauffer) and Nancy Stauffer Loucks online at www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/2l/loucks_family.htm posted by Thomas Ridenour? Marilyn Loucks Hooper has identified some of the other people in the photo as Nancy's children: in the top row the two in the center are John Loucks and Anna Loucks; bottom row left to right Elizabeth (Betsy) Loucks Stoner, Nancy Stauffer Loucks, Katrina Sherrick Stauffer, and Catharine (Katie) Loucks. Tom Ridenour has also posted many other family photos on this site--take a look!
Original post: 07-15-2007 2:45 PM
Wonderful to hear from you. I will give you what I have .
Christian Stauffer b;abt 1711 died abt 1759....Married Barbara Fellman /Oberholtzer....Issue;
Abraham Stauffer ( son of Christian) b; 1752 in Lancaster Co. PA c; 3 Sep 1826 . Married in 1772 Anna Nissley, b; abt 1752, d; abt 1817.....Issue
Abraham O. Stauffer (son of Abraham) b; 22 Feb 1786 Lancaster Co. PA, d; 31 May 1853 Tyrone twp, Fayette Co. PA.....Married Elizabeth Myers,
b; 5 Dec 1782 d; 11 Nov 1878 Fayette Co. PA.....Issue; six children:
John Meyers Stauffer , b; 24 May 1813 Fayette Co. PA d;15 Jan 1862 FayetteCo.....married on 3 Sep 1835 Catherine Sherrick b; 22 Feb 1812
d; 27 Apr 1887 Fayette Co.
Nancy S. Stauffer b; 9 Feb 1808 Fayette Co, d;19 June 1900 Westmoreland, PA....married 15 June 1826 Martin Loucks b; 9 Dec 1798
Plumstead Township, Bucks PA, d; 7 Nov 1869 Scottdale, Westmoreland PA.
Mary Stauffer, b; 2 Feb 1810 Fayette Co. Pa d; ? married Jacob Tintsman, b; abt 1809 d; 29 Mar 1866
Martin B. Stauffer b; 26 Feb 1817 Fayette Co PA, d; 6 Mar 1876....married 3 June 1839 Charlotte Hough b; 5 Sept 1820 d; 1896
Elizabeth STauffer b; 22 Mar 1822 d; 1900....married James C. Harkness b; abt 1820
Abraham Stauffer b; 1 Mar 1820 d; 30 Mar 1822
The John M. Stauffer and Catherine Sherrick line;
Issue; all born in the Westmoreland / Fayette area of PA
Joseph R. Stauffer b; 29 June 1836 d; 1910...married Anne E. Freed, issue:
John M. b; abt 1862
Eva b; abt 1864...married Frederick Brown b. abt 1866 England
Fannie b; 1866
Walter b; mar 1869 married Nellie H. Hill
Donald Dereed b; 1873
Abraham K. Stauffer b; 16 Sep 1838 d; 20 Oct 1918, married Catherine Slonecker, b; 1860 d; 1836.....Issue
Chauncy b; 24 June 1880
Jay b; abt 1871
Myrtle b; Abt 1876
Flora b; abt 1862
Ella b; 1864
Minnie b; 1865
George b; abt 1869
Barbara Ann Stauffer b; 22 June 1845....married Andrew Dickson (Dixon) b; may 1839 d;1902 .....Issue;
Ada b; abt 1865
Catherine b. abt 1871
Gertrude (Gerty) abt 1879
Elizabeth Stauffer b; Oct 27 1848 d; 10 July 1932, married...Aaron S. Ridenour on 4 Nov 1869, born 2 Mar 1844...Issue: The middle names that are S stand for Stauffer....they sure liked that name.
Lester S. Ridenour b; 25 Mar 1886 Kansas
Jennie S. Ridenour b; 27 Aug 1870
Chess Booher Ridenour b; 11 Jan 1873
Addie S. Ridenour b; 9 Sep 1875
Homer S. Ridenour b; 6 Jul 1878
Nettie S. Ridenour b; 25 Apr 1880
Edith S. Ridenour 26 Mar 1883
Clark Lewis Ridenour b; 14 Oct 1888
Pearl May Ridenour b; 16 May 1892
Sarah Stauffer b; 27 Sept 1854....married Abram Eicher b; Oct 1853.....Issue;
Lillian b; abt 1875
Estella B. May 1877
Joseph
Stauffer b; 1880
Jacob S. Stauffer b; 19 Sept 1841
The Walter Stauffer Line who married Nellie H. Hill b; Sept 1874.....Issue.......(5 children)
*** Joseph R. b;Nov 1897.....married abt 1923 Elinor Stevenson born 1903 N.J.....Issue:Richard born 1926, and (Major) Joseph R. Jr.
Dorothy H. Stauffer born Dec 1899....married abt 1925 Frank L Snider b;abt 1899 d; 1927 Issue...David M. ( Frank's family; Frank Snider b; 1863 ...married Hannah M. b; 1861.....issue Mary L, b; 1896, Marguerite L. b; 1896, Frank L b; 1899
Donald Dereed Stauffer b;13 April 1901 d; Oct 1975...
Married#1 Jane ? issue; Lynn (who was a bit actor on tv) married Dana White another actor.
Married #2 Cynthia Drew also in tv,might have worked with W.C. Fields as producer....Issue.....Mimi, Cinder and *Jack.
***Jack Stauffer also worked on TV. His name can be googled :o)
Meredith Louise Stauffer ( she went by Joan Meredith) ..my grandmother, b; 8 Nov 1902 PA d; 19 May 1973 San Diego Calif.....married
Dr. John Wood Gordon Jr. b; 24 May 1901 Bellevernon PA. d; 16 Oct 1979, San Diego Calif....Issue....................,
John Wood Gordon III b; 3 June 1931 PA, married Mary Jean Tickle b; 19 Sept 1933 Pulaski VA, d; 28 July 2000 Rapid City SDakota, Issue...
John Wood Gordon IV who married and had JWG V and his son now has the sixth JWG.
Jean Marie Gordon Root (me) married and has one son. My trees are posted on Ancestry.com and probably Roots web too.
Donald Stauffer Gordon b;12 Sept 1935, married Lisa Whaley on 17 Dec 1965, Las Vegas Navada, b; 16 Oct 1945 Los Angeles Ca..Issue
January Gordon and Jillary Dawn Gordon
Marjorie Stauffer b; abt 1906....interesting story about her. The tale goes that as a young toddler she was allowed to play with the already struck matches on the harth of the fireplace. I suppose drawing pictures. One day she got ahold of a new match and set her self on fire and died. WEEElllll....I found her name spelled,Margary on the 1920 census, Westmoreland Co. PA. Her age is 14. I have looked and looked but to no avail. I can not find her anymore. I am hoping someone might read this and might be in the position to do some footwork in the PA area and continue the search for her. Since her family was very well off she was probably kept in a special hospital or home. I do have a picture of this family including Marjorie.
* **Joseph Stauffer, Ad Executive produced the 'Telephone Hour' died at the home of his brother, Donald in Stamford, Conn. He was a former manager of the radio production department of N. W. Ayer & Son. He also graduated from the United States Military Academy as a Second lieutenant of cavalry. He resigned from the Army in 1921.
The James Dewitt Hill Sr Family line: Westmoreland PA
James Dewitt Hill Sr. B; July 1852 NY.....married 1874 Mary E., born July 1853.....Issue
Nellie H. Hill, married Walter F. Stauffer...see above
William Rhody Hill b;July 1876 married 1905, Viola D.....b; abt 1886,,,issue; Nellie b; 1906, Mildred b; 1908, William b;1909, Barclay J. b; 1909, Bettie b; 1909; Mary G. b; 1925
Albert "Berty" L. Hill b; 25 July 1878, d; 15 Apr 1968 Portland Oregon
James Dewitt Hill Jr. b; Mar 1882 d; 6 Sept 1927, Air crash at sea.....another name to be Google'd
Frank W. Hill b; 1 July 1887..married Florence M. b; 1898
Original post: 07-15-2007 1:45 PM
Hello, Jean!
Maybe I can help you with this query, or at least point you in some good directions.
My GeoCities web site has some data on the Overholt-Stauffer connections. Your Abraham O. Stauffer appears to be Abraham Overholt Stauffer, who is identified in Winifred Erb Paul's Along the Banks of Jacobs Creek as St 16 (see below). Beginning with the Abraham Stauffer many of us are trying to properly connect back to the greater Stauffer family tree. Not only are there many Abrahams, there are many different Christians, too. The alph-numeric system reflects Winifred's corrections. Additional material was found in a newspaper article, "J. R. Stauffer Dies Aged 74," that appears on my web site -- thanks to Thomas Ridenour, who collaborated on my feature, Our Stauffer Cousins.
(pp. 103-107) St1 Abraham Stauffer (ca 1752-3 Sep 1826), son of Christian Stauffer & Barbara Fellman; m. Anna Nissley (20 Sep 1752-1817); nine children: St11 Barbara, St12 Anna, St13 Christian, St14 Martin, St15 Francis (Fannie), St16 Abraham O., St17 John W., St18 Maria, St19 Elizabeth.
St16 Abraham O. Stauffer (1786-1853) m. Elizabeth Myers (1782-1878); six children: St161 Nancy, St162 Mary (Polly), St163 John M., St164 Martin B., St165 Abraham Jr., St166 Elizabeth.
St163 John M. Stauffer (1813-1862) m. Sher112 Katrina (aka Catherine) Sherrick (1812-1887); seven children: [These children have two different designations -- Stauffer and Sherrick -- but I will use the Stauffer notation.] St1631 Jacob S., St1632 Joseph R (J.R.), St1633 Abraham [originally S. for Sherrick, but dropped] K. [for Katrina added] (A.K.), St1634 Barbara Ann, St1635 Elizabeth, St1636 infant son, St1637 Sarah.
St1632 Joseph R. (J.R.) Stauffer (1836-1910) m. Ann Eliza Freed (1842-1891), d. John Freed & Frances Robinson; five children: St16321 John M., St16322 Eva, St16323 Fannie, St16324 Walter Freed, St16325 (Donald?) DeRead.
St16324 Walter Freed (xxxx-xxxx) m. Nellie (P.?) H. Hill (xxxx-xxxx), d. John D. Hill & Emma Long; # children?: names?
I added the data you gave, but cannot go further. I see that you have Nellie's initial as H., not P., and I must make a correction in the newspaper article I mentioned, because I made bold the name Walter R. Stauffer. Obviously, there was Walter F. (for Freed) Stauffer, who was in banking and manufacturing. The article mentions DeRead Stauffer, but you give him as Donald DeRead Stauffer. I am always willing to bow to an expert!
You are cordially invited to see the few features I have regarding the Stauffer line at The Overholt Family Tree ~~ Karen's Branches.2 : http://www.geocities.com/kroverholtcritchfield/ . Bye, for now!
Original post: 09-03-2008 7:24 PM
Hi Jean;
Here is some more information for an Abraham O.Stauffer
The Upper Milford Mennonite Cemetery in Zionsville, PA is the final resting place of over 50 Stauffers. Most if not all of these Stauffers are descended from the Hans Stauffer who arrived here in 1710, specifically from Han's grandson Daniel, the son of Han's son Daniel. I have a copy of the internment list for this cemetery. Two Abraham Stauffers are buried here.
According to the tombstone inscriptions, one of the Abrahams was born 27 Feb 1759 and died 1 Aug 1822. (A secondary stone shows him as a Pvt in the 2nd CO 1st Batt of the PA Militia during the Revolution, but most Mennonites, although they were on the muster roles, refused to serve and paid fines). The next grave is Eva nee Oberyl, born 7 Dec 1766 and died 11 Apr 1843. All 4 of these dates match the information provided by Richard Warren Davis in his research on mennosearch.com for an Abraham and Eva, except Richard says his wife's maiden name was Oberholtzer, daughter of Jacob and Esther (Bleim) Oberhotlzer. He shows this Abraham as the son of Han's grandson Daniel and says that Daniel's land was divided upon his death between Abraham and his brother Jacob (I am descended from Jacob.). Richard found orphan court records in Bucks County dated 10 Oct 1822 that show Abraham died leaving a widow, Eve and seven children; Abraham, Elizabeth, Jacob, Henry, Hester, Susanna and Samuel.
For Abraham's son Abraham, Richard says the following:
"Abraham Stauffer, b. 22 Oct 1797. d. 1 Oct 1860. He was buried at the Upper Milford Mennonite Cemetery in Lehigh County. He married Maria Schleiffer (b. 25 Apr 1797). He was living at Upper Milford Township next to his brother Henry in 1830, age 30-40 with his wife age 30-40, 2 sons age 0-5, 1 son, age 5-10, 1 male 15-20, 2 daughters age 0-5 and one female age 20-30, He was living at Upper Milford Township in 1840. He was living at Upper Milford in 1850, age 52 a farmer with real estate worth $2,000 with his wife Maria, age 53 and his children and a Hannah Stauffer, age 22. On 10 Feb 1823 he had his father’s land in Lehigh County."
This is consistant with the other Abraham's tombstone and with the one next to his for his wife Maria.
Richard lists 6 children for Abraham and Maria: Joseph Stauffer, b. 22 Feb 1822; Susanna Stauffer, b. 5 Sep 1823; Elizabeth Stauffer, b. 8 Feb 1825; John Stauffer, b. 3 Feb 1827; Enos Stauffer, b. 14 May 1829; and Abraham Stauffer, b. 8 Jan 1832. While Richard provides no details for descendents of any of these children, the tombstone inscriptions show a John S Stauffer born 3 Feb 1827 and died 28 Feb 1889. His wife Hanah Strunk is buried next to him, born 22 Nov 1827 and died 27 Sep 1887.
Perhaps this is of some help to you.