Stauffer Surname

Re: Jacob Stauffer (b. abt 1713) and married Magdalena Hess (b. 1717)

Paul Stouffer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:30:17 GMT

On more than one ocassion I've had credit card in hand ready to pull the trigger to subscribe. I haven't because my search at this stage is limited to the line between the Rev. Christian Stauffer (b. 1579) until 1735, the year the previously mentioned Jacob Stauffer married Magdalena Hess. My hesitancy is largely due to what I perceive as Davis putting together people without evidence to confirm, and the assumptions just raise more questions. The example with Hans' (b. 1683) and his connection to Jacob is a good example. Hans marriage to Elizabeth (Rissor/Reesor) is documented but because the dates don't jive for Jacob and a possible older brother for Elizabeth to be the mother, an unknown first wife is inserted. In the meantime other researchers uncover what seems to be equally and even more credible reasoning for a different line.

I certainly haven't closed the door. Cost isn't the issue - the Stouffer frozen dinners will have to be sent door to door, special delivery within 24-hours!

Re: Jacob Stauffer (b. abt 1713) and married Magdalena Hess (b. 1717)

Paul Stouffer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:55:17 GMT

Thank you Ron. A box of beef tips are yours already on the basis of administrating a terrific website! However I'm going to hold the Lean Cuisine prize for the Jacob Stauffer edition of "Who's Your Daddy?" until other options have been reviewed and discussed that I know are out there.

While I've seen the line you've communicated in a number of trees listing Davis as the source, Jacob was apparently born before the marriage date of Hans and Elizabeth. If he was the child of Hans' first marriage, then there is also a "Who's Your Mommy?" for Jacob. It would be interesting to know if there is some evidence that indicates Hans actually had a first wife, or if that is a plug based on the assumption that Jacob was Hans' son and a pre-nup birth was neither possible or acceptable. Adding to my speculation with Davis' line is that when the Pink Plaisance qualified (Sept 21, 1732), listed on board was a 24-year old Daniel Stauffer. His age might add to the assumption behind mystery wife #1 of Hans, or be a cousin of some nature to Jacob. I welcome thoughts on these questions.

On a related note, Hess Genealogists have Jacob's wife Magdalena's ancestral line well documented. Her parents (Hans and Magdalena) are said to have arrived to American shores in 1717, the same year as young Magdalena's birth. As result I've seen her birth locations listed as both Germany and Conestoga Twp., Lancaster Cty., PA. I'm trying to find if she was born in Germany, PA, or (with a late March birthday), maybe enroute and even on the mystery ship that carried them. Regardless kudos to her folks for making the trip and the care they provided with three small children and the infant Magdalena. She is my first known ancestor to these shores regardless of how she arrived.

Thank you again Ron.

Re: Jacob Stauffer (b. abt 1713) and married Magdalena Hess (b. 1717)

Gradmin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:05:52 GMT

I highly recommend subscribing to Mennosearch.com. The Stauffer research there is very compelling.

Re: Jacob Stauffer (b. abt 1713) and married Magdalena Hess (b. 1717)

Gradmin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:03:52 GMT

In another thread here, we were looking at Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759) and trying to find source documents to corroborate.

From what I see and is consistent with the Online Book on Richard Davis' MennoSearch.com website, Christian's (b. c1711) father was probably Daniel of Alsheim. This presumption is based on Richard's research of a 1753 Mennonite Census in Switzerland.

My line per Richard Davis documented at Mennosearch.com is:

5. Daniel Stauffer, b. 1 Mar 1657, Eggiwil. d. 1721, Mückenhäuserhof near Ibersheim, Hesse,
Germany. He was married to Anna [?Dester] by 1682.

51. Hans Stauffer, b. c1683. d. c1727, Mückenhäuserhof? The name of his first wife is unknown.
He married secondly, Elisabeth Risser on 10 Jun 1713 at Ellerstadt, Bayern, Germany.

          514. Jacob Stauffer, b. 1712. d. 1775, Donegal Township, Lancaster County. He marrieD
          Magdalena Hess (28 Mar 1717-1784), daughter of Hans and Magdalena Hess. Richard Davis documents the Jacob as the
          one who arrived on the Pink Plaisance.

52. Daniel Stauffer, b. c1685. d. 1751, Alsheim, Hesse, Germany.

          521. Christian Stauffer, b. c1711. d. 1759, Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
          He married first Maria Fellmann (1719-12 Mar 1741, age 21), daughter of Johannes Fellmann in
          about 1737.

I like the Stouffer's Burgundy Beef tips :)

Jacob Stauffer (b. abt 1713) and married Magdalena Hess (b. 1717)

Paul Stouffer — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:14:19 GMT

Delighted to join this site on the recommendation of other Stauffer researchers that I have "met!" I welcome any discussion on the question this will eventually get to.

I am a descendent of this Jacob and Magdalena Stauffer (m. 1735), who resided in Warwick, Mt. Joy and Donegal Townships, Lancster Cty. In a brief but intensive research over the last few months I have found a variety of options regarding the upstream line from this Jacob, starting with his own parents in Germany. Whatever the line, I do believe it eventually connects to the Rev. Christian Stauffer (b. abt. 1579).

Here is what I have found. Jacob's of the same approximate age were on ship lists qualified in Phildelphia in 1732 for both the "Samuel" on Aug 11, and the "Pink Plaisance" on Sept 21 (with a brother, Daniel). He may also have been a "Henry Jacob, " going by just Jacob at the time. My family book, Genealogical Memoranda: Stouffer 1579-1943 written by Kate S. Snively in 1903, and updated by Christian S. Stouffer in 1943, indicates, without any certainty, that Jacob's father was Daniel (b. 1660), who's wife may have been Veronica (who came to American shores later with 4 other sons). Other resources, including at least one of Richard Warren Davis' books (can't recall offhand), suggested Hans (b. 1687) and Elizabeth (Risser or Reesor) Stauffer. Others indicate a Daniel (b. 1685) with ________ (fill in the blank) as his spouse. Professional genealogist Meredith Colket, Jr., in his excellent paper "The Stauffer-Stouffer (Stover) Family of Pennsylvania" written in 1947 and who reviewed the Snively/Stouffer book, also acknowledged the confusion the "Jacob's" of the 1732 ships might cause, and suggested Jacob was "possibly the son of Christian." Admittedly I have not subscribed to mennosearch.com, as hoping the resources might be available.

Unfortunately I'm stuck. Since the Stauffer name was adjusted to Stouffer through Jacob and Magdalena's son about 60-years after the bachelor's trans-Atlantic cruise (but on which cruise line?), my relationship to the many Stauffer cousins of the US remains in question.

A Stouffer's "Lean Cuisine" frozen dinner of choice to the best answer - Any thoughts or reliable resources as to this Jacob's line to the Rev. Christian Stauffer?

Re: Johann Stauffer of Vienna

Gradmin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:59:13 GMT

My Great Grand-uncle Aubrey Stauffer wrote and played mandolin. You should look up some of his music. Glad to see you joined.

Ron

Johann Stauffer of Vienna

halfstone — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:38:42 GMT

In addition to doing Genealogy and other things, I am a guitar aficionado - I play a little also. In a book I have called "Acoustic Guitars; An Encyclopedia" there is a short history of the C.F. Martin company, which is one of the premieracoustic guitar manufacturers in the world. Here's a quote from that book:

"Christian Friedrich Martin was born in 1796 in Mark Neuckirchen, Saxony, a town in what is now Germany (formerly East Germany). His father, Johann Georg Martin, was a furniture maker who also made guitars. At age 15, C.F. Martin gained an apprenticeship with Johann Stauffer in Vienna, one of the premier guitar workshops in Europe".

I was just wondering if anyone had traced the Stauffers in Europe of that time, and if this Johann might fit into our family tree somewhere ...

Also - I have posted my family tree on my web site - www.halbstein.com; I would be grateful if any of you would take a look at it and check my facts. I am a descendant of Veronica Stauffer (1784-1860) and Philip Kettering (1781-1860). Veronica was the daughter of Johannes Stauffer and Mary Ginder.

Thanks!

David Halbstein

Aubrey Stauffer Chicago 1913 - 1917

Gradmin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:27:09 GMT

Aubrey Stauffer was my Great Grand-Uncle.
He was born 14 Jun 1876 in Denver, CO, and died 19 Aug 1952 in Orange County, CA. Aubrey Stauffer married Maggie Perkins

He ran a sheet music publishing business in Chicago, Illinois circa 1913. The company was named Aubrey Stauffer & Co. and was located in the Grand Opera House Building, Chicago, Illinois. One such work publised was The Wreck of the Titanic. Published by Aubrey Stauffer & Co.

Browsing Footnote.com really paid off. They have wonderful access to old newspapers.

September 21, 1903

Aubrey Stauffer wrote the music for the musical comedy Oh, You September Morn.

December 7, 1913

December 23, 1913

January 11, 1914

January 13, 1914

January 18, 1914

February 22, 1914

May 18, 1916

May 25, 1917

Christian Stauffer (1711) PhpGedView browsing

Gradmin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:45:32 GMT

I added the PhpGedView application to the site and have uploaded family history data for several generations of Christian Stauffer's (1711) descendants. Take a look at Christian Stauffer Donegal

Surname groups can work on editing a common family GEDCOM file. Start a conversation with me by clicking here and I can set up your userid on the PhpGedView pages.

There is also a link on the Stauffer Group page in the Common Links area

Please experiment on those pages and let me know what you think.

Ron

Alfred M. Baltzell

Gradmin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:57:45 GMT

Alfred M. Baltzell was the father of my 2nd great grandmother, Mary Agnus Baltzell. Mary Agnus married Clark Newmyer Stauffer in September, 1870.

Clark Newmyer Stauffer Mary Agnus (Baltzell) Stauffer

Alfred M. Baltzel was killed in the Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri on August 16, 1862. A good description of the battle of Lone Jack can be found at Shot All to Pieces - An Account of the Battle of Lone Jack

Mary Agnus' brother William B. Baltzell mustered into the 19th Iowa Infantry, Company A. on August 22, 1862, clearly in a act of devotion to his departed father.

Major D. Kent, commander of the 19th Iowa Volunteers, reported the battle of Prarie Grove, Arkansas in this communication (#33).

Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas

Re: Elizabeth Meyers Stauffer

kloucks — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:10:42 GMT

In the interests of thoroughness (and stubbornness), I contacted the Maryland State Archives to see if they had more legible copies of the estate records of Capt. Christian Myers, and they sent me a clearly readable copy of the first accounting of his estate. The estate is divided among three people: "Elizabeth Myers the widow of the deceased", "Leonard Rickholtz who intermarried with Catherine Myers the sister of the deceased", and "Andrew Pryer (or Tryer) who intermarried with Elizabeth Myers sister to the decd." Also mentioned is a payment for the deceased's subscription toward the Lutheran Church--yet another reason to question his connection to our Mennonite Elizabeth Myers Stauffer. So I now completely agree with Ann that Capt. Christian is not our ancestor. Could Fretz's "wild and roving" Christian Meyer be our ancestor? If he is, Ron, then we're back to possibly being descended from two Stauffers.

Google Earth Stauffer Emmigration Virtual Tour

Gradmin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:33:27 GMT

Stauffer Emmigration Towns

Take a Google Earth virtual tour. The emmigration
towns start at Thun, Switzerland and end at
Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Overholt-Stauffer Lineage

Gradmin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:51:44 GMT

From: K. R. Overholt Critchfield
Date: 16 Feb 2007
Time: 18:33:05 -0700

My Stauffer lineage began with my g-g-g grandmother, Maria Stauffer Overholt (1791-1874), wife of Abraham Overholt (1784-1870) of West Overton, located in Western Pennsylvania. They were married in 1809, and were buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, PA. I am interested in hearing from anybody who may have some information to share about this line. Many articles about the Overholt-Stauffer families and photos can be found on my GeoCities web site, and everyone is invited to see them: www.geocities.com/kroverholtcritchfield/ . I am happy to share whatever information I have on hand, much supported by published genealogical material (Winifred Paul's "Along the Banks of Jacobs Creek," Barbara Ford's "The Oberholtzer Book," and A. J. Fretz' "The Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer"). Bye, for now! Karen Rose Overholt Critchfield

Re: Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759), source documents to identify parents?

Gradmin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:50:33 GMT

From: Ships Lists and Death Info. point to Muscliff Christian
Date: 23 Feb 2007
Time: 12:40:55 -0700

Emigrations: Virtuous Grace 24 Sep 1737 ship list contained a Christian Stauffer 1709 Friedelsheim, Gr. Christian-Wife 1 Child (Johannes 1734) He died in 1747, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Muscliffe Galley 22 Dec 1744 ship list: Christian Stauffer 1711 Mückenhäuserhof, Gr. Christian-Wife 2 Children He died in 1759, Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. St. Andrew 9 Sep 1749 ship list: Christian Stauffer 1712 Ibersheim, Gr. Christian – Wife 4 Children (3 sons) He died in 1776, Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Phoenix 15 Sep 1749 ship list: Christian Stauffer 1699 Eggiwil, Sw Chistian – Wife 6 Children (3 sons) He died on 27 May 1782, Lebanon Township (now Annville Township), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Source: Richard Davis, Stauffer/Stouffer Part 1, MennoSearch.com

Re: Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759), source documents to identify parents?

Gradmin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:50:03 GMT

From: Kathleen Loucks
Date: 23 Feb 2007
Time: 10:24:54 -0700

Thanks. I had seen some other trees at Rootsweb, which also seemed to be based on info. from Richard Davis, that identified Christian as arriving in America 22 Dec. 1744 on the ship "Muscliffe Galley" and his father being Hans Stauffer (born abt. 1687 in Ibersheim.) This arrival date disagrees with info. from other sources I've seen. History of Westmoreland County says Christian emigrated from the Palatinate in 1749, bringing with him his wife and two sons. A book published to celebrate the Centennial of Scottdale, PA says "Christian Stauffer came to America at age 28 on the ship 'Virtuous Grace', landing at Philadelphia Sept. 24, 1737." By the way, in reviewing my original email to Karen Critchfield, whose article on the ancestors of Christian Stauffer first prompted mt question, I realized that I left out a "great" when describing my Stauffer line of descent: Rev. Martin and Nancy (Stauffer) Loucks were my g-g-g-grandparents.

Re: Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759), source documents to identify parents?

Gradmin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:49:22 GMT

Re: Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759), source documents to identify...

From: Ron Stauffer
Date: 21 Feb 2007
Time: 20:20:03 -0700

From what I see and is consistent with the Online Book on Richard Davis' MennoSearch.com website, Christian's father was probably Daniel of Alsheim. This presumption is based on Richard's research of a 1753 Mennonite Census in Switzerland.

Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759), source documents to identify parents?

Gradmin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:48:49 GMT

Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759), source documents to identify parents?

From: Kathleen Loucks
Date: 21 Feb 2007
Time: 20:15:48 -0700

I am also an Overholt and Stauffer descendant. My g-g-grandparents were Rev. Martin and Nancy (Stauffer) Loucks of Scottdale. Rev. Martin was the son of Peter and Anna (Overholt) Loucks, and Nancy was the daughter of Abraham O. and Elizabeth (Meyers) Stauffer. I wonder if you can tell me anything more about the sources for your list of the ancestors of Christian Stauffer (c1715-1759), particularly what evidence or source documents exist to identify Christian's parents? Your point about a Stauffer connection coming to America on the same ship as our Overholt ancestor is intriguing. Here is another interesting coincidence: Christian Stauffer is said to have arrived in America in 1749. According to A. J. Fretz's book on the Henry Stauffer family of Bucks Co., PA, Henry Stauffer arrived in America on Sept. 9, 1749. Checking passenger lists identifies the ship as the Palatine ship St. Andrew, and shows that there was a Christian Stauffer on board also. I wonder if this could be our Christian, and if Henry and Christian were related? Is it possible that Martin and Henry Overholt first considered moving West because they had heard reports of Fayette Co. from their Stauffer neighbors in Bucks Co. who already had relatives living there? Posted by Ron Stauffer from e-mail thread

Re: Wilfred Ludwig Stauffer II and Wilfred Ludwig Stauffer Jr.

jeanne1 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:46:20 GMT

Original post: 07-14-2007 8:16 AM

This article has Henry Stauffer and Maria Buckwalter being married in 1770 That means they were 55 when they married, yet the kids were born in the 5os and 60s??

Also, it lists her mother as being a Buckwalter too. Were her parents related to each other?

Jeanne

Re: Wilfred Ludwig Stauffer II and Wilfred Ludwig Stauffer Jr.

Gradmin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:45:17 GMT

Original post: 07-14-2007 7:16 AM

The "Diary of Hans Stauffer" was once possessed by Wilfred Ludwid Stauffer, Sr., per "History of Montgomery County"
by Clifton S. Hunsicker with the co-operation of the Historical Society of Montgomerty County, pub. 1923. Source cited by Ann Rickard at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/STOVER/1999-02/0918416444

Re: Wilfred Ludwig Stauffer II and Wilfred Ludwig Stauffer Jr.

jeanne1 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:44:04 GMT

Original post: 07-14-2007 7:00 AM

Thanks! Wonderful web sites!

Jeanne