Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Rev. Abraham Stauffer and Ann Nicely




Husband Rev. Abraham Stauffer 1 2 3 4 5

            AKA: Jacob Stauffer 6
           Born: 3 Sep 1752 - Lancaster Co, PA 2 4
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           Died: 3 Sep 1826 - Fayette Co, PA 2 4
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         Father: Rev. John Stauffer (1733-      ) 4
         Mother: Veronica Buchwalter (      -      ) 4


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Wife Ann Nicely 4

            AKA: Ann Neissley,7 [Unk] Nisley,1 Anna Nissley 5 8
           Born: 1752 5 8
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           Died: 1817 5 8
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         Father: Martin Nissley (      -      ) 9 10
         Mother: [Unk] Snyder (      -      ) 9 10




Children
1 F Barbara Stauffer 4

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2 F Ann Stauffer 4

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3 M Christian Stauffer 4

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4 M Martin Stauffer 4

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5 F Frances Stauffer 4

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6 M Abraham Stauffer 4 6 11

           Born: 25 Feb 1786 - Lancaster Co, PA 7
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           Died: 9 Jul 1851 or 31 May 1853 - Tyrone Twp, Fayette Co, PA 7 11
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Myers (cal 1782-1878) 6 11


7 M John W. Stauffer 4

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8 F Maria Stauffer 12 13 14 15

           Born: 13 Jul 1791 - Fayette Co, PA 3 15
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           Died: 1 Nov 1874 - West Overton, Westmoreland Co, PA 15 16
         Buried:  - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA
         Spouse: Abraham Overholt (1784-1870) 3 13 14 15 17
           Marr: 20 Apr 1809 3 15 17


9 F Elizabeth Stauffer 4

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Abraham Stauffer


He came from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1790 and first settled near Scottdale, Westmoreland County, on the Fayette County side.

He followed in the footsteps of his father, having been a Mennonite preacher, and like him was well beloved by his fold, and a man of great influence in the community in which he lived.


General Notes: Wife - Ann Nicely

from Lancaster (later Lebanon) Co, PA

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Sources


1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 679.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. I (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 309.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 342.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 257.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 136.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 145.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 258.

8 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 427.

9 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 425.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 135.

11 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 679, 694.

12 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 685.

13 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 413.

14 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 418.

15 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 109.

16 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 534, 543.

17 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 689.


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