Perry H. Stover and Eliza J. Wolf

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Husband Perry H. Stover ¹

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           Born: 4 Oct 1848 - Nittany Hall, Centre Co, PA 2
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         Father: George W. Stover (1826-1889) 3
         Mother: Melinda Ann Kreider (1829-      ) 3

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       Marriage: 1875 2

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Wife Eliza J. Wolf ²

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           Born: 1 Aug 1851 2
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         Father: Henry Wolf (      -      ) 2
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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Perry H. Stover

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He attended the local schools, and then pursued his studies further at Rebersburg, PA, under Supt. Magee, and at Aaronsburg with Prof. Gotwalt. His parents being well-to-do, and having a high estimate of the value of a good education, gave to all their children much better opportunities than fell to the lot of most young people of their time. On leaving school, Mr. Stover taught successfully for three years in Penn township, Centre county, and Long Swamp, Berks Co., Penn. All his spare time, either as student or teacher, was spent at home, his father's numerous and varied enterprises affording an abundance of work for him as the eldest son. Later he gave his entire attention to these inter­ests, residing with his parents until October, 1877, and his services were of no small value. In the fall of 1877, he and his young wife removed to Coburn, where he opened the “Coburn Hotel,” a well-known hostelry built by his father. He remained there four years and a half, conducting also a livery business. In the meantime he became associated with his father in a grain business, which, with the coal business connected with it, came into his hands in 1880. As sole owner he continued until Feb­ruary, 1884, when he sold out to Smith & Co. In 1887 he entered the employ of William Whitmer & Sons, lumber dealers, and occupied a re­sponsible position with them until 1894, when he became senior member of the firm of Stover & Whitmyer, lumber merchants of Coburn, Centre county. He was a member of the Reformed Church, and his wife was a Lutheran. Politically he was a Democrat, but his keen interest in the success of his party was quite impersonal as he was not anxious for office. He did serve one term as justice of the peace, however. Frater­nally he belonged to the Odd Fellows Lodge at Millheim, and was a charter member of the Patri­otic Order Sons of America at Coburn.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 481.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 482.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 217, 481.