Statler Family Historical Documents

"The Statler/Stetler/Stotler Newsletter"

NUMBER FOUR                                        December 1986

Editor and Publisher:
Sandra J. Hall
5324 Apple Tree Court
Orangevale, CA  95662

Transcribed to HTML by David Statler

FROM THE EDITOR

This is the last issue of this year and time to look ahead to next year. I hope that you will all subscribe next year and those of you who did not submit queries this year will do so next year. Please tell any others interested in these families to subscribe, my research efforts have been somewhat hampered by lack of funds. With more subscribers I could do much more. I do plan to take a trip to the Salt Lake Library next year and that should produce some good information. There is other information in the eastern U.S. to which I simply do not have access. Thank you again to those who have sent information. There is nothing like a receiving an envelope full of family data to brighten my day.

CORRECTION: In Issue Three page 2, Casper Statler birth year was printed as "1843" which is one hundred years off. It should have been 1743.

From BURIED GENEALOGICAL DATA A Complete list of Addressed Letters Left in the Post Offices of Philadelphia, Chester, Lancaster, Trenton, New Castle, and Wilmington Between 1748 and 1780 Edited by Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda.

page 209

STADLER

From THE GERMAN CHURCH RECORDS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 1772-1791
By Paul Miller Ruff

#563 Maria Catharine born 25 Feb. 1786 christened 17 May 1786, parents Joh Michael Strettler and Margaretha Lenhart witnesses Marx Oster and Maria Catharina. (ED. Note: Could this father be the Michael Stateler later of Madison County, Ohio, Group 10?)

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Research Aid

In the last issue I gave some examples of searching census records for information. I think that a few more examples might be of value.

Roselind Hood wrote that her father Charles Alvin Stotler was orphaned at an early age. He was born April 28, 1878 near Lerna, Illinois. Lerna is in Coles County. Since he would have been two years old in 1880 his family should appear in the 1880 Soundex. I believe that this is his family:

Pleasant Grove, Coles County, Illinois

Ambrose is a fairly easy name to search for in the 1850 census in Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio is this family:

I would place these families in Group 10 for the reasons I gave in Issue Two Page 8. I think the fact that they were in the correct location is more significant than that the name is spelled "Statler" rather than "Stotler".

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From Patricia Stetler Boone, I received information that her ancestor William Allen Stetler was born in Elkhart Co. Indiana, the son of John and Catherine (Shoupe) Stetler.

In the 1900 Soundex Benton Township, Elkhart Co., Ind. is the following family

In 1880 again in Benton Township, Elkhart Co.

The following family is in the 1850 census for Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana page 143.

From the IGI (International Genealogical Index) records for Ohio, John Stetler married Catharine Shoup on 11 May 1826 in Montgomery County, Ohio. This information would place this family in Group 17. It is possible that John is the grandson of George V. Stetler who brought his family to Montgomery County, Ohio from Berks County, Pennsylvania about 1802. His son's were William, Henry, Daniel, George Junior, and Jacob.

Daniel's children: Daniel; Hannah; Philip; and George

Jacob's children: Jacob; Michael; Daniel; and another son who died before Jacob, leaving a son John.

George Junior's children: Henry and Elizabeth.

Henry died about 1845 leaving at least two minor son's Henry and Jacob.

I have no record of William's children.

The most likely father of John would be Henry or William. I don't have a record of William in the 1820 census, but Henry had six young male in his household. One in the right age group of 18 to 26 years old.

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CEMETERY RECORDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND
(From LDS Film #0859280 of the DAR Records of Maryland Cemeteries)

Hancock District 5
Presbyterian Church Graveyard, High Street
Allen Stotlar, son of P and E Stotlar b. July 10, 1853, d. July 24, 1903
Elizabeth Stotler, wife of Peter, b. Jan 24, 1823 d. Aug 16, 1885

Boonsboro District 6
Boonsboro Cemetery
Elizabeth Stotler, b. Nov 1, 1823 d. May 3, 1880
Aunt- Anna Louisa Stottler, b. Aug 3, 1798 d. Oct 9,1883
Howard Nikirk Stotler, son of Jacob and Ella M. Stotler, age 10 yrs, 7 mo, 7 days, d. May 13, 1894
Jacob Stotler, age 45 yrs, 7 mo, 3 days, d. March 28,1898
Mary E. Stotler, wife of Jacob Stotler, b. Dec. 16,1854 d. May 13, 1928
Elizabeth Stotler b. April 13 1802 d. Jan 22, 1846

Rohrersville District 8
Lutheran Church Graveyard, Locust Grove
Infant Stotler, son of Samuel and Fannie Stotler, age two days, d. Dec 3,1888

Conococheague District 13
Reiff Mennonite Church Graveyard near Cearfoss
John E. Stotler b. July 5, 1861 d. Feb. 4, 1923
Lutie V. Stotler vife of John E. Stotler b. Sept 11, 1862 d. April 20, 1920
Infant Stotler, son
Jela Alice Stotler, daughter, age 1 mo, 25 days, b. May 30, 1892

Broadfording Church of the Brethern (Dunkard) Graveyard
near Cearfoss
William K. Stotler b. Nov. 10 1891
Mary H. Stotler, wife of W. K. Stotler b. Feb. 29, 1892 d. Aug. 29, 1926
Hellen V. Stotler b. Feb 2, 1918 d. March 31, 1918
Daisy Alice Stotler age 5 yrs, 15 days, d. March 27, 1881
Flora May Stotler, and l yr, 4 mo, 8 days, d. March 31, 1881 children of William and Anna E. Stotler

Beaver Creek Cemetery at the Dunker Church
Victor Stotler age 36 yrs, 1 mo, 13 days, d. April 13, 1894

Graveyard on the Charles Clopper Farm
near Bagtown,
Henry Stotler b. Jan 15, 1757 d. April 30, 1837
Christiana Stotler b. May 18, 1759 d. May 15, 1825

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Bethel United Bretheren Church Graveyard
at Chewsville

Elizabeth Stotler b. June 15, 1788 d. March 12, 1838

Sarah C. Stotler daughter of Christian and Elizabeth age 2 yrs, 1 mo, 25 days d. Jan 13, 1851
Andrew N. Stotler and 4 yrs, 5 mo, d. Jan. 14, 1851
John M. Stotler 3 yrs, 6 mo,15 days d. Jan. 19, 1851
Amanda Stotler 10 mo, 6 days d. April 15, 1851
David Martin Stotler b. April 16, 1850 d. Sept 2 1857
    Children of Christian and Elizabeth Stotler

John Stotler, father, age 70 yrs, 3 mo, 4 days d. June 22, 1860

Henry Yessler b. Sept 3, 1782 d. Feb. 25, 1839. He was married to Catharine Yessler (daughter of Peter Stotler) on Dec. 27, 1810. They were married 28 yrs, 1 mo, 28 days
Catharine Yessler, wife of Henry Yessler b. Aug. 29, 1787 d. June 6, 1845

Peter Stotler age 73 yrs, 5 mo, 28 days d. Jan 28, 1835

Elizabeth Stotler b. Aug. 24, 1763 d. Oct. 19, 1827

David Stotler age 55 yrs, 7 mo, 8 days d. Aug. 1, 1876
Eliza Jane Stotler, wife of David Stotler, age 51 yrs, 2 mo, 10 days d. April 23, 1876

John P. Stotler b. March 8, 1789 d. Sept. 23, 1874
Anna Stotler, wife of John P. Stotler, b. Nov. 27, 1805 d. Aug. 29, 1868

Elizabeth Catharine Stotler, wife of Christian Stotler, age 25 yrs, 3 mo, 26 days d. June 8, 1868

Christiana Stotler, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Stotler, age 20 yrs, 5 mo, 6 days, d. Aug. 20, 1880

Martha E. Stotler daughter of Christian and Lydia A. Stotler, age 20 yrs, 5 mo, 19 days d. April 28, 1893

Lydia A. Stotler, wife of Christian Stotler, b. July 16, 1839 d. April 6, 1918

Christian Stotler age 67 yrs, 7 mo, 12 days d. Feb. 12, 1892
Elizabeth Stotler wife of Christian Stotler, age 35 yrs, 10 mo, 22 days d. Dec. 29, 1862

Solomon Stotler age 2 yrs 17 days d. Aug. 4, 1863
Benjamin F. Stotler 7 mo, 17 days d. Aug. 8, 1863
Christian P. Stotler 10 yrs, 7 mo, 14 days d. Dec. 9, 1863
    Sons of Christian and Elizabeth Stotler

William I. Stotler son of Christian and Lydia A. Stotler age 2 mo, 7 days d. March 4, 1870

Jacob Stotler age 74 yrs, 10 mo, d. July 1, 1893
Susan Stotler, wife of Jacob Stotler, age 63 yrs, 6 mo, 26 days d. June 29, 1884

Hiram Stotler age 2 yrs d. Feb 1, 1863
Hinton Stotler age 4 yrs, 11 mo, 2 days d. Jan 22, 1863
    Sons of Jacob and Susan Stotler

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QUERY

FROM
Betty Knutson
RR 3, Box 96
Vermillion, SD  57069

Want information concerning ___ Hedelson, who married Eliza Jane Stotler, who was born to Katie and Joseph Stotler May 2, 1832, 2 mile NW of Winchester, Ohio. Hedelson was one of several husbands. Her first husband was named Secondollar (or Seconddollar) and they had one son Lemuel. Another husband was named Butler. With Hedelson, she had one son Edward (or William Edward) born May 26, 1856. These boys were orphaned as children. Levi Collins Stotler raised Lemuel. Who raised Edward?

ED. NOTE; Eliza Jane must be the seventeen year old girl living with Joseph and Catherine Stotler in Brown County, Ohio in 1850 (see Issue 3 page 4). It is possible that when the children of Eliza Jane were orphaned that there was some court procedure to provide for their guardianship. Since Levi stayed in Brown County, Ohio that would be the first place to look. Some of Joseph's children moved to Williamson County, Illinois and some lived in Highland County, Ohio. You might first try writing to the Probate Judge for probate records of Hedelson and the Clerk of Courts for guardianship records (in Brown County these would be in Georgetown zip 45121). Be sure and give the approximate time these records rnight exist. Some counties are very helpful and some will just recomrnend that you hire a professional researcher in that area. It is possible that this records have been filmed by the LDS Genealogical Library and could be borrowed through one of their local branches.

Peter Statler Group 6
(continued from Issue Three Page 9)

The petition for naturalization of Peter Statler appears in the Records of the Court of Conmon Pleas of Cambria County in the December Term 1857.

The petition states that he arrived at the Port of New York in June of 1837 and that he was a subject of the King of Bavaria before coming to the United States. A statement as to his character was signed by Frederick Keiper and David Eash.

Peter's son Peter is found in the 1880 Soundex, in Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

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Transcribers Note:

Pages 7 through 12 provided an Index of all names that appeared in the 1986 Newsletters.  Along with each name, it listed which issue and page number the name could be found.  For now, this index will not be transcribed.

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