Statler Family Historical Documents

"The Statler/Stetler/Stotler Newsletter"

NUMBER FOUR                                        December 1987

Editor and Publisher:
Sandra J. Hall
5600 Illinois Avenue
Fair Oaks, CA  95628

Transcribed to HTML by David Statler

FROM THE EDITOR

This is the last issue of the newsletter.  I have learned quite a bit, although not nearly as much as I would have liked.  I was not able to trace any line back to their origins in Europe.  I still have a few puzzles I would like to solve.   Genealogy is going to be put on the back burner for a while, because the house I moved into is badly in need of attention.

If you have questions you think I might be able to help with, please write and if you include a self addressed stamped envelope you will get a reply.  I have much more information but only put into the newsletter that which I felt would be the most valuable.

SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

Group 1
Group 1 was in Northampton County early.  The immigrants were Christian and Philip Stettler.  Most likely they came from Switzerland, but I know of no proof of this.  Research should be done in Northampton and Lehigh Counties, and the Canton of Bern, Switzerland.

Group 2
Montgomery County, formerly part of Philadelphia County.  The early Statlers are most likely the ones that went to North Carolina and on to Missouri (see Group 14).

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SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH (Continued)

Group 3
Chester County, Pennsylvania, spelled their name Stiteler.  Start search in Chester County.

Group 4
Lancaster and Dauphin Counties, Pennsylvania.  Early residents were Abraham and Christian Stetler.  George V. Stetler lived near by in Bethel Township, Berks County, before moving to Ohio.

Group 5
York County, Pennsylvania.  Start search in York County.

Group 6
Franklin County, Pennsylvania.  I would suppose that the men that we identify as the earliest in this group are the sons of brothers that came from Europe.   Some traditions say they were French Huguenots.  The first names Casper, Rudolph, Emanuel and Jacob are found early in Switzerland.

Group 7
Washington County, Maryland.  Most likely related to Group 6.

Group 8
Loudoun County, Virginia.  John Statler, born about 1759, lived to age 97 and is buried in Lovettsville.  1850 census had him born in Pennsylvania.   Search in Loudoun County and Pennsylvania.

Group 9
Berkeley County, Virginia.  They probably are part of Group 6, because they came to Berkeley County from Maryland.

Group 10
Monongalia County, (West) Virginia.  Jacob and Stephen Stateler (Stradler) might have been brothers.  Remember to look for the Stradler spelling along with Statler and Stateler.

Group 11
Hampshire County, (West) Virginia.  Search in Hampshire County.

Group 12
Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Group 13
Caswell County, North Carolina.  Probably related to Group 8.

Group 14
Lincoln County, North Carolina.  Most likely originally from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Group 15
Richland County, South Carolina.  Search Richland County.

Group 16
Harrison County, (West) Virginia.  Search Harrison County.  May have come from Fredrick County, Virginia or Maryland.

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SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH (Continued)

Group 17
Montgomery County, Ohio.  I think they are connected to Group 4.

Not Grouped
Joseph Stotler of Brown County, Ohio born about 1770 in Virginia.   Edwin Stotler, who I believe is a descendent of Joseph's, did research in the 1930's.  He wrote that Joseph was the son of Jacob Statler of Monongalia County, (West) Virginia.  I doubt this.  No one else in Group 10 spelled the name "Stotler".  There were Stotlers in Hampshire County, Virginia perhaps he is part of that group.  Early Ohio records might give a clue as to where Joseph came from.  Closer examination of the service records of the War of 1812 and the Bounty Land Grants records for that war might help.

FAMILY OF EMANUEL STATLER

(Son of Casper Statler and Rebecca Walter Statler of Somerset County, Pennsylvania)

Emanuel Statler was born about 1780 in Pennsylvania and died after 1860.  He married Catharine Mostoller who was born about 1781 and died 14 April 1836.  She is buried in the Statler Family Cemetery.

Children

David Statler    born 14 Nov. 1810 and died 1890.  Married Dorcus Hartzell.

Joshua Statler    born 31 Oct. 1817 and died in 1822.

Eleanor Statler    born 16 June 1823 and died 21 Aug. 1850.   Married her first cousin Samuel Statler Jr.

Note:  Other sources give the names of two more children Charlotte and Casper, but I can not confirm this.  Emanuel was named guardian, in 1837, of Ann and Casper Statler children of Casper Statler Jr. (son of John Statler).

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STATLERS/STETLERS/STOTLERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

From  WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST

STATLER, Irving Carl, aero. engr.;  B. Buffalo, Nov. 23, 1923;  s. Samuel William and Sarah (Strauss) S.;  B.S. in Aero. Engring. B.S. in Engring. Math. U. Mich. 1945;  Ph.D. Cal. Inst. Tech., 1956;  m. Renee Roll, Aug 23, 1953  children- William Scott, Thomas Stuart.  Research engr. flight research dept. Cornell Aero. Lab., Inc., Buffalo, 1946-53,  prin. engr. flight research dept. 1956-57,  asst. head aero-mechanics dept. 1957-63,  head applied mechanics dept. 1963-70,  sr. staff scientist aeroscis. div. 1970-71,  research scientist U.S. Army Air Mobility Research and Devel. Lab., Moffett Field, Cal. 1971-:   research scientist research analysis group Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, Cal. 1953-55,  Mem. flight mechanics panel adv. group aerospace research and devel. NATO.   Lectr., U. Buffalo, Millard-Fillmore Coll., Buffalo 1957-58.  Served with USAAF, 1945-46.  Assoc. fellow Am. Inst. Aeros. and Astronautics (chmn. atmospheric flight mechanics tech. com. 1970--);  mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Helicopter Soc., Sigma Xi.

STATLER, John Conway, judge;  b. Rockwood, Pa., May 9, 1920;  s. John Arthur and Agnes Leora (Conway) S.;  student Frostburg (Md.) State Tchrs. Coll., 1938-39;  A.B., Lincoln Meml. U., 1941.  LL.B., U. Mich., 1948;  m. Geraldine Loree Weakley, Nov. 15, 1941;  children-- Sharen (Mrs. James Benenson), Janet K., John Conway Jr.;  trust officer Mercantile Trust Co., Balt., 1948;  admitted to Md. bar, 1948, Colo. bar, 1949;  practiced in Lamar, Colo., 1949-71;  mem. firm Todd Statler, Lamar, Colo., 1949-57;  city atty., Lamar, Colo., 1950-56,  asst. dist. atty. 15th Jud. Dist., Colo., 1956-71;  dist. judge Lamar, 1971--.  Pres. First Charter Conv., Lamar, 1962;  mem. exec. bd. Melvin Sch., Lamar, 1971--.  Served to capt. AUS, World War II;  ETO.  Fellow Internat. Soc. Barristers;  mem. Am., Colo. (mem. bd. govs. 1964-71;  v.p. 1967,68), Southeastern Elk, Kiwanian, Rotarian.

From WHO'S WHO ON THE PACIFIC COAST 1949

STOTLER, Floyd L., lawyer;  b. El Dorado, Kan., May 6, 1886;  s. Floyd and Anna V. (Cresap) S.;  ed pub. schs., Md. and W. Va., pvt. study;  m. Ruth E. Snyder, Nov. 9, 1912;  children - Ruth S. (Mrs. Jas. H. Hagan Jr.), Dr. Robert C.;  Admitted to Washington State bar, 1909, and practiced in Colfax, 1909-49;  deputy and prosecuting atty., Whitman County, Wash., 1910-12;   asst. U.S. atty., Spokane, 1914.  Served as mem. Wash. State com. of law examiners, 1933-36.  Mem. Am., Wash. (pres. 1931-32) and Whitman Co. (pres. 1913) bar assns.;  The Cresap Soc. Republican. (mem. Wash. State Central com.)

STATLER, William Herbert, engr.;  b. Johnstown, Pa., Aug 31, 1917;  s. Walter H. and Cora Lillian (Moses) S.;  ed Allentown (Pa.) Prep. Sch.;  B.S. in Mech Engring., Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1936-40;   m. Dorothea H. Weber, Mar. 15, 1941;  children - William George, Richard Henry.  Draftsman, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1940, jr. weight engr., 1940-42, sr. weight engr., 1942-44, project weight engr., 1944-45, preliminary design weight engr. since 1945;  pres. and dir. GlenAir Pubs., Inc., since 1942;  editor and pub. Weight Engring., official journal Soc. Aero. Weight Engrs., Inc.  Mem. Pi Kappa Alpha.  Asso. editor: Soc. Aero. Weight Engrs. Weight Handbook Vol. II, pub Handbook Vol. I.

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From CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS

STETLER, Russell (Dearnley, Jr.) 1945 -
PERSONAL:  Born January 15, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pa.;  son of Russell Dearnley (a sign painter) and Martha (Schultz) Stetler.
EDUCATION:  Haverford College, B.A., 1966;  New School for Social Research, graduate study.
CAREER:  Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, London, England, director, 1966-68;  Hendon College, London, Lecturer in sociology of the cinema, 1968-69;   Atlantic Peace Foundation, London, research director, 1969-70;  Archetype, Inc., Berkeley, Calif., president, 1971-.
WRITINGS:  The Battle of Bogside, Sheed, 1970;  (editor) The Military Art of People's War, Monthly Review Press, 1970;  (editor) Palestine: A Ramparts Press Reader, Rampart Press, 1972, Contributor to Les Temps Modernes, Ramparts, Scanlan's Monthly Review, New Society, and Spokesman.
WORK IN PROGRESS:  A Study of the life and work of Bertrand Russell.
AVOCATIONAL INTERESTS:  Travel (Europe, Asia, North Africa).

STETLER, Charles E(dward) 1927 -
PERSONAL:  Born September 12, 1927, in Pittsburgh, Pa.;  son of Charles E. (a salesman) and Katherine (Seidel) Stetler;  married Ellen Donovan (a typist and receptionist), June 25, 1955;  children:  Peter, Paul, Casey.
EDUCATION:  Duquense University, B.A., 1950, M.A., 1961;  Tulane University, Ph.D., 1966
POLITICS:  Democrat
CAREER:  Rockwell Manufacturing, Pittsburgh, Pa., advertising copywriter, 1953-54;  Gulf Oil Corp., Pittsburgh, advertising copywriter, 1954-57;   Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph, Pittsburgh, reporter, 1957-61;  Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla., instructor in English, 1961-62;  Loyola University, New Orleans, La., assistant professor of English, 1962-67;  California State University, Long Beach, assistant professor, 1967-70, associate professor, 1970-75, professor of English, 1975-.
MILITARY SERVICE:  U.S. Navy, 1945-46, 1950-52.
WRITINGS:  Roger, Karl, Rick, and Shane Are Friends of Mine (poems), Mag Press, 1973;  (with Gerald Lockin and Ronald Koertge) Tarzan and Shane Meet the Toad (poems), Russ Hass Press, 1975.

From THE WRITERS DIRECTORY 1980-1982

STATLER, Oliver
American, b. 1915.  Writer on art, history, and travel in Japan.   Publs:  Modern Japanese Prints:  An Art Reborn, 1956;  Shiko Munakata, 1958;  Ukiyoe:  Prints if Japan (film), 1959;  Japanese Inn, 1961;  The Black Ship Scroll, 1964;  Shimoda Story, 1961;  Americans in the Opening of Japan, 1971.

From AUTHOR'S AND WRITER'S WHO'S WHO

STATLER, Oliver Hadley 1915 -
PERSONAL:  Born May 21, 1915, in Chicago, Ill.;  son of Oliver Isaiah and Alice Mae (Hadley) Statler.
EDUCATION:  University of Chicago, B.A. 1936.
CAREER:  Writer.
MILITARY SERVICE:  U.S. Army, 1941-45;  became master sergeant.
AWARDS/HONORS:  D.H.L., National College of Education, 1966.
WRITINGS:  Modern Japanese Prints:  An Art Reborn, Tuttle, 1956;   (with Chisaburch F. Yamadda) Kiyoshi Saito, 1907, Kodansha, 1957;  Shiko Munakata, 1903, Tuttle, 1958;  Umetaro Azechi, Toto Shuppan, 1959;  Japanese Inn, Random 1961;  The Black Ship Scroll, Tuttle, 1963;  Shimoda Story, Random, 1967.

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Transcribers Note:

Pages 6 through 12 provided an Index of all names that appeared in the 1987 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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