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• Birth	15 Sep 1726	Switzerland (or Germany)
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	farmer
  Religion	German Baptist Brethren (elder) [bishop of 1st of Antitum German
  _UID	A0F5D600E7E38A45AE3F83F64E00A8D535DB
  Buried	1800	buried on his farm near Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA
  Died	Jan 1800	Franklin Co., PA
  Person ID	I106156
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2006
  Father	Johann Valentin (John Valentine) Stober (Stover),   b. 10 Sep 1692, Staffort (Baden) Germany ,   d. 1741, Lancaster Co. (Cocalico township) PA
  Mother	Eva Barbara Bauer,   b. 6 Mar 1695, Oberanspach (Hohenlohe [Baden]) Germany ,   d. 1745, Lancaster Co., PA
  Married	26 May 1716	Staffort (Baden) Germany
  Family ID	F40596	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Judith Schaffer,   b. 1725, Switzerland ,   d. ?, ?
  Married	Bef 1748	?
  Family ID	F40594	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Eva Elisabetha Suss,   b. 23 Sep 1723, ? ,   d. ?, ?
  Married	Abt 1753	?Franklin Co., PA
  Children	1. Michael Stover,   b. 1755, Franklin Co., PA ,   d. 1834, ?
  Family ID	F40595	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Jerry Filbrun database [2004]: 'Was a bishop (& 1st elder at Antietam Creek GBB congregation) Name: William Stover , Bishop (i1754) Sex: M Birth: ABT 1725 Death: 1800 Note: SRB GRHS Born in Switzerland. Married Judith Schaeffer, 1725~,,(i1754) ^ Settled west of Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA Built a limestone fort which became the refuge of the commmunity and stayed in the family six generations. Antitum [sic: Antietam Creek, Franklin Co., PA] German Baptist Church Marriage 1 Judith Schaeffer , (i1754) b: ABT 1725 Children George Stover , Dr. (i1754) b: 1748 William Stover , Elder b: 1750 Margaret Stover , (i1754) b: ABT 1750 Michael Stover b: 1755 Elizabeth Stover b: 1758 Katherine Stover b: ABT 1760 son 4 Stover b: ABT 1760 son 2 Stover b: ABT 1760 son 3 Stover b: ABT 1760 Emanuel Stover , (i1754) b: 1761 Susanna Stover b: ABT 1765 Marriage 2 Spouse Unknown Children Daniel Stover , Bishop b: 1757 Name: William Stover Given Name: William Surname: Stover Sex: M 1 Birth: 1725 in Switzerland 1 Death: 1800 in Franklin Co.,, Pennsylvania 1 Father: Johann Valentine Stover b: 10 SEP 1692 in Staffort, Baden,Germany Mother: Eva Barbara Bauer b: ABT 1709 in Oberanspach, Hohenlohe, Germany Marriage 1 Judith Schaeffer b: ABT 1729 in Switzerland Married: ABT 1748 in Switzerland 1 Children Daniel Stover b: 1757 in Franklin Co.,, Pennsylvania Sources: Abbrev: Kevin B. Peters' Rootsweb GEDCOM Title: Rootsweb GEDCOM Author: Peters, Kevin B. Publication: kpeters@ptd.net Name: William \ Johann Wilhelm Stauffer \ Stover Sex: M Title: Bishop Birth: ABT 1726 in Switzerland Death: ABT JAN 1800 in Cumberland or Franklin Co, PA - buried on his farm near Waynesboro Note: According "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Henry Stauffer and other Stauffer Pioneers", by Rev. A. J. Fretz, 1899,William/Wilhelm emigrated to America in 1754, and may have been born as early as 1716. Marriage 1 Judith Schaeffer b: ABT 1726 Children: George Stauffer \ Stover b: ABT 1748 in Switzerland William Stover b: ABT 1751 Margaret Stover b: ABT 1753 Michael Stover b: ABT 1755 in Franklin Co, PA Jacob Stover b: ABT 1757 Daniel Stauffer \ Stover b: ABT 1759 in Franklin Co, PA Emanuel Stover b: ABT 1761 in Franklin Co, PA Susanna Stover b: ABT 1763 Esther Stover b: BET 1765 AND 1775 Catherine Stover b: BET 1765 AND 1775 Barbara Stover b: ABT 1767 Name: William STOVER Given Name: William Surname: Stover Sex: M Birth: 15 Sep 1726 in Switerzland Death: Jan 1800 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA Title: Bishop Event: William /Stauffer/ Unknown Event: Johann Wilhelm /Stober/ Unknown [Change Date: 25 Aug 2003] Immigration: 1754 west of Waynesboro Pennsylvania, Switerland Note: Rev. William Stover was the first bishop of the Antitum German Baptist congregation.@S156@ Father: Johann Valentine STONER b: 10 Sep 1692 Mother: Eva Barbara BAUER b: 06 Mar 1696 Marriage 1 Judith SCHNELL Married: Bef 1800 in Switerland Children: Barbara STOVER Michael STOVER b: 1755 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage 2 Eva Elisabetha SUSS b: 23 Sep 1733 Children Susanna STOVER Daniel STOVER b: 1757 Elizabeth STOVER b: 1757 Jacob STOVER b: 1759 Emanuel STOVER b: 1761 in Switzerland Catharine STOVER b: 1762 Hannah STOVER b: 1763 Esther STOVER b: 1766 Marriage 3 Anna Margaretha SUSS Children: George STOVER b: 29 Sep 1747 in Switzerland William STOVER b: 25 Sep 1749 Margaret STOVER b: 1752 in Switerland Sources: Author: Shirley Title: Stover Family, Recipient: Paul Escarraz, Author's Addr:Samurray480@aol.com Publication: 8/24/2003 Author: JM Stover Title: The Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Henry Stauffer Publication: on web, Old Pub Date, 1897' & ((rootsweb.com) "Lay-Fetter-Fleming-Wilson Genealogy" [2006] contact: K. Edward Lay (KEdwardLay@virginia.edu): birthdate & 'Given Name: Johann Wilhelm Surname: STOBER Sex: M Birth: 15 Sep 1726 Death: Jan 1800 Father: Johann Valentin STOBER b: 10 Sep 1692 in Staffort,Baden,Germany Mother: Eva Barbara BAUER b: 6 Mar 1696 in Oberanspach,Hohenlohe,Germany Marriage 1 Anna Margaretha SUSS ¥ Married: [Change Date: 25 Jun 2004] Marriage 2 Eva Elisabetha SUSS b: 23 Sep 1733 ¥ Married: [Change Date: 25 Mar 2005] Child: 1. Michael STOBER b: 1755 Marriage 3 Judith SCHNELL [Change Date: 25 Mar 2005]