Josiah S. Stauffer

1844 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Josiah S. Stauffer
  Born	2 Dec 1844	, Butler Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00117-7436
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I10405	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	David H. Stauffer,   b. 31 Dec 1813, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Mar 1901  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Annie Maria "Mary" Shelly,   b. 29 May 1819, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1909  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 May 1836  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F13960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Musselman,   b. Abt 1844, Of, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Guy Stauffer,   b. Abt 1868, Of, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nina Stauffer,   b. Abt 1870, Of, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Laura Stauffer,   b. Abt 1872, Of, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Earl Stauffer,   b. Abt 1874, Of, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Musselman,   b. Abt 1844, Of, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Sue Stauffer,   b. Abt 1880, Of, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Josiah S. Stauffer, "the third son of David Stauffer, was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, December 2nd, 1844, came to Canada in 1848, and was raised in Waterloo County. When about twenty years of age he commenced to work at the tailoring business and now has a well established business at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He was twice married, first to Elizabeth Musselman with whom he had four children, namely: Guy, Nina, Laura, and Earl, and after her decease to Anna Musselman. The second union was blessed with one child, a daughter named Sue. Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 522. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 20. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 13 Page 83. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 442. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 521.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Dec 1844 - , Butler Co., Pennsylvania Residence - Methodist - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth