Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-23

Amos StOuffer, a prominent and
highly respected citizen, of Ferman
agh township, died at his home near
where he was born, November IL,
1898, at IL .55 p. M, at the age of
IS years, 8 months and 10 days.
He was born at Cedar Springs,
Juniata county, Pa, in the old
mansion house, February 2S, 1928.
The StOuffers of long ago liked fine
spring water. Mrs. Phebe Earle
Gibbons, in her article on the
Swiss Exiles, says the Stouffer's
are of Swiss Origen, and they liked
a pretty spring. When they deter
mined to come to America, s'the SOS
made wagon, all of wood, and seat
ed their mother init. She weighed
three hundred pounds, they drew
her in that wagon to the Rhine.
When they got to Philadelphia,
they put their mother into the
wagon and drew her to Warwick
township, Lancaster county, and
there settled by pretty spring.
So when Christian StOuffer came
to Juniata county and settled at
the beautiful Cedar Spring he was
following the instinct of his ances-
tors. Christian StOuffer settled at
the Cedar Springs in 1872. Amos
StOuffer was a son of Christian
StOuffer, and next to the youngest
of twelve children. Susan StOuffer
was the oldest, and married Chris
! tian Meyers, died in Missouri.
Francis was the second daugh.
ter and was married to Joseph
Gingerich, died in Centre county,
Pa.
Elizabeth was the third daugh.
tel and was not married, died al
the old homestead, near Cedar
Springs.
Annie, the fourth daughter wal
unmarried, died at the old home
stead.
David, the fifth of the children
was married to Katharine Hoover,
of Centre county, Pa, and died al
his home in MiffiintOwn.
Mary, the sixth of the children
was not married, died at the ole
homestead.
Sarah, the seventh child, was
married to Henry Huffman, O
Miffiin county, where she died.
Lydia, was the eighth child, and
lived several years at the old home
stead after her fathers death theI
purchased a lot of ground in Mif
tiintOwn, built a house and made
her home there till she died.
Abraham, was the ninth chilG
and was married to Celinda Felix
of LewistOwn, Pa, where he dieG
at an advanced age.
Daniel, was the tenth child and
lived unmarried, near Cedar
Springs.
Amos, was the eleventh child
and was married to Susanna Bash.
or in 1850, his wife died in Febru.
ary 1869. By their marriage five
children were born three boys
and two girls, namely, David,
Mary, John, Elizabeth and George.
After keeping his family together
for almost two years, he again
married. His second wife was
Miss Sarah +. Graham, of Pfoutz
Valley, Perry county, to whom
two children were born, a daugh-
ter and son, Maggie and Amos.
He lived with his second wife al
most twenty eight years.
The twelfth child was Henry,
who was married to Miss Elizabeth
Gingerich, of Walker township,
this county. They lived in the
StOuffer Mansion where this StOuff-
er family was raised. The house
is now occupied by William A.
Stouffer, son of Henry StOuffer,
deceased. The twelve children
of Christian StOuffer all lived
to a ripe old age, to between
20 and 81 years, excepting Henry
the twelfth child, who was taken
away in the prime of life. Funeral
director Snyder gave attendance at
the funeral of Amos StOuffer last
Monday, and Rev. Mr.. Fahs
preached the funeral sermon.