Title: Stover Brethren
Description: This book documents the descendants of Elder William Stover
of Antietam, present Franklin Co, PA (and his earlier locations
in America and Europe), and also includes the families of his
siblings in several Pennsylvania counties, his ancestors, uncles,
aunts, cousins, etc., back to the early 1600s.

Genealogy without valid documentation is mythology.

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STOVER BRETHREN
The Family of Elder William Stover of Antietam
Richard R. Weber
Published 2001
New copies still available

PREMIUM-quality hard cover
702 pages 7" x 10" ACID-FREE paper
$46.50 + $ 4.50 shipping & handling
TOTAL $ 51.00
Maryland residents please add sales tax of $2.33

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Richard R. Weber
10715 Moosberger Ct.
Columbia, MD 21044

ILLUSTRATED

NOTES & REFERENCES, BIBIOGRAPHY,
and complete personal name INDEX

Elder William Stover of Antietam, Franklin Co, PA
is FOUND in Europe and at several locations in
America. His twelve children were born in the 1740s
through 1760s; they scattered to five states.

Includes the descendants of William Stover, his
ancestors back to 1609, as well as his uncles, aunts,
siblings, cousins, nieces, and nephews both in
Europe and in many counties of America, including
early residents of Lancaster Co, PA and Centre Co, PA.

VERIFIED BY EXTENSIVE PRIMARY EVIDENCE
Thousands of original European and American
records, extending back into the 1600s,
some reproduced in the book

Over 13,000 individuals in nine generations

GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERIES
Disproving myths of the past
True date and place of William Stover's birth
Correct immigration date of William Stover
The wives of William Stover
William Stover's first cousin neighbor
22 forgotten ancestors of William Stover's descendants

EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH
reveals links with many people, places, and events, including:
Arrest order for William Stover's ancestor
Christopher Saur, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Mack, Jr.
Numerous ministers of the Brethren & other churches
A. Stover, reputed originator of the Indiana term Hoosier
Mayor Stover of Hagerstown; Mayor Stover of Chambersburg
Stover died 1847 in Vera Cruz, Mexico
Brothers serving the Confederacy & the Union
Stover descendant served both Confederacy & Union
Stover descendant died 1864 at Andersonville Prison
A drowning in Honduras
Among many virtuous descendants, a few black sheep:
One hanged in Salem
One a bigamist
One court-martialled
One stabbed in a card game

Over 13,000 indexed names, with many allied families,
including 24 or more people with each of these, and a
few other, surnames:
Adams, Anderson Barnhart, Beckner, Benedict, Bish,
Bock, Bowman, Britz/Britts, Brown, Carvin, Coffman,
Custer, Deardorff, Eby, Fahrney, Fisher, Flora, Frantz,
Funk, Gish, Good, Grove, Harris, Hess, Hollinger,
Johnson, Kinsey/Kintze /Kinzey/Kinzie, Landis/Landes,
Long, Looney, Martin, Meyer/Moyer, Miller, Mitchell
Montgomery, Moomaw, Myers, Naff/Neff,
Noffsinger/Nofsinger, Oyler, Peffley/Pefley, Peters,
Pobst, Price, Reed, Rhoads/Rhodes, Robinson, Royer,
Sollenberger/Sellenberg, Shank, Sheller, Smith,
Snider/Shyder, Snodgrass, Stoner, Thompson, Vineyard,
Waggoner/Wagner, Wampler, Weaver,Weber, Welty,
Wilson, Winger/Wingert, Wolf, Ziegler/Zigler

A GIFT TO BE REMEMBERED
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Comments on STOVER BRETHREN

I think your book is absolutely the best I have ever seen. - J. Britts

I am enjoying going through it and want to tell you how great I think it is!
I appreciate all your hard work and the excellence of your research! - K.
Cardoza

It is a wonderful book that many Stover descendants will be very thankful
that you worked so hard on and published such a masterpiece. - R. Curry

My first reaction is one of delight! You are one of the few authors
(especially in genealogy) who I would call a kindred, data based, compulsive
spirit. - P. Duerfeldt

You have done a wonderful job - the best I could ever imagine! I had given
up trying to find all those missing links, and now that you have done so for
me and many others. - F. Eliades

Putting out a book like that is incredible. The birth and death dates are so
complete, not to mention the volume or breadth of the work. And it is most
important to have documented the oldest members. - C. Gates

I am really enjoying the "Stoner Brethren" and "Stover Brethren" books.
There is so much information, you have done a tremendous job of researching
and the items about people are very interesting. - J. Grimes

You have outdone yourself! What a splendid piece of research. It is so good
to have ... old wives' tales corrected. Congratulations again on such a
splendid book. - J. Hockett

Your book is wonderful. It shows that you spent many hours doing background
work. I for one am very appreciative. - G. Honeyman

Even though the binding and paper are excellent, the contents are much
better. You have done an outstanding job. - J. Huffaker

The amount of research and detail is truly outstanding. I believe of the
dozens of books that I have reviewed in the past, this is probably the most
complete and well documented one I have seen. - W. Lucore

Thanks for sending me the Stover Brethren book so quickly. My husband and I
have throroughly enjoyed reading it. You have done so much homework on this,
that it's just astounding. - L. Lutz

I am so glad to get the corrections about Bishop William Stover and his
family also the record of his ancestors. You did a beautiful job. Thank you
for so much wonderful information. - L. McMillan

What a magnificent work of art!. . . It will probably become a classic. - D.
Pefley

This excellent genealogy serves as a model with respect to its long-lasting
physical properties, its devotion to the virtue of carefully interpreting
primary sources, its judicious use of entire-text transcriptions of sources,
and its habit of citing sources. - _Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage_, July
2002

I received the book on Friday afternoon. I was jumping up and down. I love
the book. I can't thank you enough for getting this book in print. - C.
Smith

I am delighted with the book. It has so much information and the photos are
delightful. Many generations should be grateful to you for your great labor
of love. - N. Schneck

Your book arrived in great shape. Much better shape than it is in now, for I
have been through it numerous times. My congratulations on a job well done!
- J. Stover

You have done an amazing job, well done! - R. Stover
Subjects: Church of the Brethren, Family, Genealogy
People: Stover family, William Stover (1726-1800)