#163 Mary Jane Dando◊ ( Jonah Jehosophat Dando◊ • John Dando◊ • John Dando◊ • John Dando◊ • George Dando◊ )
Other names for Mary: Mary Jane Stouffer◊.
Mary was born 4 Dec 1854 in Llanfrechfa, Monmouthshire, Wales. She died 7 Dec 1924 in Derry, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania from apoplexy. She was buried 9 Dec 1924 in Bradenville, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.
She is in the group picture «here».
Unfortunately, Mary Jane's birth registration is the difficult one to find. There is a Mary Jane Dando registered in the beginning of 1855 but it is in Pontypool, which is about seven miles away from Llanfrechfa. Alternatively, there is Isset Mary Dando who is registered in Abergavenny as Mary Jane's older sisters are, but the date of registration is Jul-Sep 1853, which is before her birth date.
Some papers have her middle name as Ellen.
She appears with her parents on the 1861 Wales Census of Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales and the 1870 Federal Census of Derry, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.
On the 1880 Federal Census she is in Ligonier, Pennsylvania with William and the three oldest children. On the 1900 Federal Census, the 1910 Federal Census, and 1920 Federal Census of Derry, Pennsylvania she is living with William and a gradually diminishing number of children.
∞ Mary married #162 William Henry Stouffer◊. He is the son of Jacob & Susanna (Campbell) Stouffer. He is an ancestor in the Stouffer Line.
Marriage notes |
They married Abt 1872. |
William was born 18 Jun 1854 in Bradenville, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. He died 24 Mar 1932 in Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania from pneumonia. He was buried 26 Mar 1932 in Bradenville, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.
He is in the group picture «here».
The location of William on his first census, that of 1860, has various interpretations. Most genealogies have him as a child of Jacob Stouffer but there's little agreement on which Jacob Stouffer: there are a plethora in Pennsylvania in 1860. Some genealogies identify him as the child of Jacob M. & Eliza Stouffer of Guildford, Pennsylvania. My main concern in this case is that the 1860 census listing of this Jacob does not list a child named William.
Other genealogies identify William with W. H. Stouffer, the son of Jacob & Emaline (Gehr) Stouffer. The initials are correct and age is within the range listed above. However, this individual appears in Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania. This is halfway across Pennsylvania from Westmoreland Co. where William will be in 1870.
Finally, one genealogy has identified his parents as Jacob & Rachel Stouffer of Unity Twp. in Westmoreland Co. This attribution may simply be a mistake in selecting the desired Jacob Stouffer in Unity Twp. given the following.
In the absence of any other documentation or family information, I think the most likely possibility is that our William is listed in Unity Twp. as William H. Stouffer, son of Jacob & Susanna Stouffer. The name matches, the birth year is fairly consistent, and the location puts him firmly in Westmoreland Co.
By the 1870 Federal Census he is in Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co. and is working as a laborer on the farm of John & Mary Fergerson.
On the 1880 Federal Census he is in Ligonier, Pennsylvania working as a wagoner. On the 1900 Federal Census, the 1910 Federal Census, and 1920 Federal Census of Derry, Pennsylvania he is a coal miner. There were 15 to 20 different mines operating in New Derry and Bradenville. The records were pretty well lost when the mines were closed, so we have no record of which mine or company employed him.
We find him on the 1930 Federal Census in Derry widowed, retired and living with his son, Harry. His last name is given as Stauffer, as it is on his death certificate. The informant was Harry, whose name is written the same way. I'm uncertain if Harry changed the spelling, or if the family spelled it various ways at various times, or if the registrar who filled out the form just misheard.
Children of this relationship:
| #132 | F | i | Sara Jane Stouffer◊ | (24 Mar 1873–18 Jan 1951) |
| #164 | M | ii | William Charles Stouffer | (12 Aug 1875–2 Jun 1954) |
| #167 | M | iii | Albert M. Stouffer | (1878–) |
| #1934 | M | iv | George C. Stouffer | (Oct 1879–Bef 1930) |
| #170 | M | v | Harry Harrison Stouffer | (30 May 1882–17 Aug 1943) |
| #50127 | M | vi | Jacob H. Stouffer | (May 1882–) |
| #166 | M | vii | Henry Lawrence "Wade" Stouffer | (Apr 1886–20 Oct 1940) |
| #168 | F | viii | Myrtle M. Stouffer | (Aug 1889–) |
| #165 | M | ix | Earl Floyd Stouffer | (19 Sep 1892–4 Aug 1963) |
| #50128 | U | x | «Unknown» Stouffer | (–Bef 1930) |
| #50129 | U | xi | «Unknown» Stouffer | (–Bef 1930) |
1860 U.S. Census, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll: M653_1196; Page: 1187; Image: 557; Family History Library Film: 805196
1861 Wales Census, Llandaff, Glamorgan, Ancestry.com. 1861 Wales Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.. Class: RG9; Piece: 4039; Folio: 21; Page: 3; GSU roll: 543225
1870 U.S. Census, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.. Roll: M593_1465; Page: 112B; Image: 226; Family History Library Film: 552964
1870 U.S. Census, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.. Roll: M593_1466; Page: 720A; Image: 638; Family History Library Film: 552965
1880 U.S. Census, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Roll: 1203; Family History Film: 1255203; Page: 143C; Enumeration District: 095
1900 U.S. Census, New Derry and Bradenville, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.. Roll: 1497; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1241497
1910 U.S. Census, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Roll: T624_1428; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1375441
1920 U.S. Census, Derry, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Roll: T625_1662; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 684
1930 U.S. Census, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.. Roll: 2155; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 377.0; FHL microfilm: 2341889
Isset Mary Dando birth registration, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database; citing Birth Registration, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NDY-J65 : accessed 11 January 2016)
Mary Jane Dando birth registration, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database; citing Birth Registration, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26GV-9T1 : accessed 11 January 2016)
Mary Jane Stouffer, death certificate, no. 114750, registered no. 157 (9 Dec 1924), Vital Statistics, Dept. of Health, Pennsylvania.
Personal recollection of Florence (Powers) Deffler, as related to Tad Deffler.
William Henry Stauffer, death certificate, no. 31735, registered no. 106 (25 Mar 1932), Vital Statistics, Dept. of Health, Pennsylvania.
Line Generation: 6
Relationship: Great-Great-Grandmother