Individual Details

Jacob W. Stauffer

(3 Sep 1811 - 17 Jan 1855)

Jacob Stauffer was an organizer (1845) and minister of the Stauffer (Pike) Mennonite Church. Jacob and the Piker congregation thought the other Mennonites lacked enough discipline, and thus the congregation divided. The Piker congregation, under Jacob's leadership, was an early Old Order congregation.

Events

Birth3 Sep 1811Earl, Lancaster, PA
Marriage18 Nov 1833Lydia Martin
Death17 Jan 1855Earl, Lancaster, PA
BurialStauffer (Pike) Mennonite Cemetery, Earl, Lancaster, PA

Families

SpouseLydia Martin (1817 - 1897)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildMenno M. Stauffer (1851 - 1874)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildDavid M. Stauffer (1834 - 1889)
ChildAaron Stauffer (1846 - )
ChildMoses M. Stauffer (1849 - )
ChildDaniel M. Stauffer (1852 - 1943)
FatherDavid Stauffer (1788 - 1855)
MotherAnna Weaver (1793 - 1864)
SiblingMaria W. "Mary" Stauffer (1812 - 1883)
SiblingElizabeth W. Stauffer (1813 - 1892)
SiblingAnna W. Stauffer (1816 - 1886)
SiblingLydia W. Stauffer (1819 - 1891)
SiblingMagdalena Stauffer (1822 - 1855)
SiblingSarah W. Stauffer (1826 - 1870)

Endnotes

1. Stauffer, H. Romaine. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume30, Number 4 (October 2007), pages 36-41., page 41.

2. Stauffer, Leroy W.. "Readers' Ancestry" Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 32, Number 4 (October 2009), pages 28-33., page 30.

3. Stauffer, H. Romaine. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume30, Number 4 (October 2007), pages 36-41., page 41.

4. Stauffer, H. Romaine. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume30, Number 4 (October 2007), pages 36-41., page 41.

5. Stauffer, Leroy W.. "Readers' Ancestry" Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 32, Number 4 (October 2009), pages 28-33., page 30.

6. Stauffer, H. Romaine. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume30, Number 4 (October 2007), pages 36-41., page 41.