George W. Stover and Melinda Ann Kreider

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Husband George W. Stover ¹

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           Born: 17 Feb 1826 - Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA 2
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           Died: 2 May 1889 3
         Buried:  - Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA

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         Father: John Stover (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Yeagley (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 1848 - Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA 2

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Wife Melinda Ann Kreider ¹

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           Born: 13 Sep 1829 - Lebanon, Lebanon Co, PA 2
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         Father: Philip Kreider (1803-1842) 1
         Mother: Leah Bowman (1803-1856) 1

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Children

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1 M Perry H. Stover ²

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           Born: 4 Oct 1848 - Nittany Hall, Centre Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Eliza J. Wolf (1851-      ) 3
           Marr: 1875 3

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2 F Mary E. Stover ³

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           Born: 29 Oct 1853 3
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         Spouse: Thomas B. Motz (      -      ) 3

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3 M John C. Stover ³

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           Born: 27 May 1855 3
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           Died: 20 Oct 1893 3
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4 M Oscar J. Stover ³

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           Born: 25 Jul 1860 3
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           Died: Abt 1862
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Kreider H. Stover ³

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           Born: 12 Jul 1873 3
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General Notes: Husband - George W. Stover

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He was reared by his maternal grandmother in what was then Haines (later Penn) township, Centre County, PA. After a course in the district schools he studied higher branches at Mifflintown and Mifflinburg, and, thus prepared, began the work of teaching, in which he continued success­fully for three or four years. In 1842 he began to learn the miller's trade at Pine Creek Mills, and after acquiring a knowledge of the work re­mained there for a time as an employee. Later he engaged in mercantile business at Nittany Hall.

He and his wife began housekeeping at Nittany Hall, PA, and remained until June, 1849, when they settled upon another farm that had belonged to her father, and the claims of the other heirs were purchased in order to acquire it. There was only a log cabin on the place, once used as a distillery, but they made their home there until another more comfortable residence could be built. The first purchase was five acres, and later eighty acres adjoining were secured to make the compete farm. Before leaving Nittany Valley, Mr. Stover had bought tracts of timber land, which he afterward developed profitably. In the spring of 1859 he engaged in the distillery business in a small way, continuing more than twenty-five years, and this and other enterprises so engrossed his time that the care of the farm was left to the other members of the family or to hired help. During the last five years of his life he suffered from paralysis. For more than forty-five years he was a promi­nent member of the Reformed Church, serving often as deacon, and being always ready to con­tribute toward the advancement of the work. He helped to build three churches of this denom­ination, his liberality in this direction being one phase of a lifelong interest in all the movements which would promote the public welfare. He was a Democrat, although the family had in the main belonged to other parties. His interest in public affairs was keen, and he served in various township offices-auditor, school director, asses­sor and justice of the peace-and he was a warm friend of improvement in the schools of his dis­trict. At his death he left his property to his widow.

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Notes: Marriage

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They were married by Rev. Mr. Reese, a Lutheran minister.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 217, 481.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 481.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 482.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 446.