George Snider Stover
(1803-1863)
Magdalena P. Jones
(1810-After 1860)
Henry Francis Stover
(1842-1905)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Phoebe Jane Lightfoot

Henry Francis Stover 1 5 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 17 May 1842, , LaPorte, Indiana, United States 1 5 7 10
  • Marriage (1): Phoebe Jane Lightfoot on 9 April 1863 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Died: 25 September 1905, Cherryvale, KS at age 63 11 12
  • Buried: 27 September 1905, Cherryvale, KS 12
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of May 1844 and a birth location of Indiana.

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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Springfield Township, LaPorte County, IN on June 1860. 7

1860 US Census
Page 161, Family 1244, Roll 275
Springfield Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Henry Stover..18..VA..Farmer

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Henry was born in Indiana instead of Virginia. His parents were born in Virginia.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 27 August 1870. 8

1870 US Census
Page 34, Family 140
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Henry Stover..24..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 May 1842, then his age should have been 28 instead of 24.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, KS on June 1880. 5

1880 US Census
Page 196D, Roll 0380
Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Henry Stover..Self..37..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mound Valley Township, Labette County, KS on 20 June 1900. 9

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 116, Family 227, Roll 485
Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas
Farm rented
Married 33 years
Henry Stover..Head..May 1844..56..IN..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 May 1842, then his age should have been 58 instead of 56.
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• He was buried on 27 September 1905 in the Fairview Cemetery in Cherryvale, KS.

Find A Grave Memorial #42133680
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Henry married Phoebe Jane Lightfoot, daughter of Isaac D. Lightfoot and Lydia Jones, on 9 April 1863 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States.1 2 5 6 10 11 (Phoebe Jane Lightfoot was born on 22 January 1846 in , LaPorte, Indiana, United States,1 5 8 12 14 15 16 17 died on 19 November 1920 in Parsons, KS 12 18 and was buried on 21 November 1920 in Cherryvale, KS 12.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hurricane Township, Carroll, MO on 27 August 1870. 19

1870 US Census
Page 34, Family 140
Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri
Henry Stover..24..IN..Farmer
Phoebe Stover..23..IN..Keeping House
Letha Stover..5..IN
Ellen Stover..2..MO
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, KS on June 1880. 5

1880 US Census
Page 196D, Roll 0380
Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Henry Stover..Self..37..IN..Farmer
Phoebe J. Stover..Wife..33..IN..Keeping House
Loretta A. Stover..Daughter..14..IN..Housework
Lydia E. Stover..Daughter..12..MO
Charles H. Stover..Son..9..MO
Joseph E. Stover..Son..6..KS
George E. Stover..Son..4..KS
Jessie G. Stover..Daughter..9m..KS
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Mound Valley Township, Labette County, KS on 20 June 1900. 9

1900 US Census
Page 12B, District 116, Family 227, Roll 485
Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas
Farm rented
Married 33 years
Henry Stover..Head..May 1844..56..IN..Farmer
Phoeba Stover..Wife..Jan 1848..52..IN..8/7
Edgar Stover..Son..Oct 1875..24..KS
George Stover..Son..Oct 1878..21..KS
Jessie G. Stover..Daughter..Aug 1880..19..KS
Frank Stover..Son..Jul 1882..17..KS
James Stover..Son..May 1887..13..KS

NOTE - On this census record, the ages and birth dates of all family members were reported incorrectly by one or two years for each person.
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Sources


1 Jeanette Marie Burr, "The Pitts-Burr Connection," database, Genealogy.com (https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/u/r/Jeanette-M-Burr/index.html : accessed 5 Dec 2013), http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/r/Jeanette-M-Burr/GENE3-0009.html.

2 LaPorte, Indiana, marriage register, Book E: page 330, Henry Stover-Phoebe Lightfoot, 9 Apr 1863.

3 Eddie L. Thurman [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; E-mail messages concerning Isaac D. Lightfoot and descendants.

4 Shirley Murray [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, email, Nov 2003; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; Email received November 2003 regarding Ancestors of Henry Francis Stover.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas, p. 196D, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0380.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 12B, dwelling 224, family 227, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, La Porte County, Indiana, p. 161, dwelling 1305, family 1244, George Snider Stover and Magdalena P. Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 275.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri, p. 34, dwelling 133, family 140; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Mound Valley Township, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 12B, dwelling 224, family 227, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 485.

10 Eddie L. Thurman [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

11 Shirley Murray [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, email, Nov 2003; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

12 David T. Gardiner, "Gardiner Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=norsk1 : accessed 5 Dec 2013).

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Dec 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42133680.

14 Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer, Rice, Jones, Zeek, Parks, Lightfoot," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu).

15 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, p. 398, dwelling 205, family 205; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

16 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana, p. 131, dwelling 1089, family 1033, Isaac D. Lightfoot and Lydia Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 275.

17 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 11A, family 290, James V. Stover and Sallie D. Lentz; index and images (accessed 4 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1820536.

18 Personal knowledge of Brian L. Lightfoot, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]; Includes all genealogy research papers done by Iris Geraldine Sharer during the 1960s and 1970s which incorported family history documents relating to the Lightfoot and Arnsberger families. Also includes all previous research done by Jack Drugan and siblings during the 1960s.

19 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Hurricane Township, Carroll County, Missouri, p. 34, dwelling 133, family 140, Henry Francis Stover and Phoebe Jane Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.


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