1817 There are two listings for Abraham Stoner on the tax list for Woodberry Twp, Bedford County, perhaps Abraham and his father. [1] [2]
1820 Abm Stoner Junior lived in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (under 10) and 1 (45 and over); and females: 2 (under 10) and 1 (16 thru 25). [3] The adjacent listings were for (father?) Abraham and (brothers?) John and Jacob.
1821 Abraham Stoner purchased, with a mortgage, a lot in Martinsburg, Bedford County from Alexander M. Kenney on December 6. Witnessed by Henry Breidenthal and Jacob Stoner. [4]
1822 Abraham Stoner Jr was on the duplicate tax list for Woodberry Twp, Bedford County. [5]
1831 On June 3, Abraham Stoner, of Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, and Christian Stoner, of Donegal Twp, Lancaster County, purchased land in Morrison's Cove, Bedford County from Martin Shook, of Woodbury Twp. Witnessed by Henry and Margaret Breidenthal. [6]
1834 Abrahan Stoner, Jr was on the tax list for North Woodberry Twp, Blair County, when it was first founded. [7]
1840 Abraham Stoner lived in Martinsburg Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 2 (under 5), 2 (5 thru 9), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (50 thru 59); and females: 2 (under 5), 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), and 1 (50 thru 59). [8] The adjacent listing was for Jacob Stoner.
1846 Abraham Stoner Jr. was taxed for 2 horses, 3 cows, and 1 carriage in North Woodberry Twp, Pennsylvania. Abraham Stoner Sr. was taxed for 192 acres, 5 horses, 4 cows, and 1 carriage in North Woodberry Twp, PA. It is not clear which of these records is for this Abraham, but Abraham's father had died by this time.
1850 Abraham Stoner (age 62, born in Pennsylvania) lived in North Woodbury, Blair County, Pennsylvania with Barbara Stoner (age 50), Jacob Stoner (age 21), Frany Stoner (age 19), Daniel Stoner (age 15), and Andrew Stoner (age 12). Abraham was a River Brethren clergy. [9]
1860 Abram Stoner (age 72, born in Pennsylvania) lived in North Woodbury, Blair County, Pennsylvania, at post office Martinsburg, with Barbara Stoner (age 64), Frany Stoner (age 29), Daniel Stoner (age 25), and Andrew Stoner (age 22). [10]
1861 On July 12, letters of administration for the estate of Abraham Stoner, of North Woodbury Twp, Blair County, were issued to Andrew Stoner and David Keagy, after renunciation by widow Barbara Stoner and sons Jacob R Stoner and Daniel Stoner. [11] [12]
1861 Abraham Stoner died on July 7, at age 73y 3m 10d, and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. [13] [14]
1870 Barbra Stoner (age 76, born in Pennsylvania) lived in North Woodbury Twp, Blair County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Andrew Stoner (33), Barbra Stoner (26), Clara Stoner (7), Harry Stoner (5), Samuel Stoner (3), Simon Stoner (7/12), Margret Stoner (33), and John Loose (18). Barbra Stoner was a retired. [15]
1879 Barbara, wife of Abraham Stoner died on June 30, at age 83y 1(unclear)m 29d, and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. [16] [17]
1879 On February 19, a Proof of Death memorandum was filed for Barbara Stoner. Letters of administration were granted to Andrew Stoner [son], Administration of Barbara Stoner Dec'd. Bond given for $600 with D.B. Stoner [nephew, son of Jacob] and J.K. Kauffman as sureties. [18]
Research Notes:
See also, [19]
[1] Bedford County Genealogy Project, Taxation Lists, [Bedford_County_Genealogy].
[2] James B. Whisker, The Bedford County Archives, Vol. 1 (Closson Press, 1985), 46, [GoogleBooks].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed M-587, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[5] Bedford County Genealogy Project, Taxation Lists, [Bedford_County_Genealogy].
[6] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed S-191, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[7] J Simpson Africa, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania, [Blair] (Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1883), 186, [InternetArchive], [HathiTrust].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Blair, Will B-140, [FamilySearchImage].
[12] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial 51699567, [FindAGrave].
[14] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[15] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[16] Find A Grave Memorial 51699668, [FindAGrave].
[17] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[18] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Blair, Will D-258, [FamilySearchImage].
[19] Jacob S. Stoner, History of the Andrew Stoner Family. Genealogy, 1967 (1968), 6, [GoogleBooks].