Isaac Stauffer

Brief Life History of Isaac

Isaac Stauffer was born in 1818, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Henry Stauffer and Magdalene Bowman. He married Nancy Kettering about 1841, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 11 January 1868, at the age of 50, and was buried in Union Deposit Cemetery, Union Deposit, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Stauffer
1818–1868
Nancy Kettering
1817–1896
Marriage: about 1841
David H. Stauffer
1843–1904
John Stauffer
1844–1891
Levi G. Stauffer
1846–1874
Isaac Kettering Stauffer
1850–1912
Mary Stauffer
1855–

Sources (4)

  • Isack Staufer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Isaac Stauffer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Isaac Stauffer in entry for Isaac K Stauffer, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

South German:

occupational name for a maker or seller of beakers or mugs, from an agent derivative of Middle High German stouf ‘beaker, stoup’.

habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called with this word, for example Stauf, Staufen; the reference is to hills thought to resemble a beaker in shape. Compare Stouffer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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