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Stuver, John Franklin

Birth Name Stuver, John Franklin
Gramps ID I1776
Gender male
Age at Death 78 years, 2 months, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1878-12-09 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 
Census 1880 Warren, Salamonie Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1900 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1910 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1930 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1940 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Death 1957-02-17 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 
Burial   Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Stuver, Alfred [I0029]1845-10-071928-01-17
Mother Cooper, Martha Jane [I1773]18561939-12-02
    Brother     Stuver, William Francis [I1775] 1877-09-06 1954-05-10
         Stuver, John Franklin [I1776] 1878-12-09 1957-02-17
    Brother     Stuver, Charles W. [I1777] 1880 1936
    Sister     Stuver, Anna Mae [I1789] 1889-03-07 1990-11-09

Families

    Family of Stuver, John Franklin and Weston, Ovilla [F0519]
Married Wife Weston, Ovilla [I1782] ( * 1875 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1900-08-06 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
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Narrative

[Obituary for John F. Stuver, paper and date unknown but presumed to be a Huntington publication; clipping from the files of Jane Anne Thomas, with a handwritten date of "Feb. 1957."]

[headline] John F. Stuver, 78, Dies Unexpectedly
[second line] Rites Wednesday Afternoon At Family Residence

John F. Stuver, 78, died unexpectedly at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at his home, 731 Etna avenue. Mr. Stuver had finished his supper and died of a heart ailment. He had been in failing health for 13 years.

Mr. Stuver was born December 9, 1878, in Huntington, to Alfred and Martha Cooper Stuver. He married Ovilla Weston August 6, 1900.

He was a lifelong resident of Huntington county and served with the Huntington fire department for several years. He also operated a grocery at Barbee lake for eight years. He lived for a number of years on a farm on Huntington route seven.

Surviving are the widow; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Poe of Huntington, and Mrs. Effie Bayha of Bluffton, and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, William and Charles, preceded him in death.

The body was returned from the Robbins funeral home to the family residence where friends may call and where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. E.R. Fisher officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Pedigree

  1. Stuver, Alfred [I0029]
    1. Cooper, Martha Jane [I1773]
      1. Stuver, William Francis [I1775]
      2. Stuver, John Franklin
        1. Weston, Ovilla [I1782]
      3. Stuver, Charles W. [I1777]
      4. Stuver, Anna Mae [I1789]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Date: 1880-06-02
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9H-8JC : 24 August 2017), Alfred Stuves, Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 193, sheet 509C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0285; FHL microfilm 1,254,285.

        Event Date 1880
        Event Place Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Alfred Stuves Self M 33 Ohio, United States
        Martha J Stuves Wife F 23 Indiana, United States
        Francis W Stuves Son M 3 Indiana, United States
        John Stuves Son M 2 Indiana, United States
        Effie Stuves Daughter F 11 Indiana, United States

  2. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900-06-04
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM1R-335 : accessed 10 February 2015), Alfred Staver, Huntington Township Huntington city Ward 3, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 149, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,378.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Huntington Township Huntington city Ward 3, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Alfred Staver Head M 55 Ohio
        Martha Staver Wife F 45 Indiana
        Willard Staver Son M 23 Indiana
        John Staver Son M 22 Indiana
        Charles Staver Son M 20 Indiana
        Anna Staver Daughter F 1 Indiana

  3. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKPS-FN7 : accessed 29 December 2014), Ovilla Stuver in household of John F Stuver, Huntington Ward 5, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 3B, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,369.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: Huntington Ward 5, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John F Stuver Head M 35 Indiana
        Ovilla Stuver Wife F 34 Indiana

  4. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHMB-M64 : accessed 29 December 2014), John F Stuver, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 27A, family 662, line 37, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 593; FHL microfilm 2,340,328.

        Event Year: 1930
        Event Place: Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John F Stuver Head M 51 Indiana
        Ovilla Stuver Wife F 54 Indiana

  5. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V1TD-69P : accessed 29 December 2014), John Stuver, Huntington Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35-15, sheet 4B, family 81, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1055, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

        Event Date: 1940
        Event Place: Huntington Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John Stuver Head M 61 Indiana
        Ovilla Stuver Wife F 64 Indiana

  6. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 [S0069]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXJQ-J8M : accessed 29 December 2014), John F Stuver and Ovilla Weston, 06 Aug 1900; citing , Huntington, , county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,321,238.