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     Thomas Stafford was born circa 1849 at Wells Co., IN.¹ He was the son of John Stafford and Elizabeth W. Starr.
Note: This John Stafford is not found in the 1870 census. His son John Stafford, age 3, is found living in the household of J. Earl, farmer in Sheridan Twp., Ottawa County, Kansas, and his wife Fannie. Possibly Fannie Earl, age 20, mother of a one-month old infant, was also the mother of the young John Stafford. (DLB 2005.)

     Earl Stage was born on 15 September 1895. He married Edna Bowlby on 10 August 1916. Earl Stage died on 6 December 1979 at age 84. He was buried in December 1979 at Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland Co., IL, Findagrave #81047236.

     Everett Dewey Stage was born on 19 April 1900 at Muhlenberg, Pickaway Co., OH. He married Ruth G. Windle, daughter of James William Windle and Ida Bell Axline, on 20 August 1919 at Newport, Campbell Co., KY. Everett Dewey Stage died on 8 October 1984 at Madison Co. (probably), OH, at age 84 Dates per SSDI, last residence Mt. Sterling. He was buried in October 1984 at Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Madison Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 70803301.

     James Milton Stage was born on 4 February 1931 at Richland Co., IL. He was the son of Earl Stage and Edna Bowlby. James Milton Stage married Jeanine Stoll, daughter of Edwin J. Stoll and Margaret B. Williams. James Milton Stage died on 11 January 1998 at age 66

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

James M. Stage, 66, of Pillager, Minn., died Sunday Jan. 11, 1998.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran church, located at 9185 N. Lexington Ave. in Circle Pines, Minn. Burial will be in Incarnation Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the church. Holcomb-Henry-Boom North Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family for Oncology Research.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanine; children, Sally A. Neff and her husband, Paul, of Lawrenceville, James M. Stage II and his wife, Sue, of Fort Collins, Colo., Michael J. Stage and his wife, Shelley of Arlington, Texas, Sandra S. Rand and her husband, Tim, of Circle Pines, Minn., Janice L. Wagner and her husband, Phil, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mary Margaret McNamara and her husband, Randy, of Circle Pines, Minn; 14 grandchildren; one sister, Lee Weas, of Bativia, Ohio.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Earl.

Olney Daily Mail (IL) Jan. 13, 1998.

He was buried in January 1998 at Incarnation Cemetery, Lino Lakes, Anoka Co., MN, Findagrave #75033538.

     Margaret Stage was born circa 1852 at Guernsey Co., OH.^2,1 She married Samuel DeNoon on 16 May 1876 at Guernsey Co., OH. Margaret Stage died before April 1899.

     Michael Joseph Stage was born on 28 February 1955 at Lawrenceville, Lawrence Co., IL. He was the son of James Milton Stage and Jeanine Stoll. Michael Joseph Stage was buried in January 2001 at Incarnation Cemetery, Lino Lakes, Anoka Co., MN, Findagrave #38610920. He died on 10 June 2001 at Maplewood, Ramsey Co., MN, at age 46.
Note: Michael's obituary names his widow Patricia. Also, there is a Minnesota divorce record for Michael J. Stage, spouse name Barbara, divorce date 19 JUL 1993, Dakota County.

     Pauline Stage married Albert Duner.

     Anna Maria Stager was born on 11 November 1808 at Dauphin Co., PA. She married Jacob Swinger on 21 June 1827 at Lancaster Co., PA. Anna Maria Stager died on 31 December 1892 at Painter Creek, Darke Co., OH, at age 84. She was buried in January 1893 at Newcomers Cemetery, Painter Creek, Darke Co., OH, Findagrave #21761975.

     Barbara Stager married Jacob Bach.¹

     Meredith Staggs married Frances (?).

     Nannie Staggs was born circa 1866. She was the daughter of Meredith Staggs and Frances (?) Nannie Staggs married Hamilton Branch Hobbs, son of Amory Oliver Hobbs and Rhoda Ann Stringfield, before 1892. Nannie Staggs died in 1892.

     Adam Stahl died at Mittelbrunn bei Landstuhl, Palatinate. Occupation: Landwirt in Mittelbrunn. He was born at Mittelbrunn bei Landstuhl, Palatinate. He was the son of Walter Stahl. Adam Stahl married Margarete Munzinger, daughter of Johann Michael Munzinger and Elisabeth Zimmer, on 14 February 1829 at Mittelbrunn, Palatinate.

     Catherine Stahl was born circa 1808 at Ohio. She married Matthias Saum, son of Matthias Saum Jr. and Elizabeth Kohl, in 1825 at Perry Co., OH. Catherine Stahl lived in 1850 at Jackson Twp., Seneca Co., OH, Census p.416A. She lived in 1870 at Jackson Twp., Seneca Co., OH.

     Charles Hempstead Stahl was born on 10 January 1865 at Galena, Jo Daviess Co., IL.¹ He married Jessie E. Troxell on 24 January 1893 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Charles Hempstead Stahl died on 21 July 1938 at La Grange, Cook Co., IL, at age 73. He was buried in July 1938 at Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess Co., IL, Find A Grave Memorial# 146530499.

     Christian Stahl married Winifred Mutz. Christian Stahl died on 17 October 1951 at Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE.

     Clarence Edward Stahl was born on 10 March 1901 at Taylor Twp., Howard Co., IN.¹ He was the son of John George Stahl and Mary Catherine Ricke.¹ Clarence Edward Stahl married Ethel D. Nelson, daughter of Peter August Nelson and Ethel J. Kitzmiller, circa 1924. Clarence Edward Stahl lived on 20 April 1940 at 3342 Central Avenue, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Fireman, city fire department.² He died on 28 June 1952 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL, at age 51

Obituary -- Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Sunday, June 29, 1952; Main Edition, Page 24 (Newspapers.com):

STAHL -- Clarence E. Stahl, beloved husband of Ethel, dear father of Marcella Snyder, Lucille Phelps, and Dorothy Rizzo, son of Mary and the late John Stahl, grandfather of five, brother of Arthur, Leonard, Raymond, William, Bernard, Carl, Elizabeth, and Lucille. Member of Retired Chicago Fire Dept. association. Funeral Tuesday, July 1, 9:30 a.m. from funeral home, 3440 N. Central avenue, to St. Ferdinand's church. Interment St. Joseph's.


The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana); Saturday, 28 June 1952; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

Clarence E. Stahl

Clarence E. Stahl, 51, a former resident of Kokomo, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Anthony's Hospital in Chicago where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. He had undergone major surgery in April of this year.

Born March 10, 1901 in Taylor Township, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stahl. he was a member of the Catholic Church, and while in Kokomo belonged to the Knights of Columbus.

In Chicago, where he made his home, he was a member of the fire department for 25 years. At the time of the LaSalle Hotel Fire in 1946, he helped fight the blaze and was injured. He retired from the department in 1949 and at the time of his death was connected with the A. B. Dick Company. In his youth, he served a year with the United States Army.

He married Miss Ethel Nelson in 1924, and she survives with three of the four children born to the marriage. Surviving children are Mrs. Marcella Snyder, Mrs. Lucille Phelps and Mrs. Dorothy Rizzo, all of Chicago.

He also leaves his mother, whose home address is 702 Vail Ave; five grandchildren; six brothers, Arthur J; and Carl T. of Kokomo; Leonard H., Raymond W. of Tucson, Ariz; William J. of Chicago; and Barnard T. of Rushville; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Rottermund of Chicago; and Mrs. Lucille Koors, northeast of Marion. A brother, Herman, died in infancy.

Funeral arrangements are still incomplete, but services and burial will be held in Chicago.

He was buried in July 1952 at St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Cook Co., IL, Findagrave #84648485.

     Dorothy E. Stahl was born on 5 January 1931 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Clarence Edward Stahl and Ethel D. Nelson.¹ Dorothy E. Stahl married James R. Rizzo, son of Sylvester Rizzo and Violet M. Fromm, on 28 June 1949 at Cook Co., IL, Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. This appears to have been the license date -- an article in The Kokomo Tribune, 22 JUL 1949, reports that the wedding was on July 9 at St. Ferdinand's Catholic church in Chicago. Dorothy E. Stahl died on 7 February 2005 at Elgin, Kane Co., IL, at age 74.

     Florence Stahl was born on 3 June 1903 at Cook Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Hempstead Stahl and Jessie E. Troxell.² Florence Stahl married Frederick Emil Nagel Jr., son of Frederick Emil Nagel and Frances M. McCormick, in 1926.¹ Florence Stahl died on 8 June 1984 at Dade Co., FL, at age 81.

     John George Stahl was born on 24 March 1867 at Indiana.¹ He married Mary Catherine Ricke in 1900.¹ John George Stahl died in 1947. He was buried in 1947 at Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard Co., IN, Findagrave #45520777.

     Lucille Ann Stahl was born on 27 August 1926 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Clarence Edward Stahl and Ethel D. Nelson.¹ Lucille Ann Stahl married Glenn Raymond Phelps, son of Roy Earl Phelps and Mary L. Romano, on 27 August 1945 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL; The Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana; Tuesday, 02 October 1945; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

PHELPS-STAHL

On Monday, August 27, St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, Chicago, was the scene of a lovely wedding, when Miss Lucille Ann Stahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Stahl of Chicago was united in marriage to Glenn R. Phelps, Sp(V) 2-c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Phelps of Watsonville, Calif. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. C. Sordyl.

The bride's attendant, Miss Elaine Westphal, wore pink taffeta and net, silver slippers and a band of pink roses in her hair. Bernard C. Stahl, uncle of the bride, served as best man.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore the traditional wedding gown and veil. The wedding dress was worn by the bride's aunt, Mrs. Herman (Stahl) Koors at her wedding.

A reception, attended by relatives and friends, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lick. Out-of-town relatives attending were Mr. and Mrs. John G. Stahl, grandparents of the bride, and Bernard Stahl of Kokomo, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman T. Koors and daughters of Tipton. The bridegroom served two years overseas, stationed at Honolulu naval airbase in Hawaii.

Lucille Ann Stahl died on 13 August 2012 at age 85

Obituary -- Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Wednesday, August 15, 2012; Main Edition, Page 2-8 (Newspapers.com):

PHELPS, LUCILLE A.
Lucille A. Phelps, nee Stahl, at rest Aug. 13, 2012; beloved wife of the late Glenn Sr; loving mother of Glenn Jr. (Darlene) Phelps, Dennis (Gina) Phelps and Kenneth Phelps; fond grandmother of seven; great-grandmother of nine; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday 3 until 9 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge. Funeral Services Friday 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alzheimers-illinois.org would be appreciated.

She was buried in August 2012 at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Cook Co., IL, Findagrave #198706151.

     Marcella Marie Stahl was born on 1 May 1925 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Clarence Edward Stahl and Ethel D. Nelson.¹ Marcella Marie Stahl married Ralph Dallas Snyder, son of Ernest Eugene Snyder and Sarah Emmaline Fudge, on 25 March 1944 at Oklahoma Co., OK. Marcella Marie Stahl died on 15 June 2002 at Elk Grove, Cook Co., IL, at age 77

Obituary -- Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; June 16, 2002 (GenealogyBank.com):

Marcella M. Snyder, age 77, a 44 year resident of Elk Grove Village, beloved wife of Ralph D; loving mother of Ralph D. Jr. (Diana), Edward E. (Sharon); adoring grandmother of Kimberly, Christopher, Nicole, Danielle, Jonathan; devoted sister of Lucille (Glenn) Phelps and Dorothy Rizzo; fond mother-in-law of Linda B. Snyder. Visitation Monday 3 to 9 p.m. at Grove Memorial Chapel, 1199 S. Arlington Heights Rd. in Elk Grove Village. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Lutheran Church of The Holy Spirit in Elk Grove Village. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Vitas Hospice.

She was buried in June 2002 at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Cook Co., IL, Findagrave #84649240.
Note: The Daily Herald; Chicago, Illinois; Thursday, August 1, 1963; Page 86 (Newspapers.com):

Dialing Elk Grove Village (Ethel R. Dunn)
Back from their short trip to Kokomo, Ind., are Ralph and Marcella Snyder and two sons, Ralph Jr. and Eddie. The drive was prompted by a family reunion at the home of Marcella's parents.


NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Daily Herald; Chicago, Illinois; Thursday, July 23, 1964; Page 88 (Newspapers.com):

Dialing Elk Grove Village (Ethel R. Dunn)
It was a western vacation for Ralph and Marcella Snyder, 205 Holly Lane, and son, Ed, this year. Their ultimate goal was Phoenix, where they headquarted with Marcella's cousin and family, the Ray Stahls. Other relatives, the Frank Kondolias in Tucson, also welcomed the Snyders for a visit. Among their sightseeing trips, the Grand Canyon highlighted their "take-home pictures." Ralph and Marcella wound up their trip with a weekend in Kokomo, to participate in a family reunion, to be with relatives they had not seen for eight years.

     Philip Russell Stahl was born on 7 April 1912 at Walton, Lancaster Co., NE. He was the son of Christian Stahl and Winifred Mutz. Philip Russell Stahl married Ila Loraine Faulhaber, daughter of Albert William Faulhaber and Emma Marie Schultz, on 11 December 1937. Philip Russell Stahl died on 25 November 1982 at Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, at age 70.

     Occupation: Landwirt in Mittelbrunn.

     Rev. Andrew Stahley was born in November 1821 at York Co., PA.¹ He married Charlotte Vogt circa 1842.² Occupation: Minister in 1870 at Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL.² Rev. Andrew Stahley married Ceres Oakes on 22 June 1875 at Stephenson Co., IL. Rev. Andrew Stahley died on 5 October 1911 at Forreston, Ogle Co., IL, at age 89.

     Delilah A. Stahley was born on 23 September 1843 at York Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Andrew Stahley and Charlotte Vogt.^1,2 Delilah A. Stahley married Isaac J. Vogelgesang, son of Isaac Vogelgesang and Maria Apollonia Triem, on 10 December 1867 at Stephenson Co., IL, Isaac and Delilah spent their 1867 honeymoon at his uncle Lewis Triem's home at Plainfield.

Elta was their only child; however, they adopted his niece Alice Hauptfuehrer and raised her.¹

Delilah A. Stahley died in 1922 at Oak Park, Cook Co., IL. She was buried in 1922 at White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, Ogle Co., IL.

     Anna Barbara Stahlin was born before 1732 at Germany.¹ She married Johannes Scheurer, son of Johann Michael Scheurer and Agnes Judith Schick, circa 1761 at Sersheim (probably), Württemberg, Germany.¹ Anna Barbara Stahlin died in 1795 at Lebanon Co., PA.¹

     Sarah Elnora Stahlnecker was born on 2 October 1869 at Alabama.¹ She married Jeremiah Marcellus Fain circa 1886.¹ Sarah Elnora Stahlnecker died on 11 July 1931 at Maricopa Co., AZ, at age 61. She was buried in July 1931 at Glendale Memorial Park, Glendale, Maricopa Co., AZ, Findagrave #8941769.

     Donlyn K. Stahly was born on 22 September 1945 at Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN. She died on 2 September 1998 at Columbia City, Whitley Co., IN, at age 52.

     Edward Staib was born circa 1895 at Seneca Co. (probably), OH. He married Blanche (?).

     Francis Staib was born in 1919. He was the son of Edward Staib and Blanche (?) Francis Staib married Helen Rae Burgderfer, daughter of Miley John Burgderfer and Rae W. Weininger, on 14 June 1945.