Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameChristian H. Stuckslager 
Birth13 Jan 1859, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Census12 Jun 1900, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#1410, pg 10
Census26 Apr 1930, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#2040, pg 20
Death25 Oct 1935, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
BurialRedstone Cem, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
OccupationFarmer
FatherCharles H. Stuckslager Jr (1822-1883)
MotherSarah Jane Krepps (1831-1890)
Misc. Notes
A farmer listed as married 16 years and all 4 children living with them in 1900 census.
He owned a farm of 111 acres which had been in the family for over 70 years, and sold the mineral rights for coal about 1900 for $100/acre. He was a Jeffersonian Democrat who served on the election board and as road supervisor and tax collector, and was a trustee for the M. E. church.
Listed in 1930 census as a farmer (71, PA) first married at age 24; with his wife Josephine (67, PA) first married at 22. Daughters Mary and Edna were still living at home.
[Obituary] - The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA; pg 1 Saturday 26 October 1935
Christian Stuckslager, 76 years old, died Friday evening at his home in Jefferson Township following a week’s illness of complications. Besides his wife, Josephine Stuckslager, he is survived by 4 children; Mary, James, Grover and Edna, and 6 grandchildren.
He owned a farm of 111 acres which had been in the family for over 70 years, and sold the mineral rights for coal about 1900 for $100/acre. He was a Jeffersonian Democrat who served on the election board and as road supervisor and tax collector, and was a trustee for the M. E. church.
Listed in 1930 census as a farmer (71, PA) first married at age 24; with his wife Josephine (67, PA) first married at 22. Daughters Mary and Edna were still living at home.
[Obituary] - The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA; pg 1 Saturday 26 October 1935
Christian Stuckslager, 76 years old, died Friday evening at his home in Jefferson Township following a week’s illness of complications. Besides his wife, Josephine Stuckslager, he is survived by 4 children; Mary, James, Grover and Edna, and 6 grandchildren.
Spouses
Birth12 Sep 1862, Fayette Co, PA
Death14 May 1937, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
BurialRedstone Cem, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
FatherSamuel W. Wells (1827-1894)
MotherSarah Ann Cockburn (1832-1914)
Misc. Notes
Living with her husband and two daughters in 1930. She outlived him by a couple years.
[Obituary]
Mrs. Josephine Stuckslager, widow of Christian H. Stuckslager, died Friday, May 14, 1937, in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edna Staub, Jefferson township. She was 74 years, eight months, and two days old.
Surviving are the following children: Mary, James, Grover Stuckslager and Mrs. Staub; and six grandchildren: Willard, Dorothy, Geraldine, Harry, and Betty Stuckslager and Paul Albert Staub.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Staub residence at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Redstone cemetery, near Brownsville.
[Obituary]
Mrs. Josephine Stuckslager, widow of Christian H. Stuckslager, died Friday, May 14, 1937, in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edna Staub, Jefferson township. She was 74 years, eight months, and two days old.
Surviving are the following children: Mary, James, Grover Stuckslager and Mrs. Staub; and six grandchildren: Willard, Dorothy, Geraldine, Harry, and Betty Stuckslager and Paul Albert Staub.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Staub residence at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Redstone cemetery, near Brownsville.
Marriage25 Sep 1885
ChildrenMary Anna (1886-1968)
James Cockburn (1888-1967)
Grover C. (1892-1974)
Edna Helen Dewey (1899-1977)