(Includes descendants of Christian Gish (1792 Botetourt Co, VA - 1882 Woodford Co, IL) and dozens of his ancestors back to the early 1600s). A N N O U N C I N G STOVER BRETHREN The Family of Elder William Stover of Antietam Richard R. Weber, 2001 PREMIUM-quality hard cover 702 pages 7" x 10" ACID-FREE paper ILLUSTRATED Over 13,000 individuals in nine generations NOTES & REFERENCES, BIBIOGRAPHY, and complete personal name INDEX PRICE $ 46.50 + $ 3.25 shipping & handling TOTAL $ 49.75 Maryland residents please add sales tax of $2.33 Send check or money order to: Richard R. Weber 10715 Moosberger Ct. Columbia, MD 21044 Elder William Stover of Antietam, Franklin Co, PA is FOUND in Europe and at several locations in America. His children, George, William, Michael, Daniel, Jacob, Emanuel, Margaret Britz, Elizabeth Stoner, Susannah Gish, Catharine Gish, Hannah Landis, and Esther Feaster were born in the 1740s through 1760s; they scattered to five states. Includes the descendants of William Stover, his ancestors back to 1609, as well as his uncles, aunts, siblings, cousins, nieces, and nephews both in Europe and in many counties of America. VERIFIED BY EXTENSIVE PRIMARY EVIDENCE Thousands of original European and American records, extending back into the 1600s, some reproduced in the book Genealogy without valid documentation is mythology. GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERIES Disproving myths of the past True date and place of William Stover's birth Correct immigration date of William Stover The wives of William Stover William Stover's first cousin neighbor 22 forgotten ancestors of William Stover's descendants EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH reveals links with many people, places, and events, including: Arrest order for William Stover's ancestor Christopher Saur, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Mack, Jr. Numerous ministers of the Brethren & other churches A. Stover, reputed originator of the Indiana term Hoosier Mayor Stover of Hagerstown; Mayor Stover of Chambersburg Stover died 1847 in Vera Cruz, Mexico Brothers serving the Confederacy & the Union Stover descendant served both Confederacy & Union Stover descendant died 1864 at Andersonville Prison A drowning in Honduras Among many virtuous descendants, a few black sheep: One hanged in Salem One a bigamist One court-martialled One stabbed in a card game WITH MANY ALLIED FAMILIES, including 24 or more people with each of these, and a few other, surnames: Adams, Anderson Barnhart, Beckner, Benedict, Bish, Bock, Bowman, Britz/Britts, Brown, Carvin, Coffman, Custer, Deardorff, Eby, Fahrney, Fisher, Flora, Frantz, Funk, Gish, Good, Grove, Harris, Hess, Hollinger, Johnson, Kinsey/Kintze/Kinzey/Kinzie, Landis/Landes, Long, Looney, Martin, Meyer/Moyer, Miller, Mitchell Montgomery, Moomaw, Myers, Naff/Neff, Noffsinger/Nofsinger, Oyler, Peffley/Pefley, Peters, Pobst, Price, Reed, Rhoads/Rhodes, Robinson, Royer, Sollenberger/Sellenberg, Shank, Sheller, Smith, Snider/Shyder, Snodgrass, Stoner, Thompson, Vineyard, Waggoner/Wagner, Wampler, Weaver,Weber, Welty, Wilson, Winger/Wingert, Wolf, Ziegler/Zigler A GIFT TO BE REMEMBERED