Below is my current work status in the George and Mary (Price) Stamm Family ancestors of Sarah Maud (Stamm), mar. to Ammon Smith) Moyer of Stephenson Co IL I would be most grateful for corrections to errors that might be here and additional information. I think we're once again looking at another family line who came to Centre Co from east of the Susquehanna, in thsi case from well east of the Susquehanna in Berks Co. PA, and whose family moved on to Stephenson Co. IL. Does anyone know of a dependable and "complete" -- yeah, I know, that's pretty hopeful!! :-) -- study in print of the migration from Centre Co. to Stephenson Co.? Why so specifically from Centre Co. to Stephenson Co., both by Scottish familes such as Askey and by Pa. German famillies such as Stamm, Hockman, Swartz, Moyer, etc.? LOTS of families did it, including various lines of my own, and if I can ever get into print some day, this topic will become an important part of it!! My warm and abundant thanks to various folks who have posted information on this STAMM family search. Adam Stamm ( - ), native of Berks Co; moved to "Tussey sink," (along Sinking Spring Creek, near Tusseyville, Centre Co PA). Married to Elizabeth KEEN 14 children: 5 boys, 9 girls GEORGE STAMM (2 July 1808, Tussey sink near Tusseyville, Centre Co PA ‹ 13 Apr 1871, Stephenson Co IL) Married on 4 Oct 1832 by Rev. Peter S. Fisher, German Ref. minister in Centre Co, to MARY PRICE ( - 1889), dau of Jacob Price (Preiss)of Centre Co (d. ca. 1847 ) and Sophia _____. Moved to McAlevy Ft, Huntingdon Co PA after marriage (1832), then to Rebecca Forge in 1854, then to Berrien Co MI in 1855; and to farm 3/4 mi east of Mcconnell's Grove, Stephenson Co. IL, as of 18 Mar 1856. All children moved to IL with him except Catherine. Children: 1. Elizabeth (m. JacobWittenmeyer); lived: Cedarville, Stephenson Co IL; 5 sons, 2 daughters 2. Catherine (m. Elias Musser in 1853; lived: Huntingdon PA; 4 sons, 3 daughters. 3. David (m. Maggie Meyers of Centre Co in 1871); lived: Waddams Twp, Stephenson Co. IL.; 3 sons & 2 daughters. 4. Adam F. (8 Feb 1810, Centre Co - ) married 4 Nov 1866 to Leah Stamm; lived: McConnell IL; no children. Commissioner of higheways. 5. Isaac Stamm (m Susan Phillips of _______ in 1873); lived: Waddams Twp, Stephenson Co; 4 boys and 6 daughters daughter: Sarah Maud Stamm (16 Jan 1883, McConnell - 30 May 1972, ???; bur. Chapel Hill Cem., Freeport IL; married to Ammon Smith Moyer. 6. Sarah Stamm (m. Charles McNutt in 1865); lived: Barton Co KS.; (another source says they lived at Dalllis Co. IA); four daughters. 7. Jonathan Musser Stamm (27 May 1851, Potter's Twp, Huntingdon Co PA - 25 Feb 1940, likely in IL); (m. Elizabeth Masters [12 Jan 1849, Ringold MD - 11 Sept 1931, where? ] in 1879); lived McConnell IL; 2 sons & 2 daughters. Children: a. Charles Winfield Stamm (1 Jan 1881, McConnell IL - 30 Dec 1970, Monroe WI) b. Arthur Barton Stamm (19 Feb 1882, McConnell IL - 16 Jul 1885) c. Katherine Rosa Stamm (1884, McConnell IL - 5 Sept 1939) d. Pearl Elsie Stamm (20 Aug 1887 - 9 Jan 1970, Freeport IL) 8. Jacob W. Stamm (m. Anna Herbrand, b. in Germany in 1880); lived: McConnell IL; 4 daughters. Town clerk for 10 years. 9. one more, unknown Ira Stamm (brother of George): moved to Berrien Springs MI ca. 1868.

I'd love an answer to that question myself! Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Moyer" <kmoyer@marauder.millersville.edu> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:44 PM Subject: [PACENTRE] Current status of GEORGE AND (MARY) PRICE STAMM research > Below is my current work status in the George and Mary (Price) Stamm Family > ancestors of Sarah Maud (Stamm), mar. to Ammon Smith) Moyer of Stephenson > Co IL > > I would be most grateful for corrections to errors that might be here and > additional information. > > I think we're once again looking at another family line who came to Centre > Co from east of the Susquehanna, in thsi case from well east of the > Susquehanna in Berks Co. PA, and whose family moved on to Stephenson Co. IL. > Does anyone know of a dependable and "complete" -- yeah, I know, that's > pretty hopeful!! :-) -- study in print of the migration from Centre Co. > to Stephenson Co.? Why so specifically from Centre Co. to Stephenson Co., > both by Scottish familes such as Askey and by Pa. German famillies such as > Stamm, Hockman, Swartz, Moyer, etc.? LOTS of families did it, including > various lines of my own, and if I can ever get into print some day, this > topic will become an important part of it!! > > My warm and abundant thanks to various folks who have posted information on > this STAMM family search. > > Adam Stamm ( - ), native of Berks Co; moved to "Tussey sink," (along > Sinking Spring Creek, near Tusseyville, Centre Co PA). > Married to Elizabeth KEEN > 14 children: 5 boys, 9 girls > > GEORGE STAMM (2 July 1808, Tussey sink near Tusseyville, Centre Co PA < 13 > Apr 1871, > Stephenson Co IL) > Married on 4 Oct 1832 by Rev. Peter S. Fisher, German Ref. minister in > Centre Co, to > MARY PRICE ( - 1889), dau of Jacob Price (Preiss)of Centre Co (d. ca. > 1847 ) and Sophia _____. > Moved to McAlevy Ft, Huntingdon Co PA after marriage (1832), then to > Rebecca Forge in 1854, then to > Berrien Co MI in 1855; and to farm 3/4 mi east of Mcconnell's Grove, > Stephenson Co. IL, as of 18 Mar > 1856. All children moved to IL with him except Catherine. > > Children: > > 1. Elizabeth (m. JacobWittenmeyer); lived: Cedarville, Stephenson Co IL; > 5 sons, 2 daughters > > 2. Catherine (m. Elias Musser in 1853; lived: Huntingdon PA; 4 sons, 3 > daughters. > > 3. David (m. Maggie Meyers of Centre Co in 1871); lived: Waddams Twp, > Stephenson Co. IL.; 3 sons & 2 > daughters. > > 4. Adam F. (8 Feb 1810, Centre Co - ) married 4 Nov 1866 to Leah > Stamm; lived: McConnell IL; no children. > Commissioner of higheways. > > 5. Isaac Stamm (m Susan Phillips of _______ in 1873); lived: Waddams > Twp, Stephenson Co; 4 boys and 6 > daughters > > daughter: Sarah Maud Stamm (16 Jan 1883, McConnell - 30 May 1972, > ???; bur. > Chapel Hill Cem., Freeport IL; married to Ammon Smith Moyer. > > 6. Sarah Stamm (m. Charles McNutt in 1865); lived: Barton Co KS.; > (another source says they lived at Dalllis > Co. IA); four daughters. > > 7. Jonathan Musser Stamm (27 May 1851, Potter's Twp, Huntingdon Co PA - > 25 Feb 1940, likely in IL); > (m. Elizabeth Masters [12 Jan 1849, Ringold MD - 11 Sept 1931, where? > ] in 1879); lived McConnell IL; > 2 sons & 2 daughters. > > Children: > a. Charles Winfield Stamm (1 Jan 1881, McConnell IL - 30 Dec > 1970, Monroe WI) > b. Arthur Barton Stamm (19 Feb 1882, McConnell IL - 16 Jul 1885) > c. Katherine Rosa Stamm (1884, McConnell IL - 5 Sept 1939) > d. Pearl Elsie Stamm (20 Aug 1887 - 9 Jan 1970, Freeport IL) > > 8. Jacob W. Stamm (m. Anna Herbrand, b. in Germany in 1880); lived: > McConnell IL; > 4 daughters. Town clerk for 10 years. > > 9. one more, unknown > > Ira Stamm (brother of George): moved to Berrien Springs MI ca. 1868. > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > Much info which has been posted on the list already may be found in the PACENTRE Archives. View them at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Karl - I might add to Justin's excellent explanation of the migration to IL that sometimes an entire church congregation would make the move. While Centre County's terrain was beautiful for farm folks, these settlers had very large families and not enough land to give every son his own farm. Also, just as Centre Co beckoned its settlers to come there in the first place, so did IL and WI beckon these same people to go West. As the old saying goes - the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. One of my ancestors traveled from Centre Co to Erie by stagecoach, then across the lake to Detroit where he boarded a train to Michigan City and from there took a stagecoach to Freeport, IL in 1847. When his first wife died in 1865 in IL he apparently took a train to Sugar Valley where he married a widow in 1866 and took her to his home in IL. Gloria Harbach > I think we're once again looking at another family line who came to Centre > Co from east of the Susquehanna, in thsi case from well east of the > Susquehanna in Berks Co. PA, and whose family moved on to Stephenson Co. IL. > Does anyone know of a dependable and "complete" -- yeah, I know, that's > pretty hopeful!! :-) -- study in print of the migration from Centre Co. > to Stephenson Co.? Why so specifically from Centre Co. to Stephenson Co., > both by Scottish familes such as Askey and by Pa. German famillies such as > Stamm, Hockman, Swartz, Moyer, etc.? LOTS of families did it, including > various lines of my own, and if I can ever get into print some day, this > topic will become an important part of it!!