The following obituary appeared in the October 30, 2001, edition of the Peoria (Illinois) Journal Star: Jean Ann Stout, 70 formerly of 224 E. Elmhurts, Peoria, IL, died Sat. 10/27/01 at Bel-wood Nursing Home, Peoria, IL where she was a resident. She was born 7/22/31 in Peoria to Leonard Sr. and Anna Barnes Stout. She was preceded by 1 brother and survied by an uncle and aunt and several cousins. She worked for the Journal Star newspaper and OSF Saint Francis Med Center as a nurse; was member of St.Thomas Catholic Church in Peoria Heights, IL. Services were at 10 AM with Rev. Kenneth Hummel will officiate with Burial in Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, IL . Memorials to Bel-wood Nursing Home.

The following obituary appeared in the September 25, 2001, edition of the Times of West Virginia: Mark Stout, 30, of Monongah died Sunday (Sept. 23, 2001) at his residence. He was born Jan. 19, 1971, in Fairmont, the son of Sharon Cunningham Stout of Fairmont and the late William F. Stout. He was employed at Seneca Electric in Clarksburg as an industrial electrician. He was a NASCAR and football fan, and enjoyed working on automobiles. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Rhonda Reiser Stout, whom he married Sept. 26, 1998; a brother, William L. Stout Jr. of Fairmont; a twin sister, Monica Williamson and her fiancé Chris Gearde of Fairmont; father-in-law, Ronald Reiser; four nephews, Mark D. Williamson, Wyatt Davies, and Brandon and Jordon Reiser; maternal grandmother, Pebbles Cunningham; two brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Tammi and Dan Davies, and Kim and Blake Reiser; six aunts and four uncles, Dave and Cheri Stout, Sue and Ace Berry, Barb and Jim Richardson, Phyllis Cunningham, Roger and Mary Jane Cunningham, and Marilyn Greenlief, and several cousins. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William J. Stout, and Carl and Ethel Molenock; maternal grandfather, Russell D. Cunningham; mother-in-law, Linda Joy Reiser, and an aunt, Carolyn Moss. Friends may call from 1-9 p.m. Thursday and noon-1 p.m. Friday at the Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Ave., Fairmont. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

The following obituary appeared in the August 16, 2001, edition of the Des Moines (Iowa) Register: FLOREINE STOUT Floreine Stout, 79; of Chariton, died of cancer Tuesday at Hospice Kavanagh House. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, with burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. Mrs. Stout was born in Foster and had lived in Des Moines most of her life before moving to Chariton seven years ago. She was a printer with Weeks and Lee, Retiring in 1991. She enjoyed pets and gardening. She is survived by a daughter, Jane Mills of Chariton; a son, John D. Lee Sr. of Knoxville; two brothers, Andrew Maddison of Knoxville and Philip Maddison of Lovilia; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family wil receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Kavanagh House.

If you are looking for information on the Penelope Coin I suggest you write to: The Hiram E. Deats Library Roxanne K. Carkhuff (Corresponding Secretary) 114 Main Street Flemington, NJ 08822 phone 210-782-1091 Library Hours: Thursday, 1-3, 7-9 PM and by appointment http://members.aol.com/njysprez/hchs.htm Hunterdon County, New Jersey - Genealogy Resources - A USGenWeb Site - http://members.aol.com/njysprez/ The Hiram E. Deats Library is part of the Hunterdon County Historical Society. Roxanne at one time was involved in the Stout Reunions that took place here in New Jersey. She may know about the coin. ****************************************************************************** ************** If you are looking for information on the Hart-Stout connection write to: Hopewell Museum 28 East Broad St. Hopewell, NJ 08525 (609) 466 0103 http://www.fieldtrip.com/nj/94660103.htm In 1922, Hopewell resident Sarah D. Stout donated an important collection of antiques which became the nucleus of a continuously growing inventory of artifacts, furniture, crafts, and other items. Hopewell at one time was in Hunterdon County - they redrew the county lines and Hopewell in now in Mercer County, NJ. Hopewell Museum is probably where most of the information you are looking for is located. This is where some of the research documents are located that was used for the Stout book. Before you jump in your car and head over - there are a few things you should know. 1. It is a very small Museum with no place for the researcher to sit. 2. They work with volunteers - while the volunteer is taking people on tours they cannot be watching and helping a research. 3. I called ahead and made 4 trips before I was allowed to do any research - this have been a number of years ago. 4. When you write - only ask one question, be very nice and include a small donation - you may receive a reply. Happy Hunting, Kathie Mirabella

The following obituary appeared in the November, 12, 2001, edition of the Napa (California) Register: Osie P. Stout died October 26, 2001 in Napa following a lengthy illness. She was 80. She was born in Emmetts, Mo. Stout is survived by her daughters. Glenda Jackson of Suisun City, Ca. Fay Uereb of Vallejo, Ca; and Barbara (Bobbie) Hofland of Covelo, Ca; and by her brother, Lloyd Uber of Springfield, Mo. Family graveside services were held at Mountain Cemetery in Sonoma, Ca. Arrangements were cared for by Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel and Crematory at 623 Coombs St. in Napa, Ca.

FYI the book is available at Barnes and Noble. I have one hard back and when I went to buy my sister's one, it was only in soft cover for $12.95. I really love the book. Sue Stout Cummins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Stout" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:32 PM Subject: Penelope Stout Poetry > Members of the Stout list may be interested in a 72-page book of poetry > about Penelope Stout, written by Penelope Scambly Schott, "Penelope: The > > Half-Scalped Woman: A narrative Poem". It is available both in hard > cover and paperback, ISBN 0-8130-1639-8, with a marked (softcover) > Amazon.com has the book listed at $19.95 hard back, $12.95 softcover. > This > is not an advertisement for Amazon.com; the book may be available > locally at > the marked price. For more info, though, doing an Amazon.com search for > > "Penelope" will bring info on this book, and by clicking on "See all > editorial > reviews", you'll find a series of poems about Penelope which may > interest you, > though they don't say they have them all available. > > Richard Stout > > > ==== STOUT Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send an e-mail to [email protected] > with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message > > If you get the digest version send an e-mail to [email protected] > with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message. > >

Is this book only though Amazon deb

Members of the Stout list may be interested in a 72-page book of poetry about Penelope Stout, written by Penelope Scambly Schott, "Penelope: The Half-Scalped Woman: A narrative Poem". It is available both in hard cover and paperback, ISBN 0-8130-1639-8, with a marked (softcover) Amazon.com has the book listed at $19.95 hard back, $12.95 softcover. This is not an advertisement for Amazon.com; the book may be available locally at the marked price. For more info, though, doing an Amazon.com search for "Penelope" will bring info on this book, and by clicking on "See all editorial reviews", you'll find a series of poems about Penelope which may interest you, though they don't say they have them all available. Richard Stout

The following obituary appeared in the November 14, 2001, edition of the Calhoun (Illinois) News-Herald: STOUT Viola Ann Stout, 94, of Greenfield, died Oct 31, 2001 at White Hall Multicare Center, where she had resided the last three years. She attended Normal University and Southern Illinois University. She was a retired schoolteacher, a member of the Greenfield United Methodist Church and H.J. Chapter of P.E.O. Born Dec. 27, 1906 in Palmyra, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holmes. She married Raymond O. Stout in 1928 in Springfield and he died in 1959. Surviving are two sons, Joseph A. Stout of Palmyra and James E. Stout of Houston, Texas; one sister, Catherine Miller of California; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. She was preceeded in death by two sisters, Mary and Virginia Holmes, and one daughter-in-law, Vonda Stout. Visitation was held Sunday at Shields Memorial Home in Greenfield. The funeral was conducted Monday, Nov. 5, 2001 at Greenfield Methodist Church. Burial was in Hettick cemetery near Hettick. Memorials may be made to the church.

The following obituary appeared in the March 26, 1999, edition of the Newark (New Jersey) Star-Ledger: Helen S. Weiss NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. - A Mass for Mrs. Helen S. Weiss, 86, of Danbury, Conn., a former New Jersey resident, will be offered at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in St. Edward Church here. Arrangements are by the Green Funeral Home, Danbury. Mrs. Weiss, who died Wednesday in Danbury Hospital, was a member of the Stout Family Association, embracing descendants of Richard Stout of Nottingham, England, and Penelope Stout of Holland, both early New Jersey settlers. Born in Clover Hill, N.J., she moved to Danbury many years ago. Surviving are three sons, Frederick, Robert and Joseph; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn DeMeo; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Got this from another list, thought it would be helpful to many. __________________________________________________________________________ Dear All: Some volunteers from the society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ( DAR) have established a wonderful new program for users of Rootsweb. These volunteers will do lookups in their database and records if you think one of your ancestors served in some capacity during the American Revolution. These volunteers have more databases that are available to them than the ones commonly used by the search engines. The process is fairly simple : Go to the DAR message board: There are two ways to do that: > www.rootsweb.com > message boards > topics > organizations and societies > DAR Or if you want the easy way :-) http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.organizations.dar Address your message as follows: subject : DAR Lookup > surname> location > dates In the body of the message put the information regarding the person, Be sure to fill out the surnames box at the bottom since the new search engine will be keying on that item. Leave the email response box checked and you will be notified when the DAR volunteers respond . Give them a week or so to get to your request. We really appreciate their efforts. This info can be key for: a: joining these prestigious organizations ( DAR & SAR) b: sending a request for the copies of the files that were submitted and the information they have available. Many thanks to: Glenda Thompson DAR VIS Volunteer Vice Chrm. Patriot Lookup for organizing this effort and all the many volunteers that are donating their time and effort to us instead of pursuing their own ancestors, Best Regards John A Hansen DAR board admin. BTW: Please forward this message to other lists and boards that each of you are involved in. A word of thanks to each volunteer that does this work and especially the one that responds to your post would probably be highly appreciated. ____________________________________________________________________________ _ Jack Childers in OKC International Society of BlackSheep Genealogists http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm "I've traveled a long way and some of the roads were not paved"

Stout and Allied Families, vol. 1, 1951 edition, lists in the index Hart, John, page 68n - indicating a footnote on page 68. This footnote reads "112. Child of John Hart, the Signer." Footnote #112 is found on page 70 next to Nathaniel Hart, b. 1747, husband of Elizabeth Stout, m. May 2, 1770. Elizabeth is the daughter of John Stout and Mabel Sexton; John Stout is the son of Zebulon Stout and Charity Burrowes; Zebulon Stout is the son of Johnathan Stout and Anna Bollen; Johnathan Stout is the son of Richard and Penelope. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ginger Sisco <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:57 PM Subject: Hart > > I have an Abigail Hart who married Moses Stout in 1799. She is the daughter of John Hart and Deborah Scudder. Moses is the son of John Stout and Rachel Merrill. > Ginger > Frances L VanScoy <[email protected]> wrote: Russel R. Stout and Olive M. Stout's 1964 book Richard Stout Descendants > in West Virginia says on pages 5-6, > > "Jonathan [son of Richard and Penelope Stout] and Anna lived on a farm at > Hopewell, south of Amwell township. Together with Nathan Drake, John Hart, > and the Bowne Family, Jonathan helped establish the Baptist Church of > Hopewell. For forty-one years the meetings were held at the home of > Jonathan or at that of one of his children, before a meetinghouse was > built in the early 1700's. John Hart, Signer of the Declaration of > Independence, donated the land for the church and was later buried in the > graveyard adjoining." > > (The chronology of this account troubles me a bit.) > > I have not found any family connection between Penelope Stout and John > Hart. I have found one marriage between a Stout descendant and a Hart > descendant, shown below using my ahnentafel numbers. > > 560 Johnathan Stout 572 Samuel Hart > 280 Samuel Stout 286 James Hart > 140 Johnathan Stout 142 Samuel Opdycke m. 143 Jane Hart > 70 Samuel Stout married 71 Letitia Updyke > > However the elder Samuel Hart was possibly born in 1690 in Ulster, > Ireland, and probably not related to John Hart, Signer. > > Frances Van Scoy [email protected] > > > > ==== STOUT Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send an e-mail to [email protected] > with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message > > If you get the digest version send an e-mail to [email protected] > with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message. > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals. > > > ==== STOUT Mailing List ==== > Need help? Visit the list FAQ: > > http://www.rangeweb.net/~hmscook/roots/stout.html >

The following obituary appeared in the November 12, 2001, edition of the Morning News, Fayetteville, Arkansas: Thelma Miller FAYETTEVILLE -- Thelma Miller, 87, of Fayetteville died Nov. 10, 2001, at Fayetteville Health and Rehabilitation. She was born July 1, 1914, at Arnett (Crawford County), to Elmer and Lulu Skelton Stout. She was a life resident of the area, a homemaker and a member of Baldwin Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Miller. Survivors include one son, Leon Smith of Jackson, Miss.; one daughter, Jacquelyn K. Haynes of Kansas City, Mo.; one brother, Lloyd Stout of the Whitehouse community; three sisters, Juanita Ramey of Greenland, Lucille Adams of Fayetteville and Verna Tackett of Springdale; five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Whitehouse Church of Christ, with Randall Caselman officiating. Burial will be in Whitehouse Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville.

I have an Abigail Hart who married Moses Stout in 1799. She is the daughter of John Hart and Deborah Scudder. Moses is the son of John Stout and Rachel Merrill. Ginger Frances L VanScoy <[email protected]> wrote: Russel R. Stout and Olive M. Stout's 1964 book Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia says on pages 5-6, "Jonathan [son of Richard and Penelope Stout] and Anna lived on a farm at Hopewell, south of Amwell township. Together with Nathan Drake, John Hart, and the Bowne Family, Jonathan helped establish the Baptist Church of Hopewell. For forty-one years the meetings were held at the home of Jonathan or at that of one of his children, before a meetinghouse was built in the early 1700's. John Hart, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, donated the land for the church and was later buried in the graveyard adjoining." (The chronology of this account troubles me a bit.) I have not found any family connection between Penelope Stout and John Hart. I have found one marriage between a Stout descendant and a Hart descendant, shown below using my ahnentafel numbers. 560 Johnathan Stout 572 Samuel Hart 280 Samuel Stout 286 James Hart 140 Johnathan Stout 142 Samuel Opdycke m. 143 Jane Hart 70 Samuel Stout married 71 Letitia Updyke However the elder Samuel Hart was possibly born in 1690 in Ulster, Ireland, and probably not related to John Hart, Signer. Frances Van Scoy [email protected] ==== STOUT Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe send an e-mail to [email protected] with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message If you get the digest version send an e-mail to [email protected] with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals.

Russel R. Stout and Olive M. Stout's 1964 book Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia says on pages 5-6, "Jonathan [son of Richard and Penelope Stout] and Anna lived on a farm at Hopewell, south of Amwell township. Together with Nathan Drake, John Hart, and the Bowne Family, Jonathan helped establish the Baptist Church of Hopewell. For forty-one years the meetings were held at the home of Jonathan or at that of one of his children, before a meetinghouse was built in the early 1700's. John Hart, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, donated the land for the church and was later buried in the graveyard adjoining." (The chronology of this account troubles me a bit.) I have not found any family connection between Penelope Stout and John Hart. I have found one marriage between a Stout descendant and a Hart descendant, shown below using my ahnentafel numbers. 560 Johnathan Stout 572 Samuel Hart 280 Samuel Stout 286 James Hart 140 Johnathan Stout 142 Samuel Opdycke m. 143 Jane Hart 70 Samuel Stout married 71 Letitia Updyke However the elder Samuel Hart was possibly born in 1690 in Ulster, Ireland, and probably not related to John Hart, Signer. Frances Van Scoy [email protected]

The parents of John Hart, signer of the Declaration of Independence were Edward and Martha (Furman) Hart. And his wife's name was Deborah. Two sons of John and Deborah (Scudder) Hart married Stout's. Edward married Nancy Ann Stout and Nathaniel married Elizabeth Stout. Of course, this is all family to me. My ggg-grandfather Amos Hart (b. 1776) is descended from a brother of the older Edward Hart and is a cousin of John Hart the Signer. And my ggg-grandmother Ruth (Stout) Hart was the daughter of Andrew Stout and Sarah Stout. Bill > > Subject: Nancy Ann Stout > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:15:33 -0600 > From: "Phillip J. Cook" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Over the past weeks I have been seeking information on the Penelope Stout > commemorative coin. > I received a response from Ferris Olin Ph.D., Rutgers University. He had > knowledge of the coin but his only advice was the recommendation that I > contact Historical Societies near the areas where Penelope lived. > He did make one statement that caught me off guard. He said Penelope had a > son, John Hart, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. As > with most information, an element of truth may exist. > Researching John Hart, I found he was born btw 1708-1713. A side note, > Penelope would have been nearing her 90th birthday. John Hart & his wife > Rebecca Scudder had many children, among them Edward Hart, b. 1755. Edward > married Nancy Ann Stout in 1777. > I have no records of Nancy but my data is limited. Hopefully this > information will help someone. > > Will continue attempting to find background and possible sources for the > commemorative > coin. > > Phil Cook

Over the past weeks I have been seeking information on the Penelope Stout commemorative coin. I received a response from Ferris Olin Ph.D., Rutgers University. He had knowledge of the coin but his only advice was the recommendation that I contact Historical Societies near the areas where Penelope lived. He did make one statement that caught me off guard. He said Penelope had a son, John Hart, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. As with most information, an element of truth may exist. Researching John Hart, I found he was born btw 1708-1713. A side note, Penelope would have been nearing her 90th birthday. John Hart & his wife Rebecca Scudder had many children, among them Edward Hart, b. 1755. Edward married Nancy Ann Stout in 1777. I have no records of Nancy but my data is limited. Hopefully this information will help someone. Will continue attempting to find background and possible sources for the commemorative coin. Phil Cook

I posed this question on the STOUT my family page: Where can the Penelope Stout coin be purchased? Here was the reply: Read what others had to say: Pat Russell - Nov 12, 2001 Viewers | Reply to this item Joe, we have never found it. The only one who might answer that for you would be Carrie, and as far as I know, she only had the pics that I think she found on another site and she incorporated it to her Stout site. I think to find the coin would be a prize in itself and whoever has one would surely be bragging about it. Good luck in your search for it.

I've also been trying to find out how to get the commemorative coin. If any one knows how to get one please let me know. Barbara [email protected]

The following obituary appeared in the June 11, 2001, edition of the Missoulian of Missoula, Montana: HELEN HARKIN STOUT MISSOULA - Helen Harkin Stout, 92, passed away Saturday, June 8, in Missoula at the Village Health Care Center. Helen was born Dec. 26, 1908, in Belfry, daughter of the late John and Anna Hundley Harkin. Following her graduation from high school, she attended Dillon Normal College for two years and received her teaching certificate in primary education. On Dec. 24, 1937, she married Herbert Louis Stout in Hamilton. Helen taught in Hamilton until moving with her husband during World War II to the Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska. Both worked in civil service until moving to Las Cruces, N.M., where they worked on the White Sands Missile Proving Grounds, retiring in 1963. After retiring, the couple enjoyed traveling throughout the world. They spent their summers at their cabin in the East Fork of the Bitterroot, which they started building in 1934. During the winters they lived in El Paso, Texas. Helen was a member of the Leona Chapter No. 31, Order of Eastern Star in Hamilton. Survivors include her brother Marvin Harkin of Salome, Ariz.; nieces and nephews, Shirley and Bill Walllin of Las Vegas, Nev., Darlene and Drew Johnson, Phyllis and Jim Langley, and Lonnie Stout and Jerri Adams, all of Hamilton, Fred and Gayle Stout of Missoula and Kenneth and Mary Stout of Kingman, Ariz.; sisters-in-law Alice Hegge of Lolo and Pauline Gonsior of Missoula; and several Grandnieces and Grandnephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Herb on Dec. 24, 1991, sisters Ruth and Betty and brothers Bill, Joe and Fred. A prayer service will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 15, at the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton with Sister Margaret Hogan officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Hamilton with Eastern Star rites conducted by the Hamilton Leona Chapter No. 31. Visitation for friends will be 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the chapel.