Here is more information from the internet - I'm just cutting & pasting, these are NOT my family: SOURCE: Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey under the editorial supervision of Francis Bazley Lee (1907) Page 553 STACY T. VANDARSDALE, one of the successful agriculturists of Hamilton township, Mercer county, was born at Wallingford, Monmouth county, New Jersey, son of John and Rhoda Vanarsdale. The paternal grandparents were Garrett and Annie (Taylor) Vanarsdale, who were the parents of six children. John and Rhoda Vanarsdale were the parents of the following children: 1. Emily, married Nathan Martin, and had four children. 2. Elizabeth, married Alfred Jones, and they were the parents of Sidney W. Jones. 3. Caroline, married Benjamin Callender, whose two children are: Elizabeth, married Robert Stelle; and Hannah. 4. Louise, married George Dennis, and they have Page 554 children: Garrett, Mary, George, Annie, Joseph, Alfred and Charles. 5. Stacy T., see forward. 6. Alfred, married Mary Gibson. 7. Garrett, died in 1866. 8. A child who died in childhood. Stacy T. Vanarsdale attended the private and free schools after which he was "bound out" at three dollars a month for the first year, and the second year on the farm he received four and a half dollars a month. From the time he was thirteen years until he was thirty-three years of age, he taught school. These schools were taught as follows: At Cream Ridge, seven years; at Arnetown, eight years; at Ellisdale, two years; at Exton Mills, two years; at Pleasant Ridge, one year. In 1894 he purchased his present place, which he uses for general farming and truck garden purposes and also pays much attention to fruits. Politically Mr. Vanarsdale is a stanch Republican and had the honor of casting his first vote for President Abraham Lincoln, in 1860. He held the office of justice of the peace at Upper Freehold for nine years; was a member of the court of appeals for eleven years; and served on the election board for four years. He is one of the trustees of the Grange. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1873, and has been a steward and trustee of this church many years. Mr. Vanarsdale was married to Elizabeth McDaniel, by whom there is no issue. Hope this is helpful to someone, Terri Rene DaVar-Howard