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Below is a family biography included in the Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania published in 1904 by T. S. Benham & Company and The Lewis Publishing Company; Elwood Roberts, Editor. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JOHN STAGER was born September 17, 1841, in Chester county. After completing his education he learned the trade of plasterer. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Ninety-fifth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, the commanding officer being Colonel M. Gosling. He was wounded at Salem Heights, May 30, 1863, and honorably discharged from service September 9, 1863. He participated in the following battles; West Point, Virginia; the seven days fight around Richmond under General McClellan; the second battle of Bull Run, South Mountain, and the first and second battles of Fredericksburg. On his return from the war Mr. Stager taught school. In 1876 he married Harriet, daughter of David Shafter. Their children: Alice M., born 1878; Maurice B., born 1880; Horace, born 1882; Sallie, born 1884; Ralph, born 1892.
Rudolph Stager (father) was the son of Peter Stager. He married Mary Worts, and they had the following children: Joseph H., died in infancy; Rudolph, died at the age of forty years; Sarah, wife of John McCann; Barbara, wife of Harrison Marsh, they being deceased; Mary, widow of Harry Haldeman; and John. Peter Stager (grandfather) married Barbara Harley. Their children: Jacob, John and Rudolph, all deceased. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Mary (Worts) Stager were: John Worts, living in Conchohocken; David Worts (deceased); Ann, wife of John Boyer (deceased).
Mr. John Stager is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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