JOSEPH S. STOCKDALE, employed by the Stockdale and Allen Coal Companies, including the Acme and Allen mines, has been connected with this firm at Stockdale since 1888. The town of Stockdale was begun in 1883, and in 1885 mines were opened on the Stockdale farm. He is a grandson of Thomas Stockdale, who was born in Montgomery county, Penn., of English Quaker parents, and was there married to a lady who died leaving three sons, William, Thomas and John. In 1781, after the death of the wife and mother, the remainder of the family came to Washington county, Penn. He bought 100 acres of land, to which he afterward added another hundred acres, and was married in this county to his second wife, Amy Allen, who bore him children as follows: Joseph, Robert, Deborah, Allen and Hannah. Both the parents of this family died on the farm in Washington county.
Robert Stockdale, father of subject, was born April 19, 1801, on the home place in Allen township, Washington county, and there received a subscription-school education. On November 6, 1825, he was united in marriage with Deborah Allen, a native of this county, and daughter of Joseph Allen. The young couple settled on the old farm, where the following children were born and reared: William, married to Rebecca Ailes, now living in Oregon; Amy, deceased at the age of six years; Elizabeth, widow of William Sprowls, West Finley township; Allen; Robert M.; Deborah E.; Sarah Mary, and Hannah Amy, wife of I.K. Jackman, Los Angeles, Cal. The mother of this family died March 13, 1850, and the father was then married to Dorcas Price, a native of Westmoreland county, Penn., who is yet living on the homestead. They were the parents of three children, namely: Joseph Snyder, Cyrus Field (living in Stockdale), and Martin J. (Deceased). The father was a Democrat in politics, and in religious faith was a member of the Church of Christ at Fayette City, Penn. He died December 15, 1878.
Text taken from page 931 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).Transcribed January 1997 by Julie Jolly of Knob Noster, MO as part of the Beers Project.
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