MONTGOMERY COUNTY OHIO - BIO:  STIVER, Samuel
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"The History of Montgomery County, Ohio."; by W. H. Beers & Co., pub 
1882
page 290-291

    SAMUEL STIVER, farmer, P. O. Germantown.  Among the most worthy and 
prominent farmers of German Township Samuel Stiver holds a leading place.  In 
1806, his parents, John and Margaret (Wolf) Stiver, natives respectively of 
Lancaster and Toffin Counties, Penn., left their native State and came to 
Montgomery County, Ohio, settling in German Township, in the southwest part 
of the county.  John was of Holland Dutch descent, his ancestors having come 
to the colonies before the Revolutionary war.  He and wife lived and died in 
this county.  The subject of this sketch was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, 
February 21, 1816, here grew to maturity, inured to the trials that fell to 
the lot of every pioneer family, and March 4, 1841, was married to Catherine 
Emerick, daughter of George and Mary (Good) Emerick, the former of whom was a 
native of Maryland and the latter of Virginia.  Mrs. Stiver was born in this 
county October 7, 1819, and has had six children, as follows: Benjamin M., 
William C., Samuel, Mary E., John A., and Sarah C., all of whom are married 
and have families, excepting John A., who resides at home with his parents.  
Mr. Stiver owns over five hundred acres of land, three hundred and forty-six 
in German and one hundred and sixty-four in Jackson Township; has always been 
recognized as a good, successful farmer, who looks carefully after his 
business and seldom makes mistakes in his investments.  He is conservative 
and close in his views, a good neighbor, kind yet economical in his family, 
and can be safely classed as one of the representative farmers of the 
township.