Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Stauffer, Uriah S.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Richland Township N-Z


   URIAH S. STAUFFER of the firm of Stauffer & Shelly, 
publishers, P.O. Quakertown, was born November 13, 1859, at 
Milford Square, this county, his parents being Enos S. and 
Catherine (Shelly) Stauffer.  He was reared on the farm and 
worked at that employment seventeen years, attending the 
common schools.  In 1876 he began to learn the printing 
business with his relative, John Stauffer, with whom he 
remained two years.  He then attended Ursinus college, 
Collegeville, Montgomery county, Pa., one term, after which 
he spent six months with Mr. John Stauffer.  At the 
expiration of that time he went to Philadelphia, where he 
worked as a journeyman printer.  In 1880 he returned to 
Quakertown and took charge of a job printing office then 
owned by John G. Stauffer.  The following year he purchased 
the "Free Press," and in 1886 the partnership now existing 
between him and Anthony S. Shelly was formed, and the 
"Patriot and Reformer" was purchased of John G. Stauffer.  
On Christmas, 1883, he was married to Adeline W. Shelly, 
youngest daughter of Rev. Andrew B. Shelly, of Milford 
township, a minister of the Mennonite church, of which both 
are members.  Their child, Clayton, was born June 1, 1887.