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


   WORMAN STONEBACK wholesale queensware dealer in 
Philadelphia, and a resident of Quakertown, was born in 
Rockhill township, this county, in 1838.  The former 
spelling of the name was Steinbach.  Henry Steinbach, 
great-grandfather of Worman, was born in Germany in 1750 and 
died in 1795, and was buried in Keller's church, Bedminster 
township.  His son, John, grandfather of our subject, was 
born in 1782 and died in 1864.  Robert, the father of our 
subject, was the eldest son of a family of nine children, 
six sons and three daughters. He was born in Dublin, Bucks 
county, in 1806, and during his life held many positions of 
trust, most prominent among which was that of recorder of 
Bucks county.  He was elected by the democratic party.  He 
was married to Lydia, eldest daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth 
Worman, of this county.  Born to this couple were five 
children, two sons and three daughters, all of whom are 
deceased, except our subject, who was the eldest son.  The 
father died in 1880, aged 74 years.  His wife survived him 
and is now in her 70th year.   Our subject was married in 
1868 to Joanna, daughter of William Bush and his wife 
Christiana, formerly of Philadelphia, but now residents of 
Quakertown.  The result of this union was three children:  
Ella (deceased), Blanche Lydia and Robert Eugene.  Mr. 
Stoneback was graduated from the Philadelphia High school in 
1855.  For a period of nineteen years he was employed in the 
capacity of agent at Quakertown for the North Pennsylvania 
railroad company.  In 1880 he gave up this position and 
engaged in the coal and lumber business, which he 
successfully carried on till 1885, when he engaged in his 
present business, that of wholesale queensware.  The 
business is under the firm name of Thomas C. Atherholt & 
Co., the partners being natives of Bucks county, and former 
residents of this place.  Mr. Stoneback is a member of the 
Dutch Reformed church.  In politics he is a stanch democrat.