BIO: John A. STOVER, Centre County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including 
the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing 
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Etc. 
Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898.
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  JOHN A. STOVER, who is probably one of the most highly respected 
agriculturists of Walker township, Centre county, has been an important 
factor in the development of the community, promoting its material and 
moral interests.  His parents, George and Catharine (Weltbarger) 
Stover, were of German descent, and born near Spring Mills, Centre 
county.  He was the eldest of their four children. (2) Benjamin, a 
farmer, living at Centre Hill, Centre county, married Sadie Byrd, and 
has four children - three sons and one daughter. (3) Howard, a farmer 
of Madisonburg, in the same county, wedded Mary Klinefelter, and has 
two children - Clark and Maud. (4) Samuel, whose home is on a farm near 
Zion, Centre county, married Emma Hull, and has two children - James 
and Mary.
  Our subject was born near Farmers Mills, Centre county, and in the 
usual manner of farmer boys he was reared to manhood.  In 1865 he was 
united in marriage with Miss Eliza Markel, who died in 1870, leaving 
two children - one son and one daughter: Catharine, born October 7,

318  COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.

1867, is now the wife of Noah Breon, a farmer of Walker township, and 
they have two children - Elmer and Mary; Samuel W., born April 21, 
1870, is still at home with his father.  For his second wife, Mr. 
Stover wedded Johanna Dietz, in 1873.  Her father, Jacob Dietz, by 
occupation a farmer, was a native of Germany, and in early manhood came 
to America, where he married.  By Mr. Stover's second marriage there is 
a son, Harry, born June 2, 1875, and married to Kate Tate, of Nittany.
  Mr. Stover has an excellent farm of twenty-five acres in Walker 
township, near Hublersburg, which he has under a high state of 
cultivation and well improved with good buildings.  Like his ancestors 
for the last half century, he is a stalwart Democrat in politics, 
always casting his ballot with that organization.  A sincere and 
conscientious Christian, he is a worthy member of the German Reformed 
Church, and is in favor of any movement tending to benefit the 
community, or calculated to elevate the tone of society in general.  By 
his neighbors he is classed among the leading agriculturists of Walker 
township, and by his honorable upright life has gained many friends.