Bios: William E. Stormer, 1888- : Ringgold Twp, Jefferson Co, PA

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Dalice Fadden
Dalice@ccomm.com

USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals
		and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices
		and submitter information is included. Any other use,
		including copying files to other sites requires
		permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to
		any other sites. We encourage links to the state and
		county table of contents.
____________________________________________________________


WILLIAM E. STORMER
From Jefferson County Her Pioneers and People
1917

WILLIAM E. STORMER, is one of the progressive and successful business men
of the younger generation in his native county and is a representative of
one of the pioneer families of this section of the Keystone state.  He owns
and conducts a splendidly appointed grocery establishment in the thriving
little borough of Reynoldsville.

Mr. Stormer was born in Ringgold township, this county, on the 14th of May,
1888, and his father, John Stormer, died on the 1st of the following
August, at the age of fifty-eight years, five months, thirteen days.  He
was born in Westmoreland county and was a son of John Stormer Sr., who was
born and reared in Germany and came to the United States when a young man. 
John Stormer, Sr., settled in Westmoreland county, Pa., where he cleared
and improved a productive farm, and later in life passed a number of years
in the home of his son Joseph, in Pinecreek township, Jefferson county, but
passed the closing period of his life in Westmoreland county, where he died
at a venerable age.  In that county also died his eldest son, Noah, and
also the second son, Levi; Joseph became a successful farmer in Pinecreek
township, wehre he passed the remainder of his life; John, Jr., father of
William E. Stormer, was the fourth son; Samuel, who was a veteran of the
Civil war, died in Pinecreek township; Michael likewise was a valiant
soldier in the same conflict and passed the closing years of his life in
the Pennsylvania Soldiers' Home at Erie; and the daughters were Sarah,
Susan and Polly.

John Stormer, Jr. came to Jefferson county when a young man and became
actively concerned in extensive lumbering operations, in association with a
man named Neal.  He later purchased a property in Ringgold township, known
as the "Hogback" farm, and to its management he continued to give his
attention until his death.  He wedded Chesta Bussard, who now lives at
Worthville, this county, and they became the parents of nine children,
John, Samuel, Charles, Ada, Jessie, William E., V.C., I.C., and Elizabeth. 
Samuel is a merchant at Worthville; Ada is the wife of Robert Stewart;
Jessie is the wife of Clark Mauk; V.C. resides at Punxsutawney; I.C. at
Reynoldsville; and Elizabeth remains with her venerable mother at
Worthville.  After the death of her first husband Mrs. Chesta (Bussard)
Stormer became the wife of William Eisenhart, who was born at Shamokin,
Northumberland county, and came to Jefferson county when a young man.  He
was a blacksmith by trade, but became identified with lumbering operations,
besides having conducted a general store at Sprankle Mills.  He died in
1905, at the age of seventy-nine years, no children having been born of his
marriage to Mrs. Stormer.  Samuel Bussard, the father of Mrs.
Stormer-Eisenhart, was born in Schuylkill county, Pa., and shortly after
his marriage to Catherine Hepler, likewise a native of Schuylkill county,
came to Jefferson county, and became a pioneer farmer near Brookville,
where they passed the remainder of their lives.  Of their children the
eldest was Samuel; Harriet became the wife of James Kelly; Chesta, mother
of William E. Stormer, was the next in order of birth; Amanda married
William Keihl; John is a resident of Armstrong county; Elias is deceased.

William E. Stormer went to the public schools at Sprankle Mills and at the
age of nineteen years established a meat market at Reynoldsville which he
continued with success about ten years, and then engaged in the grocery
business, with like results.  It is conceded that his establishment is one
of the best appointed and most metropolitan of its kind in Jefferson
county, and his attractive display of staple and fancy groceries and other
lines of food products is a model of sanitary arrangement and gastronomical
attractiveness.  His store building, with a frontage of fifty-eight feet,
occupies the most eligible and valuable corner in the business district of
Reynoldsville.  The property was purchased by him in 1914, though he has
been here engaged in the grocery business since July, 1906.

Mr. Stormer is a charter member of the Reynoldsville Chamber of Commerce
and a stanch supporter of its high civic and business policies, with a deep
interest in all things pertinent to the welfare and progress of his home
city and county.  He is a member of the local board of health, is
affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, and is a Republican in his
political adherency.

In 1901 was recorded the marriage of Mr. Stormer to Mary E. Bussard, who
was born and reared in this county, and they have three children, Marion,
Lena and Delvin.