James M. Stoughton

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR James M. Stoughton is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Elizabeth Ann Stoughton Son of John C. Stoughton and Mary Jane McCandless

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	May 1854	PA; expect Franklin Twp.	parent's residence
Marriage	ca. 1876		to Louise Eldora (Dora L.) Grossman b.10 Sept.1859 PA, d. 26 Jan 1923 Butler Co. PA
Death	6 Apr 1915	home, Clay Twp. Butler Co. PA	nose hemorrhage
Burial	8 Apr 1915	funeral at St. John's, Clay Twp.

Ancestry chart segment

       Generation 4                 Generation 5              Generation 6         Generation 7
                                +-- John C. Stoughton 
                                |   (1832-1902)
   +-- James M. Stoughton ------+
   |   (1854-1915)              |
   |                            +-- Mary Jane McCandless
   |                               (1832-1882)                                  +-- Benedict Grossman 
   |                                                                           |   (????-????) (German immigrant)
   +                                                      +-- Simon Grossman --+
   |                                                      |   (????-1849)      |
   |                            +-- Hugh C. Grossman -----+                    +-- Betsey Stivert
   |                            |   (1810-1891)           |                        (????-????)
   |                            |                         +-- unknown Carothers
   +-- Louise Eldora Grossman --+                             (????-1844)
       (1859-1923)              |         
                                |                             
                                +-- Mary A. Moore 
                                     (????-1892)
Sources: 

Children

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John A. Stoughton	M	Dec 1876	PA		resided Elwood City, Butler Co.; coal miner
Lida Blanch Stoughton	F	Mar. 1878	PA	unknown Davis of Elwood City
Bert H. Stoughton	M	Apr. 1883	PA		resided Midland, Butler Co.

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Franklin Twp, Butler Co. PA	1854- ~1876	with parents
Clay Twp, Butler Co. PA	~1876 - 1915	after marriage

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States federal Census, Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 16. Census dated 27 June, 1860. Lines 6-11: John Stoton, 25, farmer, $3000 real, $813 personal property; Mary J., 25; James, 6; Mary O., 3; Hannah J., 1; Lucinda, 6 months. All b. PA. Name is misspelled, but children are correct for John C. Stoughton and Mary Jane McCandless
2	1870 United States Federal Census, Franklin Township, Butler County, PA, Page 13, lines 1-8 lists John Stoughton, 34, married to Mary, 33. They live with seven children: son James Stoughton, 15; daughter Mary Stoughton, 14; daughter Ann Stoughton, 11; daughter Elizabeth Stoughton, 8; daughter Ellen Stoughton, 4; and daughter Jane Stoughton, 2. John Stoughton is listed as a farmer, Mary Stoughton as "keeping house," and James Stoughton as "farm laborer." Everyone is listed as having been born in PA. Mary Stoughton has a "father of foreign birth." James, Mary, Ann, and Elizabeth attended school within the year. Mary and Ann are listed as unable to write. This census page is undated. However, the previous page is dated July 21, 1870 and the following page is dated July 21,22 1870.
3	1880 United States Federal Census, Clay Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 34, page 16A lists Jas. M. Stoughton, white male age 26, farmer, married to Louisa S. Stoughton, white female age 21. They live with two children: son John Stoughton, age 3; and daughter Lida B. Stoughton, age 2.
4	1900 United States Federal Census Clay Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 64, page 237B lists James Stoughton age 46, born May 1854, married 24 years, farmer, farm owned free; Lou E. Stoughton, age 40, born Sept. 1859, married 24 yrs., mother of 3 children, all living; son John A. Stoughton, age 23, born Dec. 1876, single, farm helper; daughter Blanch L. Stoughton age 22, born Mar. 1878; son Bert H. Stoughton age 17, born Apr. 1883. All born PA; all parents born PA; all can read, write & speak English. Date of census 6 Jun 1900.
5	1910 United States Federal Census Clay Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 79, page 15, lines 5-6 lists James M. Stoughton age 55, married to Louisa E. Stoughton, age 50. They have been married for 33 years. Louisa has given birth to three children, all of whom are still living. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Both can read, write, and speak English. James is a farmer on his own farm (no mortgage). This census page is dated 29 Apr 1910.
6	1920 United States Federal Census Clay Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 35, page 18, lines 65-68 lists Louisa E. Stoughton age 60, widowed, living with her son, John A. Stoughton, age 43, also widowed. Also present is Louisa's grandson, Maynard Stoughton, age 17. Maynard attended school this year. Everyone can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Louisa is a farmer on her own farm. John is a miner in a coal mine. Margin notes indicate that they live on Beaver Dam Road. This census page is dated 27 and 28 Jan 1920.
7	The McCandless and Related Families by Joseph A. Ferree, Jr. 1977, p. 70. "Mary Jane McCandless, daughter of James and Jane (Jennie) (McCandless) McCandless, married John C,. Stoughton. their children: - James M. Stoughton married Louisa E. ___... source lists 7 children of Mary Jane & John C. Stoughton.
8	John T. Wilson, great-nephew of James Stoughton, research & family interviews 1975-1985.
9	Obituary James M. Stoughton, Butler Eagle Fri. 09 Apr. 1915, p.2, Col.1.; also in Butler Citizen, Fri. 9 Apr 1915, p.3, col. 1. (Identical information) James M.Stoughton of Clay Twp. died at his home Tue. afternoon following a nose hemorrhage. He is survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs. Blanche Davis of Elwood City, & 2 sons, John of Elwood city & Bert of Midland. The funeral took place Thursday at St. John's church, Clay Twp.
10	Research of A. Fix, personal correspondence 2010 & ongoing. Louise Eldora Grossman, aka Dora L. Grossman, born 10 Sept 1859 in PA & died 26 Jan 1923 Butler Co. Pa. Obit in Butler Eagle newspaper (see Butler Co. Library website). Her father was Hugh C. Grossman, son of Simon Grossman. Hugh Grossman married Mary Moore; their dau. Dora L. married James M. Stoughton.
11	1895 History of Butler County Pennsylvania, pg 1241-42. Biographies of Benedict Grossman, native of Germany (immigrant to York Co. PA) & wife Betsey Stivert; Simon Grossman & wife "Miss Carothers", residents of Butler Co. PA; Hugh C. Grossman & wife Mary A. Moore, parents of "Dora L., wife of James Stoughton, of Clay" (township).	(transcript)