Louise Eldora Grossman

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Louise Eldora/"Dora L." Grossman is not in my direct ancestry. Her husband, James M. Stoughton, 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	10 Sept 1859	expect Butler Co. PA; possibly Brady Twp.
Marriage	ca. 1876		to James M. Stoughton
Death	26 Jan 1923	Butler Co. PA ; expect Clay Twp.
Burial		.

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 
                                     (~1823-1892)
Sources: 

Children

Three children with James M. Stoughton

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
Clay Twp, Butler Co. PA	~1876 - 1915	after marriage

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States federal Census, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA, pg. 27 (ancestry.com). Date of census: 17 Apr 1850. Lines 14-20: John Grossman age 38, Eliza 30, 4 children, Simon Grossman 40. Lines 21-27: Hugh Grossman age 41, farmer, 41500 real estate; Mary A. age 27; Elizabeth, 6, in school; Hugh H., 5, in school; James 3; Sarah 2; Catherine 1/12 (or possibly 4/12).
2	1860 United States Federal Census, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA, pg.9 (ancestry.com);Brownington P.O., Date of Census 7 June 1860. Lines 2-9: family of James Grossman, age 35, & Mary 33; 6 children Lines 15-26: family of Hugh Grossman age 50, farmer, $2500 real estate, $846 personal estate; Mary A. 38, Elizabeth 16, Hugh H. 15, James P. 13, Sarah C. 11, Cathern J. 10, Mary E. 8, Ashly W. (male) 6, John S. 4, Louisa 8/12. All born PA.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA, pg.6 (ancestry.com); Prospect P.O.. Date of census 10, 11 Aug. 1870. Lines 4-16: Hugh Grossman age 60, farmer, $8000 real estate, $2500 personal estate. Mary age 46, keeping house; Harvey 25, laborer; James 23, laborer; Caroline 21, Catherine 20, Mary 18, Ashley (male)16 farm laborer, John 13 at home, Richard 10 at home, Aldra (female) 10, Grant 8, Letitia 5. Children Catherine through Grant in school. All born PA. Note: Louisa, ~age 11, is not recorded.
4	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.
5	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.
6	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.
7	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.
8	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.
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)

Source notes

• 1870 Census Brady Twp. Butler Co. PA, family of Hugh Grossman: Louisa Grossman, approx. age 11, is not enumerated with the family. It appears to be an oversight, as she has not been found (using ancestry.com indexing) elsewhere in the census, and was not married until about 1876. Probably the two ten year olds, Richard and Aldra, were twins although the census doesn't note that they were.