Andrew Jackson Stover (1834 - 1929)

Born 14 Dec 1834 in Montgomery, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Hoff) Stover — married 27 Jan 1855 in Miami, Indiana, United States

Died 7 Jan 1929 at age 94 in Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States

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Biography

Andrew was born in 1834. He was a son of Rev. Joseph Stover (7 Sep 1811 Botetourt County, Virginia - 6 Jan 1892 Labette County, Kansas) and Elizabeth Pefley (1809 – 1872), who Joseph married on 2 Jun 1831 in Botetourt County, Virginia. In 1855, Andrew married Abigail Hoff. He married Sarah Rosanna Power (1855 – 1937) in 1921 ^{[1] [2]}

Pastor Stover was a member of the Adventist Church from its founding in 1860 and founded 8 churches in the Pacific Northwest.

A genealogy for Reverend Joseph Stover and Andrew is found in the Stover Family Biographies. ^[3]

Andrew passed away in 1929.

Obituary from North Pacific Union Gleaner^[4]

Stover.—Andrew Jackson Stover was born December 14, 1835, in Montgomery County, Indiana. He passed away at his home in Ridgefield, Washington, at 10 o'clock, January 7, 1929, aged 93 years, 23 days. Mr. Stover moved from Indiana to Iowa in 1856 and remained there until 1892 when he moved to Oregon, where he lived for several years. In the past 37 years he has traveled quite extensively in Oregon and Washington doing missionary work. During the last few years he has made his home at Ridgefield. He was granted a license to preach by the Seventh-day Adventists in 1876. He built two churches in Oregon, one at Grants Pass and the other at Ashland. He has organized eight churches, one at Cascade Locks, White Salmon, Sara, The Dalles, Ridgefield, Cedar Creek, Meadow Glade, and Batchelor's Island. Mr. Stover worked hard all his life at carpentering and preaching the gospel. In passing he leaves an enviable record as a conscientious Christian and minister of the gospel. He leaves to mourn his wife, Mrs. Sarah Stover; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Logan of Falls City, Oregon; three sons, Moses E. of Orlando, Florida; Lewis of Clinton, Wash.; Charles of Randal, Wash.; and one brother, Gilbert of Parsons, Kansas; one step-sister, Mrs. James Santee of Vancouver, and a host of friends. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder L. Esteb and the conference quartet. The many friends from the community attending the service testified to Elder Stover's standing among them as a friend and citizen.

I. J. Woodman

Sources

1. ↑ "Pastor, 85, to Be Wedded for Second Time", Buffalo Enquirer, 02 Jun 1921, pg 2, Column 6.
2. ↑ "Pastor, 85, to be Wed -- Holds that Age is no Bar", Oregon Daily Journal, 18 Mar 1921, pg 18, cols 2-3 (with photo)
3. ↑ Hughey, Bertha E.; STOVER GENEALOGY, BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Self-published, 1936, Will C. Davis, Printer, Portland, Oregon; Davis & Holman, binders; Accessed online 19 Aug 2023 as pdf, https://ia803005.us.archive.org/8/items/stovergenealogyb00hugh/stovergenealogyb00hugh.pdf
4. ↑ Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72905991/andrew-jackson-stover : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Andrew Jackson Stover (14 Dec 1834–7 Jan 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72905991, citing Sara Union Cemetery, Ridgefield, Clark County, Washington).

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV99-V7WJ : 8 April 2021), Andrew J Stover and Abigal Hoff, 27 Jan 1855; citing Miami, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007578386.