Rachel Annis (Winebrenner) Stoner (1851 - 1923)

Born 12 Mar 1851 in Noble, Noble County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Christian Cowen Stoner — married 29 Aug 1867 in Noble, Noble county, Indiana

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1923 at age 72 in Orange, Orange, California, USA

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Biography

Rachel was born the 12 of March, 1841, to the Rev. Peter Winebrenner, a circuit rider with the Christian Church in the area around Mirriam, Noble county, Indiana, and his first wife, Mary Kitt. Mary died when Rachel was 7. Rachel had one younger sister, who was 5 at the time. Her father remarried to Sarah Weade, and had a number of other children.

Rachel married C. C. Stoner, a member of her father's church, when he came home from the Civil War. They soon moved to Kansas, where he was able to buy a homestead that the original homesteader (through the Homestead Act) was not able to "make good on". When Rachel saw her new home, which consisted of a 1-room stone building, it's said she sat down and cried. I'll add a photo of it when I find it. C. C. was an industrious man, and added another room, with windows, and it all worked out.

Rachel's recipe for German Egg Noodles: 1 egg, 1 Tbs water, 1 tsp. salt, and enough flour to make a stiff dough. Mix together the first 3 ingredients, stir in flour until it's stiffer than bread dough, but not so stiff as pie crust. Knead in enough flour for the correct consistency, but not too much, so as not to develop the gluten. Roll out thinly on a well-floured board. Flour the upper surface well, fold in half and roll out again, making sure that there is enough flour to keep the 2 sides from sticking. Then flour again and fold the dough over and over on itself to make a packet about 4" wide. Slice the packet crosswise every 1/4" to make the noodles, then cut once lengthwise to shorten them. Toss them into broth or soup and simmer 10 to 20 minutes, depending on thinness.

The family moved out to California in 1907.

Rachel died of dropsy in 1923.

Sources

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com ([1] : accessed 1 March 2017), profile for Rachel Annis Winebrenner.
• Lois Gardner
• Peter Stoner
• Bob Wolfe: [2]
• Indiana marriages [3]
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch [4] , Rachel Winebrenner in entry for Bar Winebrenner, 1860.
• U.S. Census Fact: Residence (1860) Noble, Noble, Indiana, USA
• U.S. Census Fact: Residence (1880) Nelson, Cloud, Kansas, USA
• Kansas State Census Fact: Residence (1 Mar 1885) Nelson, Cloud, Kansas, USA
• U.S. Census Fact: Residence (1900) Nelson, Cloud, Kansas, USA
• U.S. Census Fact: Residence (1910) Orange, Orange, California, USA
• U.S. Census Fact: Residence (1920) Orange, Orange, California, USA

Research Notes

Household Sex Age Birthplace Bar Winebrenner Female 54 Penn Peter Winebrenner Male 34 Ohio Sarah Winebrenner Female 26 Ohio Amanda WinebrennerFemale15 Ind Rachel Winebrenner Female 9 Ind Barbara WinebrennerFemale 7 Ind Franklin Winebrenner Male 4 Ind Elizabeth Sanford Female 75 Penn Jackson Rider Male 10 Ind