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HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



font Lutheran church. Mr. Schaffer mar- 

 ried Katie, daughter of Leonard and Peggy 

 (Rockwood) Felty, of Montgomery county, 

 and their children are : Annie M., who 

 was born March 19, 1875 ; and Frank L., 

 born August 28, 1877, who married Katie, 

 daughter of John Rumler; they have one 

 child, Samuel J. 



HENRY STACKHOUSE, born 

 March 12, 1862, in the house which he 

 yet occupies, represents one of the old 

 families of Bucks county, and the farm 

 which he owns and operates came by 

 purchase into possession of his great- 

 grandfather, Stephen Stackhouse, who 

 was born August 12, 1761. After arriv- 

 ing at years of maturity he purchased 

 what has since been known as the old 

 family homestead, and to its develop- 

 ment and improvement he gave his at- 

 tention throughout his remaining days. 

 He also followed the weaver's trade, do- 

 ing considerable business for people of 

 the neighborhood at a time when much 

 of the weaving was done by the hand 

 loom. He was married September 15, 

 1784, to Amy Van Dycke, who died Sep- 

 tember 20, 1804. Their children were: 

 Sarah, born February 10, 1785; John, 

 February 18, 1787; Mary, October 14, 

 1788; James R., November 21, 1790; 

 Stephen, April 9, 1793; Samuel, born No- 

 vember 28, 1794; Ann, January 30, 1797; 

 Amy, October 9, 1799; and Elizabeth, 

 born March 19, 1802, died in 1901, aged 

 ninety-nine years and six months. 



James R. Stackhouse, second son of 

 Stephen Stackhouse, was bojn in Bucks 

 county, November 21, 1790. In his early 

 childhood his parents removed to the 

 farm w'hich is now occupied by Henry 

 Stackhouse. He, too, learned the weav- 

 er's trade and followed that pursuit in 

 connection with farming throughout his 

 active life. He was married on the 27th 

 of April, 1815, to Martha Watson, and 

 they had four children: Miles W., born 

 March 6, i8t6: Mary Ann, December 25, 

 1818: Henry W., September 25, 1821; and 

 Jacob W., September. 30, 1826. 



Henry W. Stackhouse, son of James 

 R. Stackhouse, was a native of Falls 

 township, and throughout his business 

 career followed farming, giving his time 

 and attention to the cultivation and im- 

 provement of the home property until 

 1890, when he retired from its manage- 

 ment. However, he continued to reside 

 on the old homestead until his death, 

 which occurred July 8, 1891. He was 

 married twice. On the nth of Novem- 

 ber, 1847, he wedded Mary SaV 

 terthwaite, who died June 27, 1851. On 

 the 24th of March, 1859, he married Ann 

 Satterthwaite, and they had four chil- 

 dren: Elizabeth S., February 23, i860; 

 Henry. March 12. 1862; Tacie. January 

 IS, 1865; and Mary, April 12, 1869. 



Henry Stackhouse, only son of Henry 

 W. and Ann (Satterthwaite) Stackhouse^ 

 occupying the ancestral farm, is ac- 

 counted one of the leading agriculturists 

 of his community. He obtained a public 

 school education, and assisted his father 

 in the operation of the farm until the 

 latter's retirement, when he assumed the 

 management of the home place, which 

 he has since conducted. He purchased 

 this property in 1894, ^rid it has now 

 through four generations been in the 

 family. Possessing good business abil- 

 ity and laudable ambition to utilize hi* 

 - farming interests to the best advantage, 

 he has year by year acquired therefron^ 

 a comfortable competence. On the 27th 

 of September, 1893, Mr. Stackhouse mar- 

 ried Miss Anna L. Tomlinson, a daugh- 

 ter of Francis and Emily A. Tomlinson, 

 and they have one child, Emily A., borrk 

 September 9, 1899. 



HENRY S. SHELLY. The descen- 

 dant of a race of farmers, and himself a 

 successful agriculturist, is Henry S. 

 Shelly, of Levin. Mr. Shelly is a grand- 

 son of Michael Shelly, a native of Le- 

 high county, Pennsylvania, wdio was a 

 hfelong farmer and a good citizen. His 

 children were: Henry S. ; Samuel M., 

 mentioned at length hereinafter; Chris- 

 tian; Barbara; and Elizabeth. 



Samuel M. Shelly, son of Michael 

 Shelly, was born December 6, 1796, in 

 Milford township, and devoted himself 

 to agricultural pursuits. For many years 

 he cultivated his own farm in his native 

 township, but finally sold it and moved 

 to Plumstead township, where he passed 

 the remainder of his life. He was a 

 member of the Mennonite church, in 

 wdiich for many years ne held the office 

 of deacon, and also served as treasurer. 

 He married Catharine Strunk, who was 

 born January 29, 1797, the marriage tak- 

 ing place March 2, 1819. The following 

 children were born to them: Elizabeth, 

 Barbara, Thomas, Charles, Samuel and 

 Henry S., mentioned at length herein- 

 after. The death of Mrs. Shelly, the 

 mother of the family, occurred when she 

 had reached the age of seventy-two 

 years, eight months and eighteen days. 

 Her husband survived her but a few 

 years, passing away December 25, 1873. 

 aged seventy-seven years. None stood 

 higher in the esteem of their neighbors 

 than did this truly worthy and estimable 

 couple. 



Henry S. Shelly, son of Samuel M. and 

 Catharine (Strunk) Shelly, was born De- 

 cember 25. 1837, in Milford township, 

 where he was educated in the public 

 schools. Until attaining his majority 

 he assisted his father in the cultivation 

 of the homestead acres, and subsequently 

 settled in Plumstead township. After a 

 brief sojourn there he moved to Buck- 



