Bernard Vonzant Stoughton

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Bernard Vonzant Stoughton is not in my direct ancestry. He is three steps removed in the following ways: Great-Nephew of Andrew Stoughton Great-Grandson of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert

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	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	15 Apr 1875	Butler Co. PA;
Marriage	14 July 1900		To Kathleen E. Worsky/Wortzkey (b. 15Apr 1844, Whig Hill, Forest Co. PA - d. 25 Feb 1960, Oil City PA); daughter of Joseph Wortzkey & Elizabeth Rudolph
Military
Death	1958
Burial		East Hickory Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Forest Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

  Generation 4                   Generation 5                 Generation 6                                                        
                                              
                                                          +-- Barnard VanZant Stoughton  
                                                          |   (1817-1887)      
                             +-- John Elliott Stoughton --+                    
                             |   (1837-1908)              |                         
 Bernard Vonzant Stoughton --+                            +-- Susan Harvey
 (1875-1958)                 |                                   (????-~1846)
                             +-- Mahala Wise
                                 (1841-????)
 Sources: 

Children

(10 Children with Kathleen E. Worsky;2 died in infancy; birth order uncertain.)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Kathleen E. Stoughton	F	20 June 1916	Oil City, Venango Co PA	m. 9 Aug 1938 to George E. Wurster, Jr. (d. 30 Oct 1988) (b. 18 Nov )	res. Venus PA; died 22 Feb 2001; 1 child Bernard Eugene Steer m. Beatrice Faller
John Elliott Stoughton	M	~1902		wife died 1977 in Oil City PA	John died ~11 Nov 1987, age 85, at Chesterton IN, with daughter & son-in-law, Mary Lee & Henry McGinty
Vonzant H. "Von" Stoughton	M				res. Saudi Arabia 1958; res. Oil City PA 1960; d. before 28 Dec 2000
Eugene Stoughton	M				played football in Oil City ~1930; taught school in Anaheim, CA. d. before 28 Dec 2000
Carrie Stoughton	F			George Danko	res. Buffalo, NY; d. before 22Feb 2001
Phyllis Stoughton	F	16 Oct 1917	Oil City	m. 5 Apr 1941(in Northville, MI) to Paul Alvin Loper(d. 23 June 1975)	res. Venus, PA; d. 28 Dec 2000
Virginia Stoughton	F			unmarried	d. before 25 Feb 1960	class="reference">[10] </sup>

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Marion Twp., Butler Co. PA	1880
Harmony Twp., Forest Co. PA	by 1910
Oil City, Venango Co. PA	by 1920	1015 W. 3rd St in 1960

Photos

Gravestone of Bernard V. Stoughton & wife Kathleen E. Worsky, at Riverside East Hickory Cem, Forest Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1880 United States Federal Census, District 47, Marion Twp., Butler Co. PA page 13. Census dated 17 June 1880. Lines 28-32: John E. Stoughton, age 43, blacksmith; Mahala, age 40, wife; Rendetta, daughter, age 8, at home, attended school; Herbert, son, age 7, at home, attended school; Bernard, age 6 son, at home.All and all parents b. PA.
2	1900 Census, Not found
3	1910 United States Federal Census Forest County PA, Hickory Twp., enumeration district 59. Ancestry.com pg. 14. Date of census: 25 Apr. 1910. Lines 93-98: Bern V. Stoughton, head, age 36, married 10 yrs, born PA, parents born PA, brakeman on railroad, owns house free of mortgage. Katie, wife, age 29, married 10 yrs, born PA, parents born Germany. Children all born PA: Carrie, daughter age 9; John G., son age 8; Vincent, son age 6; Virginia, daughter age 2.
4	1920 United States Federal Census,Venango Co. PA, Oil City, enumeration district 133. Ancestry.com pg. 8. Date of census: 16 Jan 1970. Lines 78-85, on Plummer St.: Bernard Stoughton, head, home rented, age 45, married, born PA, parents born U.S., shipping clerk at machine shop. Kathleen, wife, age 38, married, born PA, parents born Germany. All children single, born PA: John, age 17; Van Zandt 16; Virginia 13; Eugene 7; Kathleen 3yr 6 mos; Phyliss 2 yr 3 mos. Parents,John, Van Zandt & Virginia can read & write; Virginia & Eugene in school.
5	1930 Census, Not Found
6	Draft Registration Card for Bernard Vonzant Stoughton, dated 12 Sept 1913. Residence 520 1/2 Sumer St., Oil City, Venango Co. PA. Age 43, native born, date of birth 15 Apr 1875. Occupation "helper, foundry"; employer Oil Well Supply Co., Imperial Wi..(illegible). Wife Catherine Esther Stoughton, (same address). Meduim height, slender build, brown eyes, black hair.
7	Obituary, Kathleen E. Stoughton (Wurster), The Derrick (Oil City PA), Friday, February 23, 2001 issue. Kathleen E. Wurster, 84, formerly of Venus RD 1, died 22 Feb 2001. Born 20 June 1916 in Oil City, daughter of Bernard V. and Kathleen Worsky Stoughton; married 9 Aug 1938 to George E. Wurster (who died 30 Oct. 1988). Preceded by siblings John Stoughton, Von Stoughton, Gene Stoughton,Carrie Danko, Phylis Loper & Virginia Stoughton; and grandson George Alan Steer.	(See complete text)
8	Forest County Pennsylvania Cemetery Inscriptions, compiled by Eugene F. Throop, Heritage Books, Inc. 1987, pg. 114. Submitted to us by Jim Voltz Apr 2009 "Stroughton (sic), J. E., Co. K 14 PA Cav Civil War Vet; no dates, East Hickory Cemetery, Hickory Twp., -#1; son Bernard V. 1875-1958; son's wife Kathleen E. 1881-1960."
9	Gravestone transcription, Riverside East Hickory Cemetery, Forest Co. Pa, from photo by Burke Stoughton, posted at website findagrave.com: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&GSln=stoughton&GScid=1524445&GRid=21226496&PIgrid=21226496&PIcrid=1524445&PIpi=8227463& "STOUGHTON Bernard V. 1875-1958; Kathleen E. 1881-1960" Website page for Bernard Vonzant Stoughton at findagrave.com was created by Christine Matha. Additional data at that page, contributor unknown: Bernard Vonzant Stougthon born 15 Apr 1875, died 15 Sept 1958, son of John E. & Mahala Wise Stoughton; married Kathleen Wortzkey on 14 July 1900. Caution: sources not listed.
10	Bernard Vonzant Stoughton obituary from "History Of East Hickory Riverside Cemetery," Forest County Pennsylvania, by Lois Wike. Published by Forest Press Inc., Tionesta, PA. Sent by Richard Stoughton, great-grandson of J.E. and Mahala Stoughton.	(See complete text)
11	Kathleen Esther Wortzkey Stoughton obituary from "History Of East Hickory Riverside Cemetery," Forest County Pennsylvania, by Lois Wike. Published by Forest Press Inc., Tionesta, PA. Sent by Richard Stoughton, great-grandson of J.E. and Mahala Stoughton.	(See complete text)
12	Death notice, George Alan Steer, The Derrick (Oil City PA),July 10, 1962; extracted. George Allen Steer, 4, son Bernard E. and Beatrice Faller Steer of Henrys Bend died (9 July 1962) in the Hamot Hospital, Erie, from an injury at play,July 1. Born 4 Nov.1957, Oil City. Survived by parents, sisters Jeanne & Linda, brother William, grandparents M/M George Wurster of Venus, maternal grandmother Mrs.Ina Faller of Venus. Faller Funeral Home, Fryburg; service by Rev. Arden Surbey of St. Luke Lutheran; interment Venus Cemetery (11 July 1962 ) http://content.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=51334&iid=News-PE-DE-1962_07_10-0014&rc=3247,267,3419,346;2977,387,3061,412;2770,450,2842,475;3001,450,3073,475;1489,2808,1553,2833&pid=504604686&ssrc=&fn=Bradys+Bend&ln=Steer&st=g Per source W1 below (Ranson family tree): George Alan Steer b. 1958 , son of Beatrice Faller & Bernard Eugene Steer, son of George E. Wurster & Kathleen E. Stoughton, daughter of Kathleen Worsky & Bernard V. Stoughton (this page). See disclaimer below. (Note: Apparently Bernard Eugene Wurster changed his surname to Steer.)
13	Obituary of Phyllis M. Stoughton (Loper), news source not specified; with photo. See at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~twigs/CLARIONCO/2000/1230.htm Phyllis M. Loper, 83, formerly of Venus and Moran Towers in Oil City, died at 2:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Beverly Health care-Oil City following an extended illness. Born Oct. 16, 1917, in Oil City, she was a daughter of the late Bernard Vonzant and Kathleen Esther WORTZKEY STOUGHTON. She was educated in the Oil City school system. Mrs. Loper was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, the outdoors and listening to Lawrence Welk. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Venus. She was married April 5, 1941, to Paul Alvin Loper in Northville, Mich. He preceded her in death June 23, 1975. Mrs. Loper is survived by three children and their spouses, Paulette and Sam KRUG of South Carolina, George and Joyce Loper of Maryland and Linda and Mike ENGLISH of Henry's Bend. George and Linda are twins. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Kelly, Adrienne and Elliot Loper, and Michelle and Joe English; one great-grandson, Jimmy VOGUS; and one sister, Kathleen WURSTER of The Caring Place in Franklin. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Loper was preceded in death by three brothers, Gene, John and Von Stoughton; and two sisters, Carrie DANKO and Virginia Stoughton. There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Reinsel Funeral Home, Oil City, with the Rev. Sharon Hilfiger, pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church, officiating. Friends may call from noon until the service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Faith Lutheran Church of Venus or to the Venango-Forest unit of the American Cancer Society.
14	Post-Tribune (IN), Gary Indiana, now of Knight-Ridder network,author Lori Caldwell, edition of Nov. 11, 1987, for fee see at: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1N1-10853B8405003153.html Extract: John Stoughton of Oil City PA was age 15 in 1917 when he enlisted at the local armory for WWI service. He served with Company D, 112th U.S. Infantry, 28th Division of the U.S. Army, & fought in the battle of the Argonne Forest, and in Calaise, France when it was bombed by zeppelins. Stoughton owned a restaurant in Oil City PA. He was married for 52 years; when his wife died in 1977 he moved to Chesterton where he lives with daughter & son-in-law Henry & Mary Lee McGinty. Stoughton was age 85 & resident of Chesterton at time of publication in 1987. Note: John Stoughton was a son of Bernard Vonzant Stoughton, this page.
15	James Voltz correspondence 2008, ongoing: jlv100@psu.edu

Web Sources - Documentation Not Given

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Ref. Num.	Description	Extract
W1	Ranson family tree, by Lucinda Steer, on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2838450&id=I122 Kathleen Worsky (no dates; no parents given), wife of Bernard V. Stoughton (no dates, no parents given). Children: Kathleen E. Stoughton born 20 June 1916 in Oil City PA, married on 9 Aug 1938 to George E. Wurster (b. 18 Nov);Their one child is listed as Bernard Eugene Steer, who has 8 living Steer children. John Stoughton (no further information) Von Stoughton (no further information) Gene Stoughton - Danko (no further information) Carrie Stoughton (no further information) Phylis Stoughton-Loper (no further information) Virginia Stoughton (no further information)

Source notes

• John Elliott Stoughton named one son after his father Barnard VanZandt Stoughton. The son's name is signed as Bernard Vonzant Stoughton on his draft card, and this spelling appears to have been what he used. One of his sons was named Vonzant, "Von".

• Daughter Kathleen married George E. Wurster; her name is given as Mrs. Kathleen Wurster Jr. in her mother's obituary, so we assume George E. Wurster, Jr. The surname is changed to "Steer" with their son Eugene Steer. The change was probably his choice as the parents kept the name "Wurster".
• A page by page search of the Hickory Twp, Forest Co, PA census for 1910 gave no Stoughtons except for Bern V. and family. Ancestry index searches of PA for Stoughtons and generally for John E. Stoughton b. PA gave no results. Eva May Stoughton and Herbert Stoughton could not be found when searched for in all states in the 1910 and 1920 census. No Stoughtons born in the 1860's or 1870's in PA seemed to be good matches for the missing children of John Elliott Stoughton.