Friday, February 21, 2020

Lucy Stom 1807 - 1882

Heather's 5th great Paternal Grandparents

Unknown 
Son of
Born 
Died 
Married
Lucy 
Daughter Of
Born August 30 1807
Died 3 May 1882

Children:
Mary Ann Stom M. Joseph Duck 
(Mary Ann was also  the mother of Joseph A. Lumbard)
Catherine Stom 1835-1900 M. Daniel Hahne

NOTE - Snyder County was formed out of Union County in 1855.
Union County was formed out of Northumberland County in 1813

Time Line:

1807 - Lucy  Was Born
"Lucy Stom grew up with the place, her parents were among the first settlers, when they arrived here Gov. Snyder kindly allowed them to move into a stable his sheep occupied." - From her obituary, written by her grandson Joseph A. Lumbard

The 1880 Census lists her as a widow, so I am going to start out on the assumption that her sister Kitty was her sister in law.  However, I am not convinced. In her obituary, Joseph states that she as the youngest of 7 children, and that only one survives her.  Then he mentions her sister Katy Stom - leading me to believe that Katy was truly a sibling, not a sister in law.  This would either mean that Lucy returned  to her maiden name, or, possibly, that her daughter Mary Ann Stom (Joseph Lumbards mother) was illegitimate.  Joseph was himself the illegitimate son of Josiah Lumbard and Mary Ann Stom.


On the other hand, we know Mary Ann had a sister named Catherine, who married Daniel Hahne.  Catherine's maiden name was Stom as well.  It seems especially unlikely that Lucy would have had two illegitimate daughters.

Joseph offhandedly, in an 1896 newspaper column, refers to Adam Stom as his great grandfather.  Father of Lucy?  

1835 - Daughter Catherine D. Stom
January 15 1835
Catherine married Daniel Hahne when she was 19 years old, and they moved to Grand Rapids Michigan

They had at least one daughter, Louisa E Hahne.

Catherine's Death certificate lists her father's name as Stom and her mothers maiden name as unknown.

Mary Ann Stoners obituary, written by her son Joseph Lumbard, lists Catherine Hane of Grand Rapids Michigan as her sister.

1847 - Purchased House
"For upwards of 35 years she resided in a small house, where she died which she and her sister earned by the labors of their own hands."

Joseph Lumbard, in August of 1896 wrote about old homes in Selinsgrove, and he included a wonderful description of his grandmother and aunt paying off the mortgage on their home.  In the article he mentions being around 4 years old himself, which would put the date somewhere around 1847 or 1848, as he was born in 1844.


The Snyder County Tribune
August 1896

1850 - Census
Name: Lycia Stam
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1850: Penns, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 1063
Household Members:
Name Age
Catharine Stam 46

Lycia Stam 42

Real estate valued at 150.

1860 Census
Name: Lucy Staum
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Home in 1860: Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania
Post Office: Selinsgrove
Dwelling Number: 1331
Family Number: 1360
Cannot Read, Write: Y
Household Members:
Name Age
Catharine Staum 55

Lucy Staum 52

1870 Census
Name: Lucy Stom
Age in 1870: 63
Birth Year: abt 1807
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Dwelling Number: 143
Home in 1870: Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Selinsgrove
Occupation: Keeping House
Cannot Write: Y
Real Estate Value: 300
Household Members:
Name Age
Lucy Stom 63

In 1873 Lucy's sister Katy broke her arm


1880 Census
Name: Lucie M. Staum
Age: 72
Birth Date: Abt 1808
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Selins Grove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 193
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Keeping House
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age

Lucie M. Staum 72


1882 - Lucy Stom Died

Her grandson J.A. Lumbard was the editor of the Selinsgrove Tribune, and he wrote a very long obituary, giving us not nearly enough details about who exactly she was!  

"The deceased was 74 years 9 months and 4 days old, being born in Selinsgrove Aug. 30 1807.
She was the youngest of seven children, only one survives her.

Lucy Stom grew up with the place, her parents were among the first settlers, when they arrived here Gov. Snyder kindly allowed them to move into a stable his sheep occupied.
For upwards of 35 years she resided in a small house, where she died which she and her sister earned by the labors of their own hands.

She was acquainted with many facts connected with the early history of this place and its people and often entertained us with graphic descriptions of the early days of Selinsgrove."



Earlier in the obituary Joseph mentions that she had cooked for her "sister and her daughter".  I think the daughter was probably Josephs mom, Mary Ann (Stom) Duck.  Joseph then tells us that he had stopped over to visit that afternoon, as was their custom on Sundays.    

So was her "sister" her sister, or her sister in law?  They both had the name of Stom.  Joseph reports in his paper later - 

Lucy Stom is buried in the Reformed Church Graveyard, in Selinsgrove Pennsylvania.

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General and Very Miscellaneous Storm Information

The three major Storm/Sturm families in the US: 1) German reformed, 2) German Catholic, and 3) Dutch...
Reformed Sturm / Storm family originating with arrival of Johann Jacob Sturm, son of Christian Sturm of Schifferstadt Germany, in Philadelphia on the ship Mortonhouse in 1727. The family moved to the Adams County, PA area by the 1750s, and they are associated with the Brunner family. They subsequently spread out to other areas such as Berkeley, (West) Virginia.
Catholic Storm family originating with John Storm (John Sturrum) who most likely arrived around 1750 and also moved to the vicinity of Adams County, PA and Frederick/Carroll County, MD by the late 1700s. There is a distinct possibility that John Storm was the son of Christian Sturm, who was a sole holdout to the Reformed Church. We're still trying to prove it, though.
The Dutch based Storm family, which originated with arrival of Dirck Storm. and settled in New York.

Pennsylvania German Pioneers identifies a number of other Sturm arrivals in the 1700's in Philadelphia:

Benedice Strome and Johannes Storm's boy (Palatines) on Ship William & Sara from Rotterdam on 18 Sep 1727.
Johannes Storm (couldn't write) on Ship Lydia from Rotterdam via Cowes (Eng) on 19 Aug 1749.
Johannes Storm (couldn't write) on Ship Isaac from Rotterdam via Cowes on 27 Sep 1749.
Phillip (H) Storm on Ship Jacob from Amsterdam via Shields (Eng) on 2 Oct 1749.
Johan Georg Sturm on Snow Louisa from Rotterdam via Cowes on 8 Nov 1752.
Paulus Sturm on Ship Polly from Rotterdam via Cowes on 24 Aug 1765.
George Jacob Sturm on Ship Minerva from Rotterdam via Cowes on 1 Oct 1770.
Jacob Sturn w/wife + 4 children on Ship Devotion from Amsterdam on 6 Oct 1802.










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