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Johanna Magdalena Stocker

Female 1760 - 1814  (54 years)


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  • Name Johanna Magdalena Stocker 
    Born 1 Jan 1760  Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Jun 1814  Hamilton Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Landes Cemetery, Hamilton Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I196  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Johann Michael Stocker,   b. 15 Apr 1730, Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1819, Somerset, Perry, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Anna Barbara Römer,   b. Abt 1739, of Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 16 Oct 1768 to 15 Feb 1769, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married Abt 1757  Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johann Jost Stimmel,   b. 1756, Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 3 Nov 1805 to 17 Feb 1806, Mill Creek, Hampshire, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1784  Evangelical Lutheran or Lutheran Congregation Church of Zmiddletown, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. FHL film 496745, item 11, Typescript "A Brief Statement of the Stimmel and Plum Ancestors from 1740 Down to and Including the Names of the Fourth Generation," compiled by John Stimmel, 220 W. Tenth Ave, Columbus, Ohio, May 1902. This typescript is the source of the statement that the immigrant Joh. Michael Stocker came to America from Alsace Loraine and lived in Maryland from 1735 to 1790. The statement of Alsace Loraine is significant since more modern research now strongly suggests he was from Goersdorf, which is in Alsace Loraine. In reviewing this statement there are some obvious problems -- Michael has been proven to have been in Maryland long after 1790; additionally, he would have been only about 5 years of age to have been in America in 1735, which is unlikely since no possible parents of his have been found in America. How to explain the date discrepancy -- Mr. Stimmel wrote this in 1902, which was 48 years after Charlotte (Stocker) Binckley (1788-1877) was 70 and the quoted source of the information. The transcript:
      "MICHAEL STOKER'S FAMILY
      No. 1. Michael Stoker was of German descent. They came from Alsace Loraine, between France and Germany. Michael lived in Frederick County, Maryland, from about 1735 to 1790. He was married three times. From these unions there were eleven children, namely; By first wife, Michael, Hannah Magdalene; by second wife, Salome, John and Barbara; by third wife, Margaretta, George, Catharine, Mary, Jacob and Charlotte.
      Hannah Magdalene was born 1760. She married Yost Stimmel. Charlotte married a Mr. Binckley; they came to Ohio many years ago and settled in Perry County, near Somerset. I received the above largely from Mrs. Binckley when she was 70 years old.
      John and Jacob Stoker also came to Ohio and settled at Rushville, Perry County. The Stoker family, formerly of Circleville, are descendants of Jacob.
      YOST STIMMEL'S FAMILY
      No. 2. The Stimmels are of German descent. I have no authentic account of them further than Yost Stimmel, who was born about 1756, in Frederic County, Maryland. It will be seen by the title page that there were two Yost Stimmels in Frederic County, Maryland, from 1768 to 1795.
      Yost Stimmel, Sr., married Hannah Magdalene Stoker, who was born 1760; They were married about 1784. They remained in Frederic County until the spring of 1795, when they removed to Hampshire County, Virginia according to a deed made to them of 250 acres of land in said county. The farm was on Mill Creek about eight miles southwest of Romney. From this union there were four sons and four daughters, namely (name, birth, death, age at death):
      Michael, 1786-1859, 73
      Hannah Magdalene, 1788-1839, 51
      Peter, 1789-1844, 55
      Daniel, 1791-1863, 72
      Elizabeth, 1794 -, -
      Jacob, 1796-1853, 57
      Catharine, 1798-1886, 88
      Mary Ann, 1801-1876, 75
      Yost Stimmel died in November, 1805, aged 49 years, and was buried on his farm. Mrs. Stimmel remained there until 1812, when she rented her farm and with the most of her family came to Ohio and settled on a farm two miles north of Pickaway County line (Lockbourne not being laid out until 1831). She remained there until June 1814, when she died, aged 54 years. She was buried in the Landes graveyard[d], now known as the Stimmel graveyard. The heirs then all joined together in one deed and sold the 250 acre farm in Virginia, to Zachariah Arnold in November, 1814, for the consideration of $1800 cash in hand."

      2. Information for this individual, husband, children, and vital data taken 6 Apr 2002 from the Internet site Ancestry.com and is unproven by me. Children listed:
      Michael, b. 11 Oct 1786.
      Johanna or Hannah Magdalena Stimmel, b. 3 Jul 1788
      Peter Stimmel, b. 1789.
      Daniel Stimmel, b. 4 Nov 1790.
      Maria Elizabeth Stimmel, b. 8 Nov 1793.
      Jacob Stimmel, b. 6 Mar 1796.
      Catherine Stimmel, b. 19 Aug 1798 in Hampshire, Virginia. d. 3 Sep 1886 in Perry or Hocking Counties, Ohio.
      Mary Ann Stimmel, b. 1801.

      3. Per Ancestral File v4.19, there may be another husband whose name is Jacob Kramer m. 7 Apr 1795 [this looks wrong because she is still having children after this time with her first husband.]

      4. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part:
      "Surviving Children
      Johanna, with her family, also moved from Frederick, Maryland to Ohio. She died in Hamilton Twp., Franklin, Ohio.
      It was around the year of 1815 that Michael, (Michael and Ana's son), moved his young family from North Carolina to Vega, Jackson County, Ohio. They settled approximately 60 miles south of his father's family. In the early 1830's Michael and his family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, left Ohio, and moved west. He died in the Missouri.
      Jacob married Mary Swinehart.
      John married Catherine Koons.
      Both John and Jacob purchased land in Montgomery, Ohio in June of 1816 and both are found on the 1830 census for Fairfield County, Ohio as head of households.
      Maria Salome married a Mr. Reynolds.
      Maria Barbara married a Mr. Burdoon.
      Anna Margareth married Mr. Phillip Baker.
      Mary never married. She died on the 5 Sep 1839 and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery by her father.
      Catherine married a Mr. Hidlebaugh.
      Charlotta married John Binckley."

      5. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part:
      "Michael Stocker died on 26 March 1819 in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. His third wife, Mary, died in the year of 1822. I do not have the location of Mary's death/burial at this point of writing. Michael's last will and testament was signed on 10 May 1818 listing the existing family: (note the Anglicized names used)
      Wife: Mary,
      Sons: Michael (Ana's son)
      John (Elizabeth's son)
      Jacob (Mary's son)
      Daughters: Mary (Marie Catherine)
      Catherine (Eva Catherine?)
      Charlotte
      Margaret (Anna Margareth?)
      Barbara (Maria Barbara)
      Salome (Maria Salome)
      Magdalene (Johanna Magdalene)
      The will of Michael Stocker was proved in special court, Court of Common Pleas, 17 April 1819, Perry County, Ohio."

      6. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 82-83: "Johanna Magdalene Stoker, b. 1 Jan 1760, Frederick Co., MD; d. Jun 1814; md. to Johann Stimmel."

      7. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 88-97:
      "Michael Stoker, doubtless, was the son of Michael Stoker (Stocker) who settled in Frederick Co., Md. about the middle of the 18th century. No other family of the Stoker (Stocker) name was found by this writer in any of the early Frederick Co. records. The 18th century translated records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. established about 1746, show many Michael Stoker (Stocker) entries beginning with the birth, on 1 Apr 1758, of Anna Barbara, daughter of 'Mich. Stocker' and his wife 'Ana Barb.' On p. 552 of a copy of these church records, now in possession of the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, will be found a recording of eight children of Michael Stocker, the youngest named George, born 13 Nov 1781. The first of these children was named Marie Barbara, born 1 Apr 1758. She doubtless was the same as or the twin of another daughter named Anna Barbara mentioned above as having been born on the same date. Another record shows, again, the birth of Marie Barbara, daughter of Michael Stocker born 1 Apr 1758; baptized 15 May 1758. Thus the church records contain three separate entries of the birth on 1 April 1758, of a daughter to Michael Stoker (Stocker) as follows:
      a. 'On 1 Apr. 1758 to Mich. Stocker et uxori Ana Barbara a daughter Anna Barbara. Witnesses (to baptism) Marie Barbara filia coelebs Michael Roemers.' Filia Coelebs means unmarried daughter of.'
      b. '1758, 1 April to Michael Stoker a daughter Marie Barbara, sponsored by Barbara Romerin, baptized 15 May 1758.'
      c. '1758, 1 April to Michael Stocker a daughter Marie Barbara, sponsored by Barbara Romerin, baptized 15 May 1758.'
      As already stated, page 552 of the church book records, on one single page, the birth of eight children to Michael Stocker the last child of whom, named George, was born 13 Nov 1781 and baptized 7 Jun 1782. The first seven of these recordings obviously were made in 1769, the 8th having been put there in 1782 as will be explained later. Preceding the names of the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th and 7th Child, the symbol ϯ was added to show, doubtless, that the child was deceased when the record was made. The record, on page 552 of the church records, is as follows:
      a. 1 April 1758, to Michael Stocker a child Marie Barbara; ϯ godmother, Barbara Romerin; baptized 15 May 1758.
      b. 1 Jan 1760, to Michael Stocker, a child Johana Magdale, godparents, Heinrich Hanth (and wife) Magdalena. Date of baptism not stated. (Note by JWH - On page 454 of the church record is shown the marriage on 2 Nov 1784 'by license' of Johanna Magdalena Stockern and Johann Jost Stimmel, Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel and John and Peter Schnog serving as witnesses.)
      c. 20 May 1762, to Michael Stocker, a child Michael; godparents Michael Romer (and wife) Charlotte Amalia, (Amalis). Date of baptism not stated. (Note by JWH - This writer believes that this was the Michael Stocker who married Catherine Eller.)
      d. 26 Aug 1764, to Michael Stocker, a child, Elizabeth; ϯ godmother, Elizabeth Romerin. Date of baptism not stated.
      e. 24 May 1767, to Michael Stocker, a child Balthasar; ϯ godparents, Balthsar Bock (and wife) Rosina. Date of baptism not stated.
      f and g. 11 gbr 1769 (two children) to Michael Stocker, namely a child Marie Barbara; godparents, Johannes Haas (and wife) Mar. Barbara, and a child Christina; godmother, Christina Romerin, ledig, meaning unmarried. Baptized 19 gbr. 1769. (Note gbr is usually an abbreviation in German for born but in this case probably means November of possibly February.)
      h. 13 Nov 1781, to Michael Stocker, a child, George; sponsor George Bens. Baptized 7 Jun 1782.
      The above record of children of Michael Stocker, together with others shown below are interesting in two ways. First it will be noted that one of the sponsors in every case bore the same given name as the child. It was a custom in early German families to select as godmother or godfather of children being baptized the person for whom the child was named, usually a close relative and in some cases a respected friend. Second, as was shown by the first record quoted above and as will be shown by other records quoted below, Michael Stoker's wife as late as 24 March 1766 (Deed Record) was Barbara and as early as 12 April 1770 (Deed Record) was Elizabeth. That these two wives, Barbara and Elizabeth, were spouses of the same Michael Stocker is definitely established by the land records of Frederick County but, as the two next following church records show, Michael Stocker's full name was Joh. (John) Michael Stoker.
      a. Page 564 of the translated church records at Maryland Hist. Soc. - Johannes, son of Joh. Michael and Elizabeth Stoker, b. 4 Jan 1772 and baptized 9 Feb 1772. (Note by JWH - p. 233 of the church records show that Johannes Stocker, aged 19, was confirmed on 22 Apr 1791. A translated record of the German Reformed Church of Frederick Co., Md., p. 196, found at the Gen. Soc. in SLC shows a child Marianna Stocker, was born to Johannes and Catherina Stocker 10 Aug 1809. Susan Kuntz (Frentz) was her godmother. A Catherina Stoker (sic) is mentioned as a dau. in the will of John Coons (sic) of Frederick Co., Md. dated 23 Dec. 1816 and proved 6 Mch. 1817. (Liber H.S, No. 2, p. 55, Frederick Co., Md. Wills.))
      b. Page 591 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City - Marie Salome, dau. of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker b. 9 May 1773; bap. 27 June 1773. Her godparents were John Michel and Salome Alex (sic).
      c. Page 617 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at Maryland Hist. Society [Baltimore] - Marie Barbara, dau. of Joh. Michael and Elizabeth Stoker, b. 23 Dec 1774; bapt. 16 Apr 1775. Her godparents were Johannes and Marie Barbara Hass.
      d. Pages 638 and 1017 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City - Eva Margreth, dau. of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker, b. 22 Jul 1776; bap. 10 Nov 1776. Her godparents were Jacob and Margreth Bens. This child died 12 Sept. 1777, aged 1 year.
      One may wonder why these four children were not listed with other children of Michael Stoker on page 552 of the church record (supra). After mentioning seven additional, more or less pertinent, translate church records the reason for this, as this writer sees it will be explained.
      a. Page 407 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at Maryland Hist. Society, Baltimore, it is shown that Michael Stoker and Mary Adams were married, by license, 21 Jun 1778. The witnesses were Abraham Fah and his wife Juliana and Adam and Peter Schnock. Frederick Co. Marriage Records show that Michael Stoker and Mary A___, the spelling not complete, on 1 Jun 1778, were given a license to be married.
      b. Page 209 [of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at Maryland Hist. Society, Baltimore] shows that Michael Stoker born 24 May 1862 and Magdalena Stockern (sic) born 1 Jan 1760 were confirmed. These two were brother and sister, children of Michael and Barbara Stoker (Stocker), their birth dates in their confirmation checking substantially with those recorded on page 552 of the same translated church record.
      c. Page 664 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City shows that Anna Margareth, daughter of Michael and Anna Marie Stocker was born 15 May 1779 and baptized 24 July 1779. Her godparents were Adam and Anna Margareth Schnock.
      d. Page 686 [of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City ] shows that Marie Catharina, daughter of Michael and Anna Maria Stocker was born 4 Sept. 1780.
      e. Page 752 [of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City] shows that Jacob, son of Michael and Anna Maria Stocker, was born 22 May 1785. His sponsors at baptism were his parents.
      f. Page 113 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City, Utah, shows that Charlotte, daughter of Michael Stocker, was born 19 Feb 1788. Her mother's name was not given. Her godparents were Peter and Julia (Juliana) Schnock (Schnod).
      g. Page 1017 of the translated record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. at the Gen. Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City shows that Elizabeth, wife of Michael Stoker died 10 Oct 1777 at the age of 33 years.
      It should be kept in mind that the only Stoker (Stocker) family found in the early church, land or court records of Frederick County, Maryland was one headed by Michael. The only suggestion of a Stoker of Stocker of another given name was the same Michael in the recordings of his children by his second wife, Elizabeth. In those recordings he was called Joh. Michael Stoker. Deed Records in Frederick Co., calling him a saddler in every case and showing his wife to have been Barbara in March 1766 and Elizabeth in April 1770 proves the two Michaels to have been the same person. The second wife, Elizabeth, died 10 Oct 1777 at the age of 33. On 21 Jun 1778 he married Mary (Marie) Adams as already shown.
      This writer explains the one page record that is found of Michael Stoker's (Stocker) children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick Co., Md. as follows. When his first two daughters (twins probably) were born he had them baptized or recorded as they were born. When his twins, Marie Barbara and Christina were born in 1769 he had them baptized and recorded and when this was being done he decided to record all of his other children, four of whom had not been recorded, naming their godparents from memory. This would account for all of these children appearing on one page where immediately prior entries were 1769 and immediate subsequent ones 1770.
      When children of his second wife, Elizabeth, came he had them baptized and recorded. Apparently there were four of them, one named Johannes, b. 4 Jan 1772, another named Marie Salome, b. 9 May 1773, the third was Marie Barbara b. 23 Dec 1774 and the fourth Eva Margreth b. 22 Jul 1776 - d. 12 Sep 1777. Then on 10 Oct 1777 his wife, Elizabeth, aged 33, died and on 21 Jun 1778 he married Mary (Marie) Adams, his third wife.
      The first child of the third marriage was Anna Margareth, b. 15 May 1779. She was baptized and recorded. The second child by this third marriage was Marie Catherina, born 4 Sep 1780 and bapt. 4 March (May) 1781. She probably died young. The fourth child was Georg b. 13 Nov 1781. This child was baptized 7 Jun 1782 and the baptism recorded not on the current page of the record book but squeezed in on the 1769/1770 page where other children of Michael Stoker (Stocker) had been recorded enmasse. Thus we have on the 1769/1770 page of the church book a record of eight children of Michael Stoker (Stocker) born between 1758 and 1782 appearing on that page with other children of his who were born after 1769 appearing on other pages. The fact that his son Georg was so recorded is pretty conclusive proof that all of the eight Stoker (Stocker) children on that one page had the same father. The symbol ϯ apparently was to indicate that the child was deceased and, doubtless, was inserted when the baptism of the son George was recorded.
      Other entries in the church records show Michael Stocker (Stoker) and his wife, Anna Maria, had two other children, one named Jacob, b. 22 May 1785, and the other named Charlotte, b. 19 Feb 1788, making 17 children as follows:
      By first wife Barbara:
      1. Anna Barbara Stocker, b. 1 Apr 1758. She died young.
      2. Marie Barbara Stocker, b. 1 Apr 1758, the same as or twin of [Anna Barbara]. She died young.
      3. Johana Magdale Stocker, b. 1 Jan 1760.
      4. Michael Stocker, Jr., b. 20 May 1762 (24 May 1762 or 24 Mar 1762).
      5. Elizabeth Stocker, b. 26 Aug 1764. She died young.
      6. Balthasar Stocker, b. 24 May 1767. He died young.
      7. Marie Barbara Stocker, b. 11 ??? 1769. [Twin of Christina.] She died young.
      8. Christina Stocker, b. 11 ??? 1769. Twin of [Marie Barbara]. She died young.
      By second wife Elizabeth:
      9. Johannes Stocker, b. 4 Jan 1772.
      10. Marie Solome Stocker, b. 9 May 1773.
      11. Marie Barbara Stocker, b. 25 Dec 1774.
      12. Eva Margreth Stocker, b. 22 Jul 1776, d. 12 Sep 1777.
      By third wife Anna Marie Adams:
      13. Anna Margareth Stocker, b. 15 May 1779.
      14. Marie Catherina Stocker, b. 4 Sep 1780.
      15. George Stocker, b. 13 Nov. 1781, bapt. 2 Jun 1782.
      16. Jacob Stocker, b. 22 May 1785.
      17. Charlotte Stocker, b. 19 Feb 1788.
      [Note: James Hook totally missed one child, Eva Catherina, who was born between George and Jacob; see her notes for church record documentation.]

      8. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part:
      "The 1790 census record for Frederick Maryland lists for Michael Stocker:
      2 white free males over age 16
      Michael and his son Michael- age 28 (Ana's son)
      2 white males under age 16
      Johannes- age 12 (Elizabeth's son)
      Jacob- age 5 (Mary's son)
      It is this authors belief that by 1790 there should have been three boys listed on the census record. It is possible that Georg was not alive in 1790. There are no church records for Georg in Frederick except for that of his birth and baptism. In the original hand written record a cross mark has been put next to all deceased Stocker Children. Georg's record also has this mark next to it that he was deceased at the time the record was made. Georg is also missing from the will of his father Michael Stocker.
      Next on the census record is the listing of seven white, free, females but they are not separated by ages. These individuals should be:
      Wife- Mary (Anna Maria)
      Maria Barbara- age 16 (Elizabeth's daughter)
      Marie Salome- age 17 (Elizabeth's daughter)
      Anna Margareth- age 11 (Mary's daughter)
      Marie Catherine (Mary)- age 10 (Mary's daughter)
      Eva Catherina- age 6 (Mary's daughter)
      Charlotta- age 2 (Mary's daughter)
      Johanna Magdalena is not listed on the census with this family as she married (Yost) Jost Stimmel in 1784."

      9. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part:
      "Important Note: All of the original Evangelical Lutheran Church record was originally in German mixed with some Latin. Parts of it have been copied on to microfilm by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is available for anyone to study. A complete copy is found in the Maryland State Archives on microfilm. This record has been translated by Frederick S. Weiser, James Hook, William Hinke, and E.W. Reinecke. In comparing the four records each has small differences in dates and names from the original record. The translation work by Frederick S. Weiser has been most commonly used...
      Researchers Take Note
      In relationship to the birth dates and number of children Michael and Ana had there is much confusion. I believe most of this has stemmed from the differences of the translations and then the descendants propagating the same mistakes throughout the year. I have tried to verify the different translations with the original hand written records available to me. For researchers working through the Family History Centers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the only translation records available was made by Frederick Weiser and James Hook. Located in the Frederick County Historical Library in Maryland are the translations by Frederick Weiser, William Hinke, and E. W. Reinecke. All of the microfilm of the original and its various translations can be found at the Maryland State Archives in Baltimore, Maryland.
      Michael and Ana's Family
      Because of the problems with this family I have provided endnotes for references to where the information is located so others may research this dilemma...
      [A.] Anna Barbara on 1 April, 1758 and baptized on Pentecost 1758. This church ordinance was witnessed by Maria Barbara, the unmarried daughter of Michael Romer. (As of 1769 daughter was deceased.) [Footnote 1: "The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp. 1-1048, Index I-N, page 53."]
      It is the opinion of this author that Maria Barbara and Anna Barbara are the same child. The record of this child was made eleven years after her birth at the Festival of the Resurrection. It is only recorded with several other children of Michael and has no independent record as seen in the baptismal records of Anna Barbara and Michael. The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, Recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp 1-1048, Index I-N, page 552.
      [B.] Jan 1 1760, A little daughter Johana Magdalena, Sponsors: Henrich Fauth and Magdalena. [Footnote 2. The record of this child was made nine years after her birth. It is only recorded with several other children of Michael and has no independent record as seen in the records of Anna Barbara and Michael. The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp. 1-1048, Index I-N, page 552."]
      [C] The next child recorded for Michael and Ana was that of: son Michael on 20 May 1762 baptized Sept 18 [Schw.]. Sponsors: MIchael and Charlotte Amalia Romer. [Footnote 3. "Maryland German Church Records Vol. 3, Baptismal records of the Monocacy Lutheran Congregation, and its successor, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland 1742-1779, as translated and edited by Frederick S. Weiser pg. 34. This record does not have a translation error on the year of Michael's birth where he has it listed as 1768."]
      The following children for Michael and Ana were found only in the hand written record of the Evangelical Lutheran Church recorded in conjunction with the Festival of the Resurrection which was held March 26 and 27 of 1769, 3-5 years after the children were born. [Footnote 4. "The record of this child was made nine years after her birth. It is only recorded with several other children of Michael and has no independent record as seen in the records of Anna Barbara and Michael. The hand written record is located in Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland on microfilm. Cr. Fred. 1 #437. Zion Luth-Ch, recs (1871-1877) and index Evan. Luth Ch 1742-1877, pp. 1-1048, Index I-N, page 552."]
      [D.] Elisabetha, dau. of Michael Stocker b. 26 Aug 1764 bp. (not given). Sponsors: Elisabeth Romerin (as of 1769 daughter was deceased).
      [E.] Balthasar, son of Michael Stocker b. 24 May 1767 bp. (not given). Sponsors: Balthasar and Rosina Bach (as of 1769 son was deceased)."

      10. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part:
      "Within the Evangelical Church's records, [Johan] Michael is recorded as a witness to the baptism of some of his grandchildren from Johanna. Also recorded are the ten times he attended communion. Usually this was once a year in the fall or spring. The last record for Michael Stocker in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland is a church record for his attendance at communion on 2 June 1805."

      11. FHL book 929.273 "Some Descendants of Michael Stoker 1731-1819," compiled by Kathleen Stoker Overton (ca. 2003?), p. 6. This book does a good job of tracing several non-Mormon descendancy lines from the original immigrant.
      "Johanna Magdalena (Hannah) Stoker
      Johanna Magdalena Stoker called Hannah was born 1 January 1760 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland to Michael Stoker and his first wife, Anna Barbara Roemer. She was baptized in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick. Her Godparents were Heinrich Hanth and his wife Magdalena. The date of baptism is not given. Hannah grew up in Maryland, had some schooling and on 2 November 1784 married Johann Jost Stimmel in the Lutheran Evangelical Church. The notice in Lutheran records states: "Johann Jost Stimmel and Johanna Magdalena Stokern by license. Witnesses: Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel, John and Peter Schnog."
      The Stimmel family stayed in Frederick, Maryland until about 1792 when they moved to Hampshire County, Virginia, now in West Virginia, and established a home called Mill Creek Farm. Jost also worked as a blacksmith. He wrote his will on 3 November 1805 and it was proved on 17 February 1806. A synopsis of the will follows:
      "Wife, Hannah Magdalena, 9 children, 1- Michael, 2- Peter, 3- Daniel, 4- Jacob, 5- Hannah Magdalena, 6- Elizabeth, 7- Catherine (a cripple), 8- Mary, 9- Ann. Executor, wife. Witnesses, Jacob Bizer, Dan and Zach Arnold."
      Hannah was still in Virginia for the 1810 Census. Many of her children were moving to Franklin County, Ohio and Hannah wanted to join them. She sold her farm and in 1814 moved to Ohio. Soon after arriving she died in June 1814 and is buried in Landes Street Cemetery in Hamilton, Franklin County, Ohio.
      The children of Hannah and Jost are…"

      BIRTH:
      1. Per LDS extraction program of film #13933, "Evangelical Lutheran or Lutheran Congregation of Zmiddletown, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland" as cited with online Ordinance Index: "Johanna Magdalena Stocker, born 1 Jan 1760 with parent listed as Michael Stocker." Ordinance work reference is Film 13933 IT 2, batch C507701.

      2. Per LDS extraction program of film #883605 item 1, "The Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, parish register 1743-1811 [actual start of 1737]. 975.287/F1 V26 w v. 1-2" as cited with online Ordinance Index: "Johanna Magdalina Stocker, b. 1 Jan 1760, no christening date given, with parent listed as Michael Stocker." Ordinance work reference is Film 824392 IT 2, batch C504181.

      CHRISTENING:
      1. Anna Barbara's presumed surname of Römerin is technically unproven but surmised from the sponsors of her children's baptisms in Frederick, MD. Her surname Anna Barbara is however found in conjunction with her husband Michael Stocker in land deeds and baptismal sponsorships. Six children were born to her and her husband and with the exception of Balthasar, all the rest had baptismal sponsors from the Römer family (including the last two on the following list who were the first two children of the second wife Elizabeth Pfau); i.e:
      Anna Barbara, 1758: Maria Barbara Römerin (Anna Barbara's unmarried sister)
      Maria Barbara, 1758: Barbara Römerin (most likely Anna Barbara's unmarried sister Maria Barbara again)
      Johanna Magdalene, 1760: Henrich Fauth and Magdalena (Anna Barbara's married sister Johanna Magdalene whose husband is named in their father's will as Henry Foutz)
      Michael, 1762: John Michael and Maria Amalia Römer (Anna Barbara's parents)
      Elizabeth, 1764: Elizabeth Römerin (Anna Barbara's unmarried sister)
      Balthasar, 1767: Unrelated party - Balthasar and Rosina Bach.
      Maria Barbara, 1769: Johannes and Maria Barbara Haas (Anna Barbara's married sister Maria Barbara whose marriage is proved by their father's will and by tombstones)
      Christina, 1769: Christina Römerin (Anna Barbara's unmarried sister)
      The name Römerin is the German female version of Römer.

      2. FHL book 975.287/F1 K28we "Maryland German Church Records," vol. 3, "Baptismal records of the Monocacy Lutheran Congregation, and its successor, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, 1742-1779," translated and edited by Frederick S. Weiser:
      - All recorded at once:
      - Maria Barbara, dau. of Michael Stocker, b . 1 Apr 1758 (+), bp. 15 May. Sponsors: Mar. Barb. Römerin [now] deceased.
      - Johanna Magdalina, dau. of [parents names not given] b. 1 Jan 1760, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Heinrich and Magdalena Fauth.
      - Michael, son of Michael Stocker b. 20 May 1762, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Michael and Scharletta Amalia Romer.
      - Elisabetha, dau. of Michael Stocker b. 26 Aug. 1764, bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Elisabetha Romerin.
      - Balthasar, son of Michael Stocker, b. 24 May 1767 (+), bp. [not given]. Sponsors: Balthasar and Rosina Bach.
      - Maria Barbara, twin dau. of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 (+), bp. 19 Sept. 1769. Sponsors: Johannes and Maria Barbara Haass.
      - Christina, twin dau. of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 (+), bp. 19 Sept. 1769. Sponsors: Christina Römerin, single.
      - [name not given], son of Michael Stocker, b. 13 Nov. 1781, bp. 2 Jun. 1782. Sponsor: Georg Bens. [Kerry's note: This child is George Stocker.]

      MARRIAGE:
      1. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 88-97: "The 18th century translated records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. established about 1746, show many Michael Stoker (Stocker) entries... The record, on page 552 of the church records, is as follows:
      1 Jan 1760, to Michael Stocker, a child Johana Magdale, godparents, Heinrich Hanth (and wife) Magdalena. Date of baptism not stated. (Note by JWH - On page 454 of the church record is shown the marriage on 2 Nov 1784 'by license' of Johanna Magdalena Stockern and Johann Jost Stimmel, Michael Stocker, Peter Stimmel and John and Peter Schnog serving as witnesses.)"

      2. Per the book "Maryland Marriages, 1778-1800," comp. by Robert Barnes, 1979, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, copy available at the Frederick Historical Society in Frederick, MD:
      Phillip Baker and Margaret Stoker, 12 Feb 1799, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85.
      Peter Staup and Magd. Eler, 20 June 1800, First German Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, copy made in 1903, at Maryland Historical Society, 1170.
      Yost Stimmel and Magdalena Stoker, 28 Oct 1784, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85.
      Michael Stoker, and Mary A - , 21 Jun 1778, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85.

      3. FHL book 975.287 V2p "Frederick County Maryland Marriages References and Family Relationships 1748-1800," by Henry C. Peden, Jr. & Veronica Clarke Peden, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, Delaware, 2012). This volume is a "comprehensive compilation of marriage references, actual and implied, in early Frederick County, Maryland from its formation in 1748 through 1800. Marriages were gleaned from published license books, land records, probate records (wills and administration accounts), court records (judgments and indentures), military pension records, church records (marriages, births and baptism), bible records, newspapers, some family histories and other documented secondary sources." P. 272:
      -Stimmel, Johann Jost, m. Johanna Magdalena Stocker on 2 Nov 1784; among the witnesses were Michael Stocker and Peter Stimmel {ref: Monocacy Lutheran Congregation of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick, MD (see "Maryland German Church Records," Vol. 3, translated by Frederick S. Weiser, published by Noodle-Doosey Press, 1987); ref: Frederick County Land Records (see abstracts of Frederick County Land Records, 1752-1772, by Patricia Abelard Andersen, 8 vols. (1995-2003), K:432}"

      4. FHL book 975.287 K2w "Records of Marriages and Burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Maryland and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the City of Frederick, Maryland 1743-1811," translated and edited by Frederick Sheely Weiser, Special Publication No. 38, The National Genealogical Society, Washington, D.C., 1972:
      Marriages:
      Nov. 2, 1784: Johann Jost Stimmel & Johanna Magdalena Stockern by license. Witnesses: Michael Stocker. Peter Stimmel. Joh. and Peter Schnog.

      DEATH:
      1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19.

      2. Mentioned in father's will dated 10 May 1818: "...my sons, Jacob, Michael and John and my daughters, Mary, Catherine, Charlotte, Margaret, Barbara, Salome and Magdalene..." See full quotation in his notes. The Magdalene in the will can only be this individual. The language is worded such that she may have already died before the will: "I do ordain and it is my wish that the share which shall be coming to my daughter Salome, shall be placed in the hands of my son Jacob, for the use of the children of said Salome, with power to give unto the said Salome in case of her coming to absolute want such part thereof as he shall think proper and the share of my daughter Catherine shall likewise be placed in the hands of my son Jacob to be by him said out in land in the name of her child or Children, but to be occupied by her, during her life, and by her husband, if he shall survive her as long as he continues a widower, and share of my daughter Magdalene, shall be equally divided among her children." Consider also in the will that unlike the other named daughters, Magdalene and Salome did not receive any household furnishings which may confirm Magdalene as deceased (and Salome possibly estranged judging from the language of the money stipend of her having to be in "absolute want"). If in fact she died before 1818, then the Ancestral File entry cited above for death may be legitimate.

      BURIAL:
      1. Per Ancestral File v4.19.