Notes:
Data source is the 1990 book, "Moomaw-Mumma-Mumaw-Mumaugh Genealogy" compiled by Robert Austin Moomaw (deceased).
******** Biographic Sketches - 1886 History of Adams County, PA, Warner, Beers & Company- pub 1886*******
HENRY STOCK, farmer, P. O. New Oxford. John, the grandfather of this gentleman, came from Germany, and settled in Earl Township, Lancaster Co., Penn., November 14, 17 He purchased of Leonard Mumma 155 acres and allowances, paying for the same £600. This warrant is yet in possession of our subject. John Stock was married to A. Mumma, and had fourteen children: Henry, Daniel, John, Peter, William, Nancy, Susanna, Mary, Elizabeth, Barbara, Lydia, Rebecca. Christena and Julyan. Of these, Henry, the father of our subject, wits born in Earl Township, Lancaster Co., Penn, He was married to Elizabeth Haines, who was born in Carroll County, Md., and their children, Leah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lydia, Christina, Mary, John, Jacob and Henry, were born on the farm near New Oxford. By trade be was a weaver, and for many years carried on that business in connection with his farm, and was a prosperous man. He purchased and removed to a small farm on the Oxford and Berlin road, where he resided only about two years, when his death occurred in 1862, aged seventy years. His wife died some years prior, in 1856, aged sixty-five years. Henry Stock, our subject, was born February 17, 1834, and has from choice been a farmer. He married Mary Duttera in 1857, and commenced housekeeping on the old mansion farm of hiss father. Emma L., Charles D. and John H. were their children born on the old homestead, and Samuel W., George W. and Mary J. were born on the present farm, which Mr. Stock purchased in 1879 from John Bupp, on the Carlisle Pike. In 1882 Mr. Stock was appointed overseer of the poor by Lite R. Mackley and James Reaver, to fill a vacancy, and at the expiration of his term was then elected to the same position for a term of three years. He has also filled other positions of trust with satisfaction to the people. His farm is finely improved, and his children are receiving such an education as becomes those of his means and sentiment.