Stauffacher, John, 1936-....
Variant namesMissionary; born John W. Stauffacher in 1878; attended Northwestern College in Naperville, Ill. (1896-1900), where he met Florence P. Minch, whom he married in 1906; leader of the Volunteer Band at Northwestern Coolege; served as missionary with Africa Inland Mission in Kenya and the Belgian Congo, 1903-1940; served as AIM treasurer (1904-1906), Corresponding Secretary (1906-1912), the Field Director for East Kenya (1912-1916), and Deputy General Director (1921-1923); retired in 1940 to open a guest home for missionaries in Ruwenzori, Belgian Congo; died while traveling to Nairobi, 1944. Florence P. Minch was born in 1881; studied at Northwestern College to become a teacher; joined AIM and traveled to Africa in 1905, where her work included teaching Bible lessons, reading, writing, arithmetic and sewing; after her husband's death in 1944, she served AIM in Kenya; died in 1959.
From the description of Papers of John Stauffacher, 1902-1973, (bulk 1911-1945). (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26449098
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| referencedIn | Davis, Elwood. Papers of Elwood Davis, 1882-1961. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Barnett, William John. Oral history interviews with William John Barnett, 1983, 1995, and 1998. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Barnett, Erik S. Oral history interview with Erik S. Barnett, 1995. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Stauffacher, John. Papers of John Stauffacher, 1902-1973, (bulk 1911-1945). | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Africa Inland Mission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Barnett, Erik S. | person |
| associatedWith | Barnett, William John. | person |
| associatedWith | Davis, Elwood. | person |
| associatedWith | Hurlburt, Charles E. | person |
| associatedWith | Rift Valley Academy (Kijabe, Kenya) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scott, Peter Cameron. | person |
| associatedWith | Stauffacher, Florence. | person |
| associatedWith | Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tucker, Alfred Robert, 1849-1914. | person |
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Birth 1936-09-19
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