Charles Franklin Stiner was born on October 20, 1886, in Antwerp, Ohio. He was the son of John Stiner, born in 1831 in Switzerland, and Mary Jane “Jennie” (Cram) Stiner, born in 1859 in Ohio. John was a Civil War veteran who served with Company G, 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a unit comprised of Paulding County men.
John and Mary were married on November 12, 1876, in Paulding County. By 1880, they were raising Annie, born in 1866; Maggie, born in 1868; and John A., born in 1871. These were children from John’s first marriage to Sarah Susanna (Cluts) Stiner, who was born in 1844 and passed away in 1875. Sarah and John were married in 1864.
John and Mary had Susanna in 1877 and Jacob in 1879. John was a farmer. John and Mary later added Simeon N., born in 1884, and Charles F., born in 1886. This farming family was busy raising children when tragedy struck. John passed away on February 1, 1887. He was buried in Slough Cemetery in Antwerp…