Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abraham Stouffer


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The result was   keep per sourcing improvements, the rough consensus about them, and the potential for further sourcing work. Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 05:05, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Abraham Stouffer

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Appears to be non-notable. There are two citations currently on the article. The first is to a user generated genealogy site (genealogy.com) which is not a reliable source. The second is to a town's webpage and a brief reference, not enough to establish notability. I have been able to turn up several more hits on other user generated content genealogy sites, which do not appear to be reliable sources. Barring any significant reliable source coverage, it appears the subject is not notable. I am happy to withdraw the nomination should reliable source coverage be introduced by someone with better luck turning it up. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 20:59, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment there are numerous mentions in Google Books, although there appear to have been several people of the same name. Sergeant Cribb (talk) 21:30, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment - yes, I turned those up as well. There are dozens that mention an Abraham Stouffer who made a comment in 1782.  But according to the current article he was born in 1781, so that likely is not the same person.  The only other mentions I have found all appear to come from the same source and have a single paragraph saying he came to the town with the Reesors.   That is about it - which doesn't really seem like enough. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 21:42, 29 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep as article is now well sourced for notability. Sergeant Cribb (talk) 17:27, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Although the historical materials on Stouffer are slim, he is the founder of Stouffville and as such worthy of a brief entry. I've added links to three local historical books, added a picture of his grave and a link to a provincial historical marker. Links to popular genealogy sites are not appropriate. The article still needs work, but my vote is to keep it. Neufast (talk) 18:14, 30 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep as founder of Stouffville. There's likely more material covering this person in offline sources. -- Whpq (talk) 13:48, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  — -- Cirt (talk) 17:35, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.