ALERT: 125th Stancil Family Reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at the Moose Lodge in Wilson, North Carolina. Please let us know if you plan on attending • • The 124th Stancil Family Reunion was held Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. We are grateful for those family members who attended • • 2025 Newsletter: See the latest edition of the newsletter that was released in September 2025. • •

John Thomas Stancil family, est. July 15, 1860

The Stancil Family has its annual reunion on the fourth Sunday of each September. The reunion has been held since 1902. This site has details on the reunion and the history of the family the originated in Johnston County, N.C.

1902 Stancil Family Photo

1902 Stancil Family Photo

Front row: Samuel Stancil, Walter Henry Stancil, John Thomas Stancil, Delaney Sasser Stancil, Tempy Ann Stancil Hill

Middle row: Josiah S. Stancil, John Archer Stancil, Catherine Stancil, Arnettie Stancil, George Ira Stancil

Back row: Alvin Rosco Stancil, Harvey Arthur Stancil, Thomas Ruffin Stancil

Courtesy Stancil Reunion Archive

Family Patriarchs

The 125th Stancil Family reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at the Wilson Moose Club, 2705 Forest Hills Road in Wilson, North Carolina.

This website is dedicated to providing information on the Stancil family, mainly the annual reunion held in North Carolina.

If you're not sure how you are related, contact us. We will reply as soon as possible with any questions.

A bit of Stancil history

John Thomas Stancil married Delaney Catherine Sasser on July 15, 1860. They had 13 children, and their descendents make up the family. Two children died young.

John Thomas was the son of Samuel Stancil and Martha Patsy Rentfrow. Delaney Sasser was the daughter of Henry Sasser and Martha Patsy Bagley. See the original marriage bond.

We still plan on adding more information for the many family members with pages, and we also plan on adding pages for those family members we are missing. If you have anything you think would be useful for this site, please share it with us.

We encourage you to look at the information presented and pass along any comments or suggestions you may have.

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Renn Stancil Hinton, the late daughter of George Ralph Stancil and granddaughter of George Ira Stancil Sr.