A new branch, a new state, a second generation taking root.
Located in southwestern Ohio along the Great Miami River, Dayton is historically recognized for industrial innovation and aviation history. Following their marriage in 1985, Rodney and Christine settled in the Dayton area of Montgomery County, establishing what would become a key node in the Stadum family's eastward migration from its North Dakota origins.
Public family records and obituaries document Christine's connection to Rodney during their years in Montgomery County. Their move marked a second-generation geographic transition — the first Stadum household planted firmly east of the Great Plains, carrying the family name into a new regional chapter.
Dayton remains a touchstone in the archive for tracing the family's mid-century dispersal, linking the Palmer and Signe Stadum line of North Dakota to the broader Midwest and beyond.