The Stackpole name originates from the Stackpole family who emigrated from Wales and settled in the St.Marys area of pennsylvania in the late 1800s. H.C.Stackpole and his father-in law,senator J,K,P.Hall,establish......The Stackpole name originates from the Stackpole family who emigrated from Wales and settled in the St.Marys area of pennsylvania in the late 1800s. H.C.Stackpole and his father-in law,senator J,K,P.Hall,established the Stackpole Battery Company in 1906.Their first business venture was to manufacture dry cell batteries for Henry Ford.