Ralph STAFFORD^{[1, 2, 3]}

1775 - 1839  (64 years)

• Name	Ralph STAFFORD
  Born	1775	Co. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	737CF731249BBF4BB3B1239955D888D085DF
  Died	7 Mar 1839	Miami Co., Ohio   [4]
  Buried	Saylor Cem., Miami Co., Ohio
  Person ID	I13330	Branch 006 Thomas Stafford 1695 ENG
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2010

  
  

  Father	James STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1756, Co. Tyrone, Ireland ,   d. 19 Jan 1830, Giles Co.,Virginia  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Nancy EATON,   b. 1750, Co. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. Giles Co.,Virginia
  Married	Abt 1768	Co. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
  Family ID	F4888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine SAYLOR,   b. 16 May 1783, Montgomery Co., Virginia ,   d. 19 Jan 1853, Miami Co., Ohio  (Age 69 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1800	Montgomery Co., Virginia   [5]
  Notes	Married: Marriage database lists Catey Taylor as the bride.
  Children	1. Nancy STAFFORD,   b. 6 Dec 1803, Clark Co., Ohio ,   d. 15 Mar 1876, Clark Co., Ohio  (Age 72 years)   2. Elizabeth STAFFORD,   b. 6 Dec 1805, Clark Co., Ohio ,   d. 26 Jun 1868, Clark Co., Ohio  (Age 62 years)   3. Jacob STAFFORD,   b. 6 Aug 1807, Ohio ,   d. 16 Jul 1885, Clark Co., Ohio  (Age 77 years)   4. Samuel E. STAFFORD,   b. 29 Dec 1809, Pike Twp., Clark Co., Ohio ,   d. 11 Dec 1897, Osborn, Clark Co., Ohio  (Age 87 years)   5. John W. STAFFORD,   b. 13 Feb 1815, Clark Co., Ohio ,   d. 3 Jun 1878, Clark Co., Ohio  (Age 63 years)   6. George J. STAFFORD,   b. 1817, Ohio ,   d. 5 Mar 1889, Clark Co., Ohio  (Age 72 years)   7. Eve STAFFORD,   b. 10 Sep 1812, Miami Co., Ohio ,   d. 13 Jul 1851, Delaware Co., Indiana  (Age 38 years)   8. Margaret STAFFORD,   b. 19 Feb 1820, Pike Twp., Clark Co., Ohio ,   d. 11 Mar 1885, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana  (Age 65 years)   9. James E. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1824, Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F5343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Horace W. Stafford, GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE STAFFORD FAMILIES OF OHIO AND INDIANA; 1066-1927; Springfield, OH, privately published, 1927; pp 78,121,135; Troy [OH] Historical Society Library [MSS/X/S7795, Vol 1-2]. Ralph Stafford, Sr., son of James Stafford and Nancy Eaton Stafford, first came to Ohio in 1805, being at that time accompanied by his brother Joseph. Ralph married ***CATHERINE SAYLOR, a resident of Miami County. He first built his cabin near where a distillery once stood, known as "Staley's, on Indian Creek, in Miami County, was the first of the Staffords who made a settlement in Ohio, and probably the first Black, unless it was Andrew or Samuel Black, who settled in Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio, the same year. Ralph Stafford, Sr., never engaged in any business except farming; at least no information has been obtained to the contrary. Ralph Stafford, Sr., and ***CATHERINE SAYLOR Stafford had nine children viz: [1] George J. Stafford; [2] Jacob Stafford; [3] John W. Stafford; [4] James Stafford; [5] Samuel Stafford; [6] Nancy Stafford; [7] Eve Stafford; [8] Margaret Stafford; and [9] Elizabeth Stafford." Died: Cemetery records have his death listed as 3 Jul 1839. Buried: Inscription: in the 64 yr. of his age

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60. [S335] Stafford, Larry A. (7 Nov. 1998). [S202] John Stafford by Woodward. [S4850] Early Clark Co., Ohio Families, pp 46-51 (Reliability: 2). [S4808] Virginia Marriages to 1850 (Reliability: 2).