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- A biography lists him as Joshua R. Stafford. A native of Ohio, reared and educated in Indiana, came to California in 1851, was in Iowa in 1856, then came to Walla Walla and on to Spokane WA.
Census:
- Listed as J. B. Stafford, a teamster age 28 b. OH, with wife Elizabeth age 26 b. IN with children Solomon & Laura and a Margaret Bussert age 13 b. IN.
- Listed as J. B. Stafford, a miner age 40 b. OH, with wife Elizabeth age 35 b. OH and children Soloman age 15 b. IA, Flora age 12 b. IA and James age 3 b. NY.
- Listed as a farmer with wife and daughter Laura A. Denney age 19 b. Iowa and son James R. Denney age 12 b. WA. Father born in NY and mother born in OH.
Died:
- Died while prospecting for gold, according to the Idaho Free Press.
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