John Stafford^{[1, 2]}

1809 - 1894  (84 years)

• Name	John Stafford
  Born	11 Dec 1809	Beamsville, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1872	South Dakota
  Occupation	Farmer
  _UID	9BF63BF84DE9224499A07A249910F41DF194
  Died	4 Feb 1894	Scotland, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota
  Buried	Rosehill Cemetery, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota
  Person ID	I2393	Branch 042 John Stafford 1809 CAN
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	Amos Stafford,   b. Catharine, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Nelson, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Mary Nelles,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Niagra Twp, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F32628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Shupe,   b. 24 Aug 1824, Freeport, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Abt 1897, probably South Dakota  (Age 72 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1839	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Adam Stafford,   b. Abt 1841, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Amos Stafford,   b. Abt 1842, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George Stafford,   b. 3 Dec 1843, Beamsville, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1898, probably South Dakota  (Age 55 years)   4. Alexander Stafford,   b. Abt 1845,   d. 18 Mar 1882, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota  (Age ~ 37 years)   5. Mary Stafford,   b. Abt 1846, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Abel Stafford,   b. 5 May 1848, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1910, South Dakota  (Age 62 years)   7. John N. "Jack" Stafford,   b. Abt 1850, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Margretta "Margret? Stafford,   b. Abt 1853, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Annie Stafford,   b. Abt 1855,   d. 18 Jun 1932, South Dakota  (Age ~ 77 years)   10. Emily Stafford,   b. Abt 1855, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Betsy Stafford,   b. Abt 1857, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Rebecca Stafford,   b. Abt 1859, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Sarah Stafford,   b. Abt 1863, possibly Scottland, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota ,   d. 1880, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Family ID	F1002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Moved to Port Elgin, Ontario in 1852 and gave property that town was built on. Moved to Scotland, South Dakota in 1872 and gave property to the town for the new railroad. e belonged to the United Brethren Church of Ontario. In Scotland he ran the general store, was the first postmaster and first mayor. JOHN STAFFORD, Postmaster, was born near St. Catherines, Ont., in 1810, and lived there for sixty-three years engaged in mercantile business and other pursuits. In 1872 he came to the Territory of Dakota, bringing a stock of goods with him. He located 160 acres of land in Bon Homme County. The country was very new and it was seventy-four miles to a railroad point. Mr. Stafford put up a small building and opened the first stock of goods for sale in this part of the county. He soon after was appointed Postmaster, and managed to do quite a business in selling goods, farming, etc. In 1879, the railroad was built through the county and Mr. Stafford donated ninety acres to the Railroad Company to build a town, which has been named Scotland. He has since platted several additions to the town and has been one of the leading men in building it up. He has been liberal to those who come to the place to settle, and has donated several tracts of land to different enterprises which would benefit the place. He has also made many improvements in the town and on his land which add to their beauty. In 1839, he was married to Miss Rebecca Shoope, of Youngstown, N. Y., and has raised seven children - Adam, George, Abel, John, Mary, Emily and Rebecca. Buried: Grave 1 Lot 69 Block 6.

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Stafford Data - Issue 6, Stafford Branch 33Submitted by:Dale Joy Scott7431 S. 116th PlSeattle, WA 98178Aug 1983 (Reliability: 2). [S134] Stafford Data Branch 33.