Calvin Thomas STAFFORD^{[1, 2]}

1843 - 1908  (65 years)

• Name	Calvin Thomas STAFFORD
  Born	20 Jun 1843	Troy Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan
  Census	1880	Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan
  _UID	F1FF83E793C60F4F9D831237FFB6008DBC50
  Died	9 Oct 1908	Clio, Genesee Co., Michigan
  Buried	Woodlawn Mem. Cem., Clio, Genesee Co., Michigan
  Person ID	I25908	Branch 005 Josiah Stafford (Stover) 1662 ME
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Sanford Leir STAFFORD,   b. 7 Jun 1820, Manchester, Ontario Co., New York ,   d. 17 Jul 1906, Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Nancy M. TINKHAM,   b. 29 Oct 1826, Palmyra, Wayne Co., New York ,   d. 14 Dec 1910, Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 84 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1842	Auburn Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio   [3]
  Family ID	F9600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth L. COOK,   b. 7 Sep 1843, Bridgeport, Saginaw Co., Michigan ,   d. 28 Sep 1887, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 44 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1867	Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan
  Census	1870	Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan
  Notes	Census: 5 Jul 1870. Listed as Calvin Stafford, a farmer, with wife Eliza and children Nellie and Charles.
  Children	1. Nellie STAFFORD,   b. 1868, Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 19 Dec 1898, Shiawassee Co., Michigan  (Age 30 years)   2. Charles M. STAFFORD,   b. 25 Jul 1869, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 10 Jul 1954, Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 84 years)   3. Elizabeth STAFFORD,   b. 21 May 1871, Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 28 Jun 1944, Clio, Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 73 years)   4. Elmer STAFFORD,   b. 20 Apr 1873, Montrose, Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 10 Oct 1879, Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 6 years)   5. Elmira STAFFORD,   b. 20 Apr 1873, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 10 May 1873, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 0 years)   6. Elnora STAFFORD,   b. 22 Nov 1874, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 19 Dec 1961, Saginaw Co., Michigan  (Age 87 years)   7. Edith Mabel STAFFORD,   b. Oct 1876, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 28 Dec 1946, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age ~ 70 years)   8. Walter Alford STAFFORD,   b. 21 Aug 1878, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 16 Apr 1926, Pine Grove, Bridgeport, Michigan  (Age 47 years)   9. Robert Lawrence STAFFORD,   b. 19 May 1880, Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 13 Feb 1919, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan  (Age 38 years)   10. Mabel STAFFORD,   b. 28 Aug 1882, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 4 Dec 1959, Birch Run, Saganaw Co., Michigan  (Age 77 years)   11. Arthur STAFFORD,   b. 15 May 1885, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 9 Jul 1937, Clio, Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 52 years)   12. Ernest Calvin STAFFORD,   b. 28 Sep 1886, Montrose Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 24 Apr 1945, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F9601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Priscilla Hartley LINDSAY,   b. Jun 1843, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Jan 1890	Genesee Co., Michigan
  Census	1900	Bridgeport, Saginaw Co., Michigan
  Notes	Census: 2 Jun 1900. Lited as Calvin Stafford, a farmer, with wife Priscilla and sons Walter, Arthur, and Earnest. Priscilla had 4 of 6 children living.
  Children	1. Robert Lawrence STAFFORD,   b. 19 May 1890, Genesee Co., Michigan ,   d. 13 Feb 1919, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F9602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Calvin Stafford lived in Ohio until ten years of age when he came with his parents to Genesee Co. MI, the family settling on a farm in Thetford twp, where he grew to manhood. After three years service as a member of Co. K, 23rd Reg. Michigan Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, he bought a farm of 172 acres in Montrose twp. He later sold 80 acres of that farm and purchased 40 acres in Vienna twp and 335 acres in Bridgeport twp, in the neighboring county of Saginaw. With the exception of five years, during which he lived in Bridgeport twp, he made his home in Vienna until he removed to Clio, seven years before his death in 1907. Mr. & Mrs. Stafford attended the Methodist Protestant Church but were not members. He was a justice of the peace for eight years. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ Calvin Stafford lived in Ohio until ten years of age when he came with his parents to Genesee Co. MI, the family settling on a farm in Thetford twp, where he grew to manhood. After three years service as a member of Co. K, 23rd Reg. Michigan Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, he bough a farm of 172 acres in Montrose twp. He later sold 80 acres of that farm and purchased 40 acres in Vienna twp and 335 acres in Bridgeport twp, in the neighboring county of Saginaw. With the exception of five years, during which he lived in Bridgeport twp, he made his home in Vienna until he removed to Clio, seven years before his death in 1907. Mr. & Mrs. Stafford attended the Methodist Protestant Church but were not members. He was a justice of the peace for eight years. Name: Calvin Stafford , Residence: Thetford, Michigan Enlistment Date: 11 August 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Michigan Unit Numbers: 1100 1100 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862 at the age of 19 Enlisted in Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment Michigan on 11 September 1862. Mustered out Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment Michigan on 28 June 1865 in Salisbury, NC death record Vienna Township 09 Oct 1908 Stafford, Calvin T. male, white, married 65y, 3m, 19d oldematous laryngitis farmer married at age 21 father of 12 children, 9 living born 20 Jun 1843 in Ohio father Sanford Stafford born New York mother Nancy Tinkham born New York burial Clio E.E. Huyck undertaker Chas. Stafford informant (copied as written including any errors) Born: 1870 Census has him born in NY. Census: Listed as Calvin Stafford, a farmer, with wife Eliza, daughter Nellie and son Charles. 24 Jun 1880. Listed as Calvin Stafford, a farmer, with wife Eliza, daughters Nellie, Lizzie, Elnora and Edith M. and sons Charles, Walter and "unnamed" age 1 month. Died: Died of oldematous laryngitis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4663] Stafford Data Branch 14. [S6412] Stafford Branch 14. [S4470] Stafford Marriages in Geauga Co. OH, LDS Microfilm 1530450 (Reliability: 2).