John Willis STAFFORD

1857 - 1922  (65 years)

• Name	John Willis STAFFORD
  Born	15 Aug 1857	Clinton Co., Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Washington Twp., Clinton Co., Indiana
  Died	6 Oct 1922
  	Cause: of stomach ulcers
  Obituary	7 Oct 1922	Jefferson Cem., Clinton Co., Indiana
  _UID	7D8876DDABCBC14EBCF9470481228DACB917
  Person ID	I30769	Branch 167 Sampson Stafford b. 1824 TN
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	Joseph Eaton STAFFORD, Sr.,   b. 7 Feb 1825, Pike Twp., Clark Co., Ohio ,   d. 31 Mar 1874, Clinton Co., Indiana  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane PENCE,   b. 31 Jul 1838, Ohio ,   d. 12 Oct 1920, Clinton Co., Indiana  (Age 82 years)
  Married	25 May 1856	Kilmore, Clinton Co., Indiana
  Family ID	F16930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah H. SHANABARGER,   b. Oct 1856,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Nov 1883
  Children	1. Edith STAFFORD,   b. Dec 1879,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F11433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Census: 1900. Listed as Willis Stafford, a farmer, with wife Sarah and daughter Edith. Obituary: "Frankfort Crescent News: Saturday, October 7, 1922 WILLIS STAFFORD DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Funeral services for the late Willis Stafford will be held from the family home, two and a half miles west of Jefferson at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon [8 Oct 1922] and interment will be made in Jefferson Cemetery. John Willis Stafford, who was 65 years of age, died at the family home Friday morning [6 Oct 1922], death resulting from ulcerations of the stomach following an extended illness. The deceased was born in the same house where he departed this life and had been a lifelong resident of the Jefferson community. He is survived by three brothers, Pence Stafford of this city, Joseph E. Stafford of Jefferson, and George Stafford of Crescent City, IL. The widow [Sarah Shanabarger] and daughter, Mrs. A. E. Harbin, also survive. He was a member of the Masonic order."