John William STAFFORD^{[1, 2]}

1829 - 1864  (35 years)

• Name	John William STAFFORD
  Born	1829	Carroll Co., Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CE712A85F7F6414789D2E98CD2B6DF8620A1
  Died	12 Apr 1864	Fort Pillow, near Ripley, Tennessee
  Buried	Memphis National Cem., Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I3141	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	William Nathan STAFFORD,   b. 1803, Virginia ,   d. Jun 1854, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Phoebe CARTER,   b. 1810, Virginia ,   d. 1880, Missouri  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Abt 1825
  Family ID	F1296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha J. COX,   b. 1833, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Jun 1850	Carroll Co., Tennessee
  Notes	Married: by John Hodge, J.P.
  Children	1. Thomas Alexander STAFFORD,   b. 11 Mar 1851, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Mar 1899, Rector, Arkansas  (Age 47 years)   2. Rachel STAFFORD,   b. 1852,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Amanda STAFFORD,   b. 29 Oct 1856,   d. 1 Jan 1889  (Age 32 years)   4. Mark STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1859,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary S. STAFFORD,   b. 1861,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ada STAFFORD,   b. 1865,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Stafford died at Ft. Pillow, TN during Civil War. He served on the Union side. Brothers Wm. Pinkney and James Nathan served in Union army as well. Brother Robert C. served in the Confederate army. Source; Phil Stafford John resided in the 16th Civil District, Weakley County, TN. on the 1860 c ensus. John enlisted in Company C, 13th U.S. Cavalry 12-13-1863 at Union City, TN. and was mustered in 1-20-1864 at Columbus, Kentucky. On a 2- 29-1864 muster roll, he was listed "present, enlistment bounty due". John died at the battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee 4-12-1864 and Martha received a widow's pension of $8.00 per month commencing 2-04-1871 and $2.00 for each child until they reached the age of 16. The pension was increased to $12.00 per month commencing 3-19-1886.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Imported GEDCOM file. [S153] Stafford Data Branch 12.