James Nathan STAFFORD^{[1, 2]}

1843 - 1895  (52 years)

• Name	James Nathan STAFFORD
  Born	1843	Weakley Co., Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Thorns, Weakley Co., Tennessee
  _UID	390C1D39D6FE6A4F914B8844992F2B4C0F48
  Died	26 Aug 1895	Carroll Co., Tennessee
  Buried	Pilgrims Rest Cem., Christmasville, Carroll Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I3146	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	24 Jan 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	Mary Catherine RAY,   b. 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1906, Gibson Co., Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1862	Gibson Co., Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1870	Weakley Co., Tennessee
  Notes	Census: Listed as J. N. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Mary L. and children Elizabeth A. and William.
  Children	1. Alice Elizabeth STAFFORD,   b. 12 Nov 1867, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. 26 Mar 1946, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 78 years)   2. William Nathan P. STAFFORD,   b. 2 Aug 1869, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. 29 Aug 1920, Gibson Co., Tennessee  (Age 51 years)   3. Mary Ally STAFFORD,   b. 1873, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Sep 1896  (Age 23 years)   4. Hawkins STAFFORD,   b. Jul 1875, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Charles Lincoln STAFFORD,   b. 4 Sep 1879, McKenzie, Carroll Co., Tennessee ,   d. 16 Mar 1965, McKenzie, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Private James Nathan Stafford is buried on the front row in Pilgrims Rest near the Cox monument. There are foot markers indicating the burial of he and other Staffords. Private James Nathan Stafford, John Stafford and William Pinkney Stafford all served in the 13th Tennessee US Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War. John was killed at Fort Pillow on April 12 1864 and was buried in the trenches of the fort and later moved to the Memphis National Cemetery. William Pinkney Stafford was captured at Fort Pillow and ended up in Andersonville Prison and died there. James Nathan managed to escape the battlefield and swam to safety. He is buried at Pilgrim's Rest. Census: Listed as a farmer with wife Lucyndia C., daughters Elizabeth A. & Mary A. and sons William N., Hawkins & Charles. Parents born in VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Imported GEDCOM file. [S153] Stafford Data Branch 12. [S4539] Genforum.com, #1390 dated 3 Apr 2000Carolyn Flowers [email protected] (Reliability: 2).