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ILLIAM HENRY STAFFORD. -- The subject of this sketch is a native of the county and township of Delaware, and is a man in the full vigor of life. His neighbors and friends esteem him because of his honest and manly qualities. Mr. Stafford was born February 4, 1848, being the youngest son of Ralph Stafford, previously mentioned in this volume. The boyhood of Mr. Stafford was spent on the home farm, and at the age of eight years, he removed with his parents to the place where he now resides. His educational advantages were reasonably good, and he profited by them. As a dutiful son, he remained with his father during the tatter's declining years, taking charge of the farm in 1879. Prior to this time, he had conducted it for a share of the proceeds. In, the year 1889, he purchased the remaining portion of the farm, which gave him 236 acres in all of valuable land, well and substantially improved, and all in one body.
Mr. Stafford was married in this township (Delaware) May 18, 1879, to Miss Lucinda J. Knox, a native of the township and county; born February 20, 1860, and daughter of John and Madeline (Berry) Knox, residents of Hamilton township, this county. To this marriage, one child, Nora Edith, has been born, whose birth occurred March 18, 1884, a very bright and promising child. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford are members of the Methodist church. In politics, he is a republican, and always takes an active part in the campaigns as they occur. ' When Mr. Stafford was a lad of thirteen, he ran away from home, in 1863, to Indianapolis, to volunteer in the army, was examined and accepted, but as he was about to take the oath his father stepped in and vetoed the proceedings, and the patriotic lad was returned to his mother.
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Census:
- Listed as a farmer with wife. Father born in VA and mother born in OH.
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1848 - 1929 (81 years)
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