George Washington STAFFORD

1829 - 1892  (63 years)

• Name	George Washington STAFFORD
  Born	7 Jan 1829	Rochester, Monroe Co., New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Allamakee Co., Iowa
  Census	1880	Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
  Name	George W. Stafford
  _UID	55CF5BD2CA09044E8C6A82B625CBF91CA9B9
  Died	9 Jan 1892	Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa   [1, 2]
  Buried	Postville Cem., Allamakee Co., Iowa   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I35071	Branch 031 Robert Stafford 1790 Wales, Great Britain
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel H. STAFFORD,   b. 31 Dec 1783, Dutchess Co., New York ,   d. 5 Jan 1861  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Nancy FERGUSON,   b. New York ,   d. 5 Feb 1868
  Family ID	F13026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary (Martha) PERRY,   b. Abt 1840, Godley Par., Manchester, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1870	Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
  Children	1. Nettie S. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1871, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1873, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mattie STAFFORD,   b. 8 Mar 1876,   d. 28 Jan 1878, Iowa  (Age 1 years)   4. Georgia STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1878, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James A. STAFFORD,   b. 1881, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F36668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From obituary in Postville Review 1/16/1892. In early life he moved with his parents, first to Michigan and then to Illinois. In 1850 he joined the rush for gold, and crossed the plains to California. Here he spent 18 years, sharing the varied experiences of the early gold seekers. He came to Postville in 1868. Four of his five childred survived him. He had been an invalid since Sept. 1889, when the anueurism of the aorta, from the effects of which he died, first appeared. He was an active and efficient member of the M. E. Church. Went to California for the gold rush for 18 years. Obituary has his birth date as 9 Jan 1829. Obituary has his death date as 11 Jan 1892. Listed as a blacksmith with wife, Martha and daughters Nettie S., Sarah and Georgia. Listed with widowed mother. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ From obituary in Postville Review 1/16/1892. In early life he moved with his parents, first to Michigan and then to Illinois. In 1850 he joined the rush for gold, and crossed the plains to California. Here he spent 18 years, sharing the varied experiences of the early gold seekers. He came to Postville in 1868. Four of his five childred survived him. He had been an invalid since Sept. 1889, when the anueurism of the aorta, from the effects of which he died, first appeared. He was an active and efficient member of the M. E. Church. Went to California for the gold rush for 18 years. Obituary has his birth date as 9 Jan 1829. Listed with widowed mother. Listed as a blacksmith with wife, Martha and daughters Nettie S., Sarah and Georgia. Obituary has his death date as 11 Jan 1892.From obituary in Postville Review 1/16/1892. In early life he moved with his parents, first to Michigan and then to Illinois. In 1850 he joined the rush for gold, and crossed the plains to California. Here he spent 18 years, sharing the varied experiences of the early gold seekers. He came to Postville in 1868. Four of his five childred survived him. He had been an invalid since Sept. 1889, when the anueurism of the aorta, from the effects of which he died, first appeared. He was an active and efficient member of the M. E. Church. Went to California for the gold rush for 18 years. Obituary has his birth date as 9 Jan 1829. Obituary has his death date as 11 Jan 1892. Listed as a blacksmith with wife, Martha and daughters Nettie S., Sarah and Georgia. Listed with widowed mother.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12013] Intement Record (Ancestry.com), http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/cgi-bin/cemetery.cgi. QUAY 2 [S14048] Intement Record (Ancestry.com), http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/cgi-bin/cemetery.cgi. QUAY 2