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RODNEY NELSON, born Oct. 2, 1834, in Essex county, New York, brought up in Sangamon county, and married in Rochester, Ill., April 2, 1857, to Sarah M. VanOrmann. They moved to Decatur, October, 1858, and had six children. HENRY O., was killed on a railroad Nov. 19, 1873, aged about fifteen years. AMOS A., died young. MARY L., WILLIAM N., REUBEN C. and ARTHUR C., the four latter live with their parents. When R. N. Stafford was about fifteen years of age he was run over by a wagon loaded with railroad ties, by which he came near losing his life. He enlisted Aug. 6, 1862, in Co. A, 116th Ill. Inf. He was wounded three times at the siege of Vicksburg, was with Sherman on his "march to the sea," and served until the close of the rebellion, when he was honorably discharged with the regiment, June 7, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Soon after his discharge he came near losing his life by the explosion of a boiler. He became a Christian in January, 1876. R. N. Stafford and family reside in Decatur, Ill.
EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power
Born:
- 1870 and 1880 Census has him born in NY.
Census:
- Listed as Nelson Stafford, an engineer, with wife Sarah and children Oscar & Mary.
- Listed as Rodney Stafford, an engineer, with wife Sarah, sons Oscar, William, Ruben & Arthur, daughter Minnie and mother-in-law Mary Van Orman.
- Listed as R. Nelson Stafford, a stationary engineer, with wife, daughter, 3 sons William N., Ribbon C. & Arthur C. and a widowed mother-in-law. Father born in RI and mother born in NY.
- Listed as Rodney Stafford with wife Sarah.
Buried:
- Rodney Married Sarah VanOrmann in Sangamon County, Illinois on April 2, 1857. He had children: Mary L. Stafford, William Nelson Stafford, Ruebon C Stafford, and Arthur C Stafford. In 1880 all children were at living at home with William and Sarah, along with Sarah's Mother Mary VanOrmann.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers
Name: Rodney N. Stafford
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Illinois
Regiment Name: 116 Illinois Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 116th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Company: A
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
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The Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois
1901 January 17
DEATH
R.N. STAFFORD
Rodney N. Stafford died at 8 a.m. Thursday Jan. 17, at his home two and one-half miles northwest of the city, aged 66 years. Lung fevor was the cause of death. Mr. Stafford was a veteran of the Civil war and lately had suffered greatly on account of two wounds he received during the war.
Mr. Stafford's mother-in-law, Mrs Mary Van Ornam, aged 98 years, died about a week ago. A wife and three children survived Mr. Stafford.
The funeral will be Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence.
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1834 - 1901 (66 years)
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