Elias (Eli) STAFFORD (STANFORD)

1856 - 1914  (57 years)

• Name	Elias (Eli) STAFFORD (STANFORD)
  Born	26 Nov 1856	Ohio   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
  Residence	Bef 1900	Mercer Co., Ohio
  _UID	32D8D791EBEB7948A9C6A471AF3D3E9B528F
  Died	14 Nov 1914	Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington   [2]
  Person ID	I35956	Branch 088 John Stafford 1776/86 NJ
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	Isaac G. STAFFORD,   b. 29 Mar 1831, Caesars Creek Twp., Greene Co., Ohio ,   d. 22 Jun 1890, Mercer Co., Ohio  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Catherine BONE,   b. Feb 1826, Ohio ,   d. 1911, Mercer Co., Ohio  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1854	Greene Co., Ohio   [1]
  Census	1860	Caesars Creek Twp., Greene Co., Ohio
  Census	1870	Dinsmore Twp., Shelby Co., Ohio
  Notes	Census: 8 Jun 1860. Listed as Isaac Stafford, a farmer, with wife Catherine and children Eliza age 6, Noah age 4 and Viola age 2. 21 Jun 1870. Listed as Isaac Stafford, a farmer, with wife Catharine and children Elias (age 16 - works on farm), Noah, Viola, Almeda, Angeline and John.
  Family ID	F13908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth MONROE,   b. 2 Aug 1865, Mercer Co., Ohio ,   d. 8 Feb 1942, Mercer Co., Ohio  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Oct 1885	Mercer Co., Ohio   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Maude Annis STAFFORD,   b. May 1886, Ohio ,   d. 1 Nov 1954  (Age ~ 68 years)   2. Oscar James STAFFORD,   b. 20 Jul 1888, Ohio ,   d. 25 Jul 1959, Montezuma, Mercer Co., Ohio  (Age 71 years)   3. Noah Ervin STAFFORD,   b. 18 Sep 1890, Ohio ,   d. 22 May 1966, Mercer Co., Ohio  (Age 75 years)   4. Loren W. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1894, Montezuma, Mercer Co., Ohio ,   d. 7 Aug 1942  (Age ~ 48 years)   5. Jesse Darwin STAFFORD,   b. 8 Jan 1896, Mercer Co., Ohio ,   d. 27 Aug 1965, Indiana  (Age 69 years)   6. Naomi Frances STAFFORD,   b. 29 Sep 1898, Montezuma, Mercer Co., Ohio ,   d. 4 Oct 1974  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F13416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gertrude May MONROE,   b. Apr 1881, Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1898
  Children	1. Ray STANFORD,   b. 12 Oct 1899, Washington   2. Della STANFORD   3. Aaron STANFORD   4. Doris STANFORD, (twin)   5. Dorcas STANFORD, (twin)
  Family ID	F22063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elias wasn't listed with the Isaac Stafford family in the 1860 Census. He may be adopted. Left his family and ran off about 1899 with his niece Gertrude May Monroe to Everett WA and never returned. Changed name to Eli Stanford. Born: The 1900 census lists his birthdate as Nov 1854. Census: Listed as Eli Stanford, a locomotive engineer, with wife Gertie M. and son Ray.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #3423 on 21 Nov 2003Janice Stafford (Reliability: 2). [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, Janice [email protected]. [S4522] E-Mail Message, 31 Aug 1998Cathryn A. [email protected]. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #1946 dated 5 Feb 2001Janice [email protected].