George Washington STAFFORD

1829 - 1892  (63 years)

• Name	George Washington STAFFORD
  Nickname	M. G. W.
  Born	7 Jan 1829	Rochester, Monroe Co., New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Allamakee Co., Iowa
  Census	1880	Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
  _UID	0C64DAA6339EF6439CCF5995EBA590E55843
  Died	9 Jan 1892	Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa   [1]
  Buried	Postville Cem., Allamakee Co., Iowa   [1]
  Person ID	I40458	Branch 005 Josiah Stafford (Stover) 1662 ME
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2010

  
  

  Father	Moses STAFFORD,   b. 13 Sep 1786, New Hampshire ,   d. 28 Dec 1862, Illinois  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Sarah,   b. 21 Jun 1790, New Hampshire ,   d. 23 Apr 1873, Iowa  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F19130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary 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 W. STAFFORD,   b. Jan 1878, Allamakee Co., Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James A. STAFFORD,   b. 1881, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F18384	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. Born: Obituary has his birth date as 9 Jan 1829. Census: Listed with widowed mother. Listed as a blacksmith with wife, Martha and daughters Nettie S., Sarah and Georgia. Died: Obituary has his death date as 11 Jan 1892.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4636] Interment Record, http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/cgi-bin/cemetery.cgi (Reliability: 2).