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OHN RILEY STAFFORD, a prominent farmer of Niles Township, of which he is a native, is a son of Joseph Stafford and wife Amrilla, and dates his birth from the 17th day of March 1861. Paternally he is descended from Irish ancestry, and on the mother's side is of German lineage. Joseph Stafford and wife moved from Ohio to Delaware county, Indiana, a number of years ago, settling in the township of Niles, where they reared a family, and where they resided until their respective deaths, the former departing this life April 3, 1877, and the latter August 30, 1882. The following are the names of the brothers and sisters of Joseph Stafford: Finley, George, Relph, Catherine (wife of Valentine Pence), Margaret (wife of John Black), Betsey, and Ruth (the latter married to William Black).
Amrilla Stafford, whose maiden name was Dinsmore, was the daughter of John Dinsmore, whose birth occurred near Winchester, Va., on 28 June 1797. Mr. Dinsmore in an early day immigrated to Ohio, where ire resided until 1837, in October of which year he became a citizen of the Hoosier state. He was married on 25 June 1819, to Elizabeth Anderson, whose birth occurred May 9, 1798, in the state of Maryland. The following is a brief record of the family of John and Elizabeth Dinsmore, viz: Robert H. Dinsmore, the eldest son, was born December 1, 1855; William, born December 24, 1824 died December 28, 1862; Rachel A., born February 15, 1828; Amrilla J., born August 8, 1831 died August 30, 1883; Mary N., born August 18, 1833; Daniel M., born October 31, 1837 died October 12, 1843; Eli W., born February 25, 1841 died October 12, 1843. The mother of these children died March 23, 1848, and the father was called to his final reward on 29 October 1865. John R. Stafford grew to manhood in Delaware County, and has resided within its borders ever since his birth, making his home in Niles Township, upon the site of his father's original purchase. At the age of twenty, he was united in marriage to Nancy A. Boyd, daughter of Cornelius' and Martha (Jacobs) Boyd, to which union the following children have been born; William M., Bessie M., Susan Fair, Nellie E. and Charles R., the last named deceased. Mr. Stafford began life for himself as a farmer, and still de votes his attention to that useful calling, being, at this time, one of the successful agriculturists of the township of Niles. His first real I estate consisted of forty acres, to which additions have been made from time to time, until the area of his farm now contains ninety-five acres of fertile land, the greater part in a successful state of cultivation. Mr. Stafford is enterprising and progressive, a leading citizen of the community in which he resides, and his name is well worthy of mention among the representative men of Niles township. Politically, he is an ardent republican, and in religion, a Methodist. Mrs. Stafford is a member of the Christian or New Light church.
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1861 - 1925 (64 years)
