James STAFFORD b. 25 Apr 1857 Morgan Co., Indiana d. 28 Jan 1928 Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana

1857 - 1928 (70 years)

Name	James STAFFORD
Born	25 Apr 1857	Morgan Co., Indiana
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Clay, Morgan Co., Indiana
Census	1900	Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
_UID	D89CF50EB0B58E43A05949534792183B6EAF
Died	28 Jan 1928	Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
Buried	Centerton Cem., Centerton, Morgan Co., Indiana
Person ID	I54651	Branch 003 William Stafford I 1606 ENG
Last Modified	31 Mar 2011

Father	Benjamin Barnard STAFFORD, Sr., b. 28 May 1810, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio , d. 25 Mar 1891, Clay Twp., Morgan Co., Indiana (Age 80 years)
Mother	Susan E. WALL, b. 3 Apr 1822, Ohio , d. 15 Feb 1888, Morgan Co., Indiana (Age 65 years)
Married	15 Jul 1854	Morgan Co., Indiana
Notes	Married: Bride was Mrs. Susan Fry.
Family ID	F22086	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Gerrita ROWAN, b. 23 Oct 1858, d. 5 Jan 1895 (Age 36 years)

Married 4 Nov 1877 Morgan Co., Indiana [1]

Children

	1. Elsie Viola STAFFORD, b. Jan 1880, d. 1905 (Age ~ 24 years)
	2. Leonidas STAFFORD, b. 18 Oct 1884, d. 23 Jan 1977 (Age 92 years)
	3. Benjamin Harrison STAFFORD, b. 2 May 1889, Morgan Co., Indiana , d. 15 May 1970, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana (Age 81 years)
	4. Arlo Odell STAFFORD, b. 27 Dec 1891, Centerton, Morgan Co., Indiana , d. Apr 1984, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana (Age 92 years)
	5. Verle M. STAFFORD, b. 4 Dec 1893, d. 23 Dec 1894, Centerton Cem., Centerton, Morgan Co., Indiana (Age 1 years)

Last Modified 15 Sep 2021

Family ID F19615 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Indiana SEATON, b. May 1865, d. 1928 (Age ~ 62 years)

Married 14 Apr 1898 Morgan Co., Indiana

Notes

Children

1. Yale Edward STAFFORD, b. 1 Dec 1898, Morgan Co., Indiana

, d. Jan 1983, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana

(Age 84 years)

Last Modified 15 Sep 2021

Family ID F24075 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3 (unknown), d. Yes, date unknown

Children

1. Helen L. STAFFORD, b. Abt 1901, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 15 Sep 2021

Family ID F27640 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 4	Ms. Mary F. LAROACH, b. Abt 1862, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	20 Mar 1909	Marion Co., Indiana [2]
Census	1910	Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
Notes	Married: James' 4th marriage and Mary's 2nd marriage. Census: 23 Apr 1910. Listed as James Stafford, a street car motorman, with wife Mary and children Lew, Arlie, Benjamin H. and Helen L. Mary had 4 of 6 children living.
Last Modified	15 Sep 2021
Family ID	F27639	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 5 Catherine LORING, b. 27 Sep 1882, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan , d. 25 Jun 1971, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana (Age 88 years)

Married 20 May 1914 Marion Co., Indiana

Census 1920 Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana

Notes

10 Jan 1920. Listed as James Stafford, a street car motorman, with wife Katherine and children Arlie O. and James Jr.

Children

	1. Pvt James P. STAFFORD, Jr., b. 1 Jan 1917, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana , d. 24 Apr 1944, Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea (Age 27 years)
	2. Viola Fern STAFFORD, b. 24 Aug 1921, d. 18 Feb 2000 (Age 78 years)

Last Modified 15 Sep 2021

Family ID F24090 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

James was a Street Car Motorman (driver) in Indianapolis and also owned the brick making company (The Brickyard) at Brooklyn in Morgan, Co., IN in about 1898 for a short time. James may have had another wife name unknown.
Reputedly married 5 times.

Listed as a farmer with wife Emma. Father born in OH and mother born in IN.
5 Jun 1900. Listed as James Stafford, a widowed motorman, with children Elsie V., Leonidas, Benjamin H. and Arlo O. Stafford. His parents born in OH.

Sources
[S4561] Indiana Marriages, 1845 - 1920 (Reliability: 2).

[S5011] Indiana Marriage Collection 1800-1941 (Reliability: 2).