William Nelson STAFFORD

1862 - 1940  (77 years)

• Name	William Nelson STAFFORD
  Born	28 Oct 1862	Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Burlington, Kit Carson Co., Colorado
  Census	1910	Hale, Yuma Co., Colorado
  Census	1920	Goodland, Sherman Co., Kansas
  _UID	CAA9046E0992AC4FAFF67634377D4D7C47E9
  Died	18 May 1940	Loveland, Larimer Co., Colorado   [1, 2]
  Buried	26 May 1940	Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Larimer Co., Colorado   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I55842	Branch 005 Josiah Stafford (Stover) 1662 ME
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Rodney Nelson STAFFORD,   b. 2 Oct 1834, Essex Co., New York ,   d. 16 Jan 1901, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah M. VAN ORMAN,   b. 15 Apr 1837, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1927, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois  (Age 90 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1857	Sangamon Co., Illinois   [3]
  Family ID	F13175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Anthony SCHUTT,   b. Oct 1875, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois ,   d. 1928, Goodland, Sherman Co., Kansas  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	26 May 1890	Macon Co., Illinois
  Children	1. Edward Coleman STAFFORD,   b. 23 Apr 1893, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois ,   d. 10 May 1983, Burlington, Kit Carson Co., Colorado  (Age 90 years)   2. Flora May STAFFORD,   b. 12 Jun 1896, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois ,   d. 8 May 1961, Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado (now Denver Co.)  (Age 64 years)   3. Eva Grace STAFFORD,   b. 28 Feb 1898, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois ,   d. 23 Aug 2002, Florence, Fremont Co., Kansas  (Age 104 years)   4. Walter Clarence STAFFORD,   b. 10 Jan 1900, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois ,   d. Feb 1985, St Francis Village, Cheyenne Co., Kansas  (Age 85 years)   5. Harold Albert STAFFORD,   b. 22 Jul 1905, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois ,   d. 16 Dec 1983, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado  (Age 78 years)   6. Hazel Irene STAFFORD,   b. 5 Nov 1908, Kanarado, Sherman Co., Kansas ,   d. 24 Dec 2003, Cherokee Co., Kansas  (Age 95 years)   7. Ralph Nelson STAFFORD,   b. 28 Oct 1911, Illinois ,   d. 2 Jul 1999  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F25023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1900 United States Federal Census about William Stafford Name: William Stafford Home in 1900: Burlington, Kit Carson, Colorado Age: 36 Birth Date: Oct 1863 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: Canada Spouse's name: Amelia Marriage Year: 1890 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 10 Residence : Burlington Town, Kit Carson, Colorado Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Stafford 36 Amelia Stafford 24 Eddie C Stafford 7 Flora M Stafford 4 Eva G Stafford 2 Walter C Stafford 4/12 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Burlington, Kit Carson, Colorado; Roll T623_125; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 179. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. _______________________________________________________________________ 1910 United States Federal Census about William N Stafford Name: William N Stafford Age in 1910: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Canada English Spouse's name: Amelia A Home in 1910: Hale, Yuma, Colorado Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William N Stafford 46 Amelia A Stafford 34 Edward C Stafford 16 Flora M Stafford 14 Eva F Stafford 12 Walter C Stafford 10 Harold A Stafford 4 Hazel G Stafford 1 5/12 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Hale, Yuma, Colorado; Roll T624_124; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 297; Image: 361. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. _______________________________________________________________________ 1920 United States Federal Census about William Stafford Name: William Stafford Home in 1920: Goodland, Sherman, Kansas Age: 55 years Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Amelia Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Canada Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 29 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Stafford 55 [35] Amelia Stafford 45 Harold Stafford 15 Hazel Stafford 11 Ralph Stafford 8 Edward Slayton 58 Father-in-law Fred Dorfer 26 Boarder Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Goodland, Sherman, Kansas; Roll T625_552; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 29. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, 2076 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. ______________________________________________________________________ Information from Findagrave.com William Nelson Stafford Birth: Oct. 28, 1862 Death: May 18, 1940 William Nelson. Stafford, 77, of 211 Harrison Avenue, died Saturday afternoon in a local hospital of pneumonia. He had made his home here the past year, coming to Loveland from Greeley. Survivors are three sons, Harold of Grand Junction, Edward of Kansas City, Ralph of Burlington, Colo., and three daughters, Mrs. Eva Doefer of Goodland, Kansas, Mrs. Hazel Wiggins of St. Francis, Kansas, and Mrs. Flora Lundvall of Burlington, Colo. Services will be held in the Hammond Chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., with interment in the Loveland cemetery. =================================== William N. Stafford D.May 22, 1940 Hammond Chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., with interment in the Loveland cemetery LOVELAND CEMETERY 1702 CLEVELAND AVE LOVELAND, CO 80538-3840 970-962-2430 ================================== Died: Saturday May 22, 1940 Buried: Wensday May 26, 1940 Family links: Parents: Rodney Nelson Stafford (1834 - 1901) Sarah M VanOrman Stafford (1837 - 1927) Children: Edward Coleman Stafford (1893 - 1983)* Flora May Lundvall Bauder (1895 - 1961)* Eva Grace Stafford Doerfer (1898 - 2002)* Walter Clarence Stafford (1900 - 1985)* Harold Albert Stafford (1905 - 1983)* Hazel Irene Stafford Wiggins (1908 - 2003)* Ralph N Stafford (1911 - 1999)* Spouse: Amelia Anthony Schutt Stafford (1878 - 1928) *Point here for explanation Inscription: W. STAFFORD 1866-1940 Note: Date on headstone for birth is different than Death Certifica Burial: Loveland Burial Park Loveland Larimer County Colorado, USA Plot: Block or Section K Created by: Shirley Record added: Jul 10, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 14873524 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census: Listed as William Stafford, an engineer, with wife Amelia and children Eddie C., Flora M., Eva G. and Walter C. Listed as William N. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Amelia and children Edward C., Flora M., Walter C., Harold A. and Hazel I. 6 of 7 children living. Listed as William Stafford, a merchant helper, with wife Amelia and children Harold, Hazel & Ralph and stepfather Howard Slayton age 58 b. NY. Buried: William N. Stafford D.May 22, 1940 Hammond Chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., with interment in the Loveland cemetery LOVELAND CEMETERY 1702 CLEVELAND AVE LOVELAND, CO 80538-3840 970-962-2430 ================================== Died: Saturday May 22, 1940 Buried: Wednesday May 26, 1940

  
  

• Sources

  [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, # 4155 on 4 Mar 2006 by Shirley Richards. QUAY 2QUAY [S11373] WWW.findagrave.com. [S4644] Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 (Reliability: 3).