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William Stafford came with his parents from Van Buren Co in 1853 in a covered wagon drawn by 2 yoke of oxen. His father laid claim to 80 acres of land south of Coburg & built a house on it. He went to MO that winter & worked for 1 bushel of corn each day. He had it ground & then brought it home for bread which they baked in an iron skillet with legs. This skillet was set over the coals, a lid was placed over it & then coals were placed on top. The family ate corn bread for about 10 yrs before they had any white bread. Mr. Stafford was 12 yrs old when he saw his 1st school house. It was a little 1-room log cabin built back in some woods. For the desks long boards were placed across some logs used for supports. There were just 2 3-month terms of school each year.
He related that when a boy he was out looking for the cows & standing on a hill above the present location of Coburg, saw Indians camped in the valley. The Indians came here at times for hunting as there were still wild turkey, prairie chickens & deer here.
Census: 12 1860 Fremont, Page Co, IA Census: 22 1870 Grant, Montgomery Co, IA Census: 31 1880 Coburg, Montgomery Co, IA Census: 51 1900 Red Oak, Montgomery Co, IA Occupation: farmer Census: 61 1910 Red Oak, Montgomery Co, IA Census: 71 1920 Red Oak, Montgomery Co, IA
Census:
1880. District 147. Listed as a farmer with wife and 2 daughters. Parents born in IN.
Buried:
- Buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
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1848 - 1937 (88 years)
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