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- I found an article which mentions Cain Stafford by his birth name of "Canaan":
We are made to wonder if the original name of the deceased was not " Canaan." We recall that an early member of the Stafford family was Canaan Stafford, who was familiarly known as "Cain" Stafford.
January 10, 1952
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One of the earliest Staffords of whom we have any knowledge was Canaan Stafford, the ancestor of quite a lot of our present-day citizsens in North Middle Tennessee.
March 1, 1951
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Birth: BET 1783 AND 1787 in Dorchester, Maryland
Death: BEF 1880
Event: Military JUN 1812 Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Note:
He enlisted in Capt. Gray's Company for service in the War of 1812 and was discharged at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee in January or February 1814.
He applied for Soldiers pension in April of 1871 when he was 84 years old.
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Census: 1850 Smith County, Tennessee
Note:
His name is spelled as Cane in this census
2 1166 1166 Stafford Cane 62 M Farmer 600 MD
3 1166 1166 Stafford Elizabeth 48 F N.C.
4 1166 1166 Stafford Robertson 26 M Farmer Ten
5 1166 1166 Stafford George 23 M Farmer Ten
6 1166 1166 Stafford Elijah 22 M Farmer Ten
7 1166 1166 Stafford Delila J. 19 F Ten
8 1166 1166 Stafford Elizabeth S. 11 F Ten
9 1166 1166 Stafford Wm. H. 9 M Ten
10 1166 1166 Stafford James G. 17 M Farmer Ten
11 1166 1166 Stafford Freelinghuysen 6 M Ten
Census: 1820 Smith County, Tennessee
Note: His name is spelled as Cain in this and the 1830/32 census's. This census shows him living with a female aged 26-45. Was Cain married previous to Elizabeth?
Census: 1830 Smith County, Tennessee
Note:
Males
0-5 = 1
5-10 = 2
40-50 = 1
Females
0-5 = 1
20-30 = 1
Census: 1832 Smith County, Tennessee
Census: 1840 Smith County, Tennessee
Note:
Males
5-10 = 1
10-15 = 3
15-20 = 1
50-60 = 1
Females
0-5 = 1
10-15 = 1
30-40 = 1
In the 1830 Census, he shows as only having 3 sons, those would be the one son that is 15-20 and 2 of the boys int he 10-15 range. Who is the 3rd male living with them at this time?
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Census: 1860 Smith County, Tennessee
Note:
1269 Stafford Cain 73 M Farmer 4,000 800 North Carolina 1269 Stafford Elizabeth 54 F Tennessee
1269 Stafford George 35 M Laborer Tennessee
1269 1269 Stafford Elizabeth 32 F Tennessee
1269 Stafford Franklin 16 M Tennessee
Event: with his brothers MOVE BEF 1800 Smith County, Tennessee
Note: where he lived for a time on the waters of Goose Creek, namely Wallace's Branch, which is now called Pumpkin Branch. 1
Event: MOVE AFT 1814 Dickson County, Tennessee 1
Census:
- Listed as Cane Stafford, a farmer, with wife Elizabeth and children Robertson, George, Elijah, Delila J., Elizabeth J., Wm. H., James T. and Frelinghusen.
- Listed as Cain Stafford with wife Elizabeth and children George, Elijah and Franklin.
- Listed as Caine Stafford, a farmer, with children George, Elizabeth, Freelling H., Caleb H., Sarah E., Mary S. & Liza J.
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1788 - 1875 (87 years)
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