Samuel Enos STAFFORD^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1844 - 1923  (78 years)

• Name	Samuel Enos STAFFORD
  Born	4 Jul 1844	Ashland Co., Ohio   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Jackson, De Kalb Co., Indiana   [3, 5]
  Residence	1860	Jackson, De Kalb Co., Indiana   [6]
  Residence	1870	Kendallville Ward 1, Noble, Indiana   [4]
  Census	1880	Butler, De Kalb Co., Indiana
  Residence	1880	Butler, De Kalb Co., Indiana   [1]
  Residence	1900	Concord, Elkhart, Indiana   [3]
  Residence	1920	Elkhart Ward 2, Elkhart, Indiana   [2]
  _UID	71AEFC917517FD43ADEB7D79856A0BE9E98E
  Died	1 Apr 1923	Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana
  Person ID	I70191	Branch 007 James Stafford b. 1766 PA and Family
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	John STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1803, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1855, Jackson Twp., De Kalb Co., Indiana  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Mother	Mary ENOS,   b. Abt 1810, Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F19554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth HENDERSON,   b. 5 Oct 1846, Spencerville, DeKalb Co., Indiana ,   d. 14 Dec 1927, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana  (Age 81 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1868	Dekalb Co., Indiana
  Children	1. Frank Morton STAFFORD,   b. 8 Feb 1869, Kendallville, Noble Co., Indiana ,   d. 12 May 1951  (Age 82 years)   2. Jessie Myrtle STAFFORD,   b. 1872, Indiana ,   d. 22 Aug 1900  (Age 28 years)   3. Charles Henderson STAFFORD,   b. 30 Mar 1875, Butler, De Kalb Co., Indiana ,   d. 28 Feb 1965, West Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 89 years)   4. Effie L. STAFFORD,   b. 26 Oct 1878, Butler, De Kalb Co., Indiana ,   d. 19 Jul 1961, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana  (Age 82 years)   5. Fred Hayes STAFFORD,   b. 27 Nov 1886, Butler Co., Indiana ,   d. Sep 1965, Michigan  (Age 78 years)   6. Gertrude M. STAFFORD,   b. 16 Aug 1883, Indiana ,   d. 29 Nov 1977, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F19568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel E. Stafford, engineer, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, Butler, Ind., was born in Ashland County, Ind., July 4, 1844, a son of John Stafford, a native of Pennsylvania,but an early settler of Ashland County. In 1852 his parents moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Jackson Township, where he was reared.             He enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in Company H, Thirtieth Indiana Infantry, and participated in the battles of Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville and others, and at the close of the war was sent with his regiment to Texas, where they remained six months.             After his return home he worked on the farm a year and then worked six years at the mason and plasterer's trades. In November, 1872, he entered the employ of the Michigan Southern Railroad Company, and has served them faithfully and well.Since that time he has changed his residence from Elkhart to Butler,alternating between the two several times, coming to Butler the last time in 1884. He has a pleasant residence in Butler.             He was married Jan. 16, 1868, to Elizabeth Henderson, a native of Jackson Township,born Oct. 5, 1846, a daughter of Samuel Henderson, a pioneer of the township.They have five children — Frank M., Jessie M., Charles H. Effie L. and Gertrude M.             Mr. Stafford is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. Stafford is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. *Source:History of De Kalb County, Indiana; Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago,1885 (Wilmington Twp. Pg 1017) Born: His Biography says he was born in Ashland Co., Indiana. Census: Listed as a RR Engineer with wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Parents born in PA.

  
  

• Sources

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