Elisha W. STAFFORD^[1]

1833 - 1876  (43 years)

• Name	Elisha W. STAFFORD
  Born	28 Feb 1833	Jackson Co., Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0B55B2A17C3E544EA6417D528E8E6588CEC7
  Died	16 Aug 1876  [2]
  Buried	Old Stafford Swearengin Cem., Douglas Co., Missouri
  Person ID	I772	Branch 034 James W. Stafford 1796 NC
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	James W. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1796, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1870, Christian Co., Missouri  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" LEA,   b. Abt 1788, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1870, Missouri  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1817	Caswell Co., North Carolina
  Census	1850	Jackson Co., Tennessee
  Census	1860	Linden Twp., Christian Co., Missouri
  Notes	Census: 20 Aug 1850. Listed as James Stafford, in farming, with wife and son Elisha. 21 Jul 1860. Listed as James Stafford age 60, a miller, with wife Sarah age 68.
  Family ID	F289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Minerva HART,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 1931, Douglas Co., Missouri  (Age 90 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1854	Greene Co., Missouri
  Census	1860	Taylor Twp., Greene Co., Missouri
  Notes	Census: 6 Jul 1860. Listed as Elisha Stafford, a farm laborer, with wife Peggy, daughter Evilne and son Granville.
  Children	1. Sarah Eveline STAFFORD,   b. 30 Mar 1856, Greene Co., Missouri ,   d. 22 Jan 1932, Midway, Baxter Co., Arkansas  (Age 75 years)   2. Elisha Granville STAFFORD,   b. 2 Jan 1858, Douglas Co., Missouri ,   d. 1927, Douglas Co., Missouri  (Age 68 years)   3. Mary Segal STAFFORD,   b. 16 Nov 1861, Missouri ,   d. 16 Feb 1951  (Age 89 years)   4. Loberta Idabelle STAFFORD,   b. 2 Jan 1865, Douglas Co., Missouri ,   d. 8 Oct 1953, Commerce, Oklahoma  (Age 88 years)   5. Margaret E. A. STAFFORD,   b. 17 Nov 1867, Douglas Co., Missouri ,   d. 1929, Douglas Co., Missouri  (Age 61 years)   6. Theades Mauthena STAFFORD,   b. 25 Feb 1870, Missouri ,   d. Missouri   7. William Onzlo STAFFORD,   b. 10 Aug 1872, Oakland, Douglas Co., Missouri ,   d. 19 Sep 1939, Cherokee, Butte Co., California  (Age 67 years)   8. Oliver F. "Cud" STAFFORD,   b. 5 Oct 1875, Douglas Co., Missouri ,   d. Jun 1953, Oklahoma  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Enlisted in Union Army at Springfield, MO March 17,1862. He was 28 years old when he enlisted. Served in Company D, 14th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Calvary. He was was wounded in action at Springfield, MO. He was discharged 5/28/1865.

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Stafford Data Branch 106. [S4637] Douglas Co., MO - History & Families 1857-1995, Pgs.406-407 (Reliability: 2).