Elisha Gilbert Ward STAFFORD^[1]

1839 - 1915  (75 years)

• Name	Elisha Gilbert Ward STAFFORD
  Born	10 Jun 1839	Stokes Co., North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DE39BD6A7CF2A24DA7AEE415380EB119F96E
  Died	5 May 1915	Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois   [2]
  Buried	Keith Cemetery near Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I8897	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Hiram STAFFORD,   b. 9 Jan 1811, probably Stokes Co., North Carolina ,   d. Missouri
  Mother	Elizabeth PAYNE,   b. 25 Nov 1810, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Sep 1832	Stokes Co., North Carolina   [3]
  Family ID	F12960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann SAMMONS,   b. 11 May 1842, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois ,   d. 7 Oct 1913, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois  (Age 71 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1863	Ursa, Adams Co., Illinois   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Olive Mary STAFFORD,   d. 29 Apr 1914, Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan   2. Arabella STAFFORD,   b. 5 Nov 1864, Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois ,   d. 23 Dec 1935, Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois  (Age 71 years)   3. Robert STAFFORD,   b. 1868,   d. 5 Oct 1909, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois  (Age 41 years)   4. Susan E. STAFFORD,   b. 1871, Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois ,   d. 27 Dec 1939, Duluth, Montana  (Age 68 years)   5. Anna "Annie" STAFFORD,   b. 12 Nov 1872, Hancock Co., Illinois ,   d. 6 Dec 1945, Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois  (Age 73 years)   6. Myrtle STAFFORD,   b. 13 Jan 1878, Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois ,   d. 23 Nov 1957, Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois  (Age 79 years)   7. Ward STAFFORD,   b. 17 Jul 1880, Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois ,   d. 7 Feb 1927, Lima, Adams Co., Illinois  (Age 46 years)   8. Bertha STAFFORD,   b. 21 Jan 1884, Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois ,   d. 17 Jan 1970, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois  (Age 85 years)   9. Fannie STAFFORD,   b. 4 Dec 1887, Marcelline, Adams Co., Illinois ,   d. 19 Jun 1962, Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F25572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Had 9 children. Elisha Gilbert Ward4 Stafford (Hiram3, Robertson2, John1) was born June 1 0, 1839 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died May 05, 1915 in Quincy, Adams County, Ill inois11. He married Mary Ann Sammons December 31, 1863 in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois. She w as born May 11, 1842, and died October 07, 1913 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. Notes for Elisha Gilbert Ward Stafford: Elisha Ward Stafford served as third sargent in Co. I115th regiment of t he Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. On March 2, 1865, Regiment 904 was strong moved to T ullahoma, Tennessee, through Louisville and Nashville, where they reported to General Milroy. T he company was assigned to the command of Brevet Brigadier General Dudley and, on June 1 7, was divided into detachments of twenty or thirty men. The detachments were assigned gua rd duty on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad and occupied the block houses from Nashville to D uck River, a distance of 50 miles. On September 4, 1865, the Regiment was mustered out of servi ce, and moved to Camp Butler where it received final pay and was discharged. More About Elisha Gilbert Ward Stafford: Military service: February 28, 1865, Mustered in the 145th Infantry Illino is for one year at Camp Butler, Illinois, under Gustavus A. Smith. Burial: Keith Cemetery, Marcelline, Illinois SOURCE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cramsey/mary-ann.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Stafford Data Branch 29. [S5479] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cramsey/m. [S4522] E-Mail Message, 9 Jan 2001Kathy Stafford [email protected]. [S7823] Illinois State Marriage Index 1763-1900.