The Andrew Stafford Family
Author and webmaster: Sharlene K. Miller, CGSM
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The Andrew Stafford Family Author and webmaster: Sharlene K. Miller, CGSM |
| Direct Line: | Pedigree chart | William | Robert | Andrew | Daniel | Clayton |
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Andrew Stafford and his wife Mary "Polly" Lang
17. Andrew3 Stafford (William1 Robert2) Born before 1812;1 died on 06 May 1845 in Morgan County, Indiana.2,3 He was the son of Robert Stafford.1 The place of his birth has not been documented, however, his father and mother were in Highland County, Ohio at the approximate time of his birth.4 Andrew was married to Mary Lang on 23 February 1832 in Morgan County, Indiana by his uncle, Grant Stafford.5 Andrew left very few documents so little can be said about his life. A note in Noah Major's book Pioneers of Morgan County: Memoirs of Noah J. Majors mentioned that he was a bowhand on flatboats that navigated the rivers to transport goods from Morgan County to the southern port city of New Orleans, Louisiana.6 The cause of his early death is not known. Most of the information and evidence about his life comes from records left by his wife after his death.
During the period of time from 1837 to his death was a busy time for Andrew Stafford with several land deals. The first record showing his acquisition of land was the purchase a 40-acre parcel from David and Matilda Kirkendall in Morgan County, Indiana.7 The next year he purchased a 33.91 acre parcel of land from William and Phebe Jones.8 In addition to buying the parcels of land described above, he also purchased public lands through the Crawfordsville District office. The patents for both of these 40-acre plots of land issued on 10 September 1838.9,10 For some unknown reason Andrew sold the parcel of land obtained by patent from the government within 1 month of the granting of the patent.11 According to the deed records, Andrew Stafford did not own land after October of 1840, however, the tax records do not reflect this status until 1844, with his death recorded in the tax records in 1845.12
Andrew Stafford died without a will on 06 May 18453 probably in Morgan County, Indiana.2 His brother, Benjamin Stafford, was granted the Letters of Administration and posted his bond on 21 May 1845 by the Clerk of the Morgan County Probate Court.4 Benjamin gave Mary Stafford her share of the personal property within a few days of receiving Letters of Administration. Within one week he filed an inventory of the personal property held by Andrew and shortly thereafter he held an auction at Andrew's house. According to the inventory in the estate, Andrew did not own any real property when he died, which is consistent with the Morgan County tax records.12 Benjamin settled the affairs of Andrew's estate by November 1846 and was released of his responsibilities as Administrator of the estate.4 No record was found appointing a guardian for his minor children. They did not own any property and had no cash money to manage, so it was probably not necessary to appoint a guardian to handle their affairs. It is certain that their mother, Mary, cared for them until they established their own homes. The children remained with her until they married.
After Andrew's death, Mary and the younger children probably remained in Morgan County until she married William Cox from Johnson County in 1857.14 It is possible that her son, James, introduced her to William Cox. He married William's daughter, Mary Jane in 1855.15 In 1860, Mary and her children are enumerated in his household in Hensley Township.16 This marriage must not have been satisfying to Mary or William as they apparently divorced. A copy of the divorce record from the District Court is on order. Further evidence of their separation is the enumeration showing Mary Cox and her children in Morgan County in 1870.17
During the 1870s many people migrated from the more eastern states to areas west. Mary Cox and her children left their home in Indiana and migrated west to Harrison County, Missouri.18 It is possible that Mary's daughters influenced her decision to move west. Both Rebecca and Rose Ann had married in the 1850s and had their own families.19,20 Both daughters migrated west to Harrison County, Missouri.21,22 For more information about Rebecca Reeves nee Stafford and Rose Ann Adams nee Stafford see their web pages. Mary and the three youngest children followed, daughter Rose Ann and her husband James M. Adams to Harrison County where Mary spent the remainder of her life.3 Further Research: This is one of the direct line families for my Stafford research project. I have researched this family and descendants extensively, but welcome any other information anyone has and would like to see posted to this website. Additional information about Andrew is needed as well as any other pertinent information about this family or their descendants. ~~~*~~~ |
Andrew and Mary Stafford neé Lang had the following children:
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b. about 1833 in Indiana;23 d. 03 September 1856 in Johnson County, Indiana;23 m. Mary Jane Cox on 12 October 1855 in Johnson County, Indiana.15 |
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b. 18 December 1834;24,26 d. 20 February 1903 in Oklahoma;26 m. William Jasper Reeves on 06 September 1857 in Morgan County, Indiana.20 |
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Infant Stafford |
Probably born about 1837 - no documentation for this child.3 |
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b. 05 February 1839 in Morgan County, Indiana;28 d. 06 June 1926 in Hiteman, Monroe County, Iowa;28 m. (1) James M. Adams on 23 December 1854 in Morgan County, Indiana;19 (2) William Remington in Red Willow County, Nebraska.29 |
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b. 12 May 1841 in Morgan County, Indiana, was deaf from about the age of two years due to injury caused by a fall;30 died 09 July 1920 in Decatur County, Kansas;30 no record of a marriage though she is the mother of three children. |
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b. 09 January 1844 in Morgan County, Indiana;27 d. date and place not determined; m. Ellen Hewit on 15 December 1874 in Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri.32 |
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Infant Stafford |
Probably born about 1846 - no documentation for this child.3 |
Mary Stafford-Cox neé Lang and William Cox had the following child:
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b. 23 October 1858 in Morgan County, Indiana;29 d. 11 September 1915 in Lebanon, Red Willow County, Nebraska;30 m. (1) Jennie "Jane" Matilda Lamb;35 (2) Lucretia Jane Gillespie.30 |
Information about this child is also included and research about his family has been important in providing clues about the direct line.
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Tax Records |
Note these tax pages were double page ledgers with the amount of tax due for each person listed horizontally. The personal property was listed on the right page of the ledger for each year.
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Death |
Both the probate records and the tax records indicate that Andrew Stafford died in 1845. His place of burial is not known. |
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Mary Lang |
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Deed Records |
Mary signed deeds with Andrew Stafford for the sale of their property. In addition to the Morgan County, Indiana deeds she also executed the following deeds:
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The will shown here names Lafayette Cox, son of William and Mary Cox. A reference to this will is shown here because it gives instruction for Mary Cox. It indicates that William and Mary Cox divorced since he has remarried, however, no record of a divorce has been found to date. |
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Robert
Stafford probate file, Johnson County Probate Record Book AA:15-17,
Probate Court, Franklin, Indiana; Johnson County microfilm department,
microfilm reel 218-B. |
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“Estate
of Andrew Stafford, deceased,” Probate Files, Morgan County, Indiana,
Probate Court Record Book 1846, page 226. |
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Mary
Cox obituary, The
Cainsville News,
11 February, 1904, page 2, column 1. |
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Charles
Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana Historical
and Biographical, (Chicago: F.
A. Battey & Co., 1884), page 269. |
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Stafford
– Lang marriage record (23 February 1832), Morgan County Marriage
Record Book A:156; Morgan County Clerk’s Office; document from the
Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Noah
J. Major, The Pioneers of Morgan County: memoirs of Noah J. Major (Indianapolis:
E.J. Hecker, 1915), p. 407. |
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Kirkendall-Stafford
warranty deed (26 December 1837), Morgan County Deed Record Book F:491,
Recorder's Office, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Jones-Stafford
warranty deed (26 December 1838), Morgan County Deed Record Book F:492,
Recorder's Office, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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U.S.
- Stafford land patent certificate no. 32,475 (10 September 1838),
Crawfordsville District Land Office; downloaded from General Land
Office, Bureau of Land Management website, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
on 05 May2006. |
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U.S.
- Stafford land patent certificate no. 32,761 (10 September 1838),
Crawfordsville District Land Office; downloaded from General Land
Office, Bureau of Land Management website, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
on 05 May2006. |
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Stafford-King
warranty deed (26 October 1838), Morgan County Deed Record Book G:142,
Recorder's Office, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Andrew
Stafford entry, Morgan County, Indiana Tax Duplicates 1842, 1843, 1844,
1845, Clay Township; FHL microfilm no. 193,017. |
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A.
Stafford - B. Stafford warranty deed (25 October 1840), Morgan County Deed
Record Book I:390-391, Recorder's Office, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Cox
– Stafford marriage record (12 September 1857), Morgan County Marriage
Record Book C:412; Morgan County Clerk’s Office; document from
the Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Stafford
– Cox marriage record (12 October 1855), Johnson County Marriage
Record Book B:365; Johnson County Clerk’s Office, Franklin, Indiana. |
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William
Cox household, 1860 U.S. Census, Johnson County, Indiana, Hensley
Township, post office Trafalgar, page 18, lines 8-16, dwelling 127,
family 125; National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 271. |
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Mary
Cox household, 1870 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population
schedule, Clay Township, post office Brooklyn, page 15 / 374 [stamped],
dwelling 111, family 111; National Archives microfilm publication M593,
roll 346. |
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Lafaette
[sic] Cox household, 1880 U.S. Census, Harrison County, Missouri,
population schedule, Marion Township, ED 293, SD 7, page 14, dwelling
104, family 120; National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 689. |
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Adams
– Stafford marriage record (24 December 1854), Morgan County Marriage
Record Book C:184; Morgan County Clerk’s Office; document from the
Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Reeves
– Stafford marriage record (06 September 1857), Morgan County Marriage
Record Book C: 4; Morgan County Clerk’s Office; document from the
Morgan County 08Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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James
M. Adams household, 1880 U.S. Census, Harrison County, Missouri,
population schedule, Madison Township, ED 292, SD 7, page 20D, dwelling
200, family 200; National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 688. |
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William
J. Reeves household, 1880 U.S. Census, Harrison County, Missouri,
population schedule, Marion Township, ED 293, SD 7, page 13A, dwelling
101, family 116; National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 688. |
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Bible record Thomas Cox family Bible, records transcribed by daughter, Mattie Scott in the 1940s; received from Betty Turner in 2004. [Note: It is not certain that this James Stafford is the same person as Andrew and Mary's son because the middle initials do not match.] |
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Mary
Stafford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population
schedule, Washington Township, page 28, dwelling 410, family 410;
National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 162. |
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James L. Stafford entry, Transcription of Tom Cox Family Bible, transcription by Mattie Scott; photocopy in possession of Sharlene Miller, received from Betty Turner on 11 Sep 2004. [Note: the middle initial in the transcription does not match the middle initials H. R. that were used in documents regarding James Stafford. The reason for the discrepancy has not been identified. It is presumed to be an error made during the transcription process.] |
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Rebecca
Reeves entry, Ware
Cemetery Transcription by Verla Blackledge; downloaded from Rootsweb
Archives project, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/alfalfa/cemeteries/ware.txt. |
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Rose
Ann Stafford obituary, Albia Union-Republican, Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa, Thursday, 17 June 1926, page 8, column 1. |
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Rose
Ann Adams tombstone, Oakview Cemetery, Albia, Iowa, photographed by
Sharlene Miller in September 2005. |
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Remington
- Adam marriage record (17 May 1885), Red Willow County Marriage Record
Book 1:217, County Clerk's Office, McCook, Nebraska. |
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Elizabeth
Ellen Stafford obituary, Oberlin
Herald, Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, Thursday, 15 July 1920,
page not cited, column not cited; received from Decatur County
Historical and Genealogical Society. |
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Daniel
A. Stafford entry, Transcription of Tom Cox Family Bible, transcription
by Mattie Scott; photocopy in possession of Sharlene Miller, received
from Betty Turner on 11 Sep 2004. |
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Stafford
- Hewit marriage record (15 December 1874), Harrison County Marriage
Record Book B:305; Harrison County, Missouri Recorder of Deeds Office,
Bethany, Missouri. |
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“Descendants
of Lafayette Cox Report,” 2004, Betty Turner; photocopy in possession
of Sharlene Miller, received September 2004. |
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E-mail
correspondence from Betty Turner, received August 2004. |
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Cox
- Lamb marriage record (29 September 1879), Morgan County Marriage
Record Book 2:84; Morgan County Clerk’s Office; document from the
Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Transcription of death notice for Lucretia Cox – Morton citing The Idaho Daily Statesman, Tuesday, 21 September 1943; received from Betty Turner April 2007. |
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