Harriet Stafford & Family
Author and webmaster: Sharlene K. Miller, CGSM
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Harriet Stafford & Family Author and webmaster: Sharlene K. Miller, CGSM |
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Note: Research concerning Harriet Stafford has not been conducted by the author of this website. The information presented below was obtained when researching other family members and includes information obtained from correspondence with other researchers. Copies of the documents are still needed. The citations reported by other researchers are included here as starting information and not as a replacement for obtaining the actual document.
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Harriet Stafford and Levi Farnsworth
Harriet4 Stafford (William1, Robert2, Starling3) Born before 1840, probably in Morgan County, Indiana;1,2,3 death information for Harriet Stafford is not known at this time. At the time of this writing, only limited research is completed for Harriet Stafford. Records filed in Morgan and Johnson County, Indiana document that Starling Stafford was her father and presumably, Sarah Stafford nee Elliott, his wife was Harriet's mother. [These documents and further discussion are available on the page for Starling Stafford.]
The probate court record appointing a guardian for the minor heirs of Starling Stafford, deceased, is the earliest record found to date documenting, listing Harriet by name.1 The 1850 census record for Harriet's mother, Sarah Stafford Holland nee Elliott seems to have several error, confounding the evidence for this family. The combined evidence for Sarah and her children seem to support that Sarah Holland of Des Moines County, Iowa is the same person as Sarah Stafford nee Elliott. Assuming that this conclusion is correct, Harriet must have moved with her mother and her relatives from Indiana shortly after her father's death in 1838. It is probably safe to conclude that she was a young child, but her exact age when they left Indiana and headed west has not been documented. Harriet is enumerated in her mother's household in 1850,3 however, there appears to be a discrepancy in her age. In 1850 she is listed as 6 years of age,3 but in 1860 she is listed as 28 years of age.6
In the 1870,7 18809 and 190010 census records, Harriet Farnsworth's age is reported as expected. Evidence is needed to support the conclusion that Harriet Stafford, who is the daughter of Starling and Sarah Stafford nee Elliott is the same person as the Harriet Stafford, who married a doctor named, Levi Farnsworth of Lee County. Lee County adjacent to Des Moines County. Another researcher interested in this Stafford line, Richard Clark,4 has conducted quite a lot of research for Harriet Stafford's branch of the family. Copies of the actual documents are needed to substantiate claims of his research.
The 1860 census enumeration for Levi and Harriet Farnsworth indicates that Levi Farnsworth was a doctor in Augusta, Iowa.6 He was was 28 years older than Harriet and had grown children probably from a prior marriage who lived with him as well as his new bride, Harriet and her presumed son, Horace W. Stafford. Both Levi and Harriet had son's named Horace. The fact that Horace W. Stafford lives in the household with Levi and Harriet Farnsworth does not prove that Harriet was a Stafford by birth and also that she was his mother. More work is needed to support these assumptions. Suggested research for further studies:
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Harriet Stafford was one of the parent of the following child:
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Horace W. Stafford |
b. 12 August 1851 in Augusta, Des Moines County, Iowa;10 d. 15 May 1916 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; m. Myra O. Eggleston 17 March 1877 [probably in Des Moines County, Iowa] |
Levi and Harriet Farnsworth nee Stafford were the parents of the following children:
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Grace Farnsworth |
b. 1963 in Iowa;7 d. [?] |
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Frank Farnsworth |
b. 1865 in Iowa;7 d. [?] |
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John Farnsworth |
b. 1867 in Iowa;7 d. [?] |
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Levi and Harriet Farnsworth |
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Estate of Sterling Stafford, Deceased, Morgan County Probate Record (1846-1847):341-351; Morgan County Probate Court, Martinsville, Indiana and the Appointment of Guardian for infant heirs of Starling Stafford, deceased," Morgan County Probate Order Book 1843-1845 (1843-1845):381;Morgan County Probate Court, Martinsville, Indiana. Appointment of Guardian for infant heirs of Starling Stafford, deceased, Morgan County Probate Records (1843-1845):381;Morgan County Probate Court, Martinsville, Indiana. |
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Tiffin Davis vs Sally, Caroline, Harriet, Perry and Garrett Stafford in a chancery suit. Caroline and Perry were minor heirs and Harriet could not be found. An ad of this action was to be placed in an Indianapolis newspaper in March 1841. |
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Sarah
Holland household, 1850 U.S. Census, Des Moines County, Iowa, population
schedule, Augusta Township, page 454A, dwelling 1147, family 1183;
National Archives microfilm publication M432, Roll 183. Note: The 1850 census record for Harriet Stafford as 6 years old, however, she is named as an infant heir to Starling Stafford's estate. Since his death occurred in 1838 and she was born prior to his death or within 1 year of his death she was probably at least 11 years old. Documents generally list the order of Starling's heirs as Caroline, Harriet and Perry which may indicate she is probably older than Perry. It is possible that Harriet was 16 rather than 6 in 1850. Work is needed to further document her age. |
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Correspondence with Richard S. Clark regarding descendants of Sterling / Starling Stafford, 2003 and 2005; held by Sharlene Miller in 2007. |
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Holland - Stafford marriage record, Des Moines County, Iowa Marriage Records Volume 2 (1842-1851):63; Iowa State Historical Society microfilm (film number not recorded), City of Des Moines, Iowa. |
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Levi Farnsworth household,1860 US Census, Lee County, Iowa, population schedule, Denmark Township, post office Augusta, page 35, dwelling 250, family 240; National Archives microfilm publication, M653, Roll 330. |
| 7 | Levi Farnsworth household,1870 US Census, Lee County, Iowa, population schedule, Denmark Township, post office Augusta, page 24, dwelling 169, family 166; National Archives microfilm publication, M593, Roll 403. |
| 8 | Levi Farnsworth household,1885 Iowa State Census, Lee County, Iowa, population schedule, Charleston, page 97, dwelling [not stated], family [not stated]; Iowa State Historical Society microfilm [citation not stated]; downloaded from Ancestry.com on June21, 2007. |
| 9 | Levi Farnsworth household,1880 US Census, Lee County, Iowa, population schedule, Denmark Township, ED 4, SD 1, page 12, dwelling 116, family 123; National Archives microfilm publication, T9, Roll 349. |
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Frank Farnsworth household,1900 US Census, Lee County, Iowa, population schedule, Denmark Township, ED 57, SD 1, page 3B, dwelling 68, family 68; National Archives microfilm publication, T623, roll 442. |
| "Horace Stafford Dead, Passed Away at Mercy Hospital Last Evening," The Burlington Gazette, Tuesday, 16 May 1916, page 7. |
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Contact Information If you have information about these families and would like to correspond please feel free to email me at smiller@stjoelive.com or by writing to me at the following address: Sharlene Miller 20788 Orchard Lane St. Joseph, Missouri 64505 816-233-7241
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