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David Willis Stafford 1834–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1834

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 9 Apr 1919

Death Location: Waubay, Day County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Elhanan Stafford

Mother: Sylvia Thorp

Spouse(s): Mary Stafford

Children(s): David Stafford

In 1834, David Willis Stafford entered the world in Ohio, born to Elhanan Winchester Stafford And Sylvia W Thorp. David Willis Stafford married Carrie Basset, Mary Ann Stafford, and had children including David W Stafford. David Willis Stafford passed away in 1919 in Waubay, Day County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1834, David Willis Stafford entered the world in Ohio, born to Elhanan Winchester Stafford And Sylvia W Thorp.
  • David Willis Stafford married Carrie Basset, Mary Ann Stafford, and had children including David W Stafford.
  • David Willis Stafford passed away in 1919 in Waubay, Day County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Stafford's Ancestors

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David Stafford
1834–1919
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Elhanan Winchester Stafford
1805–1856
Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Sylvia (W.) Thorp
1807–1860
Essex County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Job Stafford
1782–1871
Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Dorcas Colvin
1780–1816
Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Stafford's Descendants

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David (Willis) Stafford (5 Apr 1834–9 Apr 1919) m. Mary (Ann) Stafford (18 May 1858–16 May 1917)
  1. 1. David (W) Stafford 1874–1899

David Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1834
5 Apr 1834
Birth of David Willis Stafford in Ohio
Ohio
1919
9 Apr 1919
Age 85
Death of David Willis Stafford in Waubay, Day, South Dakota, USA
Waubay, Day, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1834
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Waubay, Day, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waubay, Day County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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