John F. Stafford, Staunton, Augusta County, VA
John Fletcher Stafford was born 31 December 1818 (or 1817) in Hampshire County, Virginia, the oldest son of Wesley Stafford and Lucy Carlyle (probable last name).He married Elizabeth Jane Nicholson Moon (widow of Richard Moon) 01 January 1844 in Albermarle County, Virginia.He died 13 Jan 1867 in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia.
He enlisted and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant for Company G "Staunton Rifles, 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry (CSA) from 1861-1862.He was called a pedler & trader in the census, a merchant in his enlistment papers.
They are buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia.
Their children were:
Lucy Carlyle Stafford (1845-1904); married Logan Clarence Snyder
Charles W. Stafford (1847-1887); married Sally A. Bishop
Eleanor N. Stafford (1848-c1874); married John E. Rippetoe
Sarah Stafford (1850-aft 1870)
George N. Stafford (1852-1861)
Joseph Clarence Stafford (1855-1913); married Martha (unknown)
Laura Stafford (1856-c1915); married
John Brooke Stafford (1859-after 1880)
Marie A. Stafford (1861-1953); married Lazar Hirsch
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