Family Group Sheet
NameThomas C. Stafford
Birth2 Sep 1847, Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1907, Vanceburg, Lewis Co., Kentucky
BurialLaurel Point Cemetery, Vanceburg, Lewis Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1865, Lewis Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah Elizabeth Stamper
Birth12 Aug 1847, Lewis Co., Kentucky
Death29 Aug 1928, Lewis Co., Kentucky
BurialLaurel Point Cemetery, Vanceburg, Lewis Co., Kentucky
FatherGeorge W. Stamper (1821-)
MotherCatharine “Kate” Dyer (~1827-)
Other spousesCharles McCleese
Notes for Thomas C. Stafford
Dates of birth and death are from his gravestone.
Census
1850 census of Lewis Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 27 Aug, lists on p. 63 as family #449:
William Stafford, 28, farmer; Nancy, 26; Elizabeth, 5; Thomas, 3; Polly, 1. William Carver, 10. All born in Kentucky
1860 census of Lewis Co., Ky, enumerated 13 Aug, lists on p. 18 as family #1322:
William Stafford, 38, farmer; Nancy, 36; Thomas C., 13; Polly, 11; James, 5; William L., 3. All born in Kentucky.
William Stafford, 28, farmer; Nancy, 26; Elizabeth, 5; Thomas, 3; Polly, 1. William Carver, 10. All born in Kentucky
1860 census of Lewis Co., Ky, enumerated 13 Aug, lists on p. 18 as family #1322:
William Stafford, 38, farmer; Nancy, 36; Thomas C., 13; Polly, 11; James, 5; William L., 3. All born in Kentucky.
Notes for Sarah Elizabeth Stamper
Her death certificate records Sarah McCleese, age 81 years 17 days, born 12 Aug 1847 in Ky, died 29 Aug 1928 in Grassy precinct, Lewis Co., Kentucky, widowed, father Geo. Stamper, mother’s maiden name Kathrine Dyer, both born in Kentucky, cause of death chronic dysentery, informant Marion Stamper, Shoup, Ky, burial in Laurel Cemetery.
She is buried next to her first husband Thomas Stafford, under the name Sarah E. Stafford.
She is buried next to her first husband Thomas Stafford, under the name Sarah E. Stafford.
Census Notes for Thomas C. & Sarah Elizabeth (Family)
1870 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 7 Sep, lists on p. 18 as family #126:
Stafford, Thomas, 23, farmer; Sarah E., 21; Luvina J., 3; William G. W., 7/12, b. Oct. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is headed by Thomas’s parents, William Stafford age 47 and wife Nancy age 45.
1880 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 1 as family #79/81:
Stafford, Thomas, 34, farming; Sarah E., wife, 34; Louisa J., dau, 13; William G., son, 10; Sanford J., son, 8; Minneelsa, 5, dau; Thomas H., son, 3; Nancy C., dau, 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(Even though this page is numbered 1 at the top, and is the first image in the reel, it begins with a partial family continued from somewhere else, and the first head of household appears on line 6, numbered #73/75 - who happen to be Thomas’s parents.)
1900 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Grassy precinct, enumerated 26 June, lists on p. 13A as family #219/222:
Stafford, Thomas, 53, b. Feb 1847, teamster; Sarah E., wife, 52, b. Aug 1847, married 35 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Nancy C., dau, 20, b. Aug 1879; Mary A., dau, 18, b. Feb 1882; Martha E., dau, 12, b. Feb 1888; Nettie L., dau, 9, b. July 1890. Stone, Mytie C., granddau, 6, b. Dec 1893. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Stafford, Thomas, 23, farmer; Sarah E., 21; Luvina J., 3; William G. W., 7/12, b. Oct. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is headed by Thomas’s parents, William Stafford age 47 and wife Nancy age 45.
1880 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 1 as family #79/81:
Stafford, Thomas, 34, farming; Sarah E., wife, 34; Louisa J., dau, 13; William G., son, 10; Sanford J., son, 8; Minneelsa, 5, dau; Thomas H., son, 3; Nancy C., dau, 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(Even though this page is numbered 1 at the top, and is the first image in the reel, it begins with a partial family continued from somewhere else, and the first head of household appears on line 6, numbered #73/75 - who happen to be Thomas’s parents.)
1900 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Grassy precinct, enumerated 26 June, lists on p. 13A as family #219/222:
Stafford, Thomas, 53, b. Feb 1847, teamster; Sarah E., wife, 52, b. Aug 1847, married 35 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Nancy C., dau, 20, b. Aug 1879; Mary A., dau, 18, b. Feb 1882; Martha E., dau, 12, b. Feb 1888; Nettie L., dau, 9, b. July 1890. Stone, Mytie C., granddau, 6, b. Dec 1893. All born Ky Ky Ky.
