Benjamin B. Stafford

Benjamin Barnard Stafford & wives

51. Benjamin Barnard Stafford ⁴ (William¹, Robert²Benjamin²) was born about 1847 in Morgan County, Indiana.¹ He was the 7th child of Benjamin and Margaret Stafford.² He apparently died before 1910 or 1911 according to his brother, Grant S. Stafford's obituary.³ The date of his death has not been determined at this time.

After returning home from military service during the Civil War,² he married Miss Cyntha Ann Ware on the 18 April 1866.⁴ Benjamin enlisted as a private in Company K of the of the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, Indiana on 23 November 1863.⁵ This is the same unit that his older brother, William H. Stafford, was in. He mustered out on the 10 January 1866.⁵His pension index card indicates that he also served in the 21st Indiana Infantry.⁶

After the Civil War Benjamin B. Stafford, Jr. returned to Morgan County, Indiana to his new wife, Cyntha Ann. They were enumerated there in 1870.⁷ Research is needed to determine if Cyntha died or if they divorced. The Morgan County, Indiana marriage records indicate that Benjamin married a second time to a woman by the name of Susan M. Dooley on 02 February 1877 in Morgan County.⁸

In 1850¹ and 1860,⁹ Benjamin Jr. was living in his father's household. The only census record showing him in his own household was the 1870 census.⁷ He and Susan have not been located at this time in either 1880 or 1900, however, there is evidence that he remained in Morgan County since his 8 year old son, Benjamin C. Stafford was buried at the Centerton Cemetery following his death which occurred 03 December 1892.¹⁰

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¹	Benjamin Stafford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, Clay Township, page 152, lines 31-39, dwelling 138, family 139; National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 162.
²	“Grant Stafford Dies Suddenly,” Martinsville Republican, January 1910, no page or column cited; copy of obituary obtained from obituary file Martinsville Public Library.
³	Benjamin B. and Susan M. Stafford Civil War pension index card; downloaded from Ancestry.com, citing National Archives and Records Administration, Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934.
⁴	Stafford – Ware marriage record (18 April 1866), Morgan County, Indiana marriage record book D:560, Morgan County Clerk’s Office, Martinsville, Indiana.
⁵	American Civil War Database; downloaded from Ancestry.com
⁶	Benjamin B. and Susan M. Stafford Civil War Pension Index Card, National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 database; downloaded from Ancestry.com
⁷	Benjamin Stafford household, 1870 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, Brooklyn post office, page 7, dwelling 54, family 54; National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 346.
⁸	Stafford – Dooley marriage record (02 February 1877), Morgan County, Indiana marriage record book 1:75, Morgan County Clerk’s Office, Martinsville, Indiana.
⁹	Benjamin Stafford household, 1860 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, Clay Township, page 105, lines 26-34, dwelling 806, family 800; National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 284.
¹⁰	Benjamin C. Stafford tombstone, Centerton Cemetery, Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed by Argil Mahan, June 2004.

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Benjamin Barnard Stafford and Family
Census	1850 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana 1860 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana 1870 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana 1880 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana; did not find 1900 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana; did not find
Marriage Records	Benjamin B. Stafford and Cyntha Ann Ware marriage record, (18 April 1866), Morgan County, Indiana Benjamin B. Stafford and Susan M. Dooley marriage record, (02 February 1877), Morgan County, Indiana
Land Patents	Have not researched in land patents
Deed Records	Have not researched in deed records
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