Frances M. Stafford

Frances "Marion" and Emeline M. Stafford nee Adams

48. Frances "Marion" Stafford ⁴ (William¹, Robert²Benjamin²) was born about 30 May 1839 in Morgan County, Indiana.^1a,b He was the 4th child of Benjamin and Margaret Price.² He died in Morgan County, Indiana on 14 May 1908 at the age of 68 years, 11 months and 14 days. He was buried at the Centerton Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana.^1a,b He married Miss Emeline M. Adams, who was the daughter of William E. and Fanny Adams,³ on the 13 June 1858.⁴ William E. and Fanny Adams were also the parents of James M. Adams, who married Miss Rose Ann Stafford, the daughter of Andrew and Mary Stafford nee Lang. Rose Ann and Frances Stafford were first cousins and their spouses, James M. and Emeline Adams were brother and sister. The census records for Marion Stafford seem to indicate he lived his entire life in Morgan County, Indiana. See below in the documentation section for links to the census records for Frances M. Stafford.

Marion and Emeline Stafford were faced with tragedy shortly after they married. Their first baby, a daughter, died shortly after birth on 10 November 1859. She was buried at the Centerton Cemetery in Clay Township.⁵Their next child was a son, William E. Stafford. He was born in 1861 and when he grew to manhood was known as "Wild Bill." [See article about his gold prospecting.]

Marion and Emeline Stafford were the parents of eight children. Emeline died 26 January 1874 at the age of 30 years, 8 months and 14 days in Morgan County, Indiana and was buried in Centerton Cemetery.⁶Only 9 months after losing Emeline to death, Marion Stafford married Mrs. Rebecca Doyle^7,8,9 on 04 September 1874 in Morgan County, Indiana.¹⁰

Marion and Rebecca Stafford were enumerated in Clay Township where Marion's parents lived in 1880.⁹They continued to live there for the rest of their lives. It is not known whether or not Marion had any children with Rebecca. If so, apparently none lived to adulthood. The 1880 census shows Marion and Rebecca Stafford with a household consisting of 2 adults and his children ranging in age from 19 to 7 and hers ranging in age from 17 to 12.⁹ Emeline died in January 1874,⁶ James Stafford, her last child was born in 1873⁹ and Marion married Rebecca in September of 1874.¹¹ In 1900 the census taker recorded that Rebecca Stafford was the mother of 6 children with 4 living.¹² Rebecca Stafford died on 13 April 1908 and was buried in the Highland Cemetery, located Gregg Township, Morgan County, Indiana. Francis M. Stafford died on

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i.	Infant Daughter Stafford	b. 1859 in Indiana;⁵ d. 10 November 1859 in Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana and is buried in Centerton Cemetery.⁵
ii.	William E. "Wild Bill" Stafford	b. 03 May 1861 in Morgan County, Indiana;¹³ d. 18 November 1941 in Morgan County, Indiana and is buried in Centerton Cemetery;¹⁴ William E. Stafford apparently did not marry.¹³
iii.	Benjamin F. Stafford	b. 02 March 1863 in Morgan County, Indiana;¹⁵ d. 07 October 1882¹⁵ of typhoid fever.¹⁶He is buried in Centerton Cemetery.¹⁵
iv.	Mary E. Stafford	b. 01 February 1865 in Morgan County, Indiana;¹⁷ d. 05 August 1866 in Morgan County, Indiana; buried at Centerton Cemetery.¹⁷
v.	Louisa Stafford	b. about 1867 in Morgan County, Indiana;¹⁸ d. [?]
vi.	John A. Stafford	b. 13 February 1869 in Morgan County, Indiana;^18,19 d. 13 April 1943 and is buried in Centerton Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana.¹⁹
vii.	Adaline Stafford	b. 1868 in Morgan County, Indiana;¹⁸ d. [?]
viii.	James Stafford	b. 1873 in Morgan County, Indiana;¹⁸ d. [?]

^1a	F. M. Stafford tombstone, Centerton Cemetery, Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
^1b	F. M. Stafford tombstone, Centerton Cemetery, Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed by Sharlene Miller, 20788 Orchard Lane, St. Joseph, Missouri in September 2005.
²	Noah J. Major, The Pioneers of Morgan County: memoirs of Noah J. Major (Indianapolis: E.J. Hecker, 1915), p. 272.
³	William Adams household, 1850 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana population schedule, Clay Township, page 154 [stamped], dwelling 161, family 162; National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 162.
⁴	Stafford – Adams marriage record (13 June 1858), Morgan County Marriage Record Book C:467; Morgan County Clerk’s Office; document from the Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana.
⁵	Infant Daughter of F. M. and E. M. Stafford tombstone, Centerton Cemetery, Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
⁶	Emeline M. Stafford tombstone, Centerton Cemetery, Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
⁷	Westly Creed household, 1850 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, Jefferson Township, page 89 [stamped], lines 27-33, dwelling 1073, family 1073; National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 162.
⁸	Martin Doyle household, 1860 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana population schedule, Jefferson Township, city of Martinsville, page 2, dwelling 13, family 13; National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 284.
⁹	Marion Stafford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, page 24, ED 26, SD 4, dwelling 223, family 238; National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 301.
¹⁰	Francis M. Stafford household, 1860 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, Monrovia post office, page 99, dwelling 760, family 754; National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 284.
¹¹	Stafford – Doyle marriage record (04 September 1874), Morgan County, Indiana Marriage Record Book 3:327; downloaded from Ancestry.com citing “Index to Marriage Record 1860 - 1920 Inclusive Vol.”
¹²	Francis M. Stafford household, 1900 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, page 9A, ED 45, SD 5, dwelling 192, family 192; National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 394.
¹³	William Stafford obituary, clipping from unnamed newspaper, dated 20 November 1941; downloaded from Mooresville Public Library website, http://mooresvillelib.net/obitsystem/obitview.asp?Find=Find&OrderType=ASC&OrderBy=&iTens=3
¹⁴	William E. Stafford tombstone, Centerton Cemetery, Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
¹⁴	Benjamin F. Stafford tombstone, Centerton Cemetery, Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
¹⁵	Benjamin F. Stafford tombstone, Williams Cemetery at 65 William Mary Drive, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
¹⁶	“The County” items, Martinsville Republican, 10 October 1882, page 1, column 4.
¹⁷	Mary E. Stafford tombstone, Williams Cemetery at 65 William Mary Drive, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
¹⁸	Marion Stafford household, 1870 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, Brooklyn post office, page 22, dwelling 158, family 158; National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 346.
¹⁹	John Stafford tombstone, Williams Cemetery at 65 William Mary Drive, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed and published by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, June 2004.
20	Rebecca Stafford will (30 March 1908), Morgan County, Indiana Will Records, May 1904 - July 1918,page 188, Morgan County microfilm department, Martinsville, Indiana; received from Argil Mahan.
21	Rebecca Stafford tombstone, Highland Cemetery, Gregg Township, Morgan County, Indiana; photographed by Argil Mahan, 3434 Harmon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, 30 March 2007.

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Francis Marion 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 1900 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Marriage Records	Frances M. Stafford and Emeline M. Adams marriage record (13 June 1858), Morgan County, Indiana Frances M. Stafford and Mrs. Rebecca Doyle (04 September 1874), Morgan County, Indiana
Newspaper clippings	Will be added soon - check back again!
Land Patents	Have not researched in land patents
Deed Records	Have not researched in deed records
Death and Burial	Frances Marion Stafford died 14 May 1908 and is buried at the Centerton Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana.
	Emeline M. Stafford nee Adams died 26 January 1874 and is buried at the Centerton Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana.
	Rebecca Doyle Stafford nee Creed died 13 April 1908 and is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana.
Other Burials	Thomas Doyle died 1914 and is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana. His wife's name, Anna, is on the back of his stone.
Probate Files	Have not looked for probate file for Frances Marion Stafford Will of Rebecca Doyle Stafford nee Creed (30 March 1908), Morgan County, Indiana.

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