Sarah Ann "Sally A." Stafford and Benjamin Martin Wall

44. Sarah Ann Stafford ⁴ (William¹, Robert² Benjamin²) was born about 07 June 1831¹ in Indiana² to Benjamin and Ruth Stafford nee Gifford.³  She died on 02 February 1869 in Morgan County, Indiana and was buried at William's Cemetery now located on Blue Bluff Road in Washington Township.¹  Sarah Ann Stafford married Benjamin Martin Wall some time between 1850 when she was enumerated in her father's household and 1852 when her first child was born.^2,3 Sarah and Benjamin Wall settled for a short time in Indiana.  Their first child, a son was born in 1852 and lived less than 3 months when he died.¹ He was buried at the Williams Cemetery where Sarah is buried.  It was not long after his death that they left Indiana. Their son, Charles H. Wall was born in August of 1859 in Kansas.⁵  Again they did not stay there long after his birth as is evidenced by the cemetery marker in William's Cemetery for their daughter, Martha, who died in September 1863.¹ After that time the Walls stayed in Indiana, which is documented by the birth place of their 4th child, a boy named Noah, who was born in about 1866 in Indiana.⁴ 

Sarah did not live to see her children become adults.  She died in 1869 when Noah was only about 3 years old.  After her death, Benjamin Wall married a lady named Maria Cox on 04 November 1870 in Morgan County, Indiana.⁶ The census documents that Benjamin and Maria lived in Morgan County at least through 1920. No other research has been done for this family.

Suggestions for additional research:

• Land records - need to check Kansas patents and Morgan County Deeds

• Research to carry children's lines forward

i.

Kelly H. Wall

b. 23 Jun 1852 in Indiana;³ d. 14 September 1852 in Centerton, Morgan County, Indiana; buried in Williams Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana⁴

ii.

Charles Wall

b. Aug 1859 in Kansas; d. 1959 in Morgan County, Indiana; buried in Williams Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana⁴

iii.

Martha Wall

b. 17 Sep 1861; d. 01 Sep 1863 in Indiana; buried in Williams Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana⁴

iv.

Noah Wall

b. 1866 in Indiana; d. 1947 in Morgan County, Indiana.

Benjamin Martin and Sarah Wall nee Stafford

Census

• 1850 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana

• 1860 - Did not find them in 1860

• 1870 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana

• 1880 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana 

• 1900 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Marriage Records

• Need record for Wall - Stafford marriage

• Need record for Wall - Cox marriage

Land Patents 

• Have not researched in land patents for Benjamin Martin Wall

Deed Records

• Have not researched in deed records for Benjamin Martin Wall

Will

• Have not researched will records for Benjamin Martin Wall