Sarah Stafford's Family

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Direct Line: Pedigree chart William Robert Andrew Daniel Clayton

Siblings:   [ Emanuel W. Stafford ] [ Wiley Stafford ] [ Sarah Stafford ] [ Mary Stafford ]

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Research has not been conducted for this line of Staffords, who descend from William through his son James Stafford. Only preliminary information is available at this time  It is a lateral line to Robert Stafford, a brother to James Stafford.  It is presented here for those of you who are researching other lines descending from William Stafford.

 

~~~~~ Fourth Generation ~~~~~

 

Sarah Stafford and Allen Harvey Trowbridge 

 

29.  Sarah4 Stafford  (William1 James2 Grant3) Born 01 August 1833 in Morgan County, Indiana;1  died on 31 October 1886 in Marshall County, Illinois.2  Sarah Stafford married Allen Harvey Trowbridge on 06 June 1851 in Indiana.2 Little information is known about Sarah Trowbridge nee Stafford.  She is named in her father's will as Sarah Trowbridge, providing further evidence that Sarah had married prior to 1852 when the will was written.3  According to the biographical sketch and obituary for Harvey Trowbridge, he had established himself in Marshall County, Illinois prior to marrying Sarah Stafford.  Just one month after they were married, they left Morgan County and lived the remainder of their lives in Marshall County.  Harvey Trowbridge was a minister of the Church of Christ and a farmer.  The sketch says "Mr. Trowbridge is among the very few ministers, who are successful farmers or business men, and enjoy a competence earned outside of the profession.  He has a large farm with good improvements and when not at work for the Master follows the plow or the reaper.  He is a good citizen, an eloquent divine and esteemed by all who know him."3

 

Sarah and Harvey Trowbridge were the parents of 1 son and 3 daughters.  The Trowbridges considered it important to support education and to see to it that all of their children were educated.  In 1871-1872, the Trowbridges moved to Eureka, All four of their children were all educated at Eureka College in Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois.4  

 

Sarah Trowbridge died on 31 October 1886.  Following her death, Harvey married a second time to Mrs. Justina Thompson on 26 July 1888.3  He died on 11 August 1902 in LaSalle County, Illinois and was buried at the Antioch Cemetery, west of Toluca, Illinois.3

 

Comments:

  • Will post documented information for others researching this line.

  • No additional research planned at this time for this Stafford line that ends with the marriage of Sarah Stafford to Harvey Trowbridge.

 

 

Harvey and Sarah Trowbridge nee  Stafford had the following children:

 

i.

Thomas Trowbridge

b. about 1851 in Illinois5 d. not known
 

ii.

Mary Trowbridge

b. about 1857 in Illinois;5 d. not known

 

iii.

Nancy L. Trowbridge

b.  not known; d. not known
 

iv.

Sarah Lizetta Trowbridge

b. not known; d. not known

   

Documentation for events in Sarah Trowbridge nee Stafford's life:

Rev. Harvey and Sarah Trowbridge nee Stafford

Biographical Information

The two links below direct the reader to biographical sketches about Reverend Harvey Trowbridge

Census

  • 1850 - Morgan County, Indiana

  • 1860 - not found

  • 1870 - not found

  • 1880 - not found

  • 1900 - Groveland, LaSalle County, Illinois

Marriage Record 

  • Needed

Land Patents 

  • Not researched

Death and burial

  • Died 11 August 1902 in LaSalle County, Illinois

  • Buried 14 August 1902 at Antioch Cemetery, near Toluca, Illinois

 

Will

  • Not researched

 

 

Citations for Harvey and Sarah Trowbridge nee Stafford

 

 

1

“Grant Stafford – A Short History of the Life of Grant Stafford of Olden Times, and His Family,” Martinsville Republican, 10 March 1901; received from Morgan County, Indiana Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana.

2

“Rev. Harvey Trowbridge biographical sketch,” Pioneers of Marshall County, Illinois, http://genealogytrails.com/ill/marshall/marshbios.html#Trowbridge citing Spencer Elsworth, "The  Record of Olden Times or Fifty Year on the Prairie" embracing sketches of the discovery, exploration and settlement of the country, IL Home Journal Steam Printing Establishment, 1880, page 740 Bennington Township and Rev. Harvey Trowbridge Obituary "The  Toluca Star Newspaper," Toluca, Marshall Co., Illinois, Friday, August 22, 1902,  page 1.

3

Grant Stafford will (20 Apr 1852), Morgan County, Indiana Will Record Book #1:153-159.

4

“Biographical sketch of Allen Harvey Trowbridge,” Restoration Movement Texts website http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/nhaynes/hdcib/TROWBRID.HTM; citing Text from Haynes, Nathaniel S. History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois 1819-1914, (Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company, 1915), page 627.

5

Allen H. Trowbridge household, 1900 U.S. Census, LaSalle County, Illinois, population schedule, Groveland, page 7A, ED 52, SD 5, dwelling 133, family 135; National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 316.

 

 

 

 

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Sharlene Miller

20788 Orchard Lane

St. Joseph, Missouri 64505

816-233-7241

 

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