Stafford, James

STAFFORD

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/9/2021 at 21:42:49

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.605

STAFFORD, JAMES, Indianola, retired merchant; was born in Highland county, Ohio, December 27, 1810; he was raised a farmer, and lived in Ohio until his removal to this county in 1855; he engaged in in selling goods in Sandyville twenty years, and dealt to some extent in stock; he owns 430 acres of land; he has held various township offices, and held the office of postmaster eighteen years, and township clerk seventeen years; in 1875 he sold out his business in Sandyville and moved to Indianola; he married Miss Sarah Boyd in 1854; she was born in Baltimore, Maryland.