Person:Frank Stanford (3)

Francis Asbury Stanford
Facts and Events
Name Francis Asbury Stanford
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 3 Feb 1842 Marion, Alabama, United States
Census[2] 1850 Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Census[3] 1860 Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Marriage to Mollie A. Farned
Military[6] From 1862 to 1865
Property[7] 1875 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Census[4] 1880 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United StatesNew Hope Precinct
Residence[8] Aug 1881 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Residence[9] Nov 1881 New Hope, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Property[5] 1883 New Hope, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Death[1] 9 Aug 1899 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Burial[1] Aug 1899 New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grave Marker.
  2. 2.0 2.1 1850 Census, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
    Page 63B; Dwelling/Household 142, September 4, 1850.

    Francis Stanford, 8 years old, born Alabama, residing with parents and siblings.

  3. 1860 Census, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
    Page 193; Dwelling/Household 1258, August 13, 1860.

    Francis A. Stanford, 18 years old, born Alabama, residing with parents and siblings.

  4. 1880 Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi - New Hope Precinct - Sup District No. 1, ED 28
    Page 121; Dwelling 102 / Family 104, June 8, 1880.

    Frank A. Stanford, 38 years old, born Alabama, father born South Carolina, mother born Virginia, farmer.

  5. Assessment of Persons and Personal Property, Chickasaw County, 1883
    Page 336.

    In 1883 Frank A Stanford was assessed personal property tax on 1 watch, 1 mule and 1 wheeled vehicle.

  6. Chickasaw County Civil War Records, Mississippi, State Archives, (Box 11053).

    F. A. Stanford appears as a private on the roster of Company B, Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry. The National Parks Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, confirms his unit and rank. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database indicates that this unit was was organized in January, 1862, "using the 2nd Mississippi Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus" and "participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then was active north and south of the James River. It lost 4 wounded at Brandy Station, and had 4 killed and 10 wounded of the 246 at Gettysburg. En route from Pennsylvania, it had 2 killed and 12 wounded, and 3 were wounded during the Bristoe Campaign. In 1865 the unit was assigned to General Logan's Brigade and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee."

  7. Assessment of Persons and Personal Property, Chickasaw County, 1875
    Page 81.

    F. A. Stanford was assessed personal property tax on 1 horse.

  8. The Chickasaw Messenger, Okolona, Mississippi
    Vol. X, No. 21, Page 3, August 25, 1881.

    F. A. Stanford on a list of Petit Jurors for the coming term of the Circuit Court, District 2, Chickasaw County.

  9. The Chickasaw Messenger, Okolona, Mississippi
    Vol X, No. 31, Page 3, November 3, 1881.

    Frank Stanford, Election Inspector for New Hope.