Person:James Stanford (1)

According to the book "Annals of northwest Alabama : including a reprint of Nelson F. Smith's History of Pickens County, Ala. (1856)" by Carl Elliott, all courthouse records in Franklin Co., AL were destroyed by fire in 1890.

    1850 census with his parents and siblings in Franklin Co., AL.  He could not be found on the 1870 census, but it is thought that his first wife Mary Burton Stanford died about 1869.  Her two daughters, Mary and Nancy Elizabeth Stanford were on the 1870 Texas census with their BURTON grandparents.  James Stanford married, for his 2nd wife, Sarah Malinda Quinn and they moved their family to Hunt Co., TX.

    1880 Census-Township 7, Franklin, Alabama-FHL Film 1254013  National Archives Film T9-0013 Page 622B
     

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
James F. STANFORD Self M M W 36 AL Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: SC
Sarah STANFORD Wife F M W 35 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: AL Mo: AL
Mary STANFORD Dau F S W 13 AL Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
Nancy STANFORD Dau F S W 11 AL Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
Jesse STANFORD Son M S W 7 AL Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
John STANFORD Son M S W 5 AL Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
Sintha STANFORD Dau F S W 3 AL Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
Mattie STANFORD Dau F S W 2 AL Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
Julia STANFORD Dau F S W 10M AL Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL

     1900 - He and Sarah M. live in Pct. 5, page 98, family #371, Hunt Co., TX - James Stanford b. Apr 1844 AL, father b. TN, mother b. NC, married 28 years to Sarah M. b. May 1847 AL.  Children: Lula b. May 1885 AL, Henry b. Jan 1887 TX, and Ben b. Apr 1888 TX.</br>