Stanford, Leo

1894 - 1918  (23 years)

• Name	Stanford, Leo
  		Catherine Armenta Stanford, sons Leo and Clarence Homer Stanford Contributed by Wilma Stanford Knowles
  Birth	19 Nov 1894  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STAN.L014
  _FGRAVE	24070971
  Military Service	World War I, Company K, 48th United States Army  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	9 Oct 1918	Camp Custer, Michigan   [1]
  	Cause: Spanish Influenza
  		Spanish flu
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Stanford, Leo Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I27738	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Stephen Arnold D.,   b. 6 Jul 1860, Illinois d. 14 Sep 1939 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Humphrey, Catherine Armenta,   b. 2 May 1866, McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio d. 27 May 1946, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1886  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years and 2 months - She was 20 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F7266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Spanish Influenza - 9 Oct 1918 - Camp Custer, Michigan Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Leo Stanford of Clay City, a soldier at Camp Custer, Michigan was a casualty of the Spanish Influenza.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7989] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Leo, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2201&GScid=105163&GRid=24070971&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4949] Ernest D. Elliott and Elsie E. Smith, Stanford: Stanford Family Records and Allied families including Long, Bissey, Bayler, Hickenbottom, Elliott, and others, (1964, updated 1985), page 178 (Reliability: 2). [S4948] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Catherine A. and Stephen A. D., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24072506&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S877] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3903] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 7A, (https://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00620&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).