Stanford, Preston W.

1861 - 1930  (68 years)

• Name	Stanford, Preston W.
  Birth	6 Dec 1861	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STAN.P005
  Death	17 Aug 1930	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Stanford, Preston W. and Nellie M.
  Person ID	I29515	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	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Stanford, David,   b. 8 Nov 1837, Indiana d. 30 May 1912, Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Mother	?, Cynthia Ann,   b. 9 Dec 1844, Ohio d. 2 Jan 1917, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F12495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Boyd, Nellie M.,   b. 1866, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1947 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1885
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years - She was ~ 20 years.
  Children	1. Stanford, T. + 2. Stanford, Leslie Boyd,   b. 1888, Illinois d. 5 Feb 1975 (Age 87 years)   3. Stanford, Lulu B.,   b. 2 Mar 1890   d. 26 May 1899 (Age 9 years)
  Family ID	F12494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Dec 1861 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 17 Aug 1930 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was the son of Rev. and Mrs. David Stanford, his father being a minister of the M. E. church. In early life Mr. Stanford was a member of the M. E. Church South, at Olive. On Dec. 6, 1885, he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie M.Boyd, and to this union three children were born, Leslie, Tony and Lulu. The latter died in May, 1899, at the age of nine. Mr. Stanford was a good neighbor and friend, always willing to lend a helping hand to any in need. He will be greatly missed in the home and in the neighborhood. He was a kind father and loving husband.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8787] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Preston W. and Nellie M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24199433), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8788] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Stanford, Preston W., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24199426), none. (Reliability: 2).