Stanford, C. Lester

1888 - 1967  (78 years)

• Name	Stanford, C. Lester
  Birth	20 Dec 1888	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STAN.C006
  _FGRAVE	130586389
  Death	2 Mar 1967	Clarion, Wright County, Iowa   [1]
  	Funeral services for C. Lester Stanford, 78, longtime resident of Hamilton and Wright Counties were held Saturday afternoon at the Sandvig Funeral Home. The Rev. Bernard Olson officiated and burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Stanford is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Verne Segar of Manterville, Minn., and Mrs. Richard Derscheid of Clarion, eight grandchildren and one sister, Miss Brooksy Stanford of Clay City, Ill. Mr. Stanford died early Thursday morning March 2nd in the Clarion hospital after an illness of two weeks. He was born and educated in Clay County, Illinois and was married to Lena Clawson Sept. 24, 1918 in Illinois. After their marriage they moved to Iowa and farmed in both Wright and Hamilton Counties until he retired in 1965. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1955. He had been a resident of the Rotary Ann Home previous to his death. He was a member of the Eagle Grove Methodist church. Source: EAGLE GROVE EAGLE, March 9, 1967, page 9 RR 3, Eagle Grove, Iowa Source: Foust Funeral Home, Eagle Grove, IA Source: wrightgenie
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa   [1]
  Person ID	I19102	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	12 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Austin W.,   b. 16 Jan 1841, Tippecanoe County, Indiana d. 26 Nov 1911 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Blackburn, Harriett R.,   b. 9 Jul 1855, Wayne County, Illinois d. 4 Dec 1931, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	8 Dec 1879  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 11 months - She : 24 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F1389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clawson, Lena Alberta,   b. 28 Jan 1893, Wayne County, Illinois d. 4 Nov 1955, Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1918	Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 9 months - She : 25 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F21386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Dec 1888 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 24 Sep 1918 - Illinois Death - 2 Mar 1967 - Clarion, Wright County, Iowa Burial - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17225] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Lena A. and C. Lester, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130586389/c_lester-stanford), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5160] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Stanford, Austin W., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18788824), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1239] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Harriet R., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GScid=2138401&GRid=18792511&), none. (Reliability: 2).