Luther E. Stafford (1811 - 1874)

Born 1811 in Peru, Clinton, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Thew — married 30 Aug 1832 in Peru, Clinton, New York, United States

Died 3 Apr 1874 at about age 63 in Ellenburg, Clinton, New York, United States

Biography

Luther Stafford served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Nov 6, 2861
Mustered out: 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company D 96th New York Infantry

Luther was born in 1811. He passed away in 1874.

The following story comes from the Clinton County, NY, Civil War Record 1861-1865 Facebook Page:

DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY AFTER 11 MONTHS - The first of Luther Stafford’s ancestors to come to Massachusetts came from Warwickshire, England, about a hundred miles northwest of London in the mid-1600s. By 1811, when Luther was born, his branch of the family had migrated through New England to settle in Peru. By the time Luther enlisted in the 96th Infantry in Ellenburg in November 1861, he had buried his first wife, Ruth Thew, in 1849, and married Mary Place who had been widowed in 1850. At the time of his enlistment, he was working as a wheelwright and had eleven children ranging in age from a 29-year-old living in the Town of AuSable to a new-born living in Ellenburg.

When Luther enlisted, like many other men, he told the recruiter he was 44 years old, a year under the maximum age to enlist. He was actually 50 years old and did get to Virginia to fight on the Peninsula. A couple of months after the conclusion of the Seven Days’ Battles, he was discharged for disability at Fort Monroe. He came home to Ellenburg Center and continued to work in the wagon trade. His last child, Ella Mary, was born in 1866.

Luther died in Ellenburg in 1874 and was buried in the Hutchins Cemetery in Ellenburg Center. Mary applied for a pension for herself and Ella the late 1880s bur neither was granted. In 1896, a military headstone was placed on his grave.

Sources

• "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6HH-NNR : 3 March 2021), Luther Stafford,.
• Rosters Of The New York Infantry Regiments During The Civil War
• Find A Grave: Memorial #201307075
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SC-2X6 : 9 November 2022), Luther in entry for Sylvanns Stafford and Martha M. Fox Roberts, 1890.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKP-P5J : 10 November 2020), Luther Stafford in entry for Sylvanus Stafford, 2 Sep 1890; citing Marriage, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011234. (1890)
• "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQ6-DJVM : 3 March 2021), Luther Stafford in entry for Richard Gage and Eliza J Collins, 18 Feb 1896; citing Marriage, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005465059. (1896)
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9R-GSK : 19 February 2021), Luther Stafford in entry for Richard Gage and Eliza J. Collins, 1896.
• "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDVD-VFZ : 18 January 2020), Luther Stafford in entry for Ella McFerrin, 1906.
• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSJ3-TFH : 22 February 2021), Luther Stafford in entry for Ella M. Ferrin, 09 Feb 1906; citing Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,079,509. (1906)
• "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMX-3Q9Q : 9 March 2021), Luther Stafford in entry for Wesley Fuller and Eliza Jane Gage, 16 Jul 1908; citing Marriage, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 004283202. (1908)
• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL86-P8G : 1 August 2022), Luther Stafford in entry for Wesley Fuller and Eliza Jane Gage, 1908.
• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSF1-F8W : 22 February 2021), Luther Stafford in entry for Ruth A. Nichols, 10 Feb 1909; citing Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,111,259. (1909)

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTB-ZD4 : 23 December 2020), Luther Stafford in household of John Stafford, Au Sable, Clinton, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQG-M71 : 18 February 2021), Seth Stafford, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FF-1V5 : 29 May 2021), Luther Stafford, 1870.