BIO: Stafford, Benjamin - Jefferson Co, Kentucky

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"HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO 
THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, 
ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO.,  PUBLISHERS. 1884.

GREENE CO., IN.
CASS TWP.
PAGE 416

BENJAMIN STAFFORD, the earliest settler now living in Stafford Township, was born in 
Jefferson County, Ky., May 31,1809, and is the only one of eleven children now living 
born to Benjamin and Eva (Caress) Stafford.  In 1818, Benjamin, the subject of this 
sketch, came to Greene County, although it was then a part of Sullivan County, with 
his brother Jesse.  The following year, his father came to the same place, having 
entered land here the year before, and it was for him that Stafford Township was 
named.  Mr. Stafford received but a limited education, such as the log schoolhouses of 
that primitve day afforded.  On his birthday, 1832, his marriage with Martha Ball, of 
Greene County, was solemnized, and to their union five children were born, only one of
whom, Berlin, is now living.  In 1844, his wife Martha died, and again in October, 
1846, he was married to Nancy A. Page, by whom he is the father of eight children, but 
five now living, named Martha A., Noah, Amanda, Presley and Henry.  Mr. Stafford has 
been a most successful farmer all his life, and he now owns 260 acres of well-improved 
farming land.  Of late years, he has paid much attention to raising stock, and during 
the war engaged in raising mules.  He is a Democrat in politics, and has held the 
office of Trustee with the best of satisfaction.  As a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, he is foremost in aiding the benevolent causes in his community, 
with both his influence and means.  Throughout his life, he has been an industrious 
and upright citizen, and enjoys the high regard of all who know him, and now as life's 
sun goes slowly down, he reposes in the calm contentment that no cloud obscures its
setting.