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James Stafford (Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and private (USA))

b. 1826?

Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Cynthia Dixon Stafford in Johnson County, Kentucky, on December 29, 1844. Father of John H. Stafford, George W. Stafford, William K. Stafford, Franklin Stafford, Martin Stafford, Morgan Stafford, Manford Stafford, Harry Burns Stafford, Charles Stafford, and Thomas Stafford. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Farmer in Johnson County in October 1863. Served in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) as a private from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 81B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 153.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, Paintsville, p. 180B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Johnson County Marriages, 1843-1875, Film #001912950, p. 8.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 9th Congressional District, Johnson County, Vol. 3 of 3, October 1863, p. 144, (Accessed via ancestry.com on August 13, 2020).

Find A Grave, “James Stafford (1826-1911)," Memorial 172267436, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172267436/james-stafford (accessed August 19, 2020).

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 895.

Citation

Stafford, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211867 (November 12, 2026).

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