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Descendants of Jared Sanford


Generation No. 3


5. JAMES WOOSTER28 SANFORD (JARED WOOSTER27, JARED26, HENRY25, NATHAN24, SAMUEL23, SAMUEL22, EPHRAIM21, THOMAS ANDREW20, EZECHIELL19, THOMAS18, RICHARD17 SANDFORD, RICHARD16, HUGH15, RICHARD14, JOHN13, RICHARD12 DE SANDFORD, NICHOLAS11, RICHARD10, RICHARD9, RALPH8, RICHARD7, RALPH6, THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RADULFUS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born March 29, 1842 in Byron, Illinois, and died May 02, 1907 in Los Gatos, California. He married FLORA WICKWIRE December 31, 1870.
     
Children of J
AMES SANFORD and FLORA WICKWIRE are:
  i.   JERRY R.29 SANFORD, b. September 20, 1871, Byron, Illinois, U.S.A.; d. August 17, 1901, Los Gatos, California.
  ii.   CLARA BELLE SANFORD, b. September 29, 1874, Byron, Illinois, U.S.A.; d. Los Gatos, California; m. GEORGE L. HARRIS, July 11, 1902.
  iii.   LUELLA SANFORD, b. June 16, 1880, Byron, Illinois, U.S.A.; d. Los Gatos, California; m. GEORGE H. CARPENTER, May 16, 1906.


6. JOHN HENRY28 SANFORD (JARED WOOSTER27, JARED26, HENRY25, NATHAN24, SAMUEL23, SAMUEL22, EPHRAIM21, THOMAS ANDREW20, EZECHIELL19, THOMAS18, RICHARD17 SANDFORD, RICHARD16, HUGH15, RICHARD14, JOHN13, RICHARD12 DE SANDFORD, NICHOLAS11, RICHARD10, RICHARD9, RALPH8, RICHARD7, RALPH6, THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RADULFUS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born December 12, 1847 in Byron, Illinois, U.S.A., and died in Tyndall, Bon Homme Co., South Dakota. He married LOUISA ESTELLA STONE December 30, 1869.
     
Child of J
OHN SANFORD and LOUISA STONE is:
15. i.   HARRY OTIS29 SANFORD, b. April 13, 1871, Byron, Illinois, U.S.A.; d. Fayetteville, AR.


7. FRANCIS PARKER28 SANFORD (JOSEPH FRANCIS27, JARED26, HENRY25, NATHAN24, SAMUEL23, SAMUEL22, EPHRAIM21, THOMAS ANDREW20, EZECHIELL19, THOMAS18, RICHARD17 SANDFORD, RICHARD16, HUGH15, RICHARD14, JOHN13, RICHARD12 DE SANDFORD, NICHOLAS11, RICHARD10, RICHARD9, RALPH8, RICHARD7, RALPH6, THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RADULFUS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born November 11, 1838 in Byron, Illinois, and died in Dixon, Illinois, U.S.A.. He married (1) SARAH JANE RABICH. He married (2) SYLVIA HAMMOND October 01, 1856.
     
Child of F
RANCIS SANFORD and SARAH RABICH is:
  i.   ROBERT PARKER29 SANFORD, b. January 15, 1890, Byron, Illinois, U.S.A..
     
Children of FRANCIS SANFORD and SYLVIA HAMMOND are:
  ii.   JOSEPH FRANCIS29 SANFORD, b. September 12, 1861, Reedsburg, WI, U.S.A.; d. April 18, 1864, Reedsburg, WI, U.S.A..
  iii.   JESSIE RUTHAMA SANFORD, b. January 08, 1866, Reedsburg, WI, U.S.A.; d. April 18, 1866, Reedsburg, WI, U.S.A..


8. GEORGE PINCKNEY28 SANFORD (JOSEPH FRANCIS27, JARED26, HENRY25, NATHAN24, SAMUEL23, SAMUEL22, EPHRAIM21, THOMAS ANDREW20, EZECHIELL19, THOMAS18, RICHARD17 SANDFORD, RICHARD16, HUGH15, RICHARD14, JOHN13, RICHARD12 DE SANDFORD, NICHOLAS11, RICHARD10, RICHARD9, RALPH8, RICHARD7, RALPH6, THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RADULFUS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born December 24, 1843 in Byron, Illinois, and died August 27, 1902 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.A.. He married (1) MARY HAGUE May 07, 1878. He married (2) MARY BELLE LEVERETT May 26, 1880.
     
Child of G
EORGE SANFORD and MARY HAGUE is:
  i.   MARY29 SANFORD, b. February 25, 1879, La Valle, WI, U.S.A.; d. June 1879, La Valle, WI, U.S.A..
     
Children of GEORGE SANFORD and MARY LEVERETT are:
  ii.   ARTHUR LEVERETT29 SANFORD, b. September 22, 1882, La Valle, WI, U.S.A.; d. August 1966, N. Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; m. BESSIE MANN MULLENIX, September 10, 1906.
  Notes for ARTHUR LEVERETT SANFORD:
Arthur Leverett Sanford SSN was 468-03-1166 and was issued in Minnesota. His last residence was Livermore, Alemeda, CA. (Source: Social Security Death Index Search Results)

  iii.   RAYMOND PARKER SANFORD, b. May 07, 1888, La Valle, WI, U.S.A..
  iv.   SON SANFORD, b. 1894, La Valle, WI, U.S.A..


9. JAMES MANLY28 SANFORD (JAMES DOOLITTLE27, JARED26, HENRY25, NATHAN24, SAMUEL23, SAMUEL22, EPHRAIM21, THOMAS ANDREW20, EZECHIELL19, THOMAS18, RICHARD17 SANDFORD, RICHARD16, HUGH15, RICHARD14, JOHN13, RICHARD12 DE SANDFORD, NICHOLAS11, RICHARD10, RICHARD9, RALPH8, RICHARD7, RALPH6, THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RADULFUS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born May 02, 1836 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A., and died December 07, 1911 in Fairfield, NE. He married (1) MARTHA LOIS SMITH April 22, 1856 in MI. He married (2) JENNIE TAYLOR February 20, 1876. He married (3) EMILY L. MANZER January 15, 1884. He married (4) A. C. ANDREWS March 08, 1903.

Notes for J
AMES MANLY SANFORD:
Autobiography of James Manley Sanford.
(Dictated to his children from his death bed.)
(Completed November 25, 1910.)

Born May 2, 1836 near St. Joseph, MI.
Died December 7, 1910 at Fairfield, NE.
Age 74 years, 7 months and 5 days.

(Civil War extraction) - Bil Munsil

I enlisted the 11th day of September 1861, in Company B, Eleventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. I served with my regiment in all the early battles of the war, though in 1862 I spent some 6 weeks (Four months?) in the hospital. At the time of the investment of Vicksburg by Grant, I had earned my Corporal's stripes.

RECONNOITREING VICKSBURG

When General Grant called for 10 volunteers from 70,000 soldiers to reconnoitre Vicksburg, only 8 responded, and they were all from the Eleventh Wisconsin, and 2 of them were from Company B -- myself and one other. Our orders were to go up and find how deep the ditch was outside the rebel works, and as evidence that we had been there to bring back a piece of dirt. We crawled through the rebel picket line, but could not get to the ditch, as it was covered with soldiers working on it. We spent the whole night and had to return without accomplishing our end.

The next morning Corporal Cook of Company B and myself started out with a view of finding out what was needed by daylight. After putting in several hours creeping through the brush in the draws we got very near to the rebel works. While trying to discern the depth of the ditch, the rebels fired a full volley on us, wounding Corporal Cook in the arm, and spoiling my chin whiskers by sending a ball through them so as to draw blood.

I took Corporal Cook back to the hospital and then went and reported to General Lawler, as he was to be in command of the charging force the next day. He asked me if there was any way I could find the depth of that ditch. I told him yes; he could bring out his troops and set them firing on the rebel works so as to keep the rebels down, and I would go up to a certain patch of brush about ten rods from the ditch.

I told him to have the men understand not to shoot me, and I would make a charge on the works and ascertain the depth of that ditch. This I did, and found it only about 3 feet deep. In getting back, I made the run of my life.

When I went back and reported, General Lawler wanted me to take the troops that night, as I knew the ground better than anyone else in the command, and escort them to places of safety under cover of the banks of the various ravines. This work I had completed just at dawn of day. This was on the 22nd day of May.

When this was done I was told to lie down in the General's tent, and I slept until nearly 10 o'clock in the morning. When I awoke, General Grant, after asking a few further questions as to the lay of the land, told me I had done my share and I could go to the rear. I turned to obey but just then the signal guns were fired for a grand charge, and I turned and ran for the fighting line. Knowing the ground as I did, I was able to catch up with my regiment.

My regiment was placed well in the front of the first of the 3 lines of battle, which gave me a splendid view of the field. As I turned and looked to the rear, I could see 100 battle flags sweeping on for a grand charge. As I looked to the front, I could see General Pemberton's whole army, who had left their ditch and were on their way back to Vicksburg. Not 10 rods from me was General Pemberton in all his splendor, calling to his retreating troops, saying: "Go back to your works! There's only one line. We can whip them."

CARRIED BACK BY GRAPE SHOT

Just at this moment they ran out a forty-eight pound gun about 10 rods away, which was loaded with grape. It fired. One of these grapeshot struck me on the fourth rib on the right side and carried me over one hundred feet to the rear, dropping me into a canyon about 50 feet deep, thus closing my fighting capacities for the day.

Had the second and third lines charged that day, it would have ended Vicksburg right there. We had them already beaten. But the rebels were able to drive back the front line, which charged alone, and the long seige of Vicksburg, lasting until July 4, 1863, was the result.

At nightfall that day I was put on a stretcher and carried to what was called a hospital, but really was more of a dissecting ranch, where they were sawing off arms and legs and throwing them into a hole. My regimental doctor said to the boys, "Lay him out there on the ground. We can't do anything for him. He'll soon be out of his misery." But I said emphatically, "No!"

About 10 o'clock the next day the doctor came to me and said, "Sanford, are you alive?" But I was so choked with blood that I could not speak. He next asked, "Are you going to live?" And I motioned "YES."

They then took me under special care on account of the special service I had done the day before. I was put in a tent nearly half a mile from the rest of the troops with a special nurse for night and another for the daytime, with a little Negro boy to keep the flies off me.

In a short time I was up and enjoying life. I had a ride on the hospital boat on July 4th to see the city after Pemberton had finally surrendered. Then I went to the New House of Refuge Hospital in St. Louis, where I remained until November, during which time I got well and was allowed to go home and see my family.

Grant had promised that the man who did the most to help capture Vicksburg should have a commission, and J. M. Sanford was the first man recommended, but the doctor stepped up and said, "There is no use recommending him. He cannot live." So another man was given the commission.

No particular incident now occurred until the army was sent to Texas. An order then came for re-enlistment, with the promise of a silver medal to the company which would re-enlist the most men.

Company B of the Eleventh Wisconsin Volunteers was stationed at Powder Horn on Matagorda Bay. The wind blew so strong from the north that for 13 days it had been impossible for them to get a mouthful to eat except oysters gathered from the bay. Yet just at this time this company enlisted all but two men, and won the medal. All members of the company got a thirty days' furlough to go home and see their families.

On our return we were kept at Brashear City (Now Morgan City), LA, for nine months to guard the mosquitos or Negroes -- we never knew which. The following spring we went to Blakesley (Fort Blakesley?), Alabama, where the Eleventh Wisconsin had the honor of leading the grand charge, the last charge of the Civil War. This was on the 9th of April, 1865 and Lee had surrendered his army about four hours before.

I was mustered out of service September 8, 1865 at Madison, WI, with a lot of other worn out and wounded soldiers.
     
Children of J
AMES SANFORD and MARTHA SMITH are:
16. i.   LUNA ELIZABETH29 SANFORD, b. June 09, 1857, Lansing, MI; d. Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
  ii.   JAMES FRANCIS SANFORD, b. March 01, 1859, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.; d. August 03, 1860.
  iii.   FREDERICK MANLY SANFORD, b. December 09, 1861, Lansing, MI, U.S.A..
  iv.   JOHN SAMUEL SANFORD, b. January 21, 1865, Lansing, MI, U.S.A..
  v.   STELLA SMITH SANFORD, b. August 15, 1867, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.; d. November 21, 1873.
17. vi.   SUSIE SMITH SANFORD, b. September 11, 1870, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.; d. August 19, 1945, Bellflower, California, U.S.A..
     
Children of JAMES SANFORD and JENNIE TAYLOR are:
18. vii.   GEORGE DOOLITTLE29 SANFORD, b. November 19, 1877, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; d. Hastings, NE.
19. viii.   MATTIE LOIS SANFORD, b. September 18, 1879, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; d. Ravena, NE.
20. ix.   MINNIE SANFORD, b. October 07, 1881, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; d. Fairfield, NE.


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