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This formal genealogy lists births, marriages and deaths for three generations of descendants. Follow the arrow from the record for a child to the full entry for that individual below.
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Descendants of Ralph Stafford
(maternal grandfather of Martha "Mattie" Thomas, first wife of Uriah Oblinger)

Generation No. 1

1. RALPH2 STAFFORD (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1775 in Ireland, and died March 07, 1839 in Miami County, Ohio. He married CATHERINE SAILOR 1800 in Montgomery County, Ohio. She was born May 16, 1783 in Virginia, and died January 19, 1853 in Miami County, Ohio.

Children of RALPH STAFFORD and CATHERINE SAILOR are:

arrow 2. i. ELIZABETH3 STAFFORD, b. December 06, 1805; d. June 26, 1868, Clark County, Ohio.
arrow 3. ii. NANCY STAFFORD, b. 1803; d. March 15, 1876, Clark County, Ohio.
arrow 4. iii. JACOB STAFFORD, b. August 06, 1807; d. July 16, 1885.
arrow 5. iv. SAMUEL E. STAFFORD, b. December 29, 1809; d. December 11, 1897, Clark County, Ohio.
arrow 6. v. JOHN W. STAFFORD, b. February 13, 1815; d. June 01, 1878, Clark County, Ohio.
arrow 7. vi. GEORGE J. STAFFORD, b. 1817; d. 1889, Clark County, Ohio.
arrow 8. vii. EVE STAFFORD, b. September 10, 1818, Miami County, Ohio; d. July 13, 1857, Deleware County, Indiana.
arrow 9. viii. MARGARET STAFFORD, b. February 19, 1820; d. March 11, 1885, Cass County, Indiana.
arrow 10. ix. JAMES E. STAFFORD.

Generation No. 2

2. ELIZABETH3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born December 06, 1805, and died June 26, 1868 in Clark County, Ohio. She married JOHN STAFFORD April 01, 1826, son of GEORGE STAFFORD and CATHERINE FAIR. He was born May 11, 1803, and died April 29, 1875.

Children of ELIZABETH STAFFORD and JOHN STAFFORD are:

green i. GEORGE F.4 STAFFORD, b. 1827; d. August 24, 1897; m. CATHERINE BLACK; b. August 26, 1830; d. March 08, 1872.
    ii. CATHERINE STAFFORD, b. 1830; d. September 06, 1893; m. JOHN P. STAFFORD, October 03, 1854; b. January 18, 1821; d. July 23, 1881.
    iii. MARGARET STAFFORD, b. September 01, 1832; d. March 17, 1862; m. JOHN VERITY.
    iv. JOSEPH W. STAFFORD, b. May 10, 1841; d. October 31, 1918; m. MARY LEFFEL, October 19, 1868; d. August 10, 1914.
    v. SAMUEL E. STAFFORD, m. MARGARET TAYLOR, January 01, 1863.
    vi. SARAH A. STAFFORD, d. 1914, Eaton, Deleware County, Indiana; m. SAMUEL GREGORY; d. 1911.

3. NANCY3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born 1803, and died March 15, 1876 in Clark County, Ohio. She married HOWARD MITCHELL November 06, 1823. He was born January 13, 1801 in Virginia, and died April 18, 1869 in Miami County, Ohio.

Children of NANCY STAFFORD and HOWARD MITCHELL are:

arrow 11. i.CATHARINE4 MITCHELL, b. 1826; d. March 22, 1913.
    ii. ELLEN MITCHELL.
    iii. MALINDA MITCHELL.
    iv. JAMES Q. MITCHELL.

4. JACOB3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born August 06, 1807, and died July 16, 1885. He married SARAH FORGY December 19, 1831 in Clark County, Ohio. She was born September 20, 1811, and died May 20, 1891.

Children of JACOB STAFFORD and SARAH FORGY are:

green i. MARY4 STAFFORD, b. 1832; d. October 29, 1908; m. JAMES JOHNSTON; b. October 22, 1805; d. September 26, 1869.
    ii. MELISSA STAFFORD, m. FRANK BUSWELL.
    iii. WILLIAM H. STAFFORD, m. SAMANTHA SAYLOR.
    iv. ALGERNON STAFFORD, m. FLORENCE GILBERT.

5. SAMUEL E.3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born December 29, 1809, and died December 11, 1897 in Clark County, Ohio. He married MELISSA CORY May 20, 1834 in Clark County, Ohio. She was born February 22, 1815, and died November 12, 1860.

Children of SAMUEL STAFFORD and MELISSA CORY are:

green i. HANNAH M.4 STAFFORD, m. THOMAS SMITH.
    ii. DAVID CORY STAFFORD, m. JANE MAXWELL.
    iii. ELNATHAN STAFFORD, m. MARTHA ASPENWELL, January 07, 1879; d. 1923, Hancock County, Ohio.
    iv. MARTHA STAFFORD, m. (1) GEORGE BRAKE; m. (2) CHARLES H. NEFF.

6. JOHN W.3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born February 13, 1815, and died June 01, 1878 in Clark County, Ohio. He married (1) NANCY CAIRNS. He married (2) SARAH ELLEN MITCHELL September 11, 1840 in Miami County, Ohio. She was born 1822, and died April 13, 1863.

Children of JOHN STAFFORD and SARAH MITCHELL are:

green i. JAMES CORWIN4 STAFFORD, b. 1842; d. July 1924; m. LOUISE MCNEAL, December 27, 1866.
    ii. ANTHONY S. STAFFORD, b. 1845; d. February 23, 1926; m. MARGARET ALMIRE PENCE, December 13, 1867; b. May 04, 1847; d. February 07, 1915.

7. GEORGE J.3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born 1817, and died 1889 in Clark County, Ohio. He married (1) MARGARET ?. She was born September 07, 1822, and died September 13, 1844. He married (2) ELIZABETH STAFFORD November 20, 1847 in Miami County, Ohio, daughter of JAMES STAFFORD and MARY FORGY. She was born 1829, and died 1897.

Children of GEORGE STAFFORD and ELIZABETH STAFFORD are:

green i. JOEL F.4 STAFFORD, b. 1848; d. 1914; m. JOSEPHINE DUNCAN, August 28, 1881; b. 1848; d. 1917.
    ii. EMMA S. STAFFORD, b. 1850; d. 1916; m. CYRUS BLACK, December 28, 1876; b. September 15, 1848; d. 1915.
    iii. MARY STAFFORD, b. 1859; d. 1932; m. W. DYKE DEATON; b. 1854; d. 1916.
    iv. ANNA STAFFORD, b. 1864; d. 1912; m. WILLIAM R. SUTTON; b. 1863; d. 1925.

8. EVE3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born September 10, 1818 in Miami County, Ohio, and died July 13, 1857 in Deleware County, Indiana. She married (1) JAMES ROWLAND BLACK January 27, 1833, son of SAMUEL BLACK and AGNES ROWLAND. He was born 1812, and died 1838. She married (2) JOSEPH W. STAFFORD February 20, 1842, son of GEORGE STAFFORD and CATHERINE FAIR. He was born December 03, 1814, and died August 1876 in Deleware County, Indiana.

Children of EVE STAFFORD and JAMES BLACK are:

green i. CHARLOTTE R.4 BLACK, b. March 01, 1836; d. July 13, 1906; m. (1) MORGAN WILSON; b. January 12, 1822; d. June 04, 1861; m. (2) JOHN N. WINGATE, October 22, 1863; b. April 04, 1830, Highland County, OH; d. June 19, 1917, Albany, IN.
   ii. AMANDA M. BLACK, b. May 16, 1838; d. June 27, 1861; m. JOHN N. WINGATE; b. April 04, 1830, Highland County, OH; d. June 19, 1917, Albany, IN

Children of EVE STAFFORD and JOSEPH STAFFORD are:

green iii. GEORGE FINDLEY4 STAFFORD.
    iv. CHARLOTTE STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1836, Ohio.
    v. AMANDA STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1838, Ohio.
    vi. ELIZABETH STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1842, Ohio.
    vii. JAMES ROWLAND STAFFORD, b. November 20, 1846; m. (1) NANCY E. SHARON, October 10, 1867; m. (2) ELIZABETH MCDANIELS, May 28, 1876; d. August 16, 1876; m. (3) SARAH C. ANDERSON, December 31, 1881.
    viii. FINLEY STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1848.
    ix. CATHERINE ELIZABETH STAFFORD, m. FRANCIS HOBBS, December 02, 1858.

9. MARGARET3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) was born February 19, 1820, and died March 11, 1885 in Cass County, Indiana. She married WILLIAM PORTER THOMAS April 15, 1840, son of GILES THOMAS and AGNES BLACK. He was born April 01, 1817 in Logansport, IN, and died January 19, 1896 in Onward, IN.

Children of MARGARET STAFFORD and WILLIAM THOMAS are:

arrow 12. i. GEORGE WHEELER4 THOMAS, b. December 16, 1840; d. January 14, 1922.
arrow 13. ii.GILES STAFFORD THOMAS, b. December 16, 1840, Cass County, Indiana; d. February 16, 1929, Geneva, NE.
  iii. INFANT DAUGHTER THOMAS, b. January 16, 1842; d. January 26, 1842.
arrow 14. iv. MARTHA VIRGINIA THOMAS, b. December 16, 1844, Onward, IN; d. February 27, 1880, Fillmore County, NE.
arrow 15. v. "NETTIE" ELLEN ANNETTE THOMAS, b. July 30, 1847; d. October 17, 1932.
arrow 16. vi.SAMUEL "DOC" GREEN THOMAS, b. January 16, 1850; d. October 28, 1927.
arrow 17. vii. WILLIAM "WILL" ROUEN THOMAS, b. February 24, 1852; d. June 06, 1930.
  viii. AGNES ELIZABETH THOMAS, b. November 06, 1854; d. May 11, 1860.
arrow 18. ix. "CHARLIE" JOHN CHARLES THOMAS, b. May 23, 1857; d. November 21, 1950.
  x. SALLY ANN THOMAS, b. June 13, 1860; d. January 05, 1861.

10. JAMES E.3 STAFFORD (RALPH2, JAMES1) He married MARGARET NORTH November 29, 1844 in Clark County, Ohio.

Children of JAMES STAFFORD and MARGARET NORTH are:

green i. OLLIE4 STAFFORD.
    ii. WILLIAM STAFFORD.
   iii. VERLEY STAFFORD.
   iv. LOUISA STAFFORD.

Generation No. 3

11. CATHARINE4 MITCHELL (NANCY3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born 1826, and died March 22, 1913. She married FINDLAY STAFFORD May 03, 1846, son of GEORGE STAFFORD and CATHERINE FAIR. He was born November 12, 1818 in Clark County, Ohio, and died March 13, 1894.

Children of CATHARINE MITCHELL and FINDLAY STAFFORD are:

green i. LAURETTA5 STAFFORD.
    ii. CLARA STAFFORD.
    iii. EDWIN STAFFORD, d. January 28, 1850.
   iv. JOSEPH H. STAFFORD, b. October 03, 1848; d. March 17, 1933; m. LAURA BLACK, July 03, 1874.
    v. ALBERT EATON STAFFORD, b. December 07, 1856; d. April 24, 1929.
   vi. LAURA C. STAFFORD, b. September 26, 1854; d. December 03, 1934; m. TULLY J. SCARFF, September 16, 1875; b. November 16, 1854; d. January 15, 1929.
    vii. CHARLES PENCE STAFFORD, m. MARGARET SHOOK.

12. GEORGE WHEELER4 THOMAS (MARGARET3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born December 16, 1840, and died January 14, 1922. He married GRIZZIE BLACK March 23, 1870, daughter of JOHN BLACK and ELIZABETH ROSS.

Children of GEORGE THOMAS and GRIZZIE BLACK are:

green i. ERNEST5 THOMAS, b. 1870.
   ii. FRANK THOMAS.
   iii. BERTHA THOMAS.
   iv. MAY THOMAS. 

13. GILES STAFFORD4 THOMAS (MARGARET3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born December 16, 1840 in Cass County, Indiana, and died February 16, 1929 in Geneva, NE. He married SARAH "SADIE" WHEELER January 13, 1876 in Jefferson County, Iowa. She was born January 17, 1847, and died June 03, 1901 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Child of GILES THOMAS and SARAH WHEELER is:

green i. CLARA BELL5 THOMAS, b. July 31, 1877, Geneva, NE; d. September 18, 1961, Philadelphia, PA; m. SAUL H. STEEL, January 06, 1937, Geneva, NE; b. 1881.

14. MARTHA VIRGINIA4 THOMAS (MARGARET3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born December 16, 1844 in Onward, IN, and died February 27, 1880 in Fillmore County, NE. She married URIAH WESLEY OBLINGER March 25, 1869 in Cass County, Indiana, son of SAMUEL OBLINGER and ESTHER ZOOK. He was born May 14, 1842 in Montgomery County, Ohio, and died March 27, 1901 in Danbury, Nebraska.

Children of MARTHA THOMAS and URIAH OBLINGER are:

green i. ELLA ERMINA5 OBLINGER, b. September 19, 1870, Waverly, Cass County, Indiana; d. June 24, 1958; m. JACOB "JAKE" CHRISTIAN ROESCH, December 19, 1886, Quinter, KS; b. July 03, 1863, North Manchester, IN; d. March 24, 1936, Quinter, KS.
   ii. SABRA ESTELLA "STELLA" OBLINGER, b. February 04, 1875, Fillmore County, NE; d. May 16, 1912, Marion, NE; m. SOLOMON H. STILGEBOUER, August 06, 1893, Wheatland, MO; b. September 28, 1869, Herman, MO.
   iii. MAGGIE ESTHER OBLINGER, b. October 11, 1877, Fillmore County, NE; d. October 23, 1965, Denver, CO; m. WILLIAM SANDON, September 14, 1897, McCook, NE; b. December 28, 1868, Iroquois County, IL.
   iv. INFANT SON OBLINGER, b. February 27, 1880; d. February 27, 1880.

15. "NETTIE" ELLEN ANNETTE4 THOMAS (MARGARET3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born July 30, 1847, and died October 17, 1932. She married DANIEL STRIGHT BAILEY February 24, 1876. He died August 1932.

Child of "NETTIE" THOMAS and DANIEL BAILEY is:

green i. ORIN PORTER5 BAILEY, b. November 29, 1876.

16. SAMUEL "DOC" GREEN4 THOMAS (MARGARET3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born January 16, 1850, and died October 28, 1927. He married SARAH "SALLY" PANABAKER December 25, 1878. She died November 1938.

Children of SAMUEL THOMAS and SARAH PANABAKER are:

green i. OWEN FIELDING5 THOMAS, b. July 04, 1880.
   ii. JENNIE JUNE THOMAS, b. June 26, 1883.

17. WILLIAM "WILL" ROUEN4 THOMAS (MARGARET3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born February 24, 1852, and died June 06, 1930. He married "RETTA" LORETTA MILLER September 24, 1874. She died August 15, 1943.

Child of WILLIAM THOMAS and "RETTA" MILLER is:

green i. WILKIE NEWTON5 THOMAS, b. August 25, 1875.

18. "CHARLIE" JOHN CHARLES4 THOMAS (MARGARET3 STAFFORD, RALPH2, JAMES1) was born May 23, 1857, and died November 21, 1950. He married "JENETTE" MARY JENETTE BEAL January 17, 1886. She was born August 28, 1863 in Cass County, Indiana, and died August 18, 1947.

Children of "CHARLIE" THOMAS and "JENETTE" BEAL are:

green i. MABEL ANNETTE5 THOMAS, b. February 13, 1888.
  ii. ETHEL URSULA THOMAS, b. April 30, 1890.
   iii. EULALIE MARIE THOMAS, b. June 03, 1896.
    iv. OLIVE GRACE THOMAS, b. November 03, 1886.
   v. MARGARET CATHERINE THOMAS, b. October 27, 1898.

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