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Sgt Stephen Miles Spafford

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Sgt Stephen Miles Spafford Veteran

Birth
Ontario, Canada
Death
19 Sep 1863 (aged 34–35)
Burial
Elwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A, Lot 55, Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Veteran - Sergt. Co. E 100 ILL INF.

Plot: Section A, Lot 55, Grave 1

Son of Moses and Elizabeth Boyce Spafford, born in Ontario. Relocated to Will county Illinois after his father died, along with one brother and his remarried widowed mother.

Married Mary Elizabeth Shoemaker 16 Dec 1849--they had 6 children. He was killed in the Civil War in the battle of
Chickamauga on 19 Sep 1863.

His widow remarried 4 Jul 1864 John Russell, who had served with Stephen Miles Spafford. They had one daughter.

A gravestone lists all 3: Stephen Miles Spafford, Mary Elizabeth Shoemaker Spafford Russell, and John Russell. Picture of that gravestone on Mary Russell's record.

FAMILY LINKS:

Brother: Robert Spafford


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