Stafford, Emerson
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 19, credited to Readsboro, VT Unit(s): 2nd VT INF Service: enl 8/29/64, m/i 8/29/64, Pvt, Co. A, 2nd VT INF, m/o 6/19/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 08/13/1845, Readsboro, VT Death: 05/06/1921 Burial: Village Cemetery, Readsboro, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Tom Boudreau Findagrave Memorial #: 46208219 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 6/27/1885, VT Portrait?: Gibson Collection College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS Great Grandfather of Ernest E. Phelps, Goldsboro, NC (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Village Cemetery, Readsboro, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Emerson Stafford passed away Friday, May 6, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Myron Vose. Mr. Stafford had been in poor health for 2 years past. He was born in Readsboro, Aug. 17, 1845. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Vose, he leaves one son, Ira, of Springfield, Mass., and an adopted son, Foster Stafford of California; one sister, Mrs. Laura Carpenter of Vermont; one half-sister, Mrs. Joseph Goddard of Heartwellville; one half brother, Norman Stafford of Russell, N. Y., and several grandchildren. The funeral was held Monday at 1 o'clock at the Baptist church.
Source: Bennington Evening Banner, May 12, 1921.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.
Funeral
The funeral of Emerson Stafford who died on Friday of last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Myron Yose, was held at the Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Rev. J. A. Donald officiated and the church quartet sang at the funeral. Mr. Stafford was a veteran of the Civil War [2nd Vt. Infantry, Co. A] and spent the greater part of his life here and in neighboring towns. Burial was in the village (Readsboro ed.) cemetery.
North Adams Transcript
May 11, 1921