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Born 1832, Allegany County
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884), Biographical memoirs of Wyandot County, Ohio : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... embellished with portraits of many national characters and well known residents (1902)
WALTER SANFORD, now one of Wyandot's most respected citizens, was born in Allegany County, N. Y., May 5, 1832. His parents were Jeremiah F. and Rebecca (Simerson) Sanford, the former being a native of New York, born February 18, 1805; the latter, of New Jersey, boi'n in 1811. They were the parents of eight children — Waltei*, George F., John F. and Millissie, living, and Christina, Edward, Jackson L. and Jerod, deceased. A farmer by occupation, he received the education afforded by the common schools. March 11, 1858, he married Susannah McDaniel, daughter of Jane and Nancy (Hannah) SIcDaniel. Mrs. Sanford was born in 1830, December 4, and came of an excellent family. After his marriage, Mr. Sanford removed to Wyandot County, purchasing a farm of forty acres, upon which he still resides. His entire possession of real estate is 120 acres.
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As printed in The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
WALTER SANFORD.
One of the leading and experienced agriculturists of Jackson township, Wyandot county, Ohio, is Walter Sanford, who resides in section 24. and is the owner of two hundred acres of excellent land.
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' Ohio, he rented land in Jackson township for two years and then entered eighty acres of wild land in section 33. On this land he erected a cabin and built a double log barn, cleared up about forty acres and set out an orchard. Pie lived there nearly fifteen years and then traded for eighty acres of: timberland in section 15. which he also cleared up and bought forty additional acres, cleared this tract also, built a comfortable dwelling and substantial farm buildings and converted the place into a profitable farm. Here his wife passed away October 12, 18S5, and here his ow n death occurred in January, 1890, both dying members of the Presbyterian church. In politics Mr. Sanford was a Democrat, and although never an office-holder he did a great deal for the township in the way of building roads, etc., and was in every possible manner a useful and public-spirited citizen. He was truly respected by all who knew him and there were but few in the township that did not.
To Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah F. Sanford were born eight children, namely: Walter, subject of this sketch; Christian, born N< vember 17. 1835, died August 20. 1837: Edward, born Mav r. 1839, died September
27, 1839; George, born September 19, 1840, in Jackson township; Jared M., born May 20, 1842, died August 14, 1863; Lafayette J., born January 9, 1846, died February 9, 1850; John F., born July 6. 1849, now farming in Jackson township; Melissa Ann, born December 13, 1852, and now the wife of William B. Haner, of Jackson township.
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James McDaniel, father of Mrs. Sanford, came from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1837, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of partly improved land in Jackson township, Wyandot county, which he cleared and lived upon several years. He then sold this and removed to Richland township and bought eighty acres, but came back to Jackson township, and here lived on twenty acres until his death.
After marriage Mr. Sanford and wife settled on their present home in section 24, which then consisted of forty acres, to which Mr. Sanford later added another forty, all of which was wild land. Fie erected a log house and barn and kept diligently at work, doing general farming, increased his acreage to two hundred and forty acres, and now has two hundred and thirty acres under cultivation, showing that he possesses extraordinary determination, skill and good management seldom equalled and never excelled. He has devoted his attention to general farming and stock raising, and m so practical a manner that a perpetual competence is the satisfactory result.
In politics Mr. Sanford is a Democrat, but the only office that he ever cared to till was that of constable. He is a member of the Christian, Union church, of Jackson township, and faithfully lives up to its precepts. Mr. Sanford and his amiable helpmate enjoy the respect of the entire com- 1 munity in which they live and are noted for their affability and generous impulses, as 1 well as quiet life.
As printed in Biographical memoirs of Wyandot County, Ohio : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... embellished with portraits of many national characters and well known residents (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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