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Joseph Mulford
(1785-1850)
Elizabeth Downey
(1789-1876)
Russell Bigelow Mulford
(1825-1901)
Melissa B. Valentine
(1823-1906)
William Russell Mulford
(1859-1921)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Leanna Shorter

2. America J. Saunders
3. Ada Corbert

William Russell Mulford

  • Born: 1859, Basehor, Leavenworth, Kansas
  • Marriage (1): Mary Leanna Shorter on 6 Jul 1879 in , Crowley, Kansas
  • Marriage (2): America J. Saunders on 6 Apr 1904 in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas
  • Marriage (3): Ada Corbert
  • Died: 1921, Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa at age 62
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1860, Quincy, Logan, Ohio. 1
Russel B. Muffad, 35, carpenter, real estate $300, property $100, born in Ohio. Melissa B. Muffad, 36, born in Ohio. Sarah Muffad, 11, born in Ohio. Jonathan Muffad, 9, born in Ohio. Joseph Muffad, 6, born in Ohio. Albert H. Muffad, 5, born in Ohio. Wm R. Muffad, 1, born in Ohio.

• Census, 1870, Union, Hardin, Iowa. 2
R. R. Mulford, 44, carpenter, property $1600, born in Ohio. M. B. Mulford, 45, born in Ohio. J. Mulford, 20, working on farm, born in Ohio. Joseph Mulford, 16, born in Ohio. A. Mulford, 14, born in Ohio. Wm Mulford, 12, born in Ohio.

• Census, 1880, Sheridan, Cowley, Kansas. 3
William Mulford, 21, farmer, born in Ohio. Mary Mulford, 17, keeping house, born in Illinois. George B. Elliott, 20, born in Illinois.


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William married Mary Leanna Shorter on 6 Jul 1879 in , Crowley, Kansas. (Mary Leanna Shorter was born on 29 Apr 1864 in Marshall, Clark, Illinois, died on 17 Feb 1899 in , Crowley, Kansas and was buried in Winfield, Crowley, Kansas.) The cause of her death was locked bowels after eating popcorn six days after giving birth to her last son.


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William next married America J. Saunders on 6 Apr 1904 in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas. (America J. Saunders was born in 1851 in , , Ohio 4.)


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William next married Ada Corbert.


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Sources


1 Ohio, Logan, Quincy, 1860 Federal Census (www.ancestry.com).

2 Nebraska, Hardin, Union, 1870 Federal Census (www.ancestry.com).

3 Kansas, Cowley, Sheridan, 1880 Federal Census (www.familysearch.org).

4 Ohio, Lawrence, Mason, 1870 Federal Census (www.ancestry.com).

Copyright Lee Drew 2007

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