Baird centennial: John Wheeler Sanford b. 13 May 1864, m. 6 Oct 1897 Bertha Furman, father of Bertha Elizabeth (29 Jan 1905); son's 2004 obituary: John W. Sanford Sr. of Maple Terrace Farm.
Death date not found as a calendar day. Son succeeded him on the Warwick Valley Telephone Company board in 1943, so he was dead or retired by then; son's obituary calls him 'the late'.
Facts
- Name
- John Wheeler Sanford
- Born
- 13 May 1864
- Birthplace
- Warwick, Orange County, New York
- Died
- 1943
- Place of death
- Warwick, New York (Maple Terrace Farm)
- Generation
- 4
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Male
Parents
Spouses
Children
Sources
- Centennial tribute by a grandchild of Abigail / child of Frances: names “my grandmother, Abigail Denton Baird” and “Our mother, Frances Amelia Baird Stanford,” linking Abigail as mother of Frances.
Frances Amelia, b April 15, 1827; d Jan 26, 1911; m Jan. 28, 1847, George W. Sanford, b Nov. 5, 1821; d Jan. 6, 1900. ... John Wheeler, b May 13. 1864; m Oct, 6, 1897, Bertha Furman. Frances Isabel, b Feb. it. 1900. Bertha Elizabeth, b Jan. 29, 1905. John Wheeler, b Jan. 8, 1910.
- Son's 2004 obituary names her Bertha Furman Sanford, already deceased, mother of John Wheeler Sanford Jr. and of Elizabeth Sanford Lewis VanLeer.
The son of the late John W. Sanford Sr. and Bertha Furman Sanford, he, like his father before him, resided at Maple Terrace Farm, the Sanford family homestead for most of his life. ... In 1943, Mr. Sanford succeded his father as a member of the Board of the Warwick Valley Telephone Company
- LOCK as father of Frances Amelia: George W. Sanford Warwick Advertiser obituary (11 Jan 1900) names Frances as daughter of the late Capt. Nathaniel W. Baird.
He married Frances, a daughter of the late Capt. Nathaniel W. Baird. ... the widow and the following children survive: Lansing H. Sanford ... Ferdinand Vanderveer and Francis Baird, lawyers, of Warwick; George Alden ... John W., who manages the home farm, and conducts the insurance business in town and Mary E. at home.