History of Clinton County, IndianaTogether with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizensAlso a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, Indian wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history . d. Mrs Staffords motherwas born in Alabama, February 11, 1809. She moved to Ohiowhen a widow, having been married only six months when herfirst husband died. She married Mr. Fence in Clarke County,Ohio, and came with him to
History of Clinton County, IndianaTogether with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizensAlso a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, Indian wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history . d. Mrs Staffords motherwas born in Alabama, February 11, 1809. She moved to Ohiowhen a widow, having been married only six months when herfirst husband died. She married Mr. Fence in Clarke County,Ohio, and came with him to this county, where she died July 29,181:6. There were four children in the Fence family—Lucinda,born March 7, 1836, wife of Andrew Charles, and living in Jack-son County, Kansas; Mary J., born July 31,1838, wife of our sub-ject; Cyrus B., born April 15, 1841, is married and living inKillmore; and Martha A., born March 21, 1844. Mr. and have had five children—Willis, born August 15, 1857, wasmarried November 25, 1888, to Sarah H. Shanabarger; George S.,born March 15, 1862, is unmarried; Joseph E., born February 4;1864, married Emma Davidson in 1884; Fence, born May 10,1866; all were born on the old homestead. Mr. Stafford diedMarch 31, 1874, and was buried in Jefferson Cemetery. He wasa great Republican worker, but did not seek public office. He rv^. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. 921 came to this county with about $700, and left an estate worth $15,-000. The Fences are of German ancestry. Mrs. Staffords mater-nal grandmothers name was Christina Croburger. John Staeket, one of the pioneers of Clinton County was bornin Queen Ann County, Maryland, January 1,1800. He came toClinton County in November, 1830, and entered a tract of Govern-ment land, built a log cabin and the next year returned to Dela-ware, and September 2, 1S31, was married to Frances Rash, whowas born in Kent County, Delaware, March 25, 1810, daughter ofDaniel and Nancy (Dobson) Rash. After his marriage he
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