David Danford

Twin Brother of Isaac

cause of death: Typhoid Fever

BURIED: , Centenery Cem_ Windsor Twp, Lawrence Co._ OH

David Danford:

Certified Copy of Death Record

The State of Ohio, Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas PRobate Division

Date of Record August 31, A.S. 18

No. 71

David Danford

Date of Death : 1877 August 31st

Married

Age 51 years 2 months 26 Days

Place of Death: Windsor Townshi

Place of Birth: Noble County, OH

Occupation: Farmer

Color: White

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Last Place of Residence: Lawrence Co., OH

1860 Census Noble co. Ohio Buffalo Twp page 4

Dwelling number 800, Family number 783

David Danford 34 m Farm hand $1

Meriah " 30 f Domestic

Caroline " 8 f

William " 6 m

Mary A. " 2 f

1870 Census Noble Co. Ohio Seneca Twp page 2

Dwelling number 124, Family number 1

Danford David 44 M W Laborer Oh

Miriam 40 F W Keeping house Ohio

William H. 16 M W Works on Farm Oh

Mary A. 12 F W Helps Mother Ohio

John T. 9 M W Ohio

Clara A. 4 F W Ohio

Information on the Descendants of David Danford and Miriam Hendry is

from

the family records of :

Gail Easthom Kuta

305 Lincoln Court

Westville, Indiana 46391

Information also from Harry & Debby Boone (children Stephen & Nathan)

Debbie Boone is the gggg-granddaughter of David Danford and Miriam Hendry. Their daughter Mary Ann is her line.

More About David Danford:

Burial: Centenery Cem. Windsor Twp., Lawrence Co

Occupation: Farmer

YearGranteeGrantorVolumePage

1857David DanfordMary Hendry5567

Surnames:HENDRY, DANFORD, WEST, STEVENS

Actual Title:Mary Hendry to David Danford

Made:April 3, 1857

Between:Mary Hendry and David Danford

Amount:$1.00

Land Rec'd:…the north east quarter of the south east quarter of section nine (9) in township seven (7) of range eight (8) of land sold at Zanesville Ohio.

Witnesses:Nathaniel West J.P. and Lewis Danford, John Stevens Recorder

Note:Mary Hendry made her mark

YearGranteeGrantorVolumePage

1864John F. FinleyDavid Danford16381

Surnames:FINLEY, MCCRACKEN, DANFORD, CLARK, WEST

Actual Title:John F. Finley & Wife, R. J. Finley & other to David Danford

Made:April 5, 1864

Between:John F. Finley and Mary A. Finley wife of said J. F. Finley and Rebecca J. Finley and Sarah McCracken wife of Joseph McCracken to David Danford and Louis Danford

Amount: $2,630

Land Rec'd:"…in the County of Noble, in the State of Ohio and in the Township of Buffalow [sic] and bounded as follows, The South East quarter of the North East quarter of Section Thirty in township Eight (8) of range Nine (9) in the district of land subject for sale at Zanesville Ohio Containing forty acres…..also the South west quarter of the south west quarter of section Twenty Nine of Township Eight of range Nine containing forty acres …also another tract of land commencing at the north west corner of the North west quarter of section Thirty two in Township Eight of Range Nine. Thence running Eighty rods to a stone Thence South Thirty two rods Thence in a South west direction eighty and one half rods to a stone Thence west fifteen rods to the Section line Thence North Eight rods to the place of beginning containing Thirty acres and a half…"

Executed by:John F. Finley, Mary A. Finley, Rebecca J. Finley, Sarah McCracken

Witnesses:Wm Clark, Nathaniel West was J.P.

David and Miriam Danford

From "History of Lawrence County, Ohio, 1990"

As submitted by: Collis Danford

3652 Monterrey St., Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Last known address as of 4/99

David Danford (1826-1877) and wife, Miriam, came to Lawrence County from Noble County, Ohio. David's ancestor, Peter Danford hailed from England and settled in New Jersey. David and Miriam had a son William H. Danford (1854-1935, who married Cordelia Thompson Holderby. Her parents were Abner Holderby (1805-1895 and Jane Thompson Holderby, who were donors of land for Marshall University in Huntington, WV. William and Cordelia's children were Averil, schoolteacher; G. R. (Grophia), building contractor in Huntington, West Virginia; Quincy, Forest, Lawrence, carpenters; Denny, carpenter in Miami, Florida; and Maggie Hayes, Deming, New Mexico.

Grophia Danford (1884-1976) and wife Lida (Hesson) Danford (1884-1988), were both born and reared in Lawrence County. They were married in 1903 and had 7 children: (1) Collis, retired high school teacher and principal in Lawrence County, also taught at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX and was a building contractor there. He married Thelma Gilpin and had two children, Lucy Owens of Dallas and Dana C. or Corpus Christi. Thelma died in 1975 and Collis married Mary Willis who died in 1978. He than married Magarette Reifschlaeger and lives in Corpus Christi.

(2)Garnet Danford, retired from Kroger Company, married Ernest (Nick) Nance who died in 1984. They had one son, M. Gene Nance of Greasy Ridge Road, Lawrence County.

(3)Edwin A. Danford, pediatrician in Corpus Christi, died in 1969. He married Wilba Walton who still lives in Corpus Christi.

(4) M. Beatrice Danford, beautician, married Paul L. Dillon who died in 1989 in Friendswood, TX, where they lived. They had three children: Connie Sue Hutchison Haygood of Galveston, TX; Paul Danford Dillon of Pearland, TX and Linda Kay Dillon of Huntsville, Alabama.

(5) Dorothy Danford, retired Purchasing Agent of Marshall University, married Tude Smith who died in 1963, they had one son, Keith Edwin of Gallipolis, Ohio.

(6) Paul Russell Danford retired from Reynolds Metals, married Edna Riley who died in 1968. They had two children: Edwin of Corpus Christi, Texas and Joyce Ann Smith of Buffalo, New York. Russell is now married to Jo Giles and lives in Portland, TX.

(7) Hilda Danford, dental assistant, died in 1974 in Detroit. She was married to Don Pyles (deceased) and they had three children: Don Danford of Lake Worth, Florida; Susan of Detroit; and Ronnie of Columbus, Ohio.

(Picture in Document of Grophia and Lida Danford and family - sent as separate attachment; also photo of Lida Hesson Danford on 100th birthday)

The Hessons originated in Holland and Germany. The Hesson motto means "There is honor in the right path". Samuel Hesson (1809-1891) married Jane Lamp. Their son, George W. Hesson (1850-1910, married Melissa A. Harless, daughter of John C. Harless (1831-1865) and Eliza Hannah Lafon Harless, (1828-1911). In March of 1864, John Harless, who was fighting in the Civil War, wrote a letter to his daughter, Melissa, saying that if he lived through that battle, he would write again. She never heard again, and the letter has been preserved.

George W. Hesson and Melissa Harless married in 1873 and had 12 children: William A. (1874-), Willard (1876-1959), Rosa Dunfee (1877-1957), Maggie Pinkerman (1879-1953, Irvin G. (1881-1957), Lida Danford (1883-1988), Delbert (1885-1969), Charles (1887-1965), Lew (1889-1938), Harold (1891-1954, Earl (1894-1962), and Grace Danford (1895-1980).

Retyped from the "History of Lawrence County, Ohio, 1990" by

Debby Boone

Morgantown, WV

theboones@citynet.net