Ira Sanford

He was born in Sharon, Conn., and died in St. Paul, Min. He and several brothers and a sister migrated from Vermont to some place in Ohio.  It was in Ohio that he married his first wife, whose name was Laura. She did not live long, and after her death he moved on to Illinois, probably near the town of Petersburg, which is close to Springfield. It was there that he met and married his second wife, Emeline Mattoon (1812-1888). (Interestingly, the first child born by Emeline was given the name Laura, the name of Ira's first wife)

Ira, several brothers and a sister migrated from Vermont to Ohio, where Ira married first wife Laura Sanford, daughter of Isaiah and Molly (Hill) Sanford. Ira moved on to Illinois, probably near the town of Petersburg, which is close to Springfield. Somewhere between there and the town of Bunker Hill, Illinois, he met and married his second wife, Emeline Mattoon.