Biography of James C Stanford, Scott Co, AR

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Submitted by: Charlene Holland <Char@presys.com>
        Date: 9 Sep 1998
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	James C. Stanford is a merchant in the village of Cauthron, and by
birth is a Georgian, having first seen the light of day in that State
June 20, 1842. He is the youngest of five sons and four daughters born to
William and Sarah (King) Stanford, both of whom were born in Georgia.
James C., when a lad, received very limited educational advantages, as
his father died when he was thirteen years of age, and he was placed in
charge of the home farm, as his older brothers had left home to make
their own way in the world. In 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate Army,
becoming a member of Company H, Eighteenth Georgia Regiment of Infantry,
and was in the battles of Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Manassas, Boonesboro,
Fredericksburg, Chancelloroville, Gettysburg, Knoxville, Wilderness,
Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, siege of Richmond, and
Farmersville, Va., where he was taken prisoner, being released on June 28,
1865, from Fortress Monroe, and at the battle of Chancellorsville was
severely wounded. Although there were five brothers in the Confederate
Army, all came through safely and are now the heads of families. The
eldest brother, Franklin, was in the Mexican War; one resides in Alabama,
and the others are near the old home in Georgia. When James C. returned
from the army he again went to work on his mothers farm, and there
remained until 1869, when he left there and came direct to Waldron, Ark.,
and here has since made his home. He homesteaded some land, nicely
improved it, and of 170 acres of which he is the owner, four miles
northwest of Waldron, he has eighty acres under cultivation, on which are
a good home, barn and other necessary buildings. There is also an
excellent orchard on the place, and the land is also well fenced. In
January 1887, Mr. Stanford moved from the farm to the village of Cauthron
and opened a general mercantile store, and besides the store building and
the lot on which it stands he has thirty-six acres on which his residence
is situated. He keeps a stock of goods worth $2,000 and his annual sales
amount to about $6,000. He is quite extensively engaged in buying cotton,
which he ships to Fort Smith, and is otherwise interested in the progress
and development of this region. He was married March 7,1867, to Miss
Sarah E. Taff, a daughter of W. H. Taff, a farmer of Barlo County, Ga.,
and by her has the following children: William T. (who is a teacher and
is giving his leisure time to the study of law), Acril J. (who is also a
teacher, and he and William were educated in the State University), John
F., Nellie L., Franklin A. and James B. The family worship in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Mr. Stanford being a steward in the
same. He is a Democrat in politics, and is liberal it) the support of
schools, churches, etc. He came here with no means but has now a good
property.