Asa SANFORD
Asa Sanford was born on 16 December 1810 in South Carolina. He married on 3 May 1830 to Catherine Green Hanson. She was born on 22 March 1813. The family moved from Hall County, Georgia to Tallapoosa County, Alabama around 1836. Asa was a wagon-maker and lived the remainder of his life in Tallapoosa County. He died on 17 December 1883. Catherine died on 9 December 1901. They are buried in the Dadeville Cemetery, in Dadeville, Alabama.
Asa's tombstone showed that he left a wife, 6 living sons, 2 living daughters, 1 deceased son and 1 deceased daughter.
Known children of Asa and Catherine
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Oliver Perry SANFORD, born 1833, married Louisianna Berry
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James H. SANFORD, born 1835, died 6 May 1862( during Civil War?)
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Mary A. E. SANFORD, born about 1837, married Albert G. Adams
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John Hanson SANFORD, born about 1838, married Sarah Matilda Johnson
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Felix Pollard SANFORD, born about 1840, married (1)Rebecca Burk (2)Mary Catherine Lockett
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Marcus A. SANFORD, born about 1842, CSA Co. A, 1st Ala. Inf. Reg.
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William Wesley SANFORD, born about 1844, married Sarah T. Pullen
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Catherine C. SANFORD, born 14 June 1849, William C. Roerck
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Asa J. SANFORD, born about 1852, married Mollie E. Davis 1877
1855 Tallapoosa County Special Census |
| SANFORD ASA Beat #4 males under 21:5 males over 21:3 females under 21:3 females over 21:1 |
| 1850 Tallapoosa County, Alabama Census, Page 114 | |||||
| 1676/1676 | |||||
| Asa Sanford | 39 | m | Mechan | SC | |
| Catharine | 36 | f | Geo | ||
| Oliver P. | 18 | m | Geo | ||
| James A. | 16 | m | Geo | ||
| Mary A. E. | 14 | f | Geo | ||
| John L. C. | 12 | m | Ala | ||
| Felix P. | 10 | m | Ala | ||
| Mark | 8 | m | Ala | ||
| William W. | 6 | m | Ala | ||
| Catharine C. | 2 | f | Ala | ||
| 1860 Tallapoosa County, Alabama Census, Page 102 | |||||
| 795/735 | |||||
| Asa Sanford | 49 | m | home carpenter | S.Car. | |
| C.G. | 47 | f | Ga | ||
| John H. | 21 | m | Ala | ||
| Felix P. | 18 | m | Ala | ||
| Marcus A. | 16 | m | Ala | ||
| William W. | 14 | m | Ala | ||
| Catharine S. J. | 11 | f | Ala | ||
| Asa | 8 | m | Ala | ||
| 1870 Tallapoosa County, Alabama Census, Page 99 | |||||
| 180/182 | |||||
| Sanford, Asa | 65 | m | w | carpenter | Ga |
| Catharine | 50 | f | w | keeping house | Ga |
| Catharine | 20 | f | w | assistant hk | Ala |
| Asa | 18 | m | w | farm laborer | Ala |
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