Lafayette R StanfieldAge: 15 years1865–1880
- Name
- Lafayette R Stanfield
- Given names
- Lafayette R
- Surname
- Stanfield
 Birth | 1865 33 22 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Death of a father | William Thomas Stanfield July 7, 1868 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | August 25, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Miriam Clark after August 25, 1870 (Age 5 years) Note: She is listed in the 1870 Census (M Stanfield) living in her father's household (Jonas Clark Sr) along with her son, Lafayette. |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jonas Clark Sr October 15, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | April 20, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
| Obituary | Layfayette R Stanfield Obituary April 21, 1880 (1 day after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Thomas Stanfield Birth: 1832 — Greene, Tennessee, United States Death: July 7, 1868 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Miriam Clark Birth: about 1843 38 35 — Indiana, United States Death: after August 25, 1870 — Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 2, 1864 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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14 months himself |
Lafayette R Stanfield Birth: 1865 33 22 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1880 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jonas Clark Sr - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | DIED.-In this city, on Tuesday, April 20, 1880, Lafayette R. Stanfield, aged 15 years. Deceased is the grandson of Thomas Stanfield, and Samuel Ritchie was his guardian. The funeral took place from the residence of Mrs. Hanks, on West North street, this afternoon at one o'clock. Dr. Goodwin preached the funeral sermon, and the remains were interred in the Walton cemetery, west of the city.
The Daily Republican (Decatur, Illinois), Wednesday, April 21, 1880, pg3 |