Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-15
WELL KNOWN MAN
Is CALLED To REST
NORRIS r. STAFFORD PASSES
away ~ his HONE A. AGE
Of 70 YEARS.
SERIES wien o st.n=tsr IN Civil war
-Fsr~s- sussr .rtenesnt 81
C.ty Wate-Tcr<s.

Hrr on urH. rHHr .H4 l.r.le
On trr rfer Morris Theodore
stafford. one uf HUr. Island best
.rrrr and most prriri citizens.
passed away .Eaf evening co s u.c.ecs
af Hs home. 600 Tveuterl street
H.E demise rur duo t1 o. =cnerai
breakdown.
Trr deceased cas- born r Rush
.I.r ontario county. NrE York. June
1884, and ~a. frr con of John E.
and Harriet .E.Hr-rI stafford Nne1
boz Has scar. 90 ago Fr var taken tn
f.rrs Hg rH parents. fvo years later
rH Clifton Springs. and subscgucufiV
FL. HurarHtHr While ir tho
latter cts ST. Stafford. nt f1s age 20
rf srt-r. rHH.ir... o. paper called Pho
Rochester Bulletin .r uomranE with
frr r1H % "r Curtis. publisher OF fhe
E.c.r.rr- rH.f.serllsrr ar tEe
u. H.. sore attending SarfCrisv
rrF.rr collegiate a.rtsfr. The pub
l.raf.rr Ere crrtuua1 f1r rs months.
ard rHru rHs stafford family moved
f1 Cana rra-.a. vrrrr tho father Kept
"a frfaI fHr about frr.r years later
ea.rr f1 sharon srrr=r.
Civil War veteran.
when t.r Errar ..s.T -.al Hrasr rut
t.r stafford Na. rHi.. Coz come tr trr
defense rf ono nation u los hour uf
.r.ar ffr enlisted iu Sew York City
-wHrr. f-Hf. a. rHrzsuuf .u
Company o. ..-rI Sew York Infantry.
-..Ee assigned rr frr army o. che Pn-
tnwar IfH Hu. wounded at rHr battle
or Er.FE I.E 1865. and upon
Irrrre fHe HH.u..r. -a. promoted to
..# son. 90 second ...reTaut. later
.r.He advanced .H s-r Lieutenant and
r..lfrrr " vac mustered ulr at
louisville E March 1866. lE.rr
having rrresl BOO rr.rr-. four gears
rrt ..EH. -rEfH. tr participated 1
|.e.. battles
Upon .r.r- urr.rrs. Hlr a. srre .s
s-r stafford came Oh. Rock leland r-.
soma. uHrrr rH aaIHrHlf of r.r rs--
mon. boz r.arIat confederate prison
f-.w December. 1885, tn March.
-. tu-re .Hr prom. mont officers
I'M. .H-.~".r a.rs EFr.r.. tua.r.
Omaha .r. u. f#s a.'rar lawyers .f
Pro- w..a." ar.r Captain Charlton
"r davenport f.n r-H CAPTAIN
i.ar e. ..raFr.rrl rF fH# rfy ana
General William .'er.ar.r.
orc TINE Engineer
.r 1850 Efr =- Ha..r. .H. .u.
. ..r E"r island laurHaH com.
became GOD -re.H-~r and worked .
r.. rood r 1885, He.r .H .r.
HH".a..I rHfHr-.rr n. water. .
.. f.. "t " rHrHr Thomas
s. rrlrr. rr.f.r- ..e pr9r "ar
ra.. r... ono .f t.r notable achieve. .
Hrr. H.r.r .srr.f.Hr rH. f."
.-He HE HHfrr Ul.re f.r1.-.rH. .
.~ .... wrI" ra.easar. because U. .
Hra.aa -.r rHr ra,I.'rf.ru ef Far-
r HH.. Hra Heerup. EIrHnHr
err H fHr aafrr rr-rIra Wr
-rr.r. a... proved BOO progressive.
##. making o. -renmarr- Iaf.ur .H
a-at annual report fHar r errr.-
.T U"r.f-".trf uu tHH l. district
'a. 10. f.# sre.lr.re af fHr aefH
.r f"r reservoir Iu tH- c.fV
f"rr .a...1e frF .Trr..r az rrr e.rs
ID. returned fa ... u.Huraf.1u as -s.t.
"e. sr-re.r .r .Hs Nr stafford
..r H. .. JHrr. Hrrr
rr# H~..u. interested r Ea..-
r# looked rIfr~ urr.I
r" .#Hr. .a" Ohio. be- retired from
T ,fr efar.-. 300 fr. confidence.
r# esteem .r ..s ra.I. . evident
rHr fr. s.r .H.. He uar elected
#areHu collector rr-- ana
. m~~rr. nf Goo board or education
.a...r= rH. rw.r position f.- s.r
.Frr.. d.rra .rr nf a..r. Hr served
.. president Ilr.rs r.a term EneE
rt. rrf rHIsrH Dish school aa.
-rrrrf rr EEfH avenue and THrrfr.
.r.f street. chic. was a.e- destroyed
Gro
state C g q om-sr
Or r1s g. lsI-. lr aft-ul-. .te ar-
.... rr.r..a ~ ear veterans at Ctr
EIH as. "a member Ut frr
..n H.f.rl sHE. o.. a g. aui ioH.
srrss .rs. uF interest .r fre eu-e .f
.r nrsra.sfr6.r Rf f.r ets'. ra.
utnrrt .r.a a. Joliet. Boz aas r..-,-.
1 Junior vice epUuaudrr. tar fh.s-
ars.re officer ID Illinois. and ss such
.a. FrUrat fH seat .l fte national
.pErrr 900 gao aE .GaesutaHi
aemHfr uf tHe HrHrErrHpad ut taeH.
rofAr Ersrerrr ana nf tar Frt
fetHol.-r sHar.1 and bad been l
rrmrr- of Hr waaaric futera.tg
-ra 1896