Family register
John Wheeler Sanford
John Wheeler Sanford (13 May 1864 – 1943) was born in Warwick, Orange County, New York to Frances Amelia Baird Sanford and George Washington Sanford. He married Bertha Furman Sanford. His child was Elizabeth Sanford Lewis. He died in 1943, in Warwick, New York.
Life and records
Baird centennial: John Wheeler Sanford b. 13 May 1864, m. 6 Oct 1897 Bertha Furman, father of Bertha Elizabeth (29 Jan 1905); son's 2004 obituary: John W. Sanford Sr. of Maple Terrace Farm.
Death date not found as a calendar day. Son succeeded him on the Warwick Valley Telephone Company board in 1943, so he was dead or retired by then; son's obituary calls him 'the late'.
Family
Sources
- LOCK as father of Frances Amelia: George W. Sanford Warwick Advertiser obituary (11 Jan 1900) names Frances as daughter of the late Capt. Nathaniel W. Baird.
He married Frances, a daughter of the late Capt. Nathaniel W. Baird. ... the widow and the following children survive: Lansing H. Sanford ... Ferdinand Vanderveer and Francis Baird, lawyers, of Warwick; George Alden ... John W., who manages the home farm, and conducts the insurance business in town and Mary E. at home.
- LOCK as father of Capt. Nathaniel Wheeler Baird: Baird family centennial lists Nathaniel Wheeler among the ten children of William Eagles Baird and Sarah DeKay, and states William left real estate to his two sons Nathaniel Wheeler and Abia Francis.
Frances Amelia, b April 15, 1827; d Jan 26, 1911; m Jan. 28, 1847, George W. Sanford, b Nov. 5, 1821; d Jan. 6, 1900. ... John Wheeler, b May 13. 1864; m Oct, 6, 1897, Bertha Furman. Frances Isabel, b Feb. it. 1900. Bertha Elizabeth, b Jan. 29, 1905. John Wheeler, b Jan. 8, 1910.
- Son's 2004 obituary: John W. Sanford Sr. of Maple Terrace Farm, the Sanford family homestead; husband of Bertha Furman Sanford.
The son of the late John W. Sanford Sr. and Bertha Furman Sanford, he, like his father before him, resided at Maple Terrace Farm, the Sanford family homestead for most of his life. ... In 1943, Mr. Sanford succeded his father as a member of the Board of the Warwick Valley Telephone Company