> > > > Crawfordsville, Weekly Journal, January 19, 1900 > > ELIZABETH R. STAFFORD > > Elizabeth Rachel Stafford, daughter of Rev. W. G. and Rachel Stafford, was > born at the family residence in this city, May 8, 1863, and died January 16, > 1900. She was dedicated to God in holy baptism by Rev. William Graham, Sept. > 1, 1863, the same day on which her father left for the army to serve as > chaplin of the 40th regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry. She was > practically an invalid from her birth, yet while her body was weak and > infirm, she possesed a mind of sufficient strength to enable her to fully > understand and comprehend all her wants and to enjoy the family life and the > society of her friends. She always regarded herself as a member of the > church of her father and mother, and often expressed a wish that she was > able to attend the church services, which she was seldom permitted to do. > She was very much attached to her mother and her friends and said to her > father the day before her death, "I am going to my mother tonight." She said > to her father that she wanted to be taken into the parlor and placed where > her mother was and that she wanted the good people to sing and the minister > to pray. She was conscious to the last and recognized the friends about her. >