Biography of Joseph Stafford, page 936. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. Joseph Stafford was born near Hayesville, Richland Co., Ohio, Oct. 2, 1843, a son of John and Maria (Enos) Stafford. When two years old his parents moved to a farm in Highland County, Ohio, and in 1849 to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Jackson Township. His father died in 1855 and in 1859 he began working for farmers by the month. Aug. 9, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company D, Eighty-eighth Indiana Infantry and in December, 1863, was promoted to Corporal. He served till June 15, 1865, when he was discharged at Indianapolis. He participated in the battles of Perryville, Crab Orchard, Stone River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, White Oak Ridge, Buzzard’s Roost, Resaca, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Dalton, Peach Tree Creek, siege of Altanta, Sherman’s march to the sea, siege of Savannah and Bentonville. While at Goldsboro, N.C., March, 1865, he was taken with smallpox, and was in hospital six weeks, joining his regiment near Alexandria. He was present at the grand view of the army at Washington in May, 1865. During the year of 1866 he worked on the old homestead, and in the spring of 1867 began to work at the mason’s trade at Kendallville. The following August he came to Auburn, where he as since followed the trade. He was married Dec. 25, 1874, to Alice, daughter of George Ensley, of Auburn. They have two children---Flora May and Clara Edith. Mr. Stafford is a member of Mentor Lodge, No. 591, I.O.O.F., and Delong Post, No. 67, G.A.R. In 1879 he was elected Marshal of Auburn, but resigned after holding the office a short time. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com