Edward Sweezy Sanford's father was Elam Sanford, issue from Titus Sanford, and his mother was Jerusha Larkin, from John Bloodgood Larkin and Sarah Mallory, a descendant of Nathaniel Foote, b. 1593, d. ca 1644.
Edward Sweezy Sanford was a Civil War veteran, enlisting in Company B, 133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, organized by his brother in Jacksonville, IL. He was under age and enlisted only for 90 days. By profession, he engraved head stones (monuments).
Mary Katherine Kingsley was an 8th generation Kingsley, the daughter of Edmund Bancroft Kingsley and Mary Goodrich Hollis.
Edward Sweezy Sanford and Mary Katherine Kingsley had eight children:
|========== Edward Kingsley Sanford b. 6 Apr 1876; d. 27 Feb. 1960
|
|========== Medora Sanford b. 1 Jun 1878; d. 28 Oct 1969
|
|========= Herbert Crowell Sanford b. 25 Jun 1880, d. 16 Jan 1882
|
|========= Augusta Melinda Sanford b. 9 Sep 1882; d. 19 Feb 1975
<<===
|
|========= Ralph Waldo Sanford b. 24 Oct 1884; d. 4 Sep 1895.
|
|========= Elam Sanford Sanford b. 6 Sep 1887; d. 27 Nov 1970
|
|========= Louis Todd Sanford b. 4 Dec 1889; d. 29 Oct 1971
|
|========= Jennie May Sanford b. 26 Oct 1892; d. 5 Dec 1978