Henry L. Sanford
June 29, 1853-Aug. 24, 1931
Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 24, 1931, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Death of H.L. Sanford
Henry L. Sanford, 78, a former resident of the Bend of the River neighborhood, died this morning in the home of his son, Glen D. Sanford, 417 W. Front street, in Buchanan. Mr. Sanford was born in Oswego county, New york on June 29, 1853. He was married in Fulton to Miss Anna Belle DeMott on March 12, 1880. They moved to the farm of her father, John DeMott, in 1910 in the Bend of the River where Mrs. Sanford died in 1911. In 1931 Mr. Sanford went to Buchanan to reside with his son, Glen. Mr. Sanford is survived by two sons, Floyd Sanford of Fulton, N.Y., and Glen D. Sanford of Buchanan, and by two daughters, Mrs. Fred Phillips of Niles, and Mrs. Dort Dutton of Spokane, Wash., who has been in Buchanan for several weeks. The funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs .Glen Sanford. Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery in Niles.