I am searching for information on my gg-grandfather Niles Peter Sofford. He also went by the name of Peter Niles Safford. It's reported, he was born in Sweden around 1831 and came to Baltimore, Maryland, somewhere around 1850.
Around 1855 to 1859, he married a Susan Virginia Lewis. Susan was born in Maryland abt 1840. d. 2 Jan 1916, in Morgan City, LA
Together they raised five boys. They are:
William Holloway Sofford ( my g-grandfather)
b. Baltimore, Maryland, 6 May 1860 d. Gloucester, Mass, 20 May 1942
m. Annie Eveline Lobo, abt 1893, in New Bedford, MA. One child: James Willson Sofford (my grandfather)
Charles B. Sofford
b. Baltimore, Maryland, Mar 1862 d. 15 Aug 1936, Morgan City, LA m. Adele Unknown, abt 1890, in Morgan City, LA Four Children: William Thomas, Charles B. Jr., Evaline, and an unknown baby.
Niles Peter Sofford Jr.
b. Baltimore, Maryland, Aug 1864 d. Unknown, Morgan City, LA? m. Louise Isabella Chesnut, 7 Sep 1887 Morgan City, LA Three children: Robert William, James Alexander, and Agnes Sofford.
George Sofford
b. Baltimore, Maryland, 1870 d. before 1880, Baltimore, Maryland m. N/A Children: N/A
Thomas C. Sofford
b. Baltimore, Maryland, 1871 d. 12 Dec 1900, Morgan City, LA. m. Cora Leontia Picou, date unknown, in Morgan City, LA Three children: Thomas Niles, Arthur Holloway, and Cora Sofford.
Sometime between 1880 and 1900, the family moved from Baltimore, Maryland to Morgan City, LA. It appears at this time, Niles Peter Sofford did not make the trip. He may have died in Maryland. I have not been able to located a grave site. I have also not been able to locate George's grave site.
I need help locating family members who can help me verify my research findings and help me trace Niles back to Sweden. My goal is to rebuild a family history that was lost to the changing time's of the past.
Over the past three years, I have recreated what I think is the Sofford family line that is related to my mother Jean (Sofford) Drexler b. 19 Jan 1932 in Gloucester, MA. d. 6 Jun 2002, Oakdale, CT. I have more information in my online files. They can be viewed using rootsweb.com.
If you have more information or feel you are related please email me and I will get back to you.
Thanks :-)