The 1860 United States census showed Wm. Stafford (age 29, born in New York, brick maker) married to Hannah (age 27, born in New York) and living in Elmira Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota.
The 1870 United States census showed Wm. Stafford (age 36, born in England, brick maker) married to Hannah (age 36, born in Pennsylvania) and living in Elmira Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota. A daughter, Mary (age 6, born in Iowa), also lived with the couple.
The 1885 Minnesota census showed William Stafford (age 51, born in England) married to H. E. (age 49, born in Pennsylvania) and living in Chatfield, Minnesota.
The 1895 Minnesota census showed Wm. Stafford (age 61, born in England, retired merchant) married to Hannah C. (age 60, born in Pennsylvania) and living in Chatfield, Minnesota.