Fernando Sanford^[1]

1854 - 1948  (94 years)

• Name	Fernando Sanford  [2]
  Birth	12 Feb 1854	Illinois   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1948	Santa Clara County, California   [7]
  Notes	From the Sanford-Shulsen Tree He was graduated from Carthage College in 1879. He worked as a civil engineer in railroad construction; Professor of Sciences at Mt. Morris College; County Superintendent of Schools in Ogle County, Illinois. He studied physics at the University of Berlin for two years, and then worked as Instructor in Physicis and Chemistry in Englewood High School, Chicago, Illinois for two years, and Professor of Physical Science in Lake Forest University for one year. He was then Professor of Physics in Leland Stamford Jr. University at Palo Alto, California since it opened in 1891. He was the author of Sanford's Elements of Physics. From Wikipedia Fernando Sanford (1854 ? 1948) was an American physicist and university professor. He was one of the 22 "pioneer professors" (founding faculty) for Stanford University. Sanford was born on a farm near Franklin Grove in Lee County, Illinois on February 12, 1854. He was the son of Faxton and Maria Mariah (Bly) Sanford. He attended Carthage College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1879. He taught school until the mid-1880s, then studied physics in Germany under Hermann von Helmholtz for two years. Returning to the United States, he became a Professor of Physical Science at Lake Forest College. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, chose him as one of the founding professors for Stanford, where he remained until his retirement in 1919. At Stanford he was the founder and first president of the Science Association. He was an early promoter of the use of laboratory instruction for undergraduates. He also helped to formulate the entrance requirements for Stanford. His book Elements of Physics (published in 1902, digitized in 2007) was an important textbook in the field. Other books and monographs included The Scientific Method And Its Limitations (1899), The Electrical Charges of Atoms and Ions (1919), A Physical Theory of Electrification, and How To Study; Illustrated Through Physics. His interest in electricity led to his construction of a "terrestrial electric observatory," whose results were published over many years in his Bulletin of the Terrestrial Electric Observatory of Fernando Sanford. His research included an early type of electric photography. His former residence is now one of the most important structures in the historic district of Professorville in Palo Alto, California. He died May 21, 1948 in Santa Clara, California. (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census California, Santa Clara County, Palo Alto Twp Enumerated 2 Jun 1900 SD 2 ED 80 Sheet 2A Stamped 325 450-28-30 Sanford, Fernando Head W M Feb 1854 46 m 20 Ill Vermont NY Teacher? Sanford, Alice Wf W F Feb 1859 41 M 20 2/2 Ill Ky Oh Sanford, Burnett Son W M Nov 1889 10 S Ill Ill Ill Sanford, Alice Dtr W F May 1892 8 S Ill Ill Ill
  Person ID	I31035	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Faxton Sanford,   b. 18 Mar 1823, Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont d. 14 Nov 1891, Taylor, Pike County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Marian Mariah Bly,   b. 28 Mar 1833, New York d. 21 Dec 1901, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1853  [3]
  Family ID	F9923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Evaline Crawford,   b. Feb 1859, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Aug 1880	hancock county, Illinois   [4]
  Children	1. Burnett Sanford,   b. 21 Nov 1889, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alice Sanford,   b. 26 May 1892, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2013

  
  

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• Sources

  [S626] Sanford-Shulsen Family (evelyn.beran@charter.net) ; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=sanford-shulsen&. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), California, Santa Clara County, Palo Alto Twp Enumerated 2 Jun 1900 SD 2 ED 80 Sheet 2A Stamped 325 450-28-30 (Reliability: 3). [S624] Carlton E. Sanford, Thomas Sanford Genealogy, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 2:901 (Reliability: 3). [S624] Carlton E. Sanford, Thomas Sanford Genealogy, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 2:1221 (Reliability: 3). [S819] Wikipedia Article, Fernando Sanford, shows his location of birth as Franklin Grover, Lee County, Illinois (Reliability: 3). [S626] Sanford-Shulsen Family (evelyn.beran@charter.net) ; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=sanford-shulsen&, shows location of birth as Taylor, Pike County, Illinois (Reliability: 3). [S819] Wikipedia Article, Fernando Sanford (Reliability: 3).