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Fernando Sanford[1]

Male 1854 - 1948  (94 years)


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  • Name Fernando Sanford  [2
    Birth 12 Feb 1854  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 May 1948  Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1891, Taylor, Pike County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Marian Mariah Bly,   b. 28 Mar 1833, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1901, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1853  [3
    Family ID F9923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Evaline Crawford,   b. Feb 1859, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 12 Aug 1880  hancock county, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Burnett Sanford,   b. 21 Nov 1889, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Alice Sanford,   b. 26 May 1892, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F10052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2013 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S626] Sanford-Shulsen Family (evelyn.beran@charter.net) ; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=sanford-shulsen&.

    2. [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).

    3. [S624] Carlton E. Sanford, Thomas Sanford Genealogy, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 2:901 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S624] Carlton E. Sanford, Thomas Sanford Genealogy, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 2:1221 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S819] Wikipedia Article, Fernando Sanford, shows his location of birth as Franklin Grover, Lee County, Illinois (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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).

    7. [S819] Wikipedia Article, Fernando Sanford (Reliability: 3).