Safford family.

Several generations of the Safford family were active in the Presbyterian church, engaging in ministry in New England and the Southeast; in mission work, especially in China and Alabama; and in women's work.

Henry Safford was a Presbyterian minister, home missionary, and agent and superintendent for the American Tract Society. His daughter, Anna C. Safford, was a missionary to China for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS), 1873-1890. William Horton Thompson, Henry Safford's son-in-law, was a pastor in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama. Thompson's daughter, Aleathea Thompson Cobbs, was a pioneer of women's work in the PCUS.

From the description of Safford family papers, 1794-1943. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 427904285