EXHIBIT 32

                 STRATFORD AMERICAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Stratford  American  Corporation and
Subsidiaries  ("the Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ending September 30,
2004 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the "Report"),  we, Mel L. Shultz, President and Director of the Company, David
H. Eaton, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company,  and
Daniel E. Matthews, Controller, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Report fully complies with the requirements
of Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and that the
information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Mel L. Shultz
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Mel L. Shultz, President and Director
November 15, 2004



/s/ David H. Eaton
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David H. Eaton, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
November 15, 2004



/s/ Daniel E. Matthews
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Daniel E. Matthews, Controller, Secretary and Treasurer
November 15, 2004