John Stafford

1873 -

• Name	John Stafford  [1, 2]
  Born	22 Dec 1873	Loogootee, Martin Co., Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Ozark, Barton, Missouri   [1]
  Residence	1920	Sedan, Chautauqua, Kansas   [2]
  Person ID	I026	Branch 098 John Stafford b. 1791 Mellor, Derb., England
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	Charles Stafford,   b. 1841, Alfordsville Twp., Daviess Co., Indiana ,   d. 2 Apr 1915, Harrison Twp., Daviess Co., Indiana  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Martha J. Sullivan,   b. Abt 1840, Indiana ,   d. Abt 1909, Hale/Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1868	Daviess Co., Indiana   [4]
  Census	1870	Barr Twp., Daviess Co., Indiana
  Census	1880	Cottage Grove Twp., Allen Co., Kansas
  Notes	Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Name:Martha Sullivan Spouse Name:Charles Stafford Marriage Date:2 Sep 1868 Marriage County:Daviess Source Title 1:Daviess County, Indiana Source Title 2:Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3:W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O Book:3 OS Page:14 1880. Listed as Charles Stafford, a farmer, with wife Martha J. and children Matthew, U. S. G., John, Violet, Florida and Salotta. 21 Jun 1870. Listed as Charles Stafford, a farmer, with wife Martha and children Matthew, Ellis & Joshua and a Francis Sulivan age 9 (m) b. IN.
  Family ID	F004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie Mae Barker,   b. 1 May 1874, Oswego, Labette Co., Kansas ,   d. 26 Nov 1957, Sedan, Chautauqua Co., Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1897	Sedan, Chautauqua Co., Kansas   [5]
  Children	1. Cleona Fern Stafford,   b. 1 Oct 1889, Litchfield Co., Kansas ,   d. Apr 1902, Pittsburgh, Crawford Co., Kansas  (Age 12 years)   2. Gerald Dean Stafford,   b. 17 Mar 1898, Peru, Chautauqua Co., Kansas ,   d. 18 Apr 1972, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma  (Age 74 years)   3. Verna Marietta Stafford,   b. 20 Sep 1902, Pittsburgh, Crawford Co., Kansas ,   d. 18 Jun 1982, Chelan, Chelan Co., Washington  (Age 79 years)   4. Nina Lee Stafford,   b. 26 Aug 1903, Peru, Chautauqua Co., Kansas ,   d. 28 Jan 1996, Dewey, Washington Co., Oklahoma  (Age 92 years)   5. Glen Wayneman Stafford,   b. 8 Dec 1906, Sedan, Chautauqua Co., Kansas ,   d. 27 Sep 1971, Kansas  (Age 64 years)   6. Ralph Lester Stafford,   b. 13 Sep 1908, Sedan, Chautauqua Co., Kansas ,   d. 21 Apr 1989, Chelan, Chelan Co., Washington  (Age 80 years)   7. William Harrison Stafford,   b. 29 Jul 1912, Peru, Chautauqua Co., Kansas ,   d. 24 Aug 1915, Monett, Barry Co., Kansas  (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  They moved from Kansas to Oklahoma in the late 20's and had a store / service station on route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma - 1927-1930. My dad John E Stafford remembers going to the store and it had glass candy bins. His grandparents would let the grandkids get candy from these bins. Lillie May rode in one of the Oklahoma land runs on horseback but some "ole man" beat her out of it. She was an avid reader and John played the violin. According to family historians John did not work very much after they moved to Washington. Lillie may worked in the dryer sheds with her sister Ida. They moved to Chelan Falls to be near her sister Ida. When they moved from Kansas they got as far as Colorado and left their trailer of household goods. Ralph and Eulalia came along behind them and worked in Colorado until they had enough money to get to Chelan Falls WA. Eulalia told me they had fifty cents when they got to Chelan Falls. They also brought John and Lillie Mays trailer of household goods. She said they had a Model A or T. I have a copy of John Staffords death certificate and it states that his mother's maiden name is Martha Morris and her birthplace is unknown. The information was given by Lillie May Stafford. He died from bronchial pneumonia due to turblerious. He was 69 years old. I also have a copy of Lillie Mays death certificate that says she died from cerebral vascular accident due to antscal vascular disease and megalocolon. She died in a nursing home and was 82 years old. I have a copy of their Marriage Affidavit and Marriage License. Kaye Stafford Schwer John was living in Cassidy, KS in February , 1933. Later in 1933 they moved to Washington state and John built a one-room house where he and Lillie May lived. The house is no longer there. They worked in the fruit canneries. Lillie May got her name from being born with skin "white as a Lillie and in the month of May". According to family sources he was not fond of working and was a gambler and at one time had won a lot of money and property in Kansas. He liked the dog racetrack and liked to play poker. He also carried a gun. John's mother may have been Martha J Sullivan. I could never find a marriage record for Morris but the 1870 census proves she is a Martha. Also Francis Sullivan age 9 is living with Martha and Charles and Matthew, Ellis and Joshua [these three may have been illegitimate] Ralph Lee Stafford

  
  

• Sources

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