Benjamin Alvis STAFFORD

1861 - 1930  (68 years)

• Name	Benjamin Alvis STAFFORD
  Born	9 Nov 1861	The Rock, Upson Co., Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Cedars Mem. Gardens, Mineola, Wood Co., Texas
  Religion	1862
  	Methodist
  Degree	1879	Emory College
  Degree	1883	Emory College
  Occupation	From 1886 to 1892	Masonic Institute, Rusk, Cherokee Co., Texas
  	president
  Occupation	From 1891 to 1899	Mineola, Wood Co., Texas
  	School superintendent
  Residence	1895
  Occupation	1897	Mineola, Wood Co., Texas
  	Ran for state superintendent of public instruction
  Occupation	From 1900 to 1901	Celeste, Hunter Co., Texas
  	school principal
  Occupation	From 1902 to 1910	Mineola, Wood Co., Texas
  	School superintendent
  Occupation	1905
  	appointed to state board of examiners
  Occupation	From 1910 to 1930	Founding faculty of West Texas State
  	Professor of Latin
  _UID	2DC3648C14A942C5BFAB2DB9DE016689C2A5
  Buried	1930	Mineola, Wood Co., Texas
  Died	19 Feb 1930	Canyon, Texas
  Person ID	I123309	Branch 004 William Stafford 1660 MD
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Rev. James Harper STAFFORD,   b. 7 Apr 1813, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Feb 1879, Covington, Newton Co., Georgia  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Martha Slaughter MORELAND,   b. 28 Apr 1826, Jones Co., Georgia ,   d. 12 Mar 1891, Texas  (Age 64 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1854
  Census	1860	Upson Co., Georgia
  Notes	Census: 1860 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Jame H Stafford [Jame H Johnson] Age in 1860: 47 Birth Year: abt 1813 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Georgia Militia District 588, Upson, Georgia Gender: Male Post Office: The Rock Value of real estate: View Image Household Members: Name Age Jame H Stafford 47 M C Stafford 34 M A Stafford 20 M L Stafford 15 H Stafford 10 J A Stafford 5 R M Stafford 3 J T Stafford 1 J F Johnson 10 M A Johnson 12 John Hone 21
  Family ID	F39835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Octavia Barbara SIMMONS,   b. 6 Jul 1867, Alabama ,   d. 16 Feb 1951  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1886	Rusk, Cherokee Co., Texas
  Census	1900	Celeste, Hunt Co., Texas
  Notes	Census: 1900 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin A Stafford [Benjamin E Stafford] Age: 38 Birth Date: Nov 1861 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1900: Celeste, Hunt, Texas [Hunt] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Octavia B Stafford Marriage Year: 1886 Years Married: 14 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: View on Image Household Members: Name Age Benjamin A Stafford 38 Octavia B Stafford 32 Florence Stafford 13 Ruth Stafford 10 Benjamin A Stafford 7 Ara Stafford 4
  Children	1. Florence STAFFORD,   b. 19 Mar 1887, Rusk Co., Texas ,   d. 7 Dec 1906  (Age 19 years)   2. Ruth STAFFORD,   b. 15 Mar 1890, Rusk, Cherokee Co., Texas ,   d. 21 Oct 1979, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas  (Age 89 years)   3. Benjamin Alvis STAFFORD, Jr.,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Texas ,   d. 1962, Rolling Fork, Mississippi  (Age 69 years)   4. Ara Virginia STAFFORD,   b. 3 Oct 1895, Mineola, Wood Co., Texas   5. Frank Simmons STAFFORD,   b. 6 Nov 1907, Mineola, Wood Co., Texas ,   d. 17 Jun 1961, Pleasanton, Texas  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F39839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Degree: BA MA