William John STAFFORD

1924 - 2015  (91 years)

• Name	William John STAFFORD
  Born	28 Aug 1924	Ashland Co., Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Mifflin Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio
  Military Enlistment	2 Aug 1944	Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
  Name	John William Stafford
  _UID	77D38E6788F24F9DBEDECA0A3D8312C0A77E
  Died	24 Sep 2015
  Buried	Vermillion Cem., Hayesville, Ashland Co., Ohio
  Person ID	I126441	Branch 007 James Stafford b. 1766 PA and Family
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Samuel Heichel STAFFORD,   b. 22 Dec 1897, Vermillion, Ashland Co., Ohio ,   d. 17 May 1978, Ashland, Ashland Co., Ohio  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Rhea Catherine SHERIFF,   b. 29 Sep 1897, Ohio ,   d. 18 Feb 1979, Ashland Co., Ohio  (Age 81 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1919	Ashland Co., Ohio
  Census	1930	Mifflin Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio
  Census	1940	Vermillion, Ashland Co., Ohio
  Notes	Census: 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Samuel H Stafford Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1898 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Home in 1930: Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio Map of Home: Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Rhea C Stafford Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Household Members: Name Age Samuel H Stafford 32 Rhea C Stafford 32 John W Stafford 5 Estella Sheriff 61 (widowed mother-in-law) 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Samuel H Stafford Age: 24 (42) Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916 (abt 1898) Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Ohio Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Vermilion, Ashland, Ohio Map of Home in 1940: Street: 311 Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Vermilion, Ashland, Ohio Residence in 1935: Same Place Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 7A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 150 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4000 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Samuel H Stafford 24 Rhea C Stafford 42
  Family ID	F41013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maxine Elizabeth MCGUIRE,   b. 1924,   bur. Vermillion Cem., Hayesville, Ashland Co., Ohio
  Married	1947
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F44853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There are Y-DNA results for William John Stafford. HAYESVILLE: William (Bill) J. Stafford, age 91, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 24, 2015 at OhioHealth MedCentral Mansfield Hospital after a short illness. Bill was an only child to parents Samuel Heichel and Rhea Catherine Sheriff Stafford born on August 28, 1924 in Ashland, Ohio. He graduated from Hayesville High School in 1942 and later married his high school sweetheart, Maxine Elizabeth McGuire on April 19, 1947. After graduation, Bill worked on the farm for two years prior to enlisting in the Army and served World War II in the 333rd Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division. Earning the rank of Sergeant, he received multiple awards including the Bronze Star and three Battle Stars. He served in the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe and was on the Elbe River on V-E day. He was a 65 member of the American Legion in honor of his service. Bill returned home from the war in 1946 and began a 39 year career at National Seating Company in Mansfield working as an upholsterer and inspector. Bill was a community leader, being a charter member of the Mifflin (Ashland Co.) Fire Department for 60 years, Township Clerk for 44 years, and most recently a committee member for the Mifflin Memories book, published in 2005. He also was instrumental in having the water trough and jail restored as an Ohio Historical Marker in Mifflin, Ohio in 2011. He was known as a Mifflin historian. A Lutheran all his life, he was last a member of Ashland Trinity Lutheran Church where he served as an usher and volunteer. Bill was a man of integrity, strong will, and commitment for doing the right thing. You never wondered where Bill stood on a particular issue. Through the years, he was a role model to family and friends for his strong work ethic. He loved the outdoors, working in the yard, and hunting mushrooms and small game. He kept his mind sharp through daily crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and keeping up with current events. He even mastered the IPad to email and Facetime his grandchildren and to google at the young age of 89. Bill and Maxine traveled 46 states and Europe over his lifetime. They discovered multiple national parks and historical sites, including the WWII Monument. Bill leaves to cherish in his memory his loving wife, Maxine Stafford; daughters, Marilyn (Glenn) Frank, Beverly Darr, and Pam (Gary) Crawford; and grandchildren, David (Cori) Darr, Sarah (Jim) Shepherd, Scott (Lindsey) Frank, Matt (Kristi) Darr, Tiffany (Nick) Dunlap; and step grandchildren, Brian (Chantel) Crawford. Brandon Crawford, and Bruce (Tabitha) Crawford. His extended family includes six great grandchildren and seven step great grandchildren. The funeral service will be 11AM Monday, September 28, 2015 at Ashland Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Michael Koch officiating. Friends will be received at Fickes Funeral Home, Jeromesville, Ohio on Sunday, September 27, 2015 from 4-8PM and one hour prior to the church funeral. Burial will be in Vermillion Cemetery in Hayesville, Ohio where the Ashland Veterans Honor Guard will conduct military rites.  Census: 1940 United States Federal Census Name: John William Stafford Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1925 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Ohio Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Grandson Home in 1940: Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio Map of Home in 1940: Inferred Residence in 1935: Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 1A Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Estella Sheriff 69 John William Stafford 15 Military Enlistment: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: William J Stafford Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Ohio State of Residence: Ohio  Enlistment Date: 2 Aug 1944 Enlistment State: Ohio Enlistment City: Cleveland Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life  Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms Marital Status: Single, without dependents