James Ballard STAFFORD^{[1, 2, 3]}

1839 - 1910  (70 years)

• Name	James Ballard STAFFORD
  Born	7 Dec 1839	Johnson Co., Kentucky   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Jackson Twp., Buchanan Co., Missouri
  Census	1900	Jackson Twp., Buchanan Co., Missouri
  _UID	44DE82FC1BBB8545A949F8A62CAA46E9D58E
  Died	1 Apr 1910	Crawford Twp., Buchanan Co., Missouri   [5, 6, 7]
  Buried	Aft 1 Apr 1910	Dearborn Community Cem., Dearborn, Platte Co., Missouri   [6]
  Person ID	I12940	Branch 167 Sampson Stafford b. 1824 TN
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Ralph Monroe STAFFORD,   b. 20 Nov 1808, Staffordsville, Giles Co., Virginia ,   d. 25 Apr 1885, his home near Dearborn, Platte Co., Missouri  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Cynthia Ann BURGESS,   b. 23 Dec 1819, Lawrence Co., Kentucky ,   d. 25 Feb 1890, Buchanan Co., Missouri  (Age 70 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1837	Johnson Co., Kentucky   [1]
  Notes	They were married by R. Y. Reynolds (Roberts, p. 254). Ralph & Cynthia settled in Missouri.
  Family ID	F4900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melissa GRABLE,   b. 24 Dec 1848, Missouri ,   d. 27 May 1906  (Age 57 years)
  Married	17 May 1866	Platte Co., Missouri
  Children	1. Cynthia Margaret STAFFORD,   b. 11 May 1867, Buchanan Co., Missouri ,   d. 20 Nov 1955, Buchanan Co., Missouri  (Age 88 years)   2. Anna Laura "Bonnie" STAFFORD,   b. 22 Feb 1871, Buchanan Co., Missouri ,   d. 31 Jan 1909  (Age 37 years)   3. James Anthony STAFFORD,   b. 18 Jun 1873, Buchanan Co., Missouri ,   d. 20 Jan 1948, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri  (Age 74 years)   4. John Ralph STAFFORD,   b. 7 Apr 1877, Buchanan Co., Missouri ,   d. 16 Nov 1920, Washington Twp., Buchanan Co., Missouri  (Age 43 years)   5. Charles William STAFFORD,   b. Dec 1879, Dearborn Community Cem., Dearborn, Platte Co., Missouri ,   d. 1948  (Age ~ 68 years)   6. Jennie Pearl STAFFORD,   b. 20 Oct 1882,   d. 10 Feb 1884  (Age 1 years)   7. George Clay STAFFORD,   b. 1885, Missouri ,   d. Aug 1952, St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri  (Age 67 years)   8. Ora Lee STAFFORD,   b. Aug 1885, Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ginnie Pearl STAFFORD   10. Fred Roy STAFFORD,   b. Mar 1889, Dearborn Community Cem., Dearborn, Platte Co., Missouri ,   d. 1977  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F5548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** J. B. Stafford, farmer, section 30, postoffice Arnoldsville, was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky, December 7, 1839. His parents emigrated to Platte County, Missouri in 1842, where he resided up to 1866. He married Melissa Grable May 17, 1866. They have had five children: Cynthia M., Laura A., James A., John R., Charles W., all living. By his own industry he acquired 406 acres of land, besides 50 acres given him by his father-in-law. This is all under fence and in cultivation and provided with good buildings. Mr. Stafford was in the Pawpaw and State Militia, but was not out of the state. During the war he crossed the plains. He was a charter member of Rowley Lodge No. 204, A. F. & A. M.; was in the dry goods business at Arnoldsville for two years, being successful. Meeting with a good opportunity to sell out, he accepted the offer. Having disposed of his goods he turned his attention to farming. He was living in Buchanan, Mo. in 1897. Census: 1880 Federal Census Name: James Stafford Age: 40 Birth Date: Abt 1840 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1880: Jackson, Buchanan, Missouri, USA Dwelling Number: 82 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Melissa Stafford Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky Occupation: Farmer & Mer. Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Stafford 40 Melissa Stafford 32 Syntha Stafford 13 Anna L. Stafford 11 James Stafford 9 John R. Stafford 4 Charles Stafford 5/12 1900 Federal Census Listed as James B. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Milicey and children Charles W., George C., Ora L. and Fred R. Died: Listed as James Ballard Stafford, a widowed farmer. Parents listed. Informant C. G. Stafford of Dearborn, MO. Died of Carcinoma and vascular heart disease. Buried: Masonic Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S203] Woodward Papers. [S202] John Stafford by Woodward. [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60. [S274] Paxton, W. M. (1897). [S520] Laban Stafford his Ancestors & Descendants, Page 246 - Part VI. [S315] Dearborn, MO, City Cemetery, gravestone, Stafford Family Section. [S5758] Missouri State Archives - Death Certificates, File No. 8683 (Reliability: 3).