Dewitt Talmadge STAFFORD^[1]

1886 - 1979  (93 years)

• Name	Dewitt Talmadge STAFFORD
  Born	25 Feb 1886	Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Draft Reg.	12 Sep 1918	Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  _UID	5D05536D6AE58B41A6CE63056481C1EEAD74
  Died	22 Jul 1979	Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Buried	Francis Marion Stafford Cem., Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Person ID	I13194	Branch 167 Sampson Stafford b. 1824 TN
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Francis Marion STAFFORD,   b. 15 Nov 1838, Paintsville, Floyd Co. (Now Johnson Co.), Kentucky ,   d. 14 May 1924, Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Marietta Hager LAVENDER,   b. 28 Jun 1845, Kentucky ,   d. 9 Jul 1935, Johnson Co., Kentucky  (Age 90 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1860	Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Census	1900	Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Notes	Married: possibly married Dec 1859. Census: Jun 1900. Listed as F. M. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Marietta and children W. T., Ella B., Carriem Edna, May and De Witt. Marietta had 9 of 14 children living.
  Family ID	F5305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Education: Emory And Henry College; Ohio Wesleyan As a boy and young man he was quite an accomplished horseman and always owned a good riding horse. One of his favorites was Trilby, a fine mare. DeWitt was educated in the local schools, in Emory and Henry College, and in Ohio Wesleyan University. He was self-employed in the Stafford Realty Company. He was the first realtor in Paintsville to receive a licence when the licensing program was first initiated in Kentucky. He dealt in real estate for many years with a great degree of success; he was considered expert in all phases of real estate business. DeWitt was active in civic affairs and was a charter member of the Hope Haven Children's Home Board of Directors. He was the benefactor of several of Paintsville's institutions, including the Paintsville Hospital. Notes from Louise Stafford Hardiman's compilation of "The F. M. Stafford Family of Eastern Kentucky" dated 1980. Draft Reg.: Listed as DeWitt Talmadge Stafford, in farming. Wife Francis Marion Stafford. Descirbed as tall, slender with brown eyes and hair.

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60.