Emma Zetta SMITH^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1867 - 1929  (61 years)

• Name	Emma Zetta SMITH
  Born	15 Mar 1867	Prices Fork, Montgomery Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  _UID	9D66AF9677C7C44895B104F5A9221372214D
  Died	2 Jan 1929	Trigg, Giles Co., Virginia
  Buried	Wesley Chapel Cem., Trigg, Giles Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I13239	Branch 183 Thomas Stafford b. 1816 IRE
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	James Paris SMITH,   b. Bef 1822, Prices Fork, Montgomery Co., Virginia ,   d. 1915, Prices Fork, Montgomery Co., Virginia  (Age > 93 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane SURFACE,   b. Bef 1824,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Feb 1847
  Family ID	F26659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Michael STAFFORD,   b. 29 Sep 1862, Trigg, Giles Co., Virginia ,   d. 28 Jan 1948, Montcalm, Mercer Co., West Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1887
  Children	1. Edward Luther Haynes STAFFORD,   b. 22 Nov 1889, Trigg, Giles Co., Virginia ,   d. 21 Jul 1960, Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia  (Age 70 years)   2. Sara Stella Jane STAFFORD,   b. 27 Mar 1894, Giles Co.,Virginia ,   d. 6 Nov 1899, Giles Co.,Virginia  (Age 5 years)   3. Alderman Clifton STAFFORD,   b. 14 Oct 1895, Trigg, Giles Co., Virginia ,   d. 6 Nov 1983, Trigg, Giles Co., Virginia  (Age 88 years)   4. Mary Etta STAFFORD,   b. 31 May 1903, Trigg, Giles Co., Virginia ,   d. 25 May 1985, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F5318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Mar. 15, 1867 Montgomery County Virginia, USA Death: Jan. 2, 1929 Giles County Virginia, USA d/o James P. & Eliza J. Surface Smith (m. 2/8/1847 Montgomery Co., Va.) w/o James M. Stafford Census: 1870/Va/Montgomery/Blacksburg: SMITH, James P/45; Elizabeth/21; William S/21; Martha J/20; Samuel J/19; Eliza A/16; Harmon W/11; Edney F/10; Mary A/7; Ellen V/6; Emsetta/4; Rufus R/1 Obituary Emma Zetta Smith Stafford was born in Montgomery County, Va. March 15, 1867. She died Jan. 2, 1929 after a prolonged illness during which she was first confined to her bed and then up again. She was crippled by rheumatism several years before her death. But, even though she had to use a crutch to walk around, she was at church every time she could be out. The end came quickly after she had prepared dinner for her husband and visiting friends, she had a stroke at the table from which she never rallied. She was married to James Michael Stafford, October 25, 1887. She is survived by her husband and three children. She was laid to rest at Wesley's Chapel. ROY L. OSBORNE  Emma Zetta's family name was probably originally Smidth. She was a devout Christian. She had kidney problems.

  
  

• Sources

  [S335] Stafford, Larry A. (7 Nov. 1998). [S202] John Stafford by Woodward. [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60. [S154] Imported GEDCOM file.