William Tecumseh STAFFORD, Sr. b. 3 Jul 1864 Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky d. 7 Sep 1953 Lawrence Co., Kentucky

1864 - 1953 (89 years)

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Name	William Tecumseh STAFFORD
Suffix	Sr.
Nickname	Sonny
Born	3 Jul 1864	Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
Gender	Male
_UID	DDBCD63EAEF5F54C85CBBAE2DFA9ADD688BD
Died	7 Sep 1953	Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Buried	Francis Marion Stafford Cem., Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
Person ID	I13368	Branch 183 Thomas Stafford b. 1816 IRE
Last Modified	26 Feb 2021

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

Family 3 Jessie Alva PICKLESIMER, b. 16 Jul 1898, Adopted, Johnson Co., Kentucky , d. 1 May 1970 (Age 71 years)

Married 15 May 1914 Lawrence Co., Kentucky

Children

	1. William Tecumseh STAFFORD, Jr., b. 5 Nov 1915, Johnson Co., Kentucky , d. 29 Nov 2001 (Age 86 years)
	2. Margaret Ann STAFFORD, b. 24 Jan 1917, Johnson Co., Kentucky , d. 3 May 1992, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky (Age 75 years)
	3. Francis Marion STAFFORD, b. 16 Sep 1918, Johnson Co., Kentucky , d. 2 Nov 1924 (Age 6 years)
	4. Alice Irene STAFFORD, b. 5 Feb 1920, Johnson Co. , d. 15 Jun 2013, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio (Age 93 years)
	5. Shirley STAFFORD, b. 1 Jan 1922, Johnson Co., Kentucky , d. 3 Nov 2014, Ohio (Age 92 years)
	6. John Nathan STAFFORD, b. 1923, Johnson Co., Kentucky
	7. Camille STAFFORD
	8. Ruth STAFFORD
	9. Bonita Doris STAFFORD
	10. Gertrude STAFFORD

Last Modified 30 May 2023

Family ID F5359 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Education: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH William Tecumseh Stafford was known as Son, Sonny, or Uncle Sonny. He was educated at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. After finishing college he was a Methodist minister in Ohio for many years. Then he returned to Kentuciy where he settled on a farm in Johnson County. In 1902 he was elected State Representative to the Kentucky Legislature from his local district.
Sonny was married several times. He raised a large family with his third? wife Jessie Picklesimer.

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