Washington Rushton STAFFORD

1859 - 1903  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Washington Rushton STAFFORD
  Born	Jan 1859	Liberty Co., Georgia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7E78944C4C184D719BB2DE8FD4CE497512E5
  Died	1 Jun 1903	Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia
  Buried	Laurel Grove Cem. (North(, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia
  Person ID	I144084	Branch 003 William Stafford I 1606 ENG
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	James Washington STAFFORD,   b. 24 Jan 1832, Georgia ,   d. 2 Dec 1870  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Rebecca ZOUCHS,   b. 14 Feb 1830, Liberty Co., Georgia ,   d. 10 May 1893  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F12995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tallulah MATTHEWS,   b. 23 Feb 1865, Chatham and Randolph Co. Line, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Oct 1963, High Point, Guilford Co., North Carolina  (Age 98 years)
  Married	24 May 1888	Chatham Co., Georgia
  Children	1. Frank Matthews STAFFORD,   b. 29 Jul 1896, Georgia ,   d. 4 Jul 1918, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F47861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Rebecca Zoucks and James Washington Stafford. His father was County Sheriff of Liberty County, Georgia, and was killed while on duty in 1893. Rush Stafford was a Police Officer in Chatham County, Georgia. He died of a gunshot wound in Savannah.  Rush married Tallulah R. L. Matthews on May 24, 1888, in Chatham County, Georgia. She had moved from Matthews, North Carolina, to Savannah and is seen with nicknames "Lou" and "Lula" in census records and city directories. They had one son, Frank Matthews Stafford, who was working for the railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the time of his death in 1918. He is buried in Lula's home county in North Carolina near her parents. Lula remained in Savannah for a few years working as a seamstress. She eventually relocated back to North Carolina, living with extended family in Greensboro, Guilford County, until her death at age 98.