Edna Christine STAFFORD

1924 - 1999  (75 years)

• Name	Edna Christine STAFFORD
  Born	20 Apr 1924	Wayne Co., North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  _UID	ADC502521A7944FC9A0AE32750665A5CB33D
  Died	13 Dec 1999	Craven Co., North Carolina
  Buried	White Family Cem., Dover, Craven Co., North Carolina
  Person ID	I144139	Branch 235 William Stafford b 1781 NC
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Lee STAFFORD,   b. 22 Mar 1903, Wayne Co., North Carolina ,   d. 6 Mar 1980, Goldsboro, Wayne Co., North Carolina  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ida E. SMITH,   b. 1902, Wayne Co., North Carolina ,   d. 24 Jun 1937, Goldsboro, Wayne Co., North Carolina  (Age 35 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1923	Goldsboro, Wayne Co., North Carolina
  Family ID	F47886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elbert Ray WHITE,   b. 4 Oct 1922, Craven Co., North Carolina ,   d. 3 Jul 1984, Kinston, Lenoir Co., North Carolina  (Age 61 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1943	New Hope, Wayne Co., North Carolina
  Notes	Married: Children:   Elbert Ray White (1943 - 1959)*   Jimmy Earl White (1945 - 2013)*   Dennis Lee White (1950 - 2002)*
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F47885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PARENTS: Robert Lee Stafford & Ida E. Smith. Robert Lee Stafford, b. 1901, Johnston Co., NC. Ida E. Smith, b. 1902, Wayne Co., NC; m. Robert Lee Stafford 28 April 1923, Goldsboro, Wayne Co., NC; d. 24 June 1937, Goldsboro, Wayne Co., NC. The cemetery listed on her DC "Richardson Howell" is not on Findagrave. At the time of Lee Stafford & Ida E. Smith's marriage, Lee's father was deceased; Lee & his mother resided in Johnston Co., NC. Ida's father was also deceased; Ida & her mother lived in Grantham, Wayne Co., NC. Lee & Ida were married by a Justice of the Peace at the Courthouse in Goldsboro, NC. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Robert Atlas Stafford & Mary Horne. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Elijah Smith & Martha Britt. Elijah, b. 1874, Wayne Co., NC; m. Martha Britt 24 Feb 1897, Wayne Co., NC. Martha, b. 1874, Johnston Co., NC. 1900 U.S. Census for Grantham Township, Wayne Co., NC: Elijah Smith Head M 27 yrs, b. Jan. 1873 NC Martha Smith Wife F 27 yrs, b. Dec. 1873 NC Iola Smith Dau F 3 yrs, b. Nov. 1897 NC Clarence Smith Son M 3 yrs, b. Nov. 1897 NC John A Smith Son M 1 yrs, b. June 1899 NC Julius Smith Brother M 24 yrs, b. Dec. 1876 NC Martha had 3 children, all living. Elijah is a farmer; Julius is a farm laborer. 1910 U.S. Census for Grantham Twp, Wayne Co., NC: Julius Smith Head M 36 North Carolina Martha Smith Sister-in-law F 37 North Carolina Clarence Smith Nephew M 12 North Carolina Iola Smith Niece F 12 North Carolina Asher Smith Nephew M 10 North Carolina Ida Smith Niece F 9 North Carolina Percy Smith Nephew M 6 North Carolina Martha is a widow. Martha had 5 children, all living. Julius was single & a farmer. Note that Iola later marries her brother-in-law, Charlie D. Stafford. Charlie's brother was Robert Lee Stafford, Edna's father who had been married to Iola's sister, Ida Smith. 1930 U.S. Census for Fork Twp, Wayne Co., NC (April): Robert Stafford Head M 26 NC; farmer Ida Stafford Wife F 27 North Carolina Edna Stafford Dau F 6 North Carolina Bobbie Stafford Son M 2 North Carolina Martha Stafford Dau F 1 mo North Carolina Notes: Edna was b. Fork Twp, Wayne Co., NC. Brother Bobby Lee Stafford, b. Aug. 26, 1927, Wayne Co., NC; m. Sadie McKeithan; d. Jan. 30, 1985, Leland, Brunswick Co., NC. At the time of his passing, he was married to Sadie, worked as a brick mason & resided in Leland, NC. He is buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cem., Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC; Memorial 52150179. An unknown brother was b. 1937, Goldsboro, Wayne Co., NC. Robert Lee Stafford is listed as the father.