Franklin Williams STAFFORD^{[1, 2]}

1908 - 1981  (72 years)

• Name	Franklin Williams STAFFORD
  Born	2 Aug 1908	East Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Military	From 5 Nov 1947 to 1 Feb 1951
  Occupation	Coast Guard
  _UID	716E454E7B15174FBBBA99864DA4F6C9AC8D
  Died	21 May 1981	Lake Tahoe, Placer Co., California   [3]
  Buried	26 May 1981	Golden Gate National Cem, San Bueno, San Mateo Co., California
  Person ID	I18484	Branch 030 Jesse Stafford 1790 NC
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2008

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin STAFFORD, Jr.,   b. 5 Oct 1874, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio ,   d. 29 Aug 1952, Ft Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Nellie Agnes WILLIAMS,   b. 9 Feb 1880, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio ,   d. 16 Nov 1964, Hudson, Summit Co, Ohio  (Age 84 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1900	Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
  Family ID	F7006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Lillian SPARKS,   b. 2 Apr 1915,   d. 13 Jan 1967, Redwood City, San Mateo Co., California  (Age 51 years)  [3]
  Married	25 Jan 1939	Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa Co., Michigan   [3]
  Children	1. Richard Sparks STAFFORD   2. Mary Jane SPARKS   3. Esther Helen STAFFORD   4. Barbara Jean STAFFORD   5. Janet Marie STAFFORD   6. Thomas Franklin STAFFORD   7. Robert Eliot STAFFORD
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F7018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Enlisted in US Coast Guard when he was 16. Made a career of the Coast Guard and served during WWII. Had 3 ships sunk under him in the Battle for the North Atlantic. While in the CG his nickname was Boots. After retirement from the Coast Guard he worked for Lenkurt Electric. He was an avid gardener in his spare time. No visit to his house was complete without a tour of his garden and hothouse.Enlisted in US Coast Guard when he was 16. Made a career of the Coast Guard and served during WWII. Had 3 ships sunk under him in the Battle for the North Atlantic. While in the CG his nickname was Boots. After retirement from the Coast Guard he worked for Lenkurt Electric. He was an avid gardener in his spare time. No visit to his house was complete without a tour of his garden and hothouse. Military: BMC US Coast Guard.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Imported GEDCOM file. [S345] Stafford Data Branch 4. [S353] Letter from Janet Watts.