James W. STAFFORD^[1]

1842 - 1913  (70 years)

• Name	James W. STAFFORD
  Nickname	JIm
  Born	11 Nov 1842	Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 1862 and 1865
  Census	1880	Washburn, Logan Co., Arkansas
  Census	1900	Cole Twp., Sebastian Co., Arkansa
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  _UID	3B8937A849E4534988A3379FC11E610DBA8F
  Died	14 Aug 1913	Polk Co., Arkansas
  Person ID	I26363	Branch 079 Samuel Stafford 1724 VA
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Josiah Sorrells STAFFORD,   b. 15 Sep 1816, Smith Twp., St. Francis Co., Arkansas ,   d. 21 Nov 1886, Gap, Montgomery Co., Arkansas  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Vashti BARNETT,   b. 18 Jun 1821, Tillatoba, Yalobusha Co. Mississippi ,   d. 30 Mar 1864, Arkansas  (Age 42 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1841	Tillatoba, Yalobusha Co. Mississippi
  Family ID	F9745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Caddo A. MATLOCK
  Married	1865	Clark Co., Arkansas
  Children	1. William J. N. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1867, Arkansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F10255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Malinda Elizabeth BARNARD,   b. Abt 1846,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Logan Co., Arkansas
  Children	1. Julie Mildred STAFFORD,   b. Feb 1873, Arkansas ,   d. 29 Dec 1933, Monroe, LeFlore Co., Oklahoma  (Age ~ 60 years)   2. James Thomas STAFFORD,   b. Feb 1875, Arkansas ,   d. 9 Jan 1964, Mena, Polk Co., Arkansas  (Age ~ 88 years)   3. Francis Marion STAFFORD,   b. 1 Apr 1877, Arkansas ,   d. 27 Jul 1940, Blackwell, Kay Co., Oklahoma  (Age 63 years)   4. Andrew Jackson "Jack" STAFFORD,   b. Mar 1880, Arkansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Age ~ 81 years)   5. Robert Lee "Lee" STAFFORD,   b. Jan 1882, Logan, Arkansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F10256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mrs. Martha Claissa SNOW
  Married	1902	near Acorn, Arkansas
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F10257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Married 3 or 4 times. Born: Another source has his birth at 11 Sep 1842. Military: Applied for Civil War Pension from Polk Co, stating that he was in Company A-1 Arkansas Infantry. Census: Listed as a blacksmith with wife Malinda E., sons William J. N., Thomas J., Francis M. & Andrew J., daughter Julia M., widowed mother-in-law, sister-in-law Rantha Barnard and brother-in-law Arthur B. Barnard. Parents born in TN. Listed in the household of son James T. Stafford.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4663] Stafford Data Branch 14.