William Newton STAFFORD^[1]

Abt 1877 -

• Name	William Newton STAFFORD
  Nickname	Newt
  Born	Abt 1877	Lafayette Twp., Scott Co., Arkansas   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Scott Co., Arkansas
  _UID	37D51089696B6F4BA0C5E2924028699673A7
  Died	Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas
  Person ID	I31156	Branch 006 Thomas Stafford 1695 ENG
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Lewis Byrd STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1852, McDonald Co., Missouri ,   d. 1882, Scott Co., Arkansas  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Evaline VANCE,   b. 10 Jun 1853, Washington Co., Arkansas ,   d. 13 Dec 1899, Indianola, Choctaw Nation  (Age 46 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1874	Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas   [3]
  Family ID	F2851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Victoria LANAHAN,   b. 10 Sep 1880, Bosque Co., Texas ,   d. 3 May 1915, Chickasha, Grady Co., Oklahoma  (Age 34 years)
  Married	13 Jul 1896	Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas   [4]
  Divorced	1899
  Children	1. Palestine STAFFORD,   b. 7 Aug 1897, Indian Territory, Oklahoma ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F13654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Accused of being involved in a love triangle with a neighbor's wife. He was shot dead on the path between their two houses.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5817] 1880 Census, AR, Scott Co., Lafayette Twp., p. 12. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #3145 on 1 Dec 2002Catherine Jendescki. [S5821] Wedding Certificate of Bird Lewis Stafford, age 2. [S5831] FamilySearch Marriages, IGI Batch #M586583, W. N.