William Francis STAFFORD^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1853 - 1938  (85 years)

• Name	William Francis STAFFORD
  Born	13 Sep 1853	Dallas Co., Missouri   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri
  Census	1900	Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri
  Census	1920	Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri
  Occupation	Blacksmith / Feed Mill Operator / Jeweler
  _UID	271B08C54E4D5D4898C775B10FD9FC631B1D
  Died	25 Dec 1938	Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri   [6, 7]
  Buried	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Dallas Co., Missouri
  Person ID	I32196	Branch 006 Thomas Stafford 1695 ENG
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2007

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson STAFFORD,   b. 19 Aug 1831, Hardeman Co., Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 1863, General Hospital, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, MO  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Eliza Jane "Liza" CHAPMAN,   b. 4 Apr 1837, Wilson Co., Tennessee ,   d. 14 Mar 1896, Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri  (Age 58 years)
  Married	25 Aug 1852	Dallas Co., Missouri   [8]
  Family ID	F3145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Jane SISCO,   b. 11 May 1854, Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. 11 May 1880, Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri  (Age 26 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1875	Dallas Co., Missouri   [6, 9]
  Children	1. Rosa Bell "Rosie" STAFFORD,   b. 1876, Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Martha Jane STAFFORD,   b. 24 Sep 1879, Buffalo, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. 6 Aug 1956, Los Angeles Co., California  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F11898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah D. YATES,   b. 11 May 1854, Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. 8 May 1912, Dallas Co., Missouri  (Age 57 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1881	Buffalo, Dallas Co., Missouri   [10]
  Children	1. Florence STAFFORD,   b. Dec 1881, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Andrew Jackson "Jack" STAFFORD,   b. 25 Feb 1884, Buffalo City, Benton Twp., Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. 31 Jan 1965, Dallas Co., Missouri  (Age 80 years)   3. Lettie Avaline STAFFORD,   b. 2 Nov 1886, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Eva STAFFORD,   b. Aug 1888, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Freddie S. STAFFORD,   b. 1889, Buffalo, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. 1890, Buffalo, Dallas Co., Missouri  (Age 1 years)   6. William Harley STAFFORD,   b. 21 Jul 1888, Dallas Co., Missouri   7. Martha STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1892, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Rosa STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1894, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lydia STAFFORD,   b. 8 Nov 1908, Dallas Co., Missouri ,   d. 15 Feb 1960  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F11899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Armada D. SARGENT,   b. 17 Oct 1872, Kentucky ,   d. 22 Feb 1967, Dallas Co., Missouri  (Age 94 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1916	Boliver, Polk Co., Missouri   [11]
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F26448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Not clear on which wife was the mother. "The Stafford Mill was established in 1889 by W.F. and Dow Stafford at its present location north of the square. It was later operated by Jack Stafford, son of W.F. and is now operated by C.J. Stafford, his son. It is Buffalo's oldest business." The Dallas County Missouri Story (1841-1971), p. 177, Dallas County Historical Society, 1974. "The Stafford Mill was established in 1889 by W.F. and Dow Stafford at its present location north of the square. It was later operated by Jack Stafford, son of W.F. and is now operated by C.J. Stafford, his son. It is Buffalo's oldest business." The Dallas County Missouri Story (1841-1971), p. 177, Dallas County Historical Society, 1974. Census: Listed as a widower blacksmith with daughters Rosie and Martha. Parents born in TN. Listed as William Stafford, with wife Sarah N., children Florence, Andrew J., Lettie, Eva & Harley, grandson Earnest Mayfinch and granddaughter Eula Mayfinch. Listed as William F. Stafford, a jeweler, with wife Armada, stepdaughters Lilian and Thelma Sanford and widowed mother-in-law Jane E. Hawley age 65 b. KY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6139] 1870 Census, MO, Dallas Co., Benton Twp, p. 132,. [S6155] 1900 Census, MO, Dallas Co., Buffalo, p. 32, HHs. [S6157] 1920 Census, MO, Dallas Co., Benton Twp, ED 16, S. [S5915] 1880 Census, MO, Dallas Co., Buffalo, ED 26, p. 3. [S6158] Sworn oath of Eliza J. Stafford regarding names a. [S520] Laban Stafford his Ancestors & Descendants, Page 193. (Reliability: 2). [S5758] Missouri State Archives - Death Certificates (Reliability: 3). [S6142] Copy of marriage record of Andrew J. Stafford and. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #1448 dated 1 May 2000Kay [email protected]. [S6161] Marriage Book 3, 1880-1886, Dallas Co., MO, p. 14. [S5925] Book, Marriage Records of Dallas County, Missouri.