William Haywood "Heck" STAFFORD

1821 -

• Name	William Haywood "Heck" STAFFORD
  Born	Between 1819 and 1821	North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fayette Co., Tennessee
  Census	1860	Fayette Co., Tennessee
  Census	1880	Fayette Co., Tennessee
  Name	W. H. STAFFORD
  _UID	FBE8C5C94DE8294DAAB2B0124126F5BF55ED
  Died	Possibly Poinsett Co., Arkansas
  Person ID	I32621	Branch 078 Laban Stafford b. 1738 NC
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	James STAFFORD, Sr.,   b. Abt 1775, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1850, Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Pauline ESKRIDGE,   b. Abt 1779, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1851, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	8 May 1799	Caswell Co., North Carolina   [2]
  Family ID	F3161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann D. HOOD,   b. Abt 1821, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	18 Feb 1845	Fayette Co., Tennessee   [3]
  Children	1. Jane A. STAFFORD,   b. 20 Apr 1845, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Oct 1933, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age 88 years)   2. L. A. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1846, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harriet A. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1848, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Willis M. STAFFORD,   b. 26 Apr 1847, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F12077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha,   b. Abt 1824, South Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Census	1870	Fayette Co., Tennessee
  Notes	Census: 10 September 1870. District 8. Listed as W. H. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Martha and children L. A., Emily, L. P., Tom and Sallie.
  Children	1. Emily STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1857, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. L. P. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1860, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas L. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1861, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sally STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1865, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F11550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Darthula BAILEY,   b. Abt 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 1880  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	Abt 1873	Tennessee
  Children	1. M. E. D. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1874, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Albert Sidney STAFFORD, Sr.,   b. 5 Jul 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Sep 1959, Somerville, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F13517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A Julia Burton Stafford, black, age 12, was listed in this household in the 1850 Fayette Co., TN Census. The Fayette County Heritage Book says that William Haywood Staffford's second wife's name was Mary Darthula Bailey. They had two children Evie and Albert Sidney Stafford (b. 7-5-1880; d. 9-15-1959) The article says Albert had a least one half brother, Tom, and two half sisters, Harriet and Jane. Jane married her cousin W. H. (Bill) Stafford. The article mentions that Albert's grandmother was an "Estridge". (That would be Polly Eskridge.) Albert said they were Scotch-Irish. Census: 14 Sep 1850. District 4. Listed as Wm. H. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Mary Ann and children Jane A. L., Harriet A. and Willis M. Also a black female Julia Burton, age 12 b. TN. 1880. District 8. Listed as Heck Stafford, a farmer, with wife M. D. and daughter M. E. D. Parents born in NC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #1422 dated 21 Apr 2000Glenn De Witt [email protected]. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #2604 dated 25 Nov 2001Ron [email protected]. [S520] Laban Stafford his Ancestors & Descendants, Page 180 - Marriages - Fayette Co., TN (Reliability: 2).