Leo Washington STAFFORD

1860 - 1941  (80 years)

• Name	Leo Washington STAFFORD
  Born	16 Aug 1860	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Shady Grove Twp., Davie Co., North Carolina
  _UID	1896134AC44B4A41A441C71AB2EA9F6E14F1
  Died	1 Feb 1941	Petersburg, Virginia
  Buried	Fork Baptist Church Cem., Mocksville, Davie Co., North Carolina
  Person ID	I38371	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	John Monroe STAFFORD,   b. 14 Jun 1813, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Mar 1877  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth BOOE,   b. 26 May 1824, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jun 1868, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 44 years)
  Married	Abt 1842	Stokes Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Census	1850	Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Notes	Census: 1850. Listged as John M. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Mary and children Elizabeth J., Sarah A., Clark T. & Abigail.
  Family ID	F14297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Minerva FOSTER,   b. 12 Jan 1861, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1 Jun 1934, Petersburg, Virginia  (Age 73 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1881	Davie Co., North Carolina
  Children	1. John Coleman STAFFORD,   b. 17 Nov 1881, Advance, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 9 Aug 1960, Petersburg, Virginia  (Age 78 years)   2. Mary Minerva STAFFORD,   b. 19 Dec 1883, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 20 Apr 1964, Petersburg, Virginia  (Age 80 years)   3. William Issac STAFFORD,   b. 30 Aug 1886, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 22 Aug 1921, Petersburg, Virginia  (Age 34 years)   4. Joseph Franklin STAFFORD,   b. 4 Oct 1889, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 27 Feb 1950, Davie Co., North Carolina  (Age 60 years)   5. Luke A. STAFFORD,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 24 Mar 1923, Petersburg, Virginia  (Age 30 years)   6. Walter Ernest STAFFORD, Sr.,   b. 6 Oct 1894, Mocksville, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 27 Jun 1924, Isle of Wright Co, Virginia  (Age 29 years)   7. Thomas James STAFFORD,   b. 20 Apr 1899, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 18 Oct 1984, Petersburg,City, Virginia  (Age 85 years)   8. Laura Lee STAFFORD,   b. 15 Jun 1903, Davie Co., North Carolina ,   d. 2 May 1997, Williamsburg, York Co., Virginia  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F24833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leo Washington Stafford purchased 140 acres from his father-in law on March 3, 1886 for $1500.00. This acreage was in the vicinity of present day Baltimore Road, south of US 158, in the eastern section of Davie County. Leo and Nancy farmed and raised at least eight children on this land until they moved to Maryland circa 1910 and later, to Petersburg, VA. This acreage remained in the Stafford Family until early 1950 when it was sold by Joseph Stafford, one of Leo's sons, to the R.J. Reynolds (RJR) Tobacco Co. The RJR Co. subsequently built a tobacco warehouse facility on the property. 1920 NC Census, Davie Co., Shady Grove Twp., January 13, 1920, E.D. 5 1, p. 242: 79/79 (Redland & Bixby Road) Leo W. STAFFORD, head (owns free) m w 59y married b NC parents b NC (no oc cupation) Nancy, wife f w 58y married b NC parents b NC Farmer-dairy farmer, schedu le # 80 William, son m w 33y single b NC parents b NC Farmer-general Joseph, son m w 30y single b NC parents b NC Laborer-working out Luke, son m w 27y single b NC parents b NC Farmer-general (worker) Laura, dau f w 16y single attending school b NC parents b NC Census: Listed as Leo Stafford, a farmer, with wife Minerva and children Johnie C., Mary M., Willie I., Joe F., Luke A., Walter and Thomas. 7 of 7 children living.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #530 dated 30 Jan 1999Thomas [email protected].