Elbert White STAFFORD^{[1, 2]}

1871 - 1933  (61 years)

• Name	Elbert White STAFFORD
  Nickname	Ebb
  Born	28 Aug 1871	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D89609D5AFD92A40B836FBB9F6CB6D5A682A
  Died	12 Aug 1933	Weakley Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I3924	Branch 099 William Stafford 1784
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	James Milford STAFFORD, Jr.,   b. 15 Oct 1838, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 1876, Tennessee  (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Sarah Frances SINGLETON,   b. May 1840,   d. 1905  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	1860	Carroll Co., Tennessee
  Family ID	F1579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Eve CAPPS,   b. 8 May 1872, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. Feb 1900, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 27 years)
  Married	1891
  Children	1. Elbert Hershel STAFFORD,   b. 5 Jan 1892,   d. 20 Mar   2. Odah Adam STAFFORD,   b. 25 Feb 1893,   d. 20 Mar 1909  (Age 16 years)   3. James Luther STAFFORD,   b. 18 Sep 1894,   d. 16 Mar 1977  (Age 82 years)   4. Jiles Edker STAFFORD,   b. 30 Jan 1897,   d. 24 Feb 1980  (Age 83 years)   5. Effie Etter STAFFORD,   b. 20 Dec 1898, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. 2 Apr 1983, Gibson Co., Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Bell DUNN,   b. 11 Oct 1878,   d. 1 Jan 1960, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Oather Hilliard STAFFORD,   b. 16 Sep 1902, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. 18 Oct 1993, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 91 years)   2. Frances Parilee STAFFORD,   b. 24 Jul 1904, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1904, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   3. Houston D. STAFFORD,   b. 13 Jan 1910, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 1985, Carroll Co., Tennessee  (Age 75 years)   4. Bettie Algie B. STAFFORD,   b. 1913, Weakley Co., Tennessee   5. Robert Henry STAFFORD,   b. 23 Sep 1919, Weakley Co., Tennessee ,   d. 22 Dec 1919, Weakley Co., Tennessee  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the year 1891 Elbert White Stafford married Margaret Eve Capps (1872-1900), daughter of Jessey J. (1824-1903) and Mary Anciefire Robertson (1837-1903) Capps. She had six brothers and sisters, but only one brother survived infancy, Adam Preston Capps (1875-1959); married Dosha Boaz on December 25th 1904. Margaret Eve also had eight half brothers and sisters. One of the "Circuit Rider" ministers then holding a revival at Goodlow or Mt. Ary Church was spending the night with Margaret Eve's parents when the Squire Capps ask him to pray that they might have children to survive. The minister told them if they would name their children biblical names they would live, so the next to be born was named Eve (Margaret Eve) and Adam (Adam Preston) and the lived to have families of their own. Jessey and Anciefire had more children born after Eve and Adam, they were not named Biblical names and all died in infancy. "Ebb's" second marriage was to Clara Bell Dunn (1878-1960) the daughter of George Houston Dunn (1842-1920) and Malsie Barr Dunn. Bell had six brothers and one sister. "George Houston Dunn, was born September 22, 1842, departed this life Nov. 20, 1920, age 78 years, one mo., and 28 days. He married Jane Collins in 1865 who died in 1869, to this union two boys were born, one dying in infancy and George who survived him. He was then married to Malsie Barr, Dec. 29, 1870; to this union was born six boys and two girls. He fought in the Civil War and was wounded, his sense of hearing being partly destroyed. He professed faith in Christ many years ago and united with Hopewell Methodist Church where he was a member until death claimed him. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Houston Jenkins at Hopewell after which he was laid to rest in the cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Imported GEDCOM file. [S153] Stafford Data Branch 12.