William M. STAFFORD

1889 - 1981  (92 years)

• Name	William M. STAFFORD
  Born	15 Jul 1889	Near Charleston, South Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Crystal River, Citrus Co.,Florida
  _UID	2A9ADEE2DB605F4D90526445CFF73E8D87AC
  Died	30 Oct 1981	Williston, Levy Co., Florida
  Buried	Jesse Mercer Willis Cem., Willison, Levy Co., Florida
  Person ID	I40094	Branch 214 William M. Stafford b. 1889 SC
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	William STAFFORD,   d. Abt 1892
  Mother	Kerri KEMP,   b. Germany ,   d. Abt 1898
  Family ID	F15004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude WILLIS,   b. 15 Sep 1898, Florida ,   d. 4 Jun 1982, Levy Co., Florida  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1916
  Census	1930	Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co., Florida
  Notes	Census: 1930 United States Federal Census 1930 United States Federal Census Name: William Stafford - Newspaper Editor Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1890 Birthplace: South Carolina Race: White Home in 1930: Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida View Map Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Gertrude Stafford Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Germany Household Members: Name Age William Stafford 40 Gertrude Stafford 31 [1] Lucy Lee Stafford 11 James Stafford 9 Henery Stafford 6 Louise Stafford 4 [4 3/12] Helen Stafford 2 Elizabeth Willis 20
  Children	1. Lucy Lee STAFFORD,   b. 23 Jul 1918, Williston, Levy Co., Florida ,   d. 1 Mar 1999, Fort Lauderdale, Broward Co., Florida  (Age 80 years)   2. James A. STAFFORD,   b. 2 Feb 1921,   d. 20 Aug 2002  (Age 81 years)   3. Harry Allen STAFFORD,   b. 27 Oct 1923,   d. 26 Dec 1998  (Age 75 years)   4. Louise STAFFORD,   b. 30 Jan 1926, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co., Florida ,   d. 6 Aug 2009  (Age 83 years)   5. Helen STAFFORD
  Family ID	F18088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  After death of parents, he sent to a catholic orphanage, in Charleston, SC, where he was mistreated. He fled the institution in 1901 after beating up some of the nuns. He went on to become a newspaper owner in Palm Beach Co., FL and also served as Fire Chief of the Everglades Fire Control District. Census: 1910 United States Federal Census 1910 United States Federal Census Name: William M Stafford Age in 1910: 21 Birth Year: 1889 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1910: Crystal River, Citrus, Florida Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Boarder Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Germany Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John W Willis 54 Annie Willis 21 Abner D Williams 23 Richard A Williams 26 William M Stafford 21 Norman Williams 17 Bessie Styren 31 Van Meto Styren 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #2967 dated 8 Jul 2002Sandy Reckseit.