Orville Howard STAFFORD

1908 - 1988  (80 years)

• Name	Orville Howard STAFFORD
  Born	21 Aug 1908	Mitchell Co., North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A8479A8950DFF849B34A952D0010E1D80A67
  Died	10 Sep 1988	Banner Elk, Avery Co., North Carolina
  Buried	Yellow Mountain Cem., Plumtree, Avery Co., North Carolina
  Person ID	I40709	Branch 125 Thomas Stafford b. 1823 VA and Delilah
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Sylvester STAFFORD,   b. 24 Oct 1880, Mitchell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 23 Feb 1966, Crossnore, Avery Co., North Carolina  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Matilda WOODY,   b. 1888, Mitchell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 28 Feb 1920, Spear, Avery Co., North Carolina  (Age 32 years)
  Married	Abt 1905
  Census	1910	Toe River Twp., Mitchell Co., North Carolina
  Census	1920	Toe River Twp., Avery Co., North Carolina
  Notes	Census: 23 Apr 1910. Listed as Sylvester Stafford, a farmer, with wife Matilda and sons Edgar and Orville. 20 Jan 1920. Listed as Vester Stafford, a mine laborer, with wife Matilda and children Edgar, Annie, Maude, Gurnie and Talmage.
  Family ID	F15211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl Gaye BURLESON,   b. 14 Apr 1909, Mitchell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 26 Mar 1989, Banner Elk, Avery Co., North Carolina  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Lucille B. STAFFORD,   b. 21 Mar 1931, Avery Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1 Nov 2003, Richwood, Union Co., Ohio  (Age 72 years)   2. James Howard STAFFORD,   b. 15 Mar 1938, Avery Co., North Carolina ,   d. 19 May 2008, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee  (Age 70 years)   3. Harlan STAFFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Bill STAFFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Wayne STAFFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Don STAFFORD   7. Betty STAFFORD   8. Marie STAFFORD
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F28182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Many of his brothers moved to the Cascade Mountains in Washington in the 1950's to pursue logging.