Balaam STAFFORD

1822 - 1907  (84 years)

• Name	Balaam STAFFORD
  Born	8 Jul 1822	Orange Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Alamance Co., North Carolina
  Census	1880	Newlin Twp., Alamance Co., North Carolina
  _UID	391A7A11CC403D4789C77D6020563765ADAC
  Died	31 May 1907	Alamance Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Buried	Bethel United Methodist Church Cem., Graham, Alamance Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Person ID	I43748	Branch 077 George Stafford II 1758 PA
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	George STAFFORD, III,   b. 18 Jan 1794, Plymouth, Washington Co., North Carolina ,   d. 21 Jan 1865, Alamance Co., North Carolina  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" HORNADAY,   b. 23 Oct 1797, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Jun 1888  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1821	Hillsboro, Orange Co., North Carolina   [2]
  Family ID	F12215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary "Polly" AMICK,   b. 3 Feb 1819, Orange Co., North Carolina ,   d. Nov 1896, Alamance Co., North Carolina  (Age 77 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1848	Orange Co., North Carolina   [3]
  Children	1. John STAFFORD,   b. May 1850,   d. 1850   2. George Monroe STAFFORD,   b. 4 Sep 1853, Cedar Cliff, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jan 1944, Linn Co., Oregon  (Age 90 years)   3. Thomas Elwood STAFFORD,   b. 4 Mar 1856, Burlington, Alamance Co., North Carolina ,   d. 26 Nov 1926, Foster, Monroe Co., Iowa  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F16222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Balaam Stafford Headstone Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery Listing 6364 Snow Camp Road Graham, NC 27253 (336) 376-9798 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncacgs/bethel/picture27.jpg

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

  [S4674] Stafford - Rootsweb Message Board, Rosalie Hughes on 11 Oct [email protected]. [S4522] E-Mail Message, 5 May 1997Barbara Walters [email protected]. [S4522] E-Mail Message, Rosalie Hughes on 9 Mar [email protected].