William Cornelius STAFFORD

1858 - 1934  (76 years)

• Name	William Cornelius STAFFORD
  Born	10 Apr 1858	Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0820953E158B934BA45A488FB5A18D316215
  Died	13 Jun 1934	Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Buried	Mt. Gur Cem., Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Person ID	I43929	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Francis Marion STAFFORD,   b. 12 May 1832, Guilford Co., North Carolina ,   d. 24 Mar 1904, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth TEAGUE,   b. 6 Sep 1840, Stokes Co., North Carolina ,   d. 26 Jan 1904, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 63 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1857	Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F16258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Eleanor RIGHTS,   b. 3 May 1858, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 6 Mar 1951, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 92 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1879	Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Children	1. Lewis F. STAFFORD,   b. 5 Apr 1880, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Bernard C. STAFFORD,   b. 14 Sep 1883, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 12 Jun 1959, probably Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 75 years)   3. Herbert Dewitt STAFFORD,   b. 28 May 1886, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 17 May 1946, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 59 years)   4. Theodore Thomas STAFFORD,   b. 1891, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1891, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 0 years)   5. Eugenia Elizabeth STAFFORD,   b. 22 May 1892, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 15 Jun 1983  (Age 91 years)   6. Eleanor Lucille STAFFORD,   b. 31 Dec 1894, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 27 Jan 1969, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina  (Age 74 years)   7. Annie Lee Balfour STAFFORD,   b. 16 Mar 1898, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 6 May 1969, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F16259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  W. C. Stafford was a prominent businessman who was involved in several business  ventures. He was a tobacco salesman, farmer, mercantile owner, and for a brief  time was co-owner & editor of a local newspaper. W. C. Stafford was a civic  leader who worked for public schools and served as mayor of Kernersville from  1911-1913. While he was mayor, the first cement sidewalks were laid and he  brought cultural programs such as the lyceum and Chataugua groups to the  community. For many years he operated the W. C. Stafford Store on N. Main  Street.  Bio provided by Gloria Lowrey

  
  

• Sources

  [S4741] Ancestry.com Data, Mary McIntosh@netzero. [S6955] Forsyth Co., NC Marriages (Reliability: 2).