Capt. Josiah Seth STAFFORD, Jr. b. 2 Dec 1839 Rapides Par., Louisiana d. 10 Mar 1888 Texas

1839 - 1888 (48 years)

Name	Josiah Seth STAFFORD
Prefix	Capt.
Suffix	Jr.
Born	2 Dec 1839	Rapides Par., Louisiana [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas
_UID	41BBCA4CEC546C40A9A88836407BAB7CEF72
Died	10 Mar 1888	Texas
Buried	Houston, Harris Co., Texas
Person ID	I47697	Branch 003 William Stafford I 1606 ENG
Last Modified	28 May 2009

Father	Josiah Seth STAFFORD, b. 3 May 1808, St. Peter's Par., Beaufort District, South Carolina , d. 6 May 1862, Houston, Harris Co., Texas (Age 54 years)
Mother	Jenetta KIRKLAND, b. 27 Dec 1818, Rapides Par., Louisiana , d. 24 Sep 1870, Houston, Harris Co., Texas (Age 51 years)
Married	18 Dec 1832	Rapides Par., Louisiana [1]
Family ID	F17480	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nannie BROOKS, b. Abt 1852, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown

Married 15 Jul 1872 Texas

Children

	1. John Brooks STAFFORD, b. 5 Oct 1874, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. William Maner STAFFORD, b. 24 Aug 1877, Texas , d. 1934 (Age 56 years)
	3. Jeanette Kirkland "Nettie" STAFFORD, b. 14 Sep 1879, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Hattie Gautier STAFFORD, b. 1 Dec 1881, d. 10 Mar 1891 (Age 9 years)
	5. Annie Laura STAFFORD, b. 12 Dec 1887, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 15 Sep 2021

Family ID F20409 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos

Three Stafford borthers of the Confederacy
1. Capt. Josiah Seth Stafford
2. Major Isaac Caldwell Stafford
3. Capt. William Maner Stafford

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/6048/staffordconfederate.jpg

Notes

He entered the Confederate Service in Dec 1861 at Houston, Texas as a Lt. of Cavalry and served until the close of the war.

Census:

Listed as J. S. Stafford, a cotton weigher, with wife, 2 sons, daughter, brother Howard and nephew Terry Smith age 19 b. TX. Parents born in VA.

Buried:

Glenwood Cemetery.

Sources
[S4522] E-Mail Message, Richard Saunders on 8 Feb [email protected] (Reliability: 2).