Marcus Lafayette STAFFORD

1854 - 1932  (77 years)

• Name	Marcus Lafayette STAFFORD
  Nickname	Mack
  Born	12 Apr 1854	Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Abbots Creek Twp., Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Occupation	Carpenter
  _UID	1767060F975747469D92EA5B0F9FE1819222
  Died	21 Jan 1932	Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Buried	Bunker Hill Community Cem., Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Person ID	I49404	Branch 099 William Stafford 1784
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Robertson Alexander STAFFORD, Jr.,   b. 27 Nov 1819, Stokes Co., North Carolina ,   d. 17 Sep 1893, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane HENDRIX,   b. 21 Mar 1825, Stokes Co., North Carolina ,   d. 22 Oct 1901, Abbotts Creek Twp., Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 76 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1844	Stokes Co., North Carolina   [2]
  Census	1860	Deep River, Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Notes	Census: 3 Jul 1860. Listed as Roberson A. Stafford, a carpenter, with wife Elizabeth J. and children Elias H., Hyram L., Marcus L., David F. and Laura A..
  Family ID	F12963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Corina IDOL,   b. 14 Aug 1849, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 3 Sep 1893, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 44 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1878	Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Milton E. STAFFORD,   b. 9 Mar 1880, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Apr 1900, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 20 years)   2. Ellis Jefferson STAFFORD,   b. 18 Jul 1881, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 9 Dec 1963, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 82 years)   3. Hattie Jane STAFFORD,   b. 29 May 1884, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Mar 1965, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 80 years)   4. Cassie B. STAFFORD,   b. 19 Feb 1886, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Apr 1956, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 70 years)   5. Benjamin Harrison STAFFORD,   b. 10 Jan 1890, probably Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 24 Nov 1954, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 64 years)   6. Lula Corinna STAFFORD,   b. Jan 1893, North Carolina ,   d. 1946, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F18058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Headstone: Marcus L. Stafford (buried beside Leah C. Idol) 1900 NC Census, Forsyth co., Abbotts Creek Twp., June 1900 E.D. 19, line 3 9, p. 5-A: 91/91 Marcus STAFFORD, head w m April 1854 46y widowed b NC parents b NC Farm er owns farm (mortgaged), farm schedule #83 Ellis, son w m July 1881 29y single b NC parents b NC Farm Hand Hattie J., dau w f May 1884 16y single b NC parents b NC Attending School Gracie B., dau w f Feb 1886 14y single b NC parents b NC Attending School Benjamin H., son w m Jan 1890 10y single b NC parents b NC Attending Schoo l Lula C., dau w f Jan 1893 7y single b NC parents b NC 1910 NC Census, Forsyth Co., Abbotts Creek Twp., April 26, 1910, E. D. 4 7, p. 8B: 135/137 (Bunker Hill Road) Marcasus (sic) STAFFORD, head M W 55y widowed b NC parents b NC, Farmer, o wns farm (mortgage), Farm schedule #113 Hattie J., daughter F W 24y single b NC parents b NC Cassie B., daughter F W 23y single b NC parents b NC cannot read or write Corena L., daughter F W 17y single b NC parents b NC, attending school 1920 NC Census, Forsyth Co., Abbotts Creek Twp., January 20 & 21, 1920, E. D. 66, p. 2-B: 34/35 Marcus L. STAFFORD, head (owns home free) m w 65y widowed b NC paren ts b NC Farmer, sch. #36 Cassey, dau f w 35y single b NC parents b NC Kenneth, grand-son 9y single attending school b NC parents b NC Census: Listed as M. L. Stafford, a laborer, with wife Coriana and son Milton R. Parents born in NC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5316] Headstone in Bunker Hill United Methodist Church C. [S4522] E-Mail Message, 9 Jan 2001Kathy Stafford [email protected]. [S4844] Website, Patrick & Michelle Reaganhttp://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/e/a/Patrick-J-Reagan/index.html. [S6955] Forsyth Co., NC Marriages (Reliability: 2).