Walter William STAFFORD

1890 - 1964  (74 years)

• Name	Walter William STAFFORD
  Born	30 Apr 1890	Mahaska Co., Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Draft Reg.	3 Jun 1917	Mahaska Co., Iowa
  Census	1920	Adams Twp., Mahaska Co., Iowa
  Census	1930	Cedar Twp., Mahaska Co., Iowa
  _UID	3085F557FE09134480C0D24CAD520CAD7520
  Died	14 Jun 1964
  	Cause: of Prostrate Cancer
  Buried	Mahaska Co., Iowa
  Person ID	I49519	Branch 079 Samuel Stafford 1724 VA
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	James Walter STAFFORD,   b. 1 Jan 1857, Iowa ,   d. 4 Aug 1943, Iowa  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Delecena "Dell" FAUQUIER,   b. Aug 1860, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	22 Feb 1883	Mahaska Co., Iowa   [1]
  Divorced	27 Feb 1897	Mahaska Co., Iowa
  Notes	Divorced: Ottumwa (Iowa)Courier, March 4, 1897, page 7, col.5 "Swap Wives and Husbands Case in Mahaska County That Breaks the Record Oskaloosa - Feb 27, Thursday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stafford and Mr. and Mrs. David Barnes, farmers living near Carbondale, came to town and by default in district court procured divorces on the grounds of adultry. They came in the same wagon and are apparently friends. Before leaving town Mr. Barnes and the divorced Mrs. Stafford procured a license to marry, Mr. Stafford swearing to the affidavit. It is understood that Mr. Stafford and Mrs. Barnes are also to be married and that the whole procedure has been by mutual agreement all around. This caps the climax of all the various divorce business for which Mahaska county is already famous."
  Family ID	F18100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Myrtle LOCKE,   b. Abt 1891, Kansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	6 Mar 1909	Mahaska Co., Iowa
  Notes	Married: License issued but not returned.
  Children	1. Harold W. STAFFORD,   b. 1911,   d. 23 Apr 1977  (Age 66 years)   2. Don Fauquier STAFFORD,   b. 4 Jan 1913, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa ,   d. 3 Nov 1971, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F26672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Draft Reg.: Walter William Stafford, 27, res. Beacon, Mahaska County, IA, born April 30, 1890 Mahaska County, farmer, wife and 2 children. He was described as tall, stout build, grayish eye, dark brown hair. Census: 1920 - Listed as Walter Stafford, a farmer, with wife Bessie M. and sons Harold W. and Don S. 1930. Listed as Walter Stafford, a farmer, with wife Bessie and son Harold. Buried: Wymore Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4848] Decendants of Hugh V. Smith, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/smith.htm (Reliability: 2).