Viola Grace STAFFORD^[1]

1868 - 1916  (48 years)

• Name	Viola Grace STAFFORD
  Born	16 Oct 1868	Charleston Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	AB6B950EBF1F7049B2CFF179B96AF92D8488
  Died	7 Dec 1916  [2]
  Person ID	I51030	Branch 171 James Stafford b. 1730
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2007

  
  

  Father	Joseph Davis STAFFORD,   b. 26 Apr 1840, McKean Twp., Erie Co., Pennslyvania ,   d. 22 Oct 1915, Gatesburg, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Millie D. PARSONS,   b. 20 Feb 1848, Prussia ,   d. 1 Feb 1923, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1867	Charleston Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan   [2]
  Family ID	F8339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Virgil Albert Edward BROWN,   b. Abt 1867,   d. 28 Apr 1941, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1889	Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota
  Children	1. Maude Mary BROWN,   b. 1 Aug 1890, Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota ,   d. 27 Jul 1957, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah  (Age 66 years)   2. Bessie BROWN   3. Merle BROWN   4. Marie BROWN   5. Charles Stafford BROWN,   b. 14 Oct 1896, Buffalo Gap, Custer Co., South Dakota ,   d. 18 Jul 1963  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F18676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William D. SINCLAIR,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	2 Sep 1916	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan   [2]
  Married	2 Sep 1916
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F18677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Viola Grace STAFFORD 1868-1916 m. Virgil Alfred Edward BROWN 29 Nov 1889 in Hot Springs, Fall River, SD. According to pp 21-22 of Sunshine & Sagebrush, A History of Fall River, SD. Viola left MI to marry her girlhood sweetheart after Virgil moved there to become a cowboy. A very interesting story (I have a copy I can send you-it talks about Viola's singing ability, discontent with life in the wilderness, the loss of three babies and her fear of Indian wars). I also have their marriage certificate. She left Virgil after trying, but being unable to adjust to the hardships of the West. Virgil died 28 Apr 1941 (ironically, in Chicago).

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Imported GEDCOM file. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, # 3074 dated 6 Oct 2002Michael Paul Stafford (Reliability: 2).