Minta Walker STAFFORD^[1]

1872 - 1947  (75 years)

• Name	Minta Walker STAFFORD
  Born	12 Mar 1872	Kentucky
  Gender	Female
  _UID	79789AA5DD74FC4891B9410F5D9B068CE962
  Died	22 Dec 1947	St. Petersburg, Florida
  Buried	Woodlawn Cem., Tampa, Florida
  Person ID	I5724	Branch 064 Thomas Moore Stafford 1841 KY
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	Thomas Moore STAFFORD,   b. 27 Nov 1841, Kentucky ,   d. 5 May 1910, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Frances Harrison DYKES,   b. 30 Nov 1853, Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky ,   d. Sep 1943  (Age 89 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1869	Clark Co., Kentucky
  Census	1900	Inverness, Citrus Co., Florida
  Census	28 Apr 1910	Pineland, Lee Co., Florida
  Notes	Census: 4 Jun 1900. Listed as Thomas Stafford, a farmer, with wife Francis H. and sons Thomas R. and James D.. Parents born in KY. 28 Apr 1910. Listed as Thomas Stafford, Fort Marcus Postmaster, with wife Francis H.. Parents of English origin b. Ireland. 5 of 5 children living.
  Family ID	F2199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry M. MARTIN,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Dec 1892
  Family ID	F2201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Three of their children, sons John and George and daughter Anna are buried there too. They had six children. Their second daughter, Permilia "Pattie" was murdered in her home in Orlando, by "a hippie who had been sleeping under her porch." 28 June 1980 [This story was told to us by Robbie Trafton, her younger sister.] Minta was first Postmistress of Pineland, beginning a Post Office there in 1902.

  
  

• Sources

  [S166] Stafford Data Branch 8.