William Odell "Bill" STAFFORD^[1]

1860 - 1951  (91 years)

• Name	William Odell "Bill" STAFFORD
  Born	15 Feb 1860	Smith Co., Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Obion Co., Tennessee
  Census	1910	Obion Co., Tennessee
  Census	1920	Obion Co., Tennessee
  _UID	0DFA8E5D529EC442903EAB40DB2619AD68C0
  Died	11 Jun 1951	Bolivar, Tennessee
  Buried	Rehoboth Church Cem., RoEllen, Dyer Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I650	Branch 004 William Stafford 1660 MD
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John Robertson STAFFORD,   b. 1824, Smith Twp., St. Francis Co., Arkansas ,   d. 1909, Scottsville, Allen Co., Kentucky  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1835, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Apr 1852	Smith Twp., St. Francis Co., Arkansas   [3]
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy D. MCMULLEN,   b. 14 May 1866, Missouri ,   d. 14 Jan 1966, Escondido, San Diego Co., California  (Age 99 years)
  Married	Abt 1881
  Children	1. Grover Herman STAFFORD,   b. 15 Feb 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jan 1961, Exeter, Tulare Co., California  (Age 75 years)   2. Mary Alice STAFFORD,   b. 8 Aug 1886, Tennessee ,   d. Dec 1967  (Age 81 years)   3. Odell STAFFORD,   b. Jan 1889, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F22775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary COLE,   b. 1865, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 34 years)
  Children	1. Otis STAFFORD,   b. 1896, Kentucky ,   d. 1948  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F14597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Nannie,   b. Abt 1865, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1901
  Notes	Married: His second marriage according to the 1910 Census.
  Children	1. Modeste STAFFORD,   b. 1903   2. Vernie STAFFORD,   b. 1905   3. Hope STAFFORD,   b. 1908
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F26336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William was apparently married three times but I can't find the records, except for the census. Census: 1900 Federal Census Civil District 3. Listed as William Stafford, a widowed farm laborer, with children Herman, Alice, Otis, & Odell Stafford. Listed as William O. Staford, a farmer, with wife Nannie (her first marriage) and children Modesa, Verna, Hoppe and stepchildren Odis Stafford age 15 b. KY and Hubert Stafford age 13 b. KY. Civil District 3. Listed as William O. Stafford, a farmer,with wife Nannie and children Modeste, Vernie, Hope.

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Stafford Data Branch 102. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #3548 dated 14 May 2004 by Anthony [email protected] (Reliability: 2). [S4676] Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 (Reliability: 2).