Marlin Columbus STAFFORD^[1]

1879 - 1960  (80 years)

• Name	Marlin Columbus STAFFORD
  Nickname	Lum
  Born	20 May 1879	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7D9841D61CE8024DB173F73BBB1CB46ACAE5
  Died	16 May 1960	Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
  Buried	Spring Hill Cem., Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I659	Branch 004 William Stafford 1660 MD
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2022

  
  

  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   [2]
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cora May CRAIG,   b. Feb 1891, Pulaski, Giles Co., Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jul 1952, Polk Co., Florida  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1911	Dyer Co., Tennessee
  Divorced	1937
  Children	1. Robert Craig STAFFORD,   b. 2 Apr 1914, Obion Co., Tennessee ,   d. 3 Oct 1981, Winter Haven, Polk Co., Florida  (Age 67 years)   2. Woodrow James STAFFORD,   b. 25 Jan 1916, Dyersburg, Dyer Co., Tennessee ,   d. 26 Sep 2002, Winter Haven, Polk Co., Florida  (Age 86 years)   3. Mary Grace STAFFORD,   b. 1 Jan 1923, Winter Haven, Polk Co., Florida ,   d. 16 Mar 2002, Winter Haven, Polk Co., Florida  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F53190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Marlin Columbus "Lum" Stafford was born on May 20, 1879 in Tennessee, the son of John "Robertson" Stafford (ca 1825– ) and Elizabeth (Roberts) Stafford (ca 1835– ). Lum was married on July 20, 1911 in Dyer County to Cora Craig (19 Feb 1891–Jul 1952), who was born in Pulaski County and was the daughter of John H Craig and Lucy V (Doss) Craig. was heading a household that included her children Robert (divorced and age 25) and Mary G (single and age 17), along with Cora's brother Luther L Craig (40 and single) and a 46-year-old, divorced cousin Hattie L Bell.} A retired farmer living at 306 8th Avenue South in Nashville, Lum was 80 years old and listed as a widower when he died of prostate cancer on May 13, 1960 at Nashville General Hospital. Burial was three days later in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville. Much of the above is from his Death Certificate. Known children of Lum and Cora: ~ Robert Craig Stafford (2 Apr 1914–3 Oct 1981) m & divorced Helen Marie Yon ~ Woodrow James "Woody" Stafford (1916–2002) m Margaret "Garland" Lampley ~ Hardy Alan Stafford (2 Jun 1919– ) m & divorced Autrey J Ricks; m Mary Etta Lamb ~ Mary Grace Stafford (1922–2002) m Charles Asher Hargraves Jr; m -- Westbrook

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Stafford Data Branch 102. [S4676] Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 (Reliability: 2).