Claude Jennings STAFFORD

1898 - 1975  (76 years)

• Name	Claude Jennings STAFFORD
  Born	22 Feb 1898	Polk Co., Iowa
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9F7E6D0F1F1B66409CE0D646A60BDBCE6B83
  Died	2 Feb 1975	Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota
  Person ID	I68641	Branch 009 Richard Stafford 1750 VA
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Clifton Bird STAFFORD,   b. 6 May 1874, Polk Co., Iowa ,   d. 5 Oct 1932, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Lucy Bell HAYES,   b. 18 Mar 1874, Runnels, Polk Co., Iowa ,   d. 1924, Anoka, Anoka Co, Minnesota  (Age 49 years)
  Married	Mar 1895	Iowa
  Family ID	F23371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Ovedia FORDINGSTAD,   b. 8 Sep 1902, Iowa ,   d. 25 Feb 1972, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1921	Anoka, Anoka Co, Minnesota
  Children	1. Howard Curtis STAFFORD,   b. 13 Jan 1922, Anoka, Anoka Co, Minnesota ,   d. 8 Mar 1988, Mounds View, Ramsey Co., Minnesota  (Age 66 years)   2. Lorraine Helga STAFFORD,   b. 2 Apr 1924, Anoka, Anoka Co., Minnesota ,   d. 14 Apr 2003, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 79 years)   3. Milton Claude STAFFORD, Sr.   4. Buford Norman STAFFORD,   b. 27 Sep 1928, Anoka, Anoka Co, Minnesota ,   d. 1 Jun 1977, Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F23372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CENSUS 1930 MN, Anoka, Anoka, page 7a: Claude J. & Larua O. Stafford, with Fordingstad inlaws, near Harold W. Stafford Milton Stafford lives in Florida FROM ONE WORLD TREE The first home that Claude and Laura rented after they were married was on Ferry Street in Anoka, Minnesota. They moved very frequently and lived in about 20 different homes during their married lifetime. I was as also told that the first home was "off Ferry Street" on Park Ave. Claude and his brother Harold went to the Green School House on Lake George Road n ear Constance, MN. His father was an alcoholic and general ne'er do well. Claude being the odlest hcild had to quit school while in about the fourth grade to help his mother run the farm that they lived on. Clifton and Lucy Stafford lived in a small house on the Hayes farm in Polk County Iowa for several years after they were married. Claude was born during the time that they lived there. The state of Claude's birth and year of birth were verified from the 1900 census. His birth and those of his siblings were not recorded in the co unty records. When he retired it was necessary to obtain sworn affidavids for people who new when and where he was born so he could obtain a birth certificate required to obtain Social Security. Claude's family were farmers. in the 1890's farming was not a profitable business to be in. When he was a small boy, his folks moved from Iowa to a f arm in Minnesota, near Anoka. He started grade school at "the Green School House" a one room school located on Lake George Road, near Anoka, Minn. He was only able to finish a few years of schooling before he had to quit. His father Clifton was an intelligent person that was handy with tools and had the ability to make excellent boats. People would ask him to come to their home or farm many miles from their farm and stay with them while he made a boat to their liking. He was away from the farm a big percentage of the time. When he was paid for his labors, he would go on a binge and by the time he arrived at home he didn't have a penny many times. Yes, he was an alcoholic. He let the farm run down. Claude's mother could not handle the farm by herself and Claude, being the oldest quit school while in about the fourth grade to help run the far m. Life was not easy. Claude mentioned that he would buy a calf with the few pennies they could scrape up and raise it until it was big enough to butcher. About the time it could be sold for a few dollars his father would show up, take the heifer to town and sell it. He would then go on a bender and not come home until the money was gone. Claude and wife Laura attended the Ham Lake Lutheran Church. They were married in "a farm house", presumably one of their folks' farm. They lived on "the farm" for a short time after they were married, then moved to Aoka, Minnesota.