Melvin Byrd STAFFORD^[1]

1840 - 1904  (64 years)

• Name	Melvin Byrd STAFFORD
  Born	6 Mar 1840	Clark Co., Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Fannin Co., Texas
  Census	1880	Young Co., Texas
  Census	1900	Henderson Co., Texas
  Name	Malvin STAFFORD
  _UID	64B64A3ECFA7954E9DF46B65F39D119996FA
  Died	4 Dec 1904	Malakoff, Henderson Co., Texas
  Buried	Malakoff Cem., Malakoff, Henderson Co., Texas
  Person ID	I739	Branch 205 Thomas Stafford 1737 PA
  Last Modified	11 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Morgan STAFFORD,   b. 1815, Jefferson Co., Kentucky ,   d. 1849, Fannin Co., Texas  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Nancy BEAUCHAMP,   b. Abt 1816,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Feb 1833	Clark Co., Illinois   [2]
  Family ID	F13202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary E. GREENWOOD,   b. 15 Jan 1852, Effingham Co., Illinois ,   d. 27 Jan 1885, Sunset, Montague Co., Texas  (Age 33 years)
  Married	Abt 1866	McClennan Co., Texas
  Children	1. Nancy Salena STAFFORD,   b. 29 Sep 1867, McClellan Co., Texas ,   d. 11 Sep 1956, Midland, Midland Co., Texas  (Age 88 years)   2. James Thomas STAFFORD,   b. 22 Mar 1870, Wise Co., Texas ,   d. 15 May 1937, Olney, Young Co., Texas  (Age 67 years)   3. Francis Lee STAFFORD,   b. 8 Mar 1874, Hunt Co., Texas ,   d. 28 Nov 1966, Potter Co., Texas  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca MARTIE,   b. 1843, Arkansas
  Married	1874	Red River Co., Texas
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F23882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah HITCHCOCK,   b. 3 Dec 1852, Arkansas ,   d. 2 Jun 1910, Athens, Henderson Co., Texas  (Age 57 years)
  Married	13 Jul 1881
  Census	1900	Henderson Co., Texas
  Notes	Census: 1900 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Melvin Stafford Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 1, Henderson, Texas [Athens, Henderson, Texas] Age: 59 Birth Date: Mar 1841 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Spouse's Name: Sarah Stafford Marriage year: 1870 Marital Status: Married Years married: 30 Occupation: View on Image Household Members: Name Age Melvin Stafford59 Sarah Stafford47 Katie P Stafford14 Altie E Stafford12 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T623_1644; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 53.
  Children	1. Katie Pauline STAFFORD,   b. 24 Nov 1885, Texas ,   d. 6 Feb 1970, Malakoff, Henderson Co., Texas  (Age 84 years)   2. Altie Estelle STAFFORD,   b. 30 Dec 1887, Texas ,   d. 21 Oct 1930, Henderson Co., Texas  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Born: Born in Illinois. Census: 1870. Listed as Malvin Stafford, a farm laborer, with wife Mary E. and daughter Nancy S. 1880. Listed as Malvin Stafford, a farmer, with wife Rebecca and possible adopted children William age 19 b. TX and Nancy age 13 b. AR Moss. Father born in KY and mother born in IL. 1900. Listed as Melvin Stafford, a farmer, with wife Sarah and children Katie P. and Altie E.

  
  

• Sources

  [S35] Stafford Data Branch 105. [S4645] Illinois Marriages to 1850 (Reliability: 2).