Lula Roberta LOWERY

1866 - 1950  (83 years)

• Name	Lula Roberta LOWERY
  Born	2 Sep 1866	Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	80ADE52CF7C5D44983EE95279E916D0CECB5
  Died	25 Mar 1950	Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina   [2]
  Buried	Green Hill Cem., Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina
  Person ID	I75906	Branch 004 William Stafford 1660 MD
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	William A. LOWERY,   b. Jan 1842, probably Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1900, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Laura F. HELTON,   b. Abt 1846, probably Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1900, probably Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Family ID	F25616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emory Junius STAFFORD, Sr.,   b. 11 Feb 1860, Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 27 Jun 1930, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina  (Age 70 years)
  Married	5 Aug 1885	Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [3]
  Notes	Ancestry.com will not let me access the details of this marriage. E-ma il sent inquiring as to why on Dec. 11, 2005: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 Record about Emory J Stafford Name: Emory J Stafford Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: 1860 Age: 25 Race: White Spouse: Lula R Lowrey Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Estimated Birth Year : 1866 Spouse Age: 19 Spouse Race: White Marriage Date: 5 Aug 1885 Marriage County: Forsyth Marriage State: North Carolina Source Vendor: North Carolina State Archives
  Children	1. Laura Lake STAFFORD,   b. 23 Jan 1887, Guilford Co., North Carolina ,   d. 30 Jul 1983  (Age 96 years)   2. Donald Marion STAFFORD,   b. 9 Dec 1889, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina ,   d. 14 Dec 1976, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina  (Age 87 years)   3. Clement Lowrey STAFFORD, Sr.,   b. 17 Feb 1891, Guilford Co., North Carolina ,   d. 25 Jul 1947, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina  (Age 56 years)   4. Lula Mildred STAFFORD,   b. 8 Aug 1893, Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 10 Apr 1971, Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina  (Age 77 years)   5. Madeline STAFFORD,   b. 11 Aug 1896, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina ,   d. 19 Sep 1983, Stewart, Martin Co., Florida  (Age 87 years)   6. Olive R. STAFFORD,   b. Aug 1899, Guilford Co., North Carolina   7. Claire Roberson STAFFORD,   b. 28 Mar 1899, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina ,   d. 9 Feb 1994, North Carolina  (Age 94 years)   8. Emory Junius STAFFORD, Jr.,   b. 18 Aug 1903, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina ,   d. 7 Oct 1965, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F25599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1944, Lula Lowrey Stafford was a widow living at 812 Dover Road in the Irving Park neighborhood in Greensboro.  Her daughter, Mildred was the First Lady of NC. Mildred's husband was Gregg Cherry, 61st Governor of NC from 1945 - 1949.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5488] 1900 NC Census, Guilford County. [S5315] Guilford Co., NC Online Vital Statistics [S6955] Forsyth Co., NC Marriages (Reliability: 2).