William STAFFORD

1919 - 1989  (69 years)

• Name	William STAFFORD
  Born	24 Dec 1919	Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A2070C23D6A35E46AC5198585083D356DEC7
  Died	9 Sep 1989	Port Charlotte, Charlotte Co., Florida
  Buried	Charlotte Mem. Gardens, Punta Gorda, Charlotte Co., Florida
  Person ID	I89667	Branch 119 John Stafford b. 1775 Scottland
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	John Sneddon STAFFORD, Sr.,   b. 7 Sep 1874, Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland ,   d. 14 Nov 1933, Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth G. MAJOR,   b. Feb 1880, Barton, Allegeny Co., Maryland ,   d. 11 May 1958, Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1903	Allegany Co., Maryland
  Census	1910	Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland
  Census	1920	Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland
  Census	1930	Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland
  Notes	Census: 25 Apr 1910. Listed as John Stafford, a coal miner, with wife Elizabeth and children Jannie, James C., Isabell and Ednal. Elizabeth had 4 of 4 children living. 5 Jan 1920. Listed as John Stafford, a coal miner, with wife Elizabeth G. and children Jennie, James St. C., Isabell, Edna, Ruth, John, Albert and William. 1930 Federal Census. Name: John Stafford Birth Year: abt 1875 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Maryland Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland Map of Home: View Map House Number in Cities or Towns: 84 Dwelling Number: 22 Family Number: 22 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 8.00 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 28 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Miner Industry: Coal Mine Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Stafford 55 Elizabeth G Stafford 50 James F Stafford 25 Ruth Stafford 17 John S Stafford 15 Albert Stafford 12 William Stafford 10
  Family ID	F28715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Kent JOHNSON,   b. 15 Nov 1923, Keyser, Mineral Co., West Virginia ,   d. 11 Jul 1991, Port Charlotte, Charlotte Co., Florida  (Age 67 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1946	Mineral Co., West Virginia
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F53555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  “The Herald” (Piedmont, W.Va.), Tuesday 19 September 1989: Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Paul Schelm Funeral Chapel, Port Charlotte, Florida, for William Stafford, 69, of 1337 Amber Street, Port Charlotte, and formerly of Westernport, Md., who died September 9 at the Fort Meyers Southeast Regional Medical Center. The Rev. Miles W. McDonald officiated and burial was in the Port Charlotte Memorial Gardens, Punta Gorda, where military rites were accorded. Born December 24, 1919 in Lonaconing, Md., he was a son of the late John Stafford and Elizabeth (Major) Stafford. He was a resident of Port Charlotte for 25 years. A disabled veteran, he served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946. He was wounded February 1, 1945 while serving with Merrill’s Marauders in the Burma Theater. He was awarded numerous medals including the Unit Citation, Asian Pacific Medal with Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Mr. Stafford was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Port Charlotte; Victory Post 155, American Legion, Westernport, Md., and Post 82, Disabled American Veterans of Pennsylvania. He is survived by his widow, Anna Kent (Johnson); one son, William Kent Stafford, Port Charlotte; one daughter, Letitia Ann Stafford, Port Charlotte; three sisters, Jennie Dodd and Ruth Uhl, both of Frostburg, Md., and Isabelle Cochran, Bellaire, Ohio and one grandchild, Nydia Ann Stafford, Port Charlotte.