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Descendants of Josiah Stafford
Generation No. 1
1. JOSIAH1 STAFFORD was born 1757 in Pasquotank, N C, and died May 16, 1835 in Bedford Co, Tn. He married SARAH IVEY in Pasquotank,N C, daughter of ROBERT IVEY and ELIZABETH TURNER.
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Burial: Bedford Co, Tn
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Marriage: Pasquotank,N C
Child of JOSIAH STAFFORD and SARAH IVEY is:
i. IVEY2 STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1788, Johnson Co. N C; d. Aft. 1850, Clark County Ark.
Generation No. 2
2. IVEY2 STAFFORD (JOSIAH1) was born Abt. 1788 in Johnson Co. N C, and died Aft. 1850 in Clark County Ark. He married POLLY Abt. 1810. She was born Abt. 1794 in N C, and died Aft. 1850.
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Marriage: Abt. 1810
Children of IVEY STAFFORD and POLLY are:
i. ROBERT S.3 STAFFORD, b. 1813.
ii. JOSIAH SORRELLS STAFFORD, b. September 15, 1816.
iii. FEMALE STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1820.
iv. GEORGE FRANKLIN STAFFORD, b. February 08, 1825, Lawerence Co. Tn; d. 1916, Limestone Co. Tx.
v. WILLIAM STAFFORD, b. July 1827.
vi. FEMALE STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1830.
vii. JAMES W. STAFFORD, b. Abt. 1839.
Generation No. 3
3. GEORGE FRANKLIN3 STAFFORD (IVEY2, JOSIAH1) was born February 08, 1825 in Lawerence Co. Tn, and died 1916 in Limestone Co. Tx. He married (1) LETHE JOHNSON Abt. 1845. She was born Abt. 1824, and died Abt. 1866 in Ms. He married (2) SARAH JOHNSON Abt. 1867 in Ms.. She was born October 24, 1828.
Notes for GEORGE FRANKLIN STAFFORD:
Mississippi State Archives-Muster Rolls Civil War Records
George Franklin Stafford enlisted in 1862 under Capt. Cochran with the "Rough and Readies" in what is now Lee County,Ms. Muster Rolls state he is wounded in action at Knoxville in 1863. He is returned to infantry after only six days He is captured in Berryville,Va on Sept. 4,1864. Pvt. George F. Stafford was released from Prison in Camp Chase Ohio on June 11,1865 without being given a horse or money. He walked home with only the clothes on his back, foraging for food along the way. His wife Lethe, died about three weeks after George came home from the Civil War. His occupation in 1861, before enlisting for duty: Farmer in Holly Springs, Ms. According to Application of Confederate Pension, George Stafford moved to TX on Nov. 26, 1885. Confederate Pension # 31779 Limestone Co TX.
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Burial: Old Armour Cem. Coolidge, Tx Limestone County
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Marriage 1: Abt. 1845
Marriage 2: Abt. 1845, ms
Notes for SARAH JOHNSON:
Sarah Johnson was a Sister to Lethe Johnson She had her first and only child at age forty.
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Marriage: Abt. 1867, Ms.
Children of GEORGE STAFFORD and LETHE JOHNSON are:
i. NANCY C4 STAFFORD, b. 1845, Ms; m. JOSEPH H. SILLS, March 18, 1872, Benton, Ms.
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Marriage: March 18, 1872, Benton, Ms
ii. SARAH LOUISA STAFFORD, b. 1848, Ms; m. LEONARD C,. RHODES, November 06, 1872, Benton, Ms.
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Marriage: November 06, 1872, Benton, Ms
iii. MARTHA ANNA STAFFORD, b. 1849, Ms; m. J. J. JERRY RHODES, September 04, 1878, Benton, Ms.
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Marriage: September 04, 1878, Benton, Ms
iv. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STAFFORD, b. 1852; d. 1893, Tehuacana, Tx Limestone Co..
v. MARY K.J. STAFFORD, b. 1855, Yalobusha MS; m. A. E. AUTRY, May 04, 1874, Benton, MS.
Notes for MARY K.J. STAFFORD:
At one time after coming to Texas they had a flour mill in Grandbury, later they moved to OKLA. Told to me by the G-Granddaughter of George Franklin Stafford. (Sybil Brown)
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Marriage: May 04, 1874, Benton, MS
vi. JAMES H. STAFFORD, b. 1858, Yalobusha, MS.
Child of GEORGE STAFFORD and SARAH JOHNSON is:
vii. THOMAS JEFFERSON4 STAFFORD, b. August 03, 1868, Ms.; d. September 29, 1936, Waco, TX McLennan Co..
Generation No. 4
4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 STAFFORD (GEORGE FRANKLIN3, IVEY2, JOSIAH1) was born 1852, and died 1893 in Tehuacana, Tx Limestone Co.. He married (1) MARY L. RHODES March 18, 1872 in Ms. She died December 21, 1886 in Tehuacana, Tx Limestone Co.. He married (2) SARAH RHODES May 12, 1887 in Limestone County , Tx. She was born 1853 in Benton, Ms.
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Burial: Tehuacana, Tx Limestone Co.
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Marriage: March 18, 1872, Ms
Notes for SARAH RHODES:
Sarah Rhodes was a widow of A. Autry. She was a sister to Mary L. Rhodes, Benjamin Franklin's first wife.
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Marriage: May 12, 1887, Limestone County , Tx
Children of BENJAMIN STAFFORD and MARY RHODES are:
i. ZELPHIA5 STAFFORD, b. Abt. December 1872.
ii. JAMES STAFFORD, b. 1873; d. Stamford, Tx Jones County.
iii. REBECCA STAFFORD, b. 1875; m. J. E. BACON, September 21, 1892, Techuacana, Tx Limestone County.
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Marriage: September 21, 1892, Techuacana, Tx Limestone County
iv. LUCINDA ELIZABETH STAFFORD, b. February 05, 1877, Pine Grove, Ms; d. January 05, 1942, Maypearl, Tx Ellis County; m. JAMES FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, April 03, 1892, Techuacana, Tx Limestone County; b. July 30, 1874, MS; d. September 19, 1945, Maypearl, Tx Ellis County.
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Burial: Maypearl Cemetary Maypearl, Tx Ellis County
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Burial: Maypearl Cemetary Maypearl, Tx Ellis County
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Marriage: April 03, 1892, Techuacana, Tx Limestone County
v. THOMAS BENJAMIN STAFFORD, b. 1879.
vi. LOUIS OLIVER STAFFORD, b. October 19, 1880.
vii. EDNA STAFFORD, b. 1885; d. Rule,Tx, Haskell, County; m. FOWLER.
viii. INFANT DAUGHTER STAFFORD, b. December 18, 1886.
5. THOMAS JEFFERSON4 STAFFORD (GEORGE FRANKLIN3, IVEY2, JOSIAH1) was born August 03, 1868 in Ms., and died September 29, 1936 in Waco, TX McLennan Co.. He married EMMA HERRING. She was born December 23, 1870 in Coolidge ,TX Limestone County.
Children of THOMAS STAFFORD and EMMA HERRING are:
i. LORA MAE5 STAFFORD, b. July 26, 1894.
ii. GEORGE HENRY STAFFORD, b. August 02, 1895.
iii. ALMEDIAF STAFFORD, b. June 28, 1900.
iv. WILLIAM THOMAS STAFFORD, b. April 18, 1902.
v. VESTER GERTRUDE STAFFORD, b. August 24, 1905.