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Francis Marion Stafford 1853–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1853

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 11 Apr 1937

Death Location: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

Father: MARGARET PIRTLE

Mother: William Stafford

Spouse(s): Margaret Foster, Margaret Foster

Children(s): Mattie Stafford, Rosa Stafford, Mary Stafford, Goldie Rosenbery

The story of Francis Marion Stafford began in 1853 in Iowa. Francis Marion Stafford married Margaret Ann Foster, and had children including Goldie Olive Rosenbery, Mary Frances Stafford, Mattie J Stafford, Rosa Ellen Stafford. Francis Marion Stafford passed away in 1937 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Marion Stafford began in 1853 in Iowa.
  • Francis Marion Stafford married Margaret Ann Foster, and had children including Goldie Olive Rosenbery, Mary Frances Stafford, Mattie J Stafford, Rosa Ellen Stafford.
  • Francis Marion Stafford passed away in 1937 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

MARGARET PIRTLE
1837–1898
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States
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William Stafford
1830–1872
Birth Location: Wayne, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Foster
1867–1923
Birth Location: Mercer County, Missouri, USA
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Margaret Foster
1867–1923
Birth Location: Mercer County, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Mattie Stafford
1890–1986
Birth Location: Missouri
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Rosa Stafford
1886–1940
Birth Location: , , Iowa, USA
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Mary Stafford
1898–1984
Birth Location: Winslow, Crawford, Arkansas
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Goldie Rosenbery
1902–1998
Birth Location: Crawford, Arkansas, United States
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Francis Stafford's Ancestors

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Francis Stafford
1853–1937
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
MARGARET ANN PIRTLE
1837–1898
Knox, Tennessee, United States
William (Penn) Stafford
1830–1872
Wayne, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Charity Vermillion
1806–1885
North Carolina, USA
Nelson Purtle
1804–1847
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Lydia Mendenhall
1807–1847
Jamestown, NC
Joseph (Clarkson) Stafford
1802–1880
Jamestown, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Stafford's Descendants

1.
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Francis (Marion) Stafford (Jan 1853–11 Apr 1937) m. Margaret (Ann) Foster (11 Jul 1867–23 Apr 1923) m. Margaret (Ann) Foster (11 Jul 1867–23 Apr 1923)
  1. 1. Mattie (J.) Stafford 1890–1986 m. William ("Willie" Marion) Clinton 1887–1949
    1. 1. Arthur (Melvin) Clinton 1914–1977 m. Opal (Pauline) Clinton 1916–2007
      1. 1. Linda Clinton 1948–1985
  2. 2. Rosa (Ellen) Stafford 1886–1940
    1. 1. Orvel (Washington) Mullen 1906–1963
      1. 1. Orvel (W Jr) Mullen 1939–1999
    2. 2. Elsie Bowermaster 1909–
      1. 1. Betty (J) Rathbun 1928–2014
    3. 3. Beulah (Mardell) Mullen 1917–1971
    4. 4. Beulah (Mardell) Mullen 1917–1971
      1. 1. Lilla (Dean) Lemmings 1934–2004
    5. 5. Elsie Bowermaster 1909–
      1. 1. Betty (J) Rathbun 1928–2014
    6. 6. Orvel (Washington) Mullen 1906–1963
      1. 1. Orvel (W Jr) Mullen 1939–1999
    7. 7. Beulah (Mardell) Mullen 1917–1971
  3. 3. Mary (Frances) Stafford 1898–1984 m. Floyd (Wayne) Elsten 1896–1980
    1. 1. Velma (Joan) Elsten 1924–2010
    2. 2. Donald (Everett) Elsten 1928–1996
    3. 3. Floyd (Byron Elsten) Sr 1920–2010
    4. 4. Floyd (Byron Elsten) Sr 1920–2010
  4. 4. Goldie (Olive) Rosenbery 1902–1998
    1. 1. Bettylou Hank 1923–2014

Francis Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1853
Jan 1853
Birth of Francis Marion Stafford in Iowa
Iowa
1937
11 Apr 1937
Age 84
Death of Francis Marion Stafford in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA
Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1853
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1937
    Event Place: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA
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