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James Ennis Stafford 1838–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1838

Birth Location: Ashland, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1923

Death Location: Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Stafford

Mother: Mariah Ennis

Spouse(s): Rebecca Watson

Children(s): Jennie Stafford, Dessie Cooley, John Stafford, Samuel Stafford, Joseph Stafford, julie Stafford, Inez Stafford

James Ennis Stafford was born in 1838 in Ashland, Ohio, USA, the child of John Stafford And Mariah Ennis. In 1880, James Ennis Stafford resided in Milford, Defiance, Ohio, United States. James Ennis Stafford married Rebecca J Watson, and had children including Dessie Alda Cooley, Inez A Stafford, Jennie Madge Stafford, John Marion Stafford, Joseph Stafford, Julie Stafford, Samuel S Stafford. James Ennis Stafford passed away in 1923 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Ennis Stafford was born in 1838 in Ashland, Ohio, USA, the child of John Stafford And Mariah Ennis.
  • In 1880, James Ennis Stafford resided in Milford, Defiance, Ohio, United States.
  • James Ennis Stafford married Rebecca J Watson, and had children including Dessie Alda Cooley, Inez A Stafford, Jennie Madge Stafford, John Marion Stafford, Joseph Stafford, Julie Stafford, Samuel S Stafford.
  • James Ennis Stafford passed away in 1923 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stafford
1807–1855
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mariah Ennis
1810–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Watson
1843–1928
Birth Location: Indiana
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Children(s)

Jennie Stafford
1882–1949
Birth Location: hicksville,ohio
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Dessie Cooley
1865–1926
Birth Location: Indiana
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John Stafford
1868–1934
Birth Location: Indiana
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Samuel Stafford
1872–1928
Birth Location: St. Joseph, Williams, OH, USA
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Joseph Stafford
1875–1945
Birth Location: Williams County, Ohio, USA
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julie Stafford
1870–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Inez Stafford
1887–1977
Birth Location: Ohio
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James Stafford's Ancestors

Self
James Stafford
1838–1923
Birth Place: Ashland, Ohio, USA
Parents
John Stafford
1807–1855
Pennsylvania
Mariah Ennis
1810–
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
James Stafford
1777–1840
Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Jane Culbertson
1777–1854
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Stafford
1755–1842
Rachel Wilcox
1755–1845
John CULBERTSON
1747–1797
Margaret Cloyd
1749–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stafford
1715–1765
Catherine Carty
1746–1768
Daniel WILCOX
1680–1720
Sarah AUSTIN
1684–1755
Samuel Culbertson
1719–1789
Jennet Shields
1721–1782
James Cloyd
1707–1771
Margaret Wilson
1711–1760

James Stafford's Descendants

1.
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James (Ennis) Stafford (30 Mar 1838–14 Jul 1923) m. Rebecca (J) Watson (23 Nov 1843–20 Jul 1928)
  1. 1. Jennie (Madge) Stafford 1882–1949 m. ralph (jacob) grimm 1879–1950
    1. 1. Buelah Grimm 1902–1963 m. Frank Johnson 1902–
      1. 1. Harriet (Mae) Johnson 1928–2003
    2. 2. James (J) Grimm 1909–1981
    3. 3. Gertrude (Mae) French 1910–1988 m. bernard (jerome) french 1908–1986
      1. 1. Richard (E.) French 1935–2005
      2. 2. Gerald (J.) French 1932–2022
      3. 3. james (william) french 1928–1963 m. Donelda (Lael Schafer) French 1929–2024
    4. 4. Ertis (Leroy) Grimm 1906–1979 m. Matilda (M) Grimm 1914–
      1. 1. Mildred (Mae) Adkins 1934–2008
      2. 2. Joan (Marie) Kidder 1939–2005
    5. 5. Robert (Eugene) Grimm 1919–1998 m. Marie (A Van) Scoder 1927–1989
      1. 1. Sharon (Rose) Houck 1946–2011 m. Gerald (Lester) Houck 1946–2019 m. Howard (Richard) Speck 1943–2010
    6. 6. Lavon ("Lee" Vern) Grimm 1913–2005 m. Mary (Cecelia) Durecki 1912–1988
      1. 1. Thomas (Stafford) Grimm 1940–2013
      2. 2. John (Bruce) Grimm 1942–2004 m. Constance (Mae) Clague 1943–2008
    7. 7. Mary (Catherin) Grimm 1921–1997 m. Walter Hiler 1922–
      1. 1. Judith (Rose) Hiler 1944–2020
    8. 8. Bettie Grimm 1926–1994 m. Gerald (Junior) Schultz 1928–1983 m. John (Robert) Fidler 1929–2009
    9. 9. Beulah (L) Johnson 1902–1963 m. Frank Johnson 1902– m. Frank Johnson 1902–
      1. 1. Rosemary Johnson 1921–
      2. 2. John Johnson 1923–
      3. 3. Ralph Johnson 1924–
      4. 4. Harriet (Mae) Johnson 1928–2003
    10. 10. Vera (Beatrice) Grimm 1900–1917 m. James (Blaine) Frye 1883–1963
      1. 1. Juanita (Fae) Frye 1917–1976 m. Ralph (Edward) Fair 1911–1986 m. Wilbur (Nelson) Coy 1911–1968
  2. 2. Dessie (Alda) Cooley 1865–1926 m. George Cooley 1855–1943
    1. 1. James (Benjamin) Cooley 1891–1972
    2. 2. Bonnie (Mae) White 1904–1970
    3. 3. Nettie (J) Baron 1893–1974
  3. 3. John (Marion) Stafford 1868–1934 m. Nettie (V) Shutt 1866–1948
    1. 1. Dayton (Clarence) Stafford 1894–1948
    2. 2. Edith (May) Stafford 1901–1917
    3. 3. Harold (Heiabel) Stafford 1907–1985
  4. 4. Samuel (S) Stafford 1872–1928 m. Flossie (Mae (twin)) Carey 1880–1931
    1. 1. Loa Stafford 1905–1987 m. John Daley 1900–
  5. 5. Joseph Stafford 1875–1945 m. Ida (Belle) Burke 1880–1945
    1. 1. Charles (Robert) Stafford 1902–1954 m. Hazel Eldred 1864–1961
    2. 2. James (Emmett) Stafford 1910–1969
    3. 3. Aretta (C) Stafford 1914–
    4. 4. Emil (Edward) Stafford 1905–
    5. 5. Basil Stafford 1922–1942
    6. 6. Carl Stafford 1920–
    7. 7. wendle (alfonzo) Stafford 1900–1910
  6. 6. julie Stafford 1870–
  7. 7. Inez (A) Stafford 1887–1977 m. Otto (F) Graebner 1893–1972 m. Otto (F) Graebler 1887–1972

James Stafford's Timeline

6 Records

1838
30 Mar 1838
Birth of James Ennis Stafford in Ashland, Ohio, USA
Ashland, Ohio, USA
1861
May Dec 1861
Age 23
James Ennis Stafford was married in Dekalb
Dekalb
1880
1880
Age 42
James Ennis Stafford resided here in Milford, Defiance, Ohio, United States
Milford, Defiance, Ohio, United States
1890
Jun 1890
Age 52
James Ennis Stafford resided here in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA
Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 82
James Ennis Stafford resided here in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA
Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA
1923
14 Jul 1923
Age 85
Death of James Ennis Stafford in Hicksville Village, Ohio
Hicksville Village, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1838
    Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T625_1376; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 13
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Milford, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 204A; Enumeration District: 239; Image: 0631.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May Dec 1861
    Event Place: Dekalb
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriage Collection, Title: , ; Book: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Milford, Defiance, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Milford, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 204A; Enumeration District: 239; Image: 0631.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T625_1376; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Hicksville Village, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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