Leonard Jesse Stafford

1877 - 1959  (82 years)

• Name	Leonard Jesse Stafford  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Mar 1877	Cass County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 1959	Pasadena, Harris County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	Art Peck writes that as a young married man, he farmed and raised cattle. Later he worked for Humbolt Oil in Humbolt, Texas. During World War II, he was employed at Todd Ship Yards. He returned to the Oil industry after the War, retiring from Shell Oil Company. Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 5, 1949, reported that he, along with his wife and youngest daughter, Marybell, attended the Spanish American War Veterans Convention on Amarillo. The "Lowery plus" tree on Rootsweb instead has his place of birth as Marshall, Texas.
  Person ID	I5014	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	George Washington Stafford,   b. Abt 1817, Missouri d. Aft 1880, Texas (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Jane Belcher,   b. Abt 1834, Lawrence County, Illinois d. Abt 1882, Texas (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	21 Jul 1854	Calhoun County, Illinois   [2]
  Family ID	F10246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Belle Adeline Hills,   b. 20 Sep 1887, Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas d. 25 Sep 1969, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1905	Texas   [1]
  Children	1. Ina Inez Stafford,   b. 26 Jul 1906, Whitehall, Poinsett County, Arkansas d. 10 Sep 1914, Caruth, Dunklin County, Missouri (Age 8 years)   2. Ralph Leonard Stafford,   b. 27 Aug 1908, Whitehall, Poinsett County, Arkansas d. 14 Feb 1993, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 84 years)   3. Eulas Henry Howard Stafford, Sr.,   b. 26 Nov 1914, Caruth, Dunklin County, Missouri d. 22 Aug 1996, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 81 years)   4. Vivian Marybell Stafford,   b. 29 Apr 1919, Humble, Harris County, Texas d. 3 Apr 1988, Austin, Travis County, Texas (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F2669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Mar 1877 - Cass County, Texas Marriage - 20 Sep 1905 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S641] Giannette, Misty (chelleyg@comcast.net) "Lowery plus" Ver. 2009-02-16 05:45:17 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:3197540.