Family Group Sheet - George W. Stafford

Name: George Washington Stafford

Birth: 14 Jul 1865 Alabama
Death: 4 Mar 1933 Hickory Hill, Holmes County, Florida
Burial: 5 Mar 1933 Mt. Ida Cemetery, Holmes County, Florida
Other Burial: 28 Jul 2004 Headstone placed by family
Occupation: Farmer

Spouse 1: Louisa COMMANDER

Birth: 12 Oct 1873 Alabama
Death: 30 Oct 1904 Holmes County, Florida
Burial: Mt. Ida Cemetery, Holmes County, Florida
Father: Henry Jefferson COMMANDER (1854-1940)
Mother: Nancy Jane PRESCOTT (1848-1926)
Children:

1 - Mary Belle (1889-1974)
2 - Rosa Lee (1892-1974)
3 - David Oscar (1893-1959)
4 - James Bascom (1896-1967)
5 - Vallie (1898-1974)
6 - George Wilmer (1900-1986)
7 - Donie (1903-1996)
8 - Infant (1904-1904)

Spouse 2: Nancy J. COMMANDER

Birth: Jun 1884 Florida
Death: bef Jul 1917 1914-1917
Burial: Mt. Ida Cemetery, Holmes County, Florida – family tradition
Father: Robert Ira COMMANDER (1849-1919)
Mother: Cassey Caroline WORTHINGTON (1848-1917)
Marriage: 01 Jan 1905 Holmes County, Florida
Children:

 9 - Gypsie (1906-1997)
10 - Roy Washington (1907-1968)
11 - Unknown (1910-unknown)
12 - Hettie (1910-1928)
13 - Milburn Dora (1914-1985)

Spouse 3: Catherine Rebecca BENTON

Birth: 20 Sep 1890 Holmes County, Florida
Death: 6 Jun 1947 Westville, Holmes County, Florida
Burial: 8 Jun 1947 Camp Ground Cemetery, Holmes County, Florida
Father: James M. BENTON (1855-1920)
Mother: Elizabeth "Lizzie" PRESCOTT (1850-1912)
Marriage: 15 Jul 1917 Holmes County, Florida
Children:

14 - Lizzie May (died as child) (1918-1930)
15 - Daniel Union (1920-1989) *Contributor’s grandfather
16 - James D. (died as child) (1925-1932)
17 - Eula Mae (1927-2003)
18 - Ruthie Lee (living)

Contributed 28 Oct 2004 by Gale Stafford Wall, 1956 E. Jamestown Drive, Olathe, KS 66062

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