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Julia Margaret STAFFORD

Julia Margaret STAFFORD

Female 1913 - 1997  (84 years)


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  • Name Julia Margaret STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 16 Aug 1913  Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Julia Marguerite STAFFORD  [4, 7, 8
    Also Known As Margaret STAFFORD  [9
    Also Known As Marguerite STAFFORD  [5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
    Census 19 Jan 1920  Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 8 Apr 1930  Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 27 Apr 1940  Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 10 Apr 1950  Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Death 5 Sep 1997  Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial 8 Sep 1997  Judah Church of Christ Cemetery/Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I4545  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father Luther Berlin STAFFORD,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1965, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Clarissa Goldia HARRELL,   b. 15 May 1892, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1982, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 13 Aug 1912  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Family ID F1496  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Cemer DAVIS,   b. 5 Jul 1913, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1997, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 5 May 1933  Jackson, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Children 
    +1. Dr. David Cemer DAVIS, Jr.,   b. 29 Sep 1933, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 2003, Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Keith Stafford DAVIS,   b. 16 Jun 1938, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 2003, Methodist Hospital/Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Reba Marguerite DAVIS,   b. 22 Dec 1947, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 2023, King's Daughters' Medical Center/Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1480] 1920 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 121, Sheet No. 10B.
      Lines 95 thru 100

    2. [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.
      Name: Julia Margaret Stafford
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 16 Aug 1913
      Birth Place: Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
      Father: Berlin Stafford
      Mother: Goldie Harrell
      Certificate Number: 29997
      Roll number: 40474_357400
      Volume Range: 655 - 661

    3. [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
      Name: Julia Margurite Stafford
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Marriage Age: 19
      Birth Date: 16 Aug 1913
      Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Marriage License Date: 5 May 1933
      Marriage Date: 8 May 1933
      Marriage Place: Jackson, Indiana, USA
      Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Spouse: David C Davis
      Birth Date: 5 Jun 1911
      Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana

    4. [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
      Name: Julia Marguerite Davis
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Age: 84
      Birth Date: 16 Aug 1913
      Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana
      Death Date: 5 Sep 1997
      Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
      Death Registration Date: 1997
      Father: Berlin Stafford
      Mother: Goldie Harrell

    5. [S1506] Judah Church of Christ Cemetery (Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA), Grave Markers.
      DAVIS
      DAVID C.
      JUNE 5, 1913
      APRIL 26, 1997
      MARGUERITE J.
      AUG. 16, 1913
      SEPT. 5, 1997

    6. [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
      Name: Julia Margurite Stafford
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 20
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 16 Aug 1913
      Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Marriage Date: 5 May 1933
      Marriage Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Father: E B Stafford
      Mother: Goldie Harrell
      Spouse: David C Davis
      Page: 434

    7. [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
      Name: Julia Marguerite Stafford
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 20
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 16 Aug 1913
      Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Marriage Date: 5 May 1933
      Marriage Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Father: E B Stafford
      Mother: Goldie Harrell
      Spouse: David C Davis
      Birth Dat: 5 Jun 1911
      Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Page: 434

    8. [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
      Name: David Cemer Davis
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 27
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 5 Jun 1913
      Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana
      Residence Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
      Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
      Registration Place: Indiana, USA
      Employer: Marshall Twp
      Height: 5 11
      Weight: 150
      Complexion: Blue
      Hair Color: Light
      Eye Color: Brown
      Next of Kin: Julia Marguerite Davis

    9. [S1486] 1930 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Ffiteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-9, Supervisor's District No. 13, Sheet No. 3A.
      Lines 15 thru 23

    10. [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
      Name: David C. Davis
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Age: 83
      Birth Date: 5 Jun 1913
      Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana
      Death Date: 26 Apr 1997
      Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
      Death Registration Date: 1997
      Father: Luther Davis
      Mother: Rose Chambers
      Spouse: Marguerite Davis

    11. [S1507] 1940 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall Township, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 9, Enumeration District No. 47-12, Sheet No. 8B.
      Lines 67 thru 70

    12. [S1508] 1950 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-17, Sheet No. 13.
      Lines 27 thru 30

    13. [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      Name: Keith Stafford Davis
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 16 Jun 1938
      Birth Place: Muncie Delew, Indiana
      Death Date: 25 Sep 2003
      Father: David C Davis
      Mother: Margurite J Stafford
      SSN: 312389748
      Notes: Feb 1955: Name Listed As Keith Stafford Davis; 14 Jun 1996: Name Listed As Keith S Davis

    14. [S1509] Obituary of Keith S. DAVIS, (Name: Courier & Press; Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA; Date: 28 Sep 2003;).

      Keith S. Davis


      June 16, 1938 - Sept. 26, 2003

      HENDERSON, Ky.
      - Keith S. Davis, 65, formerly of Avoca, died Thursday, September 26, at Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Ky., following a lengthy illness.

      He as born June 16, 1938, the son of David and Garguerite (Stafford) Davis.

      He graduated from Needmore High School with the class of 1956.

      Survivors include two sons: Michael D. Davis and William Davis, both of Henderson, Ky.; one sister, Reba Coats of Grayson, Ky.; and four grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Martin Luther Davis; and one brother, David "Davey" Davis.

      Burial was in the Fairmont Cemeter in Henderson, Ky.

    15. [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
      Name: Keith Stafford Davis
      Marriage Age: 18
      Birth Date: 16 Jun 1937
      Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1956
      Marriage Place: Orange, Indiana, USA
      Father: David C Davis
      Mother: Marguerite Stafford
      Spouse: Janet Kay Ashcraft
      Birth Date: 27 May 1937
      Other Person: William R Boyd
      Certifier: William R Boyd
      Officiator: R C Curtis

    16. [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
      Name: David C Davis Jr
      Marriage Age: 19
      Birth Date: 29 Sep 1933
      Marriage Date: 1 May 1953
      Marriage Place: Gibson, Indiana, USA
      Father: David C Davis
      Mother: Margueirete Stofford
      Spouse: Phyllis J Beasley
      Marriage Age: 18
      Birth Date: 18 Nov 1934
      Other Person: Joe Bammer
      Certifier: Joe Bammer
      Officiator: Glen R Bond

    17. [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      Name: David Cemer Davis Jr
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 29 Sep 1933
      Birth Place: Bedford Lawr, Indiana
      Death Date: 5 Feb 2003
      Father: David C Davis
      Mother: Margerite Stafford
      SSN: 303360370
      Notes: Mar 1952: Name Listed As David Cemer Davis Jr; 11 Feb 2003: Name Listed As David C Davis Jr

    18. [S1479] Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023.
      Name: Reba Marguerite Davis
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 22 Dec 1947
      Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana
      Marriage License Date: 26 Nov 1966
      Marriage Date: 2 Dec 1966
      Marriage Place: Avoca
      Father: David C. Davis
      Mother: Marguerite Davis
      Spouse: James Darrell Coates
      Birth Date: 30 Mar 1946
      Birth Place: Louisville, Kentucky
      Certificate Number: 78

    19. [S1515] Obituary of Reba DAVIS COATES, (Name: Malone Funeral Home; Location: Grayson, Carter, Kentucky, USA; Date: Abt. 23 Nov 2023;).
      Reba Marguerite Davis Coates, 75, of Grayson went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at the Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Reba was born December 22, 1947 in Bedford, IN a daughter of the late, David and Marguerite Stafford Davis. In addition to her parents, Reba was preceded in death by a daughter, Dr. Jamie Rachelle Coates; and two brothers, David Davis and Keith Davis. Reba graduated from Needmore High School, and attended Oakland City College, where she met the love of her life, Darrell. After college, Reba worked as a Civilian Employee with the US Navy working as a System Analyst. Reba was a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ for over 35 years. Reba enjoyed cross-stitch, and loved to collect angels and bells. Reba is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, James Darrell Coates; a daughter, Julia Marie (Brendon) Marting of Dayton, OH; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Davis of Clearwater, FL; special friends, Tonda and Amon Yates of Grayson; and several friends and extended family who all mourn her passing.

      Funeral services will be 1 pm Monday, November 27, 2023 at the Oak Grove Church of Christ on Damron Branch in Grayson with Bro. Donald M. Damron and Bro. Bradley Cotten officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 am Monday until the service hour at the church. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.malonefuneralhome.com

      In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to: Oak Grove Church of Christ, 1525 Damron Branch, Grayson, KY 41143

    20. [S1519] Obituary of Clara Ellen PARHAM.
      Clara Ellen Parham of Bedford, IN, died Friday, August 29, 2003, at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Born on October 1, 1915, in Lawrence County, IN, she was the daughter of Berlin and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married J. Edward Parham on December 24, 1936, and he preceded her in death.

      Surviving are one son, James E. Parham of Maitland, FL; one daughter, Jane Smith of Bedford, IN; two sisters, Helen Grubb of Bedford, IN, and Rose Hardwick of Florida; and one brother, J. Eugene Stafford of New Mexico. She was preceded in death by one brother, Gordon Stafford; and two sisters, Marguerite Davis and Roberta Boruff.

      For many years she was property manager for Presidential Estates in Madison, IN. She was a member of the First Christian Church and of the Eastern Star.

      Services for Clara Ellen Parham will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 3rd, at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.

    21. [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
      Name: Luther Berlin Stafford
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 21
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 18 Aug 1890
      Birth Place: Logan, Indiana
      Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1912
      Marriage Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Logan, Indiana
      Father: John B Stafford
      Mother: Ellen Fisher
      Spouse: Clarissa Goldie Harrell
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 20
      Birth Date: 15 May 1892
      Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana
      Page: 40


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