Luther Gordon STAFFORD

1917 - 1987  (69 years)

• Name	Luther Gordon STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	11 Oct 1917	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Gorden STAFFORD  [8]
  Also Known As	Gordon STAFFORD  [9]
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Census	3 Apr 1950	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Death	22 Mar 1987	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA   [3, 5]
  Burial	Abt 25 Mar 1987	Highland Park Cemetery/Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I4547	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Luther Berlin STAFFORD,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA d. 13 Oct 1965, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clarissa Goldia HARRELL,   b. 15 May 1892, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 17 Jul 1982, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Aug 1912	Indiana, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F1496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Ella HIRONS,   b. 7 Apr 1922, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA d. 12 Dec 2002, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1948	Allen, Indiana, USA   [6]
  	Marjorie was previously married to George J. EASTERDAY (b.1919, d. 1985, m. 1940).
  Family ID	F1692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Gender: Male Birth Date: 11 Oct 1917 Birth Place: Logan, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Certificate Number: 32742 Roll number: 45385_539574 Volume Range: 1172 - 1177 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Age: 69 Birth Date: 11 Oct 1917 Birth Place: Indiana Death Date: 22 Mar 1987 Death Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 1987 Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Spouse: Marjorie Hirons Stafford [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 23 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 11 Oct 1917 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Residence Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Indiana, USA Employer: J C Grubb Height: 5 7 Weight: 128 Complexion: Light Brown Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Gray Next of Kin: Goldia Stafford [S1520] Highland Park Cemetery (Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA), Grave Markers. LUTHER G STAFFORD 1917 1987 [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Marriage Age: 31 Birth Date: 11 Oct 1916 Birth Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana Marriage License Date: 24 Jan 1948 Marriage Date: 24 Jan 1948 Marriage Place: Allen, Indiana, USA Residence Place: Fort Wayne Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldia Harell Spouse: Marjorie Ella Hirons Gender: Female Race: White Marriage Age: 25 Birth Date: 7 Apr 1922 Birth Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana Officiator: Robert Beck [S1521] 1950 U.S. Census, Indiana, Allen, Fort Wayne, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 95-11, Sheet No. 6. Lines 3 thru 4 [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 [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. [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