Martha Stafford & Family

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~~~~~Fourth Generation~~~~~

 

Martha Stafford and family

57.  Martha Stafford 4 (William1, Robert2 Benjamin2) was born in September 1862 to Benjamin and Susan Stafford.1,2   As a child she lived with her parents in Morgan County.1,3  When she was 18 years old she married Manford M. Myrick also of Morgan County.  They were married on 02 February 1881.4   In 1900, they lived in Morgan County.4   According to the census records their 6 children were born in Indiana, but little else is known about the Myricks.  They divorced some time before 1920.  In 1920, Martha Myrick is living with her sister Mary Russell and her daughter's family.5 For more discussion about Mary and her daughter's family see Mary Stafford's webpage.  In 1920, Manford Myrick lived in Hendricks County, Indiana with his son, Herman.6  In 1936, when Grant Stafford, who was Martha's brother died, the obituary stated that she lived in Arkansas.7  

 

 

Suggestions for additional research:

  • Need to find divorce record for Manford and Martha Myrick nee Stafford; may be in Hendricks County, Indiana or Poinsett County, Arkansas.

 

 

Manford and Martha Myrick nee Stafford were the parents of :

 

i.

Lula Mae Myrick

b. August 1883 in Indiana; d. [?]; m.

 

ii.

Ada Ethel Myrick

b. February 1886 in Indiana; d. [?]; m.

 

iii.

Carrie Edna Myrick

b. November 1888 in Indiana; d. [?]; m.

 

iv.

Claude Leo Myrick

b. 07 October 1891 in Indiana;8,9 d. [?]; m.

 

v.

James William Edward Myrick

b. 24 May 1894 in Indiana;8,9 d. [?]; m.

 

vi.

Rev. Herman Myrick

b. July 1902 in Indiana; d. [?]; m.

   

 

Documentation for events in Martha Stafford life

Martha and Manford Myrick

Census

  • 1870 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana; in father's household

  • 1880 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana

  • 1900 - Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana 

  • 1910 - Did not find

  • 1920 - Martha and Manford divorced and living separately; Manford Myrick; Martha Myrick

  • 1930 - Did not find

Marriage Records

 

Deed Records

  • Have not researched in deed records 

Death and Burial

  • Need dates and places of death for Martha and Manford Myrick

Probate files

  • Need to research probate files

 

 

Citations for Martha Stafford

 

1

Benjamin Stafford household, 1870 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, page 24, dwelling 178, family 178; National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 346.

2

Manford M. Myrick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, page 10A, ED 45, SD 5, dwelling 209, family 209 National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 394.

3

Benjamin Stafford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Clay Township, page 25, ED 266, SD 4, dwelling 227, family 242; National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 309.

4

Myrick – Stafford marriage record (02 February 1881), Morgan County Marriage Record Book 2:226; Morgan County Clerk’s Office; document from the Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, Indiana.

5

William F. Northern household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morgan County, Indiana, population schedule, Washington Township, page 4B, ED 37, SD 5, dwelling 50, family 50; National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 436.

6

Manford Myrick household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hendricks County, Indiana, population schedule, Guilford Township, page 7B, ED 205, SD 2, dwelling 153, family 153; National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 458.

7

“Grant Stafford Dies Suddenly,” Martinsville Republican, January 1911, no page or column cited; copy of obituary obtained from obituary file Martinsville Public Library.

8

World War II Draft Registration Cards, Ancestry.com

9

World War I Draft Registration Cards, Ancestry.com

 

 

 

 

 

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Contact Information

If you have information about these families and would like to correspond please feel 

free to email me at smiller@stjoelive.com or by writing to me at the following address:

Sharlene Miller

20788 Orchard Lane

St. Joseph, Missouri 64505

816-233-7241

 

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