Stanford, William Lewis 'Bill'

1910 - 1989  (78 years)

• Name	Stanford, William Lewis 'Bill'
  Birth	12 Jul 1910	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STAN.W004
  _FGRAVE	21659775
  Death	1989  [4, 5]
  Person ID	I19218	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Eugene Dickson,   b. 30 Nov 1879, Illinois d. 17 Sep 1964 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Blackledge, Ella Cleone,   b. 22 Oct 1881, Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1944 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1905	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F8689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chaffin, Berenice 'Bea',   b. 10 Jan 1916, Illinois d. 14 Oct 1984 (Age 68 years)
  Children	> 1. Stanford, David Allen,   b. 26 Dec 1945   d. 29 Aug 1981 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F17972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jul 1910 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William L. Stanford, 74, Flora, died at 5:10 a.m. today, Jan 4, in his home. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in St. Stephen's Catholic Church Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association. Mr. Stanford was born July 12, 1910, in Clay City, the son of Eugene D. and Ella (Blacklidge) Stanford. He married Berniece C. Chaffin Sept. 26, 1942 in Flora and she preceded him in death Oct. 14, 1984. He was a farmer and a member of the Harmony Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Flora Elks; the Clay County Farm Bureau, a 32 year board member of Clay Electric Co-Operative, Inc., having served as president for several years. He was also a Clay Electric Co-Operative representative to the Association of Illinois Electric Co-Operative and Soyland Power Co-Operative and Natural Rural Electric Co-Operative Association. Survivors include three brothers, Frank, Clay City; Harold, Flora; Carroll, Campbell, Ca.; three sisters, Mrs. Imogene Winchester,Flora; Mrs.Glenn,(Mildred) Welsh, Clay City; and Mrs. Frances Bones, Olney; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son and a sister. Olney Daily Mail (IL) 4 January 1985

  
  

• Sources

  [S5214] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 10, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5216] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, page 1a, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5215] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Stanford, Harold L., 89, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23667417), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5222] Obituary, Stanford, Mildred, 91, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5217] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Stanford, Ella Cleone, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20644216), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5213] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Ella C. and Eugene D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20644219/eugene-dickson-stanford), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5216] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, page 1a, (http://www.ancestry.com), none. (Reliability: 2).