Bedford H. Stanfield1

b. 9 May 1840, d. 9 April 1928
Family
Birth*9 May 1840Bedford H. Stanfield was born on 9 May 1840 in Orange County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*15 January 1860He married Mary Helen Shields on 15 January 1860 in Orange County, Indiana.2,1,3 
Death*9 April 1928He died on 9 April 1928 in Orange County, Indiana, at age 871 
Burial* and was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County.1 

Family

 Mary Helen Shields b. 2 Jan 1842, d. 17 Oct 1928
Child 1.Ercurius A. Stanfield+1,4,5 b. 8 May 1866, d. 13 Dec 1938

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Bedford H Stanfield, Memorial# 31248125. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Helen (Shields) Stanfield, Memorial# 31248312.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 15 January 1860 in Orange County, Indiana, USA, of Bedford "Standfield" and Mary H Shields, referencing the Works Progress Administration, Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940, Orange County, Indiana, index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office, Paoli, Book C- 4, Page 330. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ercurius Albert “Ark” Stanfield, Memorial# 31248354.
  5. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 November 1897 in Orange County, of Ercurius A Standfield, age 32, born about 1865, son of Bedford H Stanfield and Mary H Shields , referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 Original Record Location County Welfare Office Pa; Book: H-2; Page: 1.

Deborah Stanfield1

Family
Marriage*She married Richard Woodward.1 

Family

 Richard Woodward
Child 1.Elizabeth Woodward1

Citations

  1. [S1518] Herbert C. Standing, The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America. Typed manuscript, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041: Herbert C. Standing, June 1976), page 11. Hereinafter cited as The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America.

Edith I. Stanfield1,2

b. 16 March 1904, d. 17 August 1990
Family
Father*Ercurius A. Stanfield3,4,5,6 b. 8 May 1866, d. 13 Dec 1938
Mother*Carrie E. Jones3,7,5,6 b. 1877, d. 23 Aug 1956
Birth*16 March 1904Edith I. Stanfield was born on 16 March 1904 in Orange County, Indiana.5,3,6 
(Daughter) Census US 191018 April 1910Edith I. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in the household of her parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. She was 6 years old and not yet attending school.6 
Marriage*September 1927She married, as his fourth wife, Van R. Charles, son of Wilber A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, in September 1927 in Indiana.8 
(Wife) Death28 November 1932Edith became a widow when Van R. Charles died from pulmonary tuberculosis, after less than five years of marriage, on 28 November 1932 at age 38.9,10 
Death*17 August 1990She died on 17 August 1990 in Methodist Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 865,3 
Burial* and was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, the same cemetery as her husband who had died 58 years earlier after less than 5 years of marriage.5,9 

Family 1

 Leroy F. Anderson
Child 1.Lillian June Anderson1,2 b. 18 Jun 1924

Family 2

 Van R. Charles b. 21 Mar 1894, d. 28 Nov 1932

Citations

  1. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Lillian June Anderson, born on 18 June 1924 at French Lick, Indiana, daughter of Leroy F Anderson and Edith I Charles, died on 20 February 2002, agency notes: Jan 1942: Name Listed As Lillian June Anderson; Nov 1946: Name Listed As Lillian June Sayre; 23 Jul 1976: Name Listed As Lillian J Bennett. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S2628] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of unnamed female Stanfield on 18 June 1924 in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA, illegitimate daughter of Lee Anderson, age 19, laborer, and Edith Stanfield, age 20, both were born in Indiana and both were residents of French Lick, Orange County, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Records; Year: 1924; Roll: 014, citing Certificate# 33167, Roll# 40474_357286, Volume Range 66 - 70. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Times-Mail, Bedford, Indiana, Sunday, August 19, 1990, page 2, reporting the death of Edith Charles, 86, of French Lick, who died Friday afternoon at Methodist Hospital in Louisville; that she was born March 16, 1904 in Orange County; that she was the daughter of Albert and Carrie E. (Jones) Stanfield; that she was preceded in death by husband Van Charles; survived by daughter June Bennett of Jeffersonville. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ercurius Albert “Ark” Stanfield, Memorial# 31248354. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edith I (Stanfield) Charles, Memorial# 85712547.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ercurius A. and Carrie Stanfield, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Carrie E (Jones) Stanfield, Memorial# 31248426.
  8. [S2891] Edith I. Stanfield and Van K. Charles 1927 Marriage, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Herald, (Jasper, Indiana), Friday, September 23, 1927, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 15, 2025), reporting that a marriage license had been issued to Van K. Charles of West Baden and Edith I. Stanfield of French Lick, and that they had been married by the Reverend Walter C. Rasche. Hereinafter cited as Edith I. Stanfield and Van K. Charles 1927 Marriage, Indiana.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Van R Charles, Memorial# 85712464.
  10. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from pulmonary tuberculosis of Van R. Charles, age 38, laborer, married to Edith Charles, died on 28 November 1932 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, USA, born on 21 March 1894 in Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana, son of Wilber Charles, born in French Lick, Orange County, and Rhoda Holbert, born in Orange County, informant Noble O. Charles, Date Registered 1932, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1932; Roll: 12. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

Ercurius A. Stanfield1

b. 8 May 1866, d. 13 December 1938
Family
Father*Bedford H. Stanfield2,3,4 b. 9 May 1840, d. 9 Apr 1928
Mother*Mary Helen Shields5,3,4 b. 2 Jan 1842, d. 17 Oct 1928
Birth*8 May 1866Ercurius A. Stanfield was born on 8 May 1866 in Orange County, Indiana.3 
Name VariationHis full name was Ercurius Albert Stanfield3 
Name Variation and he was also called Albert.6 
Marriage*16 June 1891He married first, as her first husband, Willie E. DeJarnatt, daughter of Jarred DeJarnatt and Nancy J. Eddy, on 16 June 1891 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana.7 
Marriage*4 November 1897He married second Carrie E. Jones, daughter of John Jones and Eliza J. Clements, on 4 November 1897 in Orange County, Indiana.6,4,8,9,3 
Census US 1910*18 April 1910Carrie and Ercurius A. Stanfield were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Ercurius was recorded as "Excurious" and the family's surname as "Standfield". He was 43 years of age and worked for wages as a house painter, and Carrie was 31 years of age and worked as a washerwoman from her house on her own account. They rented their home, which was on a farm, had been married for 12 years, his second marriage and Carrie's first. She had given birth to four children, all of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1910. Lesley S. and Albert H. were ages 11 and 8 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year; Edith I. was 6 years old and not yet attending school; and Mabel M. was 2 years old. Carrie's niece, Mary Jones, and her two children, were also enumerated in the Stanfield household in 1910. Mary, who was 23 years of age, unmarried and worked for wages as a chambermaid in a hotel, was the daughter of Carrie's brother, Samuel J. Jones. Mary's daughter, Nellie B. Jones, was 3 years old and her son, Paul Jones, was nine months. All except the four youngest of the children in the Stanfield household were able to read, write and to speak English.1 
Death*13 December 1938He died on 13 December 1938 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, at age 723 
Burial* and was buried in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County.3 

Family 1

 Willie E. DeJarnatt b. 16 Apr 1876, d. 16 Aug 1943

Family 2

 Carrie E. Jones b. 1877, d. 23 Aug 1956
Children 1.Lesley S. Stanfield1 b. 1899
 2.Albert H. Stanfield1 b. 1902
 3.Edith I. Stanfield+6,3,10,1 b. 16 Mar 1904, d. 17 Aug 1990
 4.Mabel M. Stanfield1 b. 1908

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ercurius A. and Carrie Stanfield, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Bedford H Stanfield, Memorial# 31248125. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ercurius Albert “Ark” Stanfield, Memorial# 31248354.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 November 1897 in Orange County, of Ercurius A Standfield, age 32, born about 1865, son of Bedford H Stanfield and Mary H Shields , referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 Original Record Location County Welfare Office Pa; Book: H-2; Page: 1. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Helen (Shields) Stanfield, Memorial# 31248312.
  6. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Times-Mail, Bedford, Indiana, Sunday, August 19, 1990, page 2, reporting the death of Edith Charles, 86, of French Lick, who died Friday afternoon at Methodist Hospital in Louisville; that she was born March 16, 1904 in Orange County; that she was the daughter of Albert and Carrie E. (Jones) Stanfield; that she was preceded in death by husband Van Charles; survived by daughter June Bennett of Jeffersonville. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  7. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of E A Stanfield, son of Bedford Stanfield and Mary E. Shields, and Willie E Dejarnett, daughter of J W Dejarnett and "Mary Jeddey", on 16 June 1891 in French Lick, Indiana, United States, citing page 194 and referencing no FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  8. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 November 1897 in Orange County, of Carrie E Jones and Ercurius Standfield, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office Pao; Book: C- 9; Page: 221.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Carrie E (Jones) Stanfield, Memorial# 31248426.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edith I (Stanfield) Charles, Memorial# 85712547.

Lesley S. Stanfield1

b. 1899
Family
Father*Ercurius A. Stanfield1 b. 8 May 1866, d. 13 Dec 1938
Mother*Carrie E. Jones1 b. 1877, d. 23 Aug 1956
Birth*1899Lesley S. Stanfield was born about 1899 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 191018 April 1910Lesley S. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in the household of his parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 11 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ercurius A. and Carrie Stanfield, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Mabel M. Stanfield1

b. 1908
Family
Father*Ercurius A. Stanfield1 b. 8 May 1866, d. 13 Dec 1938
Mother*Carrie E. Jones1 b. 1877, d. 23 Aug 1956
Birth*1908Mabel M. Stanfield was born about 1908 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Census US 191018 April 1910Mabel M. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in the household of her parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. She was 2 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ercurius A. and Carrie Stanfield, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

John Staniford1,2

Family
Marriage*13 August 1705He married as her second husband Sarah (Colman) Bant, daughter of William Colman and Elizabeth __?__, on 13 August 1705 in Brattle Square Church, Boston. Their marriage was performed by Sarah's brother, the Reverend Benjamin Colman.1,2 

Family

 Sarah Colman

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 228. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.

James Stanishurst1

Family

Family
Child 1.Margaret Stanishurst+1 d. 1609

Citations

  1. [S1630] Reverend William Ball Wright, The Ussher Memoirs : Genealogical Memoirs of the Ussher Families in Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (London, England: Mitchell & Hughes, 1889), Chapter VIII. Arland Ussher, the Chancery Registrar and his Family, pages 79-86. Hereinafter cited as The Ussher Memoirs.

Margaret Stanishurst1

d. 1609
Family
Father*James Stanishurst1
Marriage*She married Arland Ussher, son of Thomas Ussher and Margery Geyton.1 
(Wife) Death10 August 1598Margaret became a widow when Arland Ussher died on 10 August 1598.1 
Death*1609She died in 1609.1 

Family

 Arland Ussher b. c 1552, d. 10 Aug 1598
Child 1.Ellinor Ussher+1 d. 22 Nov 1640

Citations

  1. [S1630] Reverend William Ball Wright, The Ussher Memoirs : Genealogical Memoirs of the Ussher Families in Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (London, England: Mitchell & Hughes, 1889), Chapter VIII. Arland Ussher, the Chancery Registrar and his Family, pages 79-86. Hereinafter cited as The Ussher Memoirs.

Miriam Stanley1

Family
Marriage*13 January 1734She married Joseph Wight, son of Joseph Wight and Sarah Metcalf, on 13 January 1734 in Dedham. They were married by the Reverend Mr. Samuel Dexter.1,2,3 

Family

 Joseph Wight b. 7 Jan 1710/11

Citations

  1. [S621] Edward Franklin Everett, Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham, Mass, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: privately printed, 1902), Fourth Generation, pages 41-42. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham.
  2. [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848), page 63. Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 61. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Carol J. Stansbury1

b. 23 February 1952
Family
Father*Milton Lee Stansbury2,3 b. 21 Apr 1929
Mother*Nola Mae Harris3,2,4 b. 2 Jan 1932
Birth*23 February 1952Carol J. Stansbury was born on 23 February 1952.1 
Name VariationHer full name was Carol Jean Stansbury.5 
Marriage*11 April 1969She married first, as his first wife, Michael L. Eddings, son of Earl J. Eddings and Velma L. (Moore) Eddings, on 11 April 1969 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. They were both 17 years old, and their mothers, Velma L. (Moore) Eddings and Nola Mae (Harris) Stansbury, had each given her consent to the marriage.1 
Marriage*16 February 1974She married second Thomas M. Findley shortly after their marriage license was issued in Wyandotte County, Missouri. Thomas was 26 years of age and Carol Jean was age 21. The announcement of their license was published in The Kansas City Times newspaper on 16 February 1974.5 

Family 1

 Michael L. Eddings b. 25 Jun 1951

Family 2

 Thomas M. Findley b. 1946

Citations

  1. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 April 1969 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA, of Michael L Eddings of Wyandotte County, son of Velma L. Eddings, under the age of 21 years, and Carol J Stansbury of Wyandotte County, under the age of 18 years, mothers of both parts gave consent, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  2. [S2319] Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, online at www.ancestry.com, listing dated 1 March 1953 for the Harris family, residence at 1203½ Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, including James Harris, age 47, Daisy Harris, age 40, Nadine Harris, age 16, James F. Harris, age 11, Milton Stansbury and Nola (Harris) Stansbury, ages 22 and 19 years, and daughter Carol Jean Stansbury, age 13 months, Bobby Lee and Ruby Harris, ages 23 and 19 years, and daughter Donna Sue Harris age 10 months. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961.
  3. [S2208] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 July 1950 in Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA, of Milton S. Stansbury, age 21, born on 21 April 1929 in Arkansas, and Nola Mae Harris, age 18, born on 2 January 1932 in Arkansas, citing Certificate# 34969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Year 1950, Film# #10. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969.
  4. [S2338] Daisy (Sprague) Harris 1988 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Kansas City Star, (Kansas City, Missouri), Sunday, 5 June 1988, page 6, obituary for Daisy A. Harris, 76, Kansas City, Kansas, died 3 June 1988 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, born in Macomb, Illinois, homemaker, Assembly of God Church in Lepanto, Arkansas, survivors include sons Bobby and Jim, daughters Jeanie Furr, Nola Eickhoff, Nadine Williams, brother Stanley Sprague, sister Eva Lambert, burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Daisy (Sprague) Harris 1988 Obituary.
  5. [S2328] Carol Jean (Stansbury) Eddings and Thomas M. Findley 1974 Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Kansas City Times, (Kansas City, Missouri), Saturday, 16 February 1974, page 33, in Wyandotte County, marriage license issued to Thomas M. Findley, age 26, of 2216 N. 78th Terrace, and Carol Jean Eddings, age 21, of 808 S. 80th. Hereinafter cited as Carol Jean (Stansbury) Eddings and Thomas M. Findley 1974 Marriage.

Milton Lee Stansbury1,2

b. 21 April 1929
Family
Birth*21 April 1929Milton Lee Stansbury was born on 21 April 1929 in Arkansas.1 
Marriage*30 July 1950He married Nola Mae Harris, daughter of James Harris and Daisy Sprague, on 30 July 1950 in Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas. Milton was 21 years of age and Nola Mae was age 18.1 
Divorce Filing3 July 1958Milton Lee Stansbury, husband, Petitioner, filed for divorce from Nola Mae Harris on 3 July 1958 in Mississippi County, Arkansas. He reported they had been married on 30 July 1960 in Keiser, Arkansas, and that his cause for the divorce was indignities.2 
Divorce*3 July 1958Milton Lee Stansbury and Nola Mae Harris were divorced on 3 July 1958.3 
Divorce3 July 1960Milton Lee Stansbury, husband, Petitioner, was granted an Absolute divorce from Nola Mae (Harris) Stansbury on 3 July 1960 in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The record of the decree reported that two children were affected by the divorce.4 

Family

 Nola Mae Harris b. 2 Jan 1932
Child 1.Carol J. Stansbury5,1 b. 23 Feb 1952

Citations

  1. [S2208] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 July 1950 in Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA, of Milton S. Stansbury, age 21, born on 21 April 1929 in Arkansas, and Nola Mae Harris, age 18, born on 2 January 1932 in Arkansas, citing Certificate# 34969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Year 1950, Film# #10. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969.
  2. [S2212] Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce filed on 3 July 1958 in Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA, by Milton Lee Stansbury against Nola Mae Stansbury, citing indignities, married on 30 July 1950, Certificate# 003473, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Divorces, Year 1960, Film# 2. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969.
  3. [S2212] Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce on 3 July 1960 in Mississippi, Arkansas, USA, of Milton Lee Stansbury and Nola Mae Stansbury, married on 30 July 1950, citing Certificate# 003473, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Divorces, Year 1960, Film# 2.
  4. [S2212] Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, Absolute divorce granted on 3 July 1960 in Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA, to petitioner, husband, Milton Lee Stansbury from Nola Mae Stansbury, two children affected, married on 30 July 1960, citing Certificate# 7562, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Divorces, Year 1960, Film# 2.
  5. [S2319] Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, online at www.ancestry.com, listing dated 1 March 1953 for the Harris family, residence at 1203½ Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, including James Harris, age 47, Daisy Harris, age 40, Nadine Harris, age 16, James F. Harris, age 11, Milton Stansbury and Nola (Harris) Stansbury, ages 22 and 19 years, and daughter Carol Jean Stansbury, age 13 months, Bobby Lee and Ruby Harris, ages 23 and 19 years, and daughter Donna Sue Harris age 10 months. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961.

Gideon Stansfield1

d. 9 May 1658
Family
Marriage*21 February 1624/25He married Grace Eastwood on 21 February 1624/25 in Wadsworth, Yorkshire, England.1 
Death*9 May 1658He died on 9 May 1658 in Wadsworth, Yorkshire.1 

Family

 Grace Eastwood d. 12 Aug 1682
Child 1.Miriam Stansfield+1 b. 27 Nov 1625, d. Jan 1697

Citations

  1. [S1357] Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Drapers in America, being a History and Genealogy of those of that name and connection, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: John Polhemus Printing Company, 1892), pages 17-20. Hereinafter cited as The Drapers in America.

Miriam Stansfield1

b. 27 November 1625, d. January 1697
Family
Father*Gideon Stansfield1 d. 9 May 1658
Mother*Grace Eastwood1 d. 12 Aug 1682
Birth*27 November 1625Miriam Stansfield was born on 27 November 1625 in Vicarage of Halifax, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England.1 
Marriage*21 April 1646She married James Draper, son of Thomas Draper, on 21 April 1646 in Heptonstall.1 
(Wife) DeathJuly 1694Miriam became a widow when James Draper died in July 1694.1 
Death*January 1697She died on January 1697 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 71.1 

Family

 James Draper b. 1618, d. Jul 1694
Child 1.James Draper+1 b. 1654, d. 30 Apr 1698

Citations

  1. [S1357] Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Drapers in America, being a History and Genealogy of those of that name and connection, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: John Polhemus Printing Company, 1892), pages 17-20. Hereinafter cited as The Drapers in America.

Abigail Stansfull1

Family
Marriage*7 June 1657She married first Samuel May on 7 June 1657 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 
(Wife) Death17 July 1677Abigail became a widow when Samuel May died on 17 July 1677.3 
Marriage*6 December 1678She married second, as his second wife, the father of her daughter's husband, Humphrey Johnson, son of John Johnson and Mary Heath, on 6 December 1678 in Roxbury.4,5,6 

Family 1

 Samuel May d. 17 Jul 1677
Child 1.Abigail May+1 b. Jul 1666, d. 9 Apr 1745

Family 2

 Humphrey Johnson b. 5 Nov 1620, d. 24 Jul 1692

Citations

  1. [S1371] Douglas Richardson, "The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 146, pages 261-278, (July 1992): pages 274-275. Hereinafter cited as "The Heath Connection: English Origins."
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 499, noting alternate spellings of her surname as "Stanffull" and "Stamfield" and an alternate date of 7 July 1657. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Roxbury Deaths, Volume 2, page 591, his surname transcribed as "Mays". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 499.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Roxbury Marriages, Volume 2, page 223.
  6. [S1370] Paul Franklin Johnson, editor, Genealogy of Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Johnson (d.1659) and his family emigrated from England to Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1630; he married twice (once in England). Includes Index; generations I to XIV by Paul Franklin Johnson, editor, 1945, and generations I to IX from the 1932 and 1935 manuscripts of Frank Leonard Johnson; generations IX to XIV compiled by Paul Franklin Johnson; completed, with additions and corrections, by Ada Johnson Modern, 1948. (Los Angeles, California: privately printed for the author by The Commonwealth Press, Inc., 1951), Sergeant Humphrey Johnson, pages 6-7, noting uncertainty about her identity, whether mother or daughter. Hereinafter cited as Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Blanche R. Stanton1

b. July 1894
Family
Father*Robert R. Stanton1 b. 23 Feb 1867
Mother*Iva Mariah Fish1 b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905
Birth*July 1894Blanche R. Stanton was born in July 1894 in Indiana.1,2 
(Daughter) Death21 March 1905She was 10 years old when her mother died giving birth to twins on 21 March 1905 at age 38. One twin died with her and the other survived, and her mother's death left Blanche's father with a newborn son and four other young children ranging in age from 10 to 2 years.3 
(Daughter) Marriage4 July 1908She was 14 years old when her father married a second time, on 4 July 1908, to Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall. Axie had been divorced twice and had three children, a son from her first marriage who was 5 years old and two daughters, ages about 3 and 2 years, from her second.4,5 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and Axie were divorced shortly after their marriage, and we don't believe Blanche's father ever married again.1,6,7 
(Daughter) Census US 19109 May 1910Blanche R. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in the household of her father in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. She was 15 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Iva Stanton, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 413; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0144. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton, Memorial# 73045800. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  7. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.

Fred Ivason Stanton1

b. 21 March 1905
Family
Father*Robert R. Stanton1 b. 23 Feb 1867
Mother*Iva Mariah Fish1 b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905
Birth*21 March 1905Fred Ivason Stanton was born on 21 March 1905 in Wells County, Indiana,1 
(Son) Death21 March 1905 and his mother died at his birth, along with Fred's stillborn twin. His mother's death left Fred's father with a newborn son and four other young children ranging in age from 10 to 2 years.2 
(Son) Marriage4 July 1908He was 3 years old when his father married a second time, on 4 July 1908, to Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall. Axie had been divorced twice and had three children, a son from her first marriage who was 5 years old and two daughters, ages about 3 and 2 years, from her second.3,4 
(Son) DivorceHis father and Axie were divorced shortly after their marriage, and we don't believe Fred's father ever married again.5,6,7 
(Grandson) Census US 19109 May 1910Fred I. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in the household of his paternal grandfather, Zebulon Stanton, in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. Fred was 5 years old, and his father, Robert R. Stanton, was enumerated with his other four children in the next household on the same census page.8,9,5 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Riley Stanton, Memorial# 73045595. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton, Memorial# 73045800.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  7. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.
  8. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Zebulon Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Pages: 8b and 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Zebulon and Eliza Stanton, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 413; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0144. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Lena E. Stanton1

b. January 1897
Family
Father*Robert R. Stanton1 b. 23 Feb 1867
Mother*Iva Mariah Fish1 b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905
Birth*January 1897Lena E. Stanton was born in January 1897 in Indiana.1,2 
(Daughter) Death21 March 1905She was 8 years old when her mother died giving birth to twins on 21 March 1905 at age 38. One twin died with her and the other survived, and her mother's death left Lena's father with a newborn son and four other young children ranging in age from 10 to 2 years.3 
(Daughter) Marriage4 July 1908She was 11 years old when her father married a second time, on 4 July 1908, to Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall. Axie had been divorced twice and had three children, a son from her first marriage who was 5 years old and two daughters, ages about 3 and 2 years, from her second.4,5 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and Axie were divorced shortly after their marriage, and we don't believe Lena's father ever married again.1,6,7 
(Daughter) Census US 19109 May 1910Lena E. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in the household of her father in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. She was 12 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Iva Stanton, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 413; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0144. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton, Memorial# 73045800. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  7. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.

Robert H. Stanton1

b. 29 August 1902
Family
Father*Robert R. Stanton1 b. 23 Feb 1867
Mother*Iva Mariah Fish1 b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905
Birth*29 August 1902Robert H. Stanton was born on 29 August 1902 in Wells County, Indiana.1,2 
(Son) Death21 March 1905He was 2 years old when his mother died giving birth to twins on 21 March 1905 at age 38. One twin died with her and the other survived, and his mother's death left Robert's father with a newborn son and four other young children ranging in age from 10 to 2 years.3 
(Son) Marriage4 July 1908He was 5 years old when his father married a second time, on 4 July 1908, to Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall. Axie had been divorced twice and had three children, a son from her first marriage who was 5 years old and two daughters, ages about 3 and 2 years, from her second.4,5 
(Son) DivorceHis father and Axie were divorced shortly after their marriage, and we don't believe Robert's father ever married again.1,6,7 
(Son) Census US 19109 May 1910Robert H. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in the household of his father in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. He was 8 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Howard Stanton, Memorial# 37286948. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton, Memorial# 73045800.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  7. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.

Robert R. Stanton1

b. 23 February 1867
Family
Father*Zebulon Stanton2,3,4 b. 16 Nov 1833
Mother*Eliza Wiley2,3,5 b. 18 Jun 1833
Birth*23 February 1867Robert R. Stanton was born on 23 February 1867 in Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana.3 
Name VariationHis full name was Robert Riley Stanton.3 
Marriage*25 September 1893He married first Iva Mariah Fish, daughter of William S. Fish and Emeline Dowell, on 25 September 1893.6,3,7,8 
(Husband) Death21 March 1905Robert became a widower when Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton died giving birth to twins on 21 March 1905 at age 38. One twin died with her and the other survived, and his wife's death left Robert with a newborn son and four other young children.6 
Marriage*4 July 1908He married second, as her third husband, Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall, daughter of Leander Steele and Missouri A. De Armond, on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana. Robert was a widower with five young children ranging in age from 14 years to age 3, and Axie had been divorced twice and had three children, a son from her first marriage who was 5 years old and two daughters, ages about 3 and 2 years, from her second.1,2 
Divorce*Robert and Axie were divorced shortly after their marriage, and we don't believe Robert ever married again. Axie did marry, for the fourth time, in August of 1919.9,10,11 
Census US 1910*9 May 1910Robert R. Stanton was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. Robert was 44 years of age, widowed by his first wife and divorced from his second, owned his house free of mortgage, and worked for wages as a Carpenter for houses and barns. The four eldest of his five surviving children were enumerated with him in 1910. Blanche R. and Lena E. were ages 15 and 12 years, respectively, and Thurman J. and Robert H. were ages 11 and 8 years, respectively. All four of the children had attended school within the census year and everyone in the Stanton household was able to read, write and speak English. Robert's youngest child, Fred Ivason Stanton, was 5 years old and enumerated with his paternal grandfather and uncle in the first previous household before his father's.9 

Family 1

 Iva Mariah Fish b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905
Children 1.Blanche R. Stanton9 b. Jul 1894
 2.Lena E. Stanton9 b. Jan 1897
 3.Thurman J. Stanton9 b. Feb 1899
 4.Robert H. Stanton9 b. 29 Aug 1902
 5.Fred Ivason Stanton3 b. 21 Mar 1905
 6._____ Stanton3 b. 21 Mar 1905

Family 2

 Axie Steele b. 24 Jul 1881, d. 17 Dec 1920

Citations

  1. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  2. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Riley Stanton, Memorial# 73045595. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Zebulon Elmer Stanton, Memorial# 25165823.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza (Wiley) Stanton, Memorial# 25165692.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton, Memorial# 73045800.
  7. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 September 1893 in Huntington County, of Iva M. Fish and Robert R. Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Huntington County Indiana; marriage Records 1883-1900 Part I - Index of Grooms Part II - Index of Brides; Book: K; Page: 163.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Iva Stanton, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 413; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0144. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  11. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.

Thurman J. Stanton1

b. February 1899
Family
Father*Robert R. Stanton1 b. 23 Feb 1867
Mother*Iva Mariah Fish1 b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905
Birth*February 1899Thurman J. Stanton was born in February 1899 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Death21 March 1905He was 6 years old when his mother died giving birth to twins on 21 March 1905 at age 38. One twin died with her and the other survived, and his mother's death left Thurman's father with a newborn son and four other young children ranging in age from 10 to 2 years.2 
(Son) Marriage4 July 1908He was 9 years old when his father married a second time, on 4 July 1908, to Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall. Axie had been divorced twice and had three children, a son from her first marriage who was 5 years old and two daughters, ages about 3 and 2 years, from her second.3,4 
(Son) DivorceHis father and Axie were divorced shortly after their marriage, and we don't believe Thurman's father ever married again.1,5,6 
(Son) Census US 19109 May 1910Thurman J. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in the household of his father in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. He was 11 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton, Memorial# 73045800. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  6. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.

Zebulon Stanton1

b. 16 November 1833
Family
Birth*16 November 1833Zebulon Stanton was born on 16 November 1833 in Randolph County, North Carolina.2 
Name VariationHis full name was Zebulon Elmer Stanton.2 
Marriage*1858He married Eliza Wiley about 1858.1,3,2,4 
Census US 1910*9 May 1910Zebulon Stanton was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. He was a widower, 76 years of age, owned his house free of mortgage and worked as a Barn Cleaner. A son, a foster daughter and a grandson were enumerated with him in 1910. His son, Zebulon Jr., was 34 years of age, single, and worked as a Carpenter; his foster daughter, Cora A. Bloom, had also been enumerated in his household in 1900. She had been 16 years old then and working as a household servant. On the 1910 census, Cora was 26 years of age, single, with no occupation reported. Zebulon’s grandson, Fred I. Stanton, the youngest child of Zebulon's widowed son, Robert R. Stanton, was 5 years old. All the adults in the Stanton household were able to read, write and speak English. In the next household on the same census page, Zebulon's son, Fred's father, Robert R. Stanton, was enumerated with his four older children.5,3,6 

Family

 Eliza Wiley b. 18 Jun 1833
Children 1.Robert R. Stanton+1,7,2 b. 23 Feb 1867
 2.Zebulon E. Stanton Jr.8,2 b. 10 Feb 1876

Citations

  1. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Zebulon Elmer Stanton, Memorial# 25165823. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Zebulon and Eliza Stanton, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 413; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0144. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza (Wiley) Stanton, Memorial# 25165692.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Zebulon Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Pages: 8b and 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Riley Stanton, Memorial# 73045595.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Zebulon E. Stanton Jr., Memorial# 44288613.

Zebulon E. Stanton Jr.1

b. 10 February 1876
Family
Father*Zebulon Stanton1,2 b. 16 Nov 1833
Mother*Eliza Wiley1,3 b. 18 Jun 1833
Birth*10 February 1876Zebulon E. Stanton Jr. was born on 10 February 1876 in Wells County, Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 19109 May 1910Zebulon E. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in the household of his widowed father in Jackson, Wells County, Indiana. He was 34 years of age, single, able to read, write and speak English, and worked as a Carpenter.4,5,6 
Marriage*4 October 1910He married Cora A. Bloom, daughter of John Bloom and Lavina Wilcox, [on D] in Wells County, Indiana.7,8,9 

Family

 Cora Alice Bloom b. 10 Oct 1883

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Zebulon E. Stanton Jr., Memorial# 44288613. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Zebulon Elmer Stanton, Memorial# 25165823.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza (Wiley) Stanton, Memorial# 25165692.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Zebulon Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Pages: 8b and 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Zebulon and Eliza Stanton, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 413; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0144. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cora Alice (Bloom) Stanton, Memorial# 44288676.
  8. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Cora A Bloom of Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana, age 26, born on 10 October 1883 in Huntington, Indiana, daughter of John and Lavina Bloom, and Zebulon E Stanton of Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana, age 34, born on 10 February 1876 in Wayne, Indiana, son of Zebulon and Eliza Stanton, married on 4 October 1910 in Indiana, United States, citing page 200 and not referencing a FHL Film number. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  9. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 October 1910 in Wells County, of Cora A. Bloom and Zebulon E. Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Wells County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: C-11; Page: 447. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.

_____ Stanton1

b. 21 March 1905
Family
Father*Robert R. Stanton1 b. 23 Feb 1867
Mother*Iva Mariah Fish1 b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905
Birth-Stillborn*21 March 1905_____ Stanton was stillborn on 21 March 1905 in Wells County, Indiana,1 
(Deceased) Death21 March 1905 and his/her mother died also.2 
Burial*His mother was buried with her stillborn child in her arms in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.2 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Riley Stanton, Memorial# 73045595. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Iva Mariah (Fish) Stanton, Memorial# 73045800.

Mercy Staples1

Family
Marriage*She married Nehemiah Leach, son of John Leach and Alice __?__.1 

Family

 Nehemiah Leach b. 1709
Child 1.Susanna Leach+1 b. c 1755, d. 17 Mar 1790

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Elizabeth Stark1

Family
Marriage*She married John Dickey.1 

Family

 John Dickey b. 1788, d. 1862
Children 1.Edward Thornberry Dickey2,1 b. 29 Dec 1822, d. 27 Nov 1912
 2.Cyrus C. Dickey1 b. 9 Feb 1833

Citations

  1. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 27 November 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, of Edward Thornberry Dickey, age 89, Married to Mariha M. Thornberry Dickey, born 29 December 1822 to John Dickey and Elizabeth Stark in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1912; Roll: 08. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Thornberry Dickey, Memorial# 39931107. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Mary Starks1

Family
Marriage*She married Daniel Criss.1 

Family

 Daniel Criss
Child 1.Clifford A. Criss+1 b. 6 Jul 1858, d. 30 Jun 1929

Citations

  1. [S1894] Washington, U.S., Death Index, 1940-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Clifford Albert Criss, age 74, married to Mary Criss, rancher, of Snohomish County, Washington, on 30 June 1929 at 2511 Maple Street, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA, born on 6 July 1854 in Terre Haute, Indiana, son of Daniel Criss, born in Indiana, and Mary Starks, birthplace not known, informant Mary Criss of 2511 Maple Street, Everett, removal on 8 July 1929 to Independence, Indiana, for burial, referencing Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington, Washington Death Index, 1940-2017. Hereinafter cited as Washington, U.S., Death Index, 1940-2017.

Comfort Starr1

b. 6 July 1589, d. 2 January 1659
Family
Baptism*6 July 1589Comfort Starr was baptized on 6 July 1589 at Cranbrook Church, Ashford, Kent County, England.1,2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth __?__ in England.1 
(Husband) Death25 June 1658Comfort became a widower when Elizabeth (__?__) Starr died on 25 June 1658.1 
Death*2 January 1659He died on 2 January 1659 in Boston at age 69.1,2 

Family

 Elizabeth __?__ b. c 1595, d. 25 Jun 1658
Child 1.Mary Starr+1,3 b. 16 Apr 1620

Citations

  1. [S1369] Hosea Starr Ballou, "Dr. Thomas Starr, Surgeon in the Pequot War and his Family Connections", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (article spans several volumes and years): April 1940, Volume 94, page 171. Hereinafter cited as "Dr. Thomas Starr, Surgeon in the Pequot War."
  2. [S1368] Hosea Starr Ballou, "Dr. Comfort Starr, and Cranbrook, Kent", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 64, pages 73-74, (January 1910). Hereinafter cited as "Dr. Comfort Starr, and Cranbrook."
  3. [S1369] Hosea Starr Ballou, "Dr. Thomas Starr, Surgeon in the Pequot War", January 1939, Volume 93, pages 93-94.

Demeris Starr1

Family
Marriage*She married Solomon Osborn.1 

Family

 Solomon Osborn
Child 1.Virginia Belle Osborn+1 b. 13 Sep 1872, d. 18 Mar 1962

Citations

  1. [S2058] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, online at www.newspapers.com, death of Mrs. Virginia Belle Osborne Hartsock of Castlewood, Virginia, age 89, widow, born on 13 September 1872 in Virginia, died on 28 March 1962 in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, USA, name of spouse William Moses Hartsock, names of parents Solomon Osborne and Demeris Starr, informant Kemper O. Hartsock, burial in Hartsock Family Cemetery, Castlewood, registered on 2 April 1962, citing Certificate# 1962008969, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

John Starr1

Family
Marriage*He married Martha Bunker.1 

Family

 Martha Bunker
Child 1.Lydia Starr+1 b. c 1652, d. 16 Aug 1744

Citations

  1. [S1248] Eklon Wilson Gay and Christopher Challender Child, "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 164, pages 114-120 (April 2010). This thoroughly researched and completely sourced article is excellent as it examines and proves that Joanna Hooker was the wife of both John Borden and John Gay. Hereinafter cited as "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay."