Luther Berlin STAFFORD

1890 - 1965  (75 years)

• Name	Luther Berlin STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	18 Aug 1890	Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Berlin STAFFORD  [12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25]
  Census	30 Apr 1910	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [16]
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [24]
  Death	13 Oct 1965	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Abt 16 Oct 1965	Mount Pleasant Cemetery/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I4167	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	John Dunlavy STAFFORD,   b. 9 Nov 1850, Indiana, USA d. 27 Dec 1925, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ellen FISHER,   b. 21 Feb 1856, Indiana, USA d. 20 Sep 1915 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarissa Goldia HARRELL,   b. 15 May 1892, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 17 Jul 1982, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1912	Indiana, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Julia Margaret STAFFORD,   b. 16 Aug 1913, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 5 Sep 1997, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Clara Ellen STAFFORD,   b. 1 Oct 1915, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 29 Aug 2003, Dunn Memorial Hospital/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Luther Gordon STAFFORD,   b. 11 Oct 1917, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 22 Mar 1987, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Joyce Roberta STAFFORD,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 7 Oct 2001, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Helen Virginia STAFFORD,   b. 28 Sep 1922, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 28 Jul 2008, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Rose Etta STAFFORD,   b. 7 Apr 1925, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 12 Mar 2014, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center/Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Joel Eugene STAFFORD,   b. 4 Oct 1928, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 31 Aug 2013, New Mexico, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Luther Berlin Stafford Gender: Male Race: Caucasian (White) Age: 75 Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 18 Aug 1890 Birth Place: Indiana Death Date: 13 Oct 1965 Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 1965 Father: John Stafford Mother: Ellen Fisher Spouse: Goldia Stafford [S1289] Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA), Grave Markers. STAFFORD L. BERLIN AUG. 18, 1890 OCT. 13, 1965 GOLDIA C. MAY 15, 1892 JULY 17, 1982 [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Rose Stafford Gender: Female Birth Date: 7 Apr 1925 Birth Place: Marshal, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Certificate Number: 19787 Roll number: 40474_357822 Volume Range: 36 - 40 [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Joel Eugene Stafford Gender: Male Birth Date: 4 Oct 1928 Birth Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Clarissa Harold Certificate Number: 47877 Roll number: 40474_357809 Volume Range: 96 - 100 [S1300] 1910 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 99, Sheet No. 9B. Lines 92 thru 96 [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 [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Lawrence Cou, Indiana Death Date: 29 Aug 2003 Father: L B Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell SSN: 307100606 Disability Status: Disability Denied - No Record of Type. Signature on SSN Card: Clara Ellen Stafford Relationship of Signature: Signature Name Differs From Nh's Name. Notes: Nov 1936: Name Listed As Clara Ellen Stafford; Dec 1938: Name Listed As Clara Ellen Parham; 10 Sep 2003: Name Listed As Clara E Parham [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 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Helen V Grubb Maiden Name: Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Age: 85 Birth Date: 28 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Avoca, Indiana Death Date: 28 Jul 2008 Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 2008 Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldia C Harrell [S1479] Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023. Name: Helen V. Walls Maiden Name: Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 28 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Lawrence Marriage License Date: 9 Mar 1970 Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1970 Marriage Place: Oolitic Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Charrisa Goldie Stafford Spouse: Homer L. Grubb Certificate Number: 314 [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Rose E Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Age: 18 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 7 Apr 1925 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1943 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Bedford Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Golda Harrell Spouse: Paul F Hardwick Birth Date: 26 Jul 1922 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Page: 154 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Joyce Roberta Boruff Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Age: 81 Birth Date: 21 Nov 1919 Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana Death Date: 7 Oct 2001 Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 2001 Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell [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 [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 [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 [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 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Clara Ellen Parham Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Age: 87 Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana Death Date: 29 Aug 2003 Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 2003 Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Clara Eleanor Stafford Gender: Female Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Hancel Certificate Number: 32064 Roll number: 40474_357905 Volume Range: 912 - 918 [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. [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 [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Helen Stofford [sic] Gender: Female Birth Date: 28 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Marshal, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Berlin Stofford Mother: Goldie Harrell Certificate Number: 46957 Roll number: 40474_357264 Volume Range: 91 - 95 [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. 4A. Lines 34 thru 38 [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Helen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Age: 19 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 28 Sep 1921 Birth Place: Needmore, Indiana Marriage Date: 13 Jun 1940 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Needmore, Indiana Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Spouse: Herbert [sic] Wells Page: 145