Luther Berlin STAFFORD

1890 - 1965  (75 years)

• Name	Luther Berlin STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Birth	18 Aug 1890	Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Berlin STAFFORD  [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37]
  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   [23]
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [31]
  Census	3 Apr 1950	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [16]
  Death	13 Oct 1965	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [2, 3]
  		STAFFORD, Luther Berlin Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  Burial	Abt 16 Oct 1965	Mount Pleasant Cemetery/Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [3]
  		STAFFORD, Luther Berlin STAFFORD, Goldia
  Person ID	I4167	Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

  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, Logan/Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 7 Oct 2001, Dunn Memorial Hospital/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, Garden Villa/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	24 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Aug 1890 - Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA Census - 30 Apr 1910 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Marriage - 13 Aug 1912 - Indiana, USA Census - 19 Jan 1920 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 8 Apr 1930 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 10 Apr 1940 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 3 Apr 1950 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death - 13 Oct 1965 - Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Burial - Abt 16 Oct 1965 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery/Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		STAFFORD, Rose Etta Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
  		STAFFORD, Joel Eugene Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
  		STAFFORD, Julia Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
  		DAVIS, Julia Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  		PARHAM, Clara Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  		GRUBB, Helen Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  		GRUBB, Homer WELLS, Helen Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023
  		STAFFORD, Luther Berlin U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  		STAFFORD, Luther Berlin U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  		STAFFORD, Luther Berlin U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  		STAFFORD, Berlin U.S., City Directories, 1822 - 1995
  		STAFFORD, Roberta Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
  		INMAN, Curtis STAFFORD, Luther STAFFORD, John D. U.S., City Directories, 1822 - 1995 Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana, USA Publication Title: Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1915

  
  

• 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 (Marshall, 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 [sic] 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 [S1526] Obituary of Helen V. GRUBB, (Name: Times-Mail; Location: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA; Date: 30 Jul 2008;). BEDFORD — Helen V. Grubb, 85, of Bedford, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday at Garden Villa in Bedford. Born Sept. 28, 1922, in Avoca, she was the daughter of Luther Berlin and Goldia C. (Harrell) Stafford. She married Homer Grubb Sr. on March 19, 1970 and he died on Sept. 15, 1999. She had worked at RCA in Bloomington for 20 years and in the Parkview Primary School kitchen for 20 years. She was a member of the Oolitic Methodist Church where she had served on the board and as song leader for many years. Survivors include a son, Heubert Dennis Wells and wife Amelia of Bernillio, N.M.; a daughter, Virginia (Jinny) L. Richardson and husband Nate of Bedford; three grandsons: Andre´ Wells, Anthony Hill, Jason Hill and wife, Christi; three great-grandchildren: Austin, Olivia and Eliana Hill; a brother, Gene Stafford and wife Betty of Gallop, N.M.; a sister, Rose Hardwick and husband Paul of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; stepchildren: Homer Grubb Jr., Robert Grubb and wife Dee and Marilyn Davis all of Bedford; and two step grandchildren, Jim Grubb and Gina Roth. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three sisters: Marquerite Davis, Roberta Boruff and Clara Ellen Parham; one brother, Gordon Stafford; one step grandchild, Gary Grubb and a stepdaughter-in-law, Geneva Grubb. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Dan Voorhies officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. [S471] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Name: Luther Berlin Stafford Race: White Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 18 Aug 1890 Birth Place: Indiana, USA Residence Date: 1917-1918 Street Address: Rr#4 Residence Place: Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Physical Build: Slender Height: Medium Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Dark Brown [S692] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Name: Luther Berlin Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 18 Aug 1890 Birth Place: Lawrencetown, Indiana, USA Residence Place: Lawrencetown, Indiana, USA Military Draft Date: 1942 Next of Kin: Mrs Goldie Stafford [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Joel Eugene Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 20 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 4 Oct 1928 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Marriage Date: 23 Jan 1948 Marriage Place: Indiana, United States Residence Place: Lawrence, Indiana Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Spinks Gender: Female Race: White Age: 17 Birth Dat: 24 Apr 1931 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Page: 169 [S1508] 1950 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-16, Sheet No. 4. Lines 22 thru 23 [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Joyce Robertta Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Birth Dat: 21 Nov 1920 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Death Date: 7 Oct 2001 Father: Luther B Stafford Mother: Goldia Stafford SSN: 307181656 Signature on SSN Card: Robertta Stafford Relationship of Signature: Signature Name Differs From Nh's Name. Notes: Jul 1938: Name Listed As Joyce Robertta Stafford; May 1951: Name Listed As Joyce Roberta Boruff; 16 Oct 2001: Name Listed As Joyce R Boruff [S765] U.S., City Directories, 1822 - 1995, The document appears to only list males. Residence Year: 1915 Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana, USA Publication Title: Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1915 [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 [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, This source makes Helen 4 years younger (1913 vs 1909) and Luther 4 years older (1913 vs 1917) than they actually were. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Marriage Age: 33 Birth Date: 11 Oct 1913 [sic] Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Marriage License Date: 8 Mar 1947 Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1947 Marriage Place: Lawrence, Indiana, USA Residence Place: Bedford Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Spouse: Helen L Wirts Gender: Female Race: White Marriage Age: 33 Birth Date: 18 Dec 1913 [sic] Birth Place: Allen, Indiana Officiator: George W Morris [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 34 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 11 Oct 1913 [sic] Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1947 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Bedford Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Spouse: Helen L Wirts Gender: Female Race: White Age: 34 Birth Date: 18 Dec 1913 [sic] Birth Place: Allen, Indiana Page: 315 [S765] U.S., City Directories, 1822 - 1995. Name: Berlin Stafford Gender: Male Residence Year: 1955 Street Address: 819 H Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana, USA Occupation: Custodian Spouse: Goldie C Stafford Publication Title: Bedford, Indiana, City Directory, 1955 [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Roberts [sic] Stafford Gender: Female Birth Date: 21 Nov 1919 Birth Place: Logan, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Berlin Stofford Mother: Goldie Harrell Certificate Number: 52676 Roll number: 45385_539536 Volume Range: 104 - 109 [S1536] Obituary of Joyce Roberta BORUFF, (Date: Abt. 09 Oct 2001;). Joyce Roberta Boruff Nov. 21, 1919 - Oct. 7, 2001 Joyce Roberta Boruff, 81, of Bedford died at 2:08 p.m. Sunday at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford. Born Nov. 21, 1919 in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Berline and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married Berne Boruff March 2, 1939 and he died Feb. 21, 1996. She retired from Dunn Memorial Hospital and attended the First Christian Church in Bedford. Survivors include one grand-daughter, Kate Boruff of Frederick, Md.; one daughter-in-law, Julia Boruff Hale of St. Leonard, Md.; three sisters, Clara Ellen Parham and Helen Grubb, both of Bedford, and Rose Hardwick of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; one brother, Gene Stafford of Gallup, N.M.; one brother-in-law, Claude Boruff of Bedford; and many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, John Boruff; one brother, Gordon Stafford and one sister, Marguerite Davis. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Day & Carter Mortuary of Bedford, with the Rev. Robert Dailey officiating. Friends may call from noon until the service Thursday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.