Luther Gordon STAFFORD

1917 - 1987  (69 years)

• Name	Luther Gordon STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	11 Oct 1917	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  		STAFFORD, Luther G. Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Gorden STAFFORD  [12]
  Also Known As	Gordon STAFFORD  [13, 14, 15]
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1]
  		1920 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marshall Supervisor's District No. 3 Enumeration District No. 121 Sheet No. 10B
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [12]
  		1930 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marshall Enumeration District No. 47-9 Supervisor's District No. 13 Sheet No. 3A
  Census	3 Apr 1950	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Death	22 Mar 1987	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA   [3, 5]
  		STAFFORD, Luther G. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  Burial	Abt 25 Mar 1987	Highland Park Cemetery/Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA   [5]
  		STAFFORD, Luther
  Person ID	I4547	Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Luther Berlin STAFFORD,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA d. 13 Oct 1965, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clarissa Goldia HARRELL,   b. 15 May 1892, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 17 Jul 1982, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Aug 1912	Indiana, USA   [16]
  Family ID	F1496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Loretta WIRTS,   b. 18 Dec 1909, Allen, Indiana, USA d. 12 Jun 1998, Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1947	Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA   [9, 10]
  	Helen was previously married to Merle J. HOLLOWAY (b. 1912 or 1913, d. 1980, m. Dec 1942).
  Notes	Divorce is assumed.
  Family ID	F1701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Marjorie Ella HIRONS,   b. 7 Apr 1922, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA d. 12 Dec 2002, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1948	Allen, Indiana, USA   [6]
  	Marjorie was previously married to George J. EASTERDAY (b.1919, d. 1985, m. Oct 1940).
  Family ID	F1692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Oct 1917 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 19 Jan 1920 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 8 Apr 1930 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Marriage - 8 Mar 1947 - Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA Marriage - 24 Jan 1948 - Allen, Indiana, USA Census - 3 Apr 1950 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Death - 22 Mar 1987 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Burial - Abt 25 Mar 1987 - Highland Park Cemetery/Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		STAFFORD, Luther G. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  		STAFFORD, Luther G. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  		STAFFORD, Luther G. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016 This picture cannot possibly be Luther as this individual was born circa 1955. However, there is evidence on ancestry that Luther and Marjorie had a son Luther II. There just is not enough evidence (yet) to add this person to the family.

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [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 [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 23 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 11 Oct 1917 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Residence Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Indiana, USA Employer: J C Grubb Height: 5 7 Weight: 128 Complexion: Light Brown Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Gray Next of Kin: Goldia Stafford [S1520] Highland Park Cemetery (Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA), Grave Markers. LUTHER G STAFFORD 1917 1987 [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 [S1521] 1950 U.S. Census, Indiana, Allen, Fort Wayne, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 95-11, Sheet No. 6. Lines 3 thru 4 [S1029] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Name: Luther G Stafford Race: White Marital Status: Single, without dependents (Single) Rank: Private Birth Year: 1917 Nativity State or Country: Indiana Citizenship: Citizen Residence: Lawrence, Indiana Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1941 Enlistment Place: Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana Service Number: 35169434 Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Height: 66 Weight: 013 [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 [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016, This source cannot possibly be Luther as this individual was born circa 1955. However, there is evidence on ancestry that Luther and Marjorie had a son Luther II. There just is not enough evidence (yet) to add this person to the family. Name: Luther Gordon Stafford Yearbook Date: 1973 School: North Side High School School Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Grade Completed: Senior [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 [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. [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. [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. [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