Descendants of Ephraim Welcome Standiford
*Contributed by Susan Eaton.  Thanks, Susan!

Generation No. 1

 

1.  EPHRAIM WELCOME4 STANDIFORD  (JOHN HARVEY3, ISRAEL2, EPHRAIM1) was born January 13, 1840 in LaRue County, Kentucky.  He married EUNICE J. WELKER1 May 13, 1869 in LaRue, KY, daughter of CHARLES WELKER and ELIZA BRAGDON.  She was born January 07, 1847 in Nelson County, Kentucky (lived in Belmont).

Notes for EPHRAIM WELCOME STANDIFORD:

Marriage: LaRue Co., Kentucky Marriage Records, 1834-1876; lists Ephraim W. Standiford age 29 born Hardin Co. Census: 1850 - age 10;Census: 1860 - born KY  Census: 1860 age 18 born KY; Census: 1870; age 30     Census 1880; born KY; age 40 born KY; Census: 1900 Census Erath Co., Texas. (Note: This census states that wife had 8 children and 6 are living) Birth: I.G.I entry 1988 edition - gives birth date and place as 18 Jan 1840 Louisville, Jefferson, KY and marriage in 1869 to Eunece J. in Jefferson Co., KY.

Civil War: Ephraim W. Standiford, Co. H, 27th KY Infantry.  Rank: Corporal; Allegiance: Union
Civil War Pension Index: Ephraim Standiford; Widow: Eunice Standiford

Notes for EUNICE J. WELKER:

Census: 1870 Census LaRue Co., Kentucky, Upton Precinct; age 23 born Kentucky (census taken 18 Aug 1870) - also in 1880 Census of LaRue Co., KY; Census: 1900 Census Erath Co.; born Jan 1847

Note: Given name in census records is Nisa J. and Nesa J. Marriage: LaRue Co., Kentucky Marriage Records. 1834-1876 : p64 lists name as Eunice J. WELKER, age 22 born Greenup Co.

Children of EPHRAIM STANDIFORD and EUNICE WELKER are:

2.                i.       FLORENCE BELLE5 STANDIFORD, b. April 11, 1870, LaRue County, Kentucky; d. Lawn, Texas.

3.               ii.       HARVEY (HARVY?) WILDER STANDIFORD, b. February 13, 1874, LaRue County, Kentucky; d. November 06, 1936, Mingus, Texas.

                 iii.       JAMES W. STANDIFORD, b. June 09, 1876, LaRue County, Kentucky.

                 iv.       ROBERT W. STANDIFORD, b. December 03, 1880, LaRue County, Kentucky.

4.               v.       CARL WELCOME STANDIFORD, b. July 21, 1884, Benton County, (near Osage Mill), Arkansas.

                 vi.       BASIL W. STANDIFORD, b. April 20, 1888, Benton County, (near Osage Mill), Arkansas.

Generation No. 2

2.  FLORENCE BELLE5 STANDIFORD (EPHRAIM WELCOME4, JOHN HARVEY3, ISRAEL2, EPHRAIM1) was born April 11, 1870 in LaRue County, Kentucky, and died in Lawn, Texas.

Child of FLORENCE BELLE STANDIFORD is:

                   i.       NORMA6 STANDIFORD.

3.  HARVEY (HARVY?) WILDER5 STANDIFORD (EPHRAIM WELCOME4, JOHN HARVEY3, ISRAEL2, EPHRAIM1) was born February 13, 1874 in LaRue County, Kentucky, and died November 06, 1936 in Mingus, Texas.  He married MARY ANN WILLIAMS, daughter of CORNELIUS WILLIAMS and FRANCES NIX.  She was born February 26, 1875 in Erath County, Texas, and died August 23, 1959 in Mingus, Texas.       

Children of HARVEY STANDIFORD and MARY WILLIAMS are:

5.                i.       WILLIE FRANCES6 STANDIFORD, b. September 15, 1893, Thurber, Texas; d. June 11, 1970, Lancaster, Massachusetts.

                  ii.       ETHEL JANE STANDIFORD, b. July 17, 1898, Erath County, Texas; d. June 20, 1927, Los Angeles, California; m. JESSE E. CLIFTON, 1918, Fort Worth, Texas.

                 iii.       JAMES THOMAS STANDIFORD, b. Private.

                 iv.       EFFIE BELLE STANDIFORD, b. Private.

4.  CARL WELCOME5 STANDIFORD (EPHRAIM WELCOME4, JOHN HARVEY3, ISRAEL2, EPHRAIM1) was born July 21, 1884 in Benton County, (near Osage Mill), Arkansas.  He married NANCY MAUDE COFFELT December 14, 1902 in Johnson County, Texas, daughter of THOMAS COFFELT and MOLLY //.  She was born January 11, 1888 in Arkansas, and died October 15, 1969 in Oklahoma.

More About CARL WELCOME STANDIFORD:

Census: 1920, US Federal Census, Eagle twsp, McCurtain Co., OK 35y, family included Carl W, Nannie, Robert, Charley, Mary, Buster, Bessie

World War I Draft Registration Card (1917-1918): Carl W. Standiford, b. July 31, 1884; Residence: McCurtain, OK.

Notes for NANCY MAUDE COFFELT:

SS Index :  Nannie Standiford   SSN:  440-52-6756 ; Last Residence:  74722 Battiest, McCurtain, OK, USA ; Born:  11 Jan 1888 ; Died:  15 Oct 1969 - Year SSN issued 1965

Census: 1920, US Federal Census, Eagle twsp, McCurtain Co., OK 22y, family included Carl W, Nannie, Robert, Charley, Mary, Buster, Bessie       

Children of CARL STANDIFORD and NANCY COFFELT are:

                   i.       ROBERT MARIAN6 STANDIFORD, b. December 24, 1903, Texas; d. September 1983.

More About ROBERT MARIAN STANDIFORD:

Census: 1920, US Federal Census, Eagle twsp, McCurtain Co., OK 16y, family included Carl W, Nannie, Robert, Charley, Mary, Buster, Bessie

                  ii.       CHARLES H. STANDIFORD, b. Abt. 1907.

More About CHARLES H. STANDIFORD:

Census: 1920, US Federal Census, Eagle twsp, McCurtain Co., OK 12y, family included Carl W, Nannie, Robert, Charley, Mary, Buster, Bessie

                 iii.       BUSTER C. STANDIFORD, b. August 06, 1915, Oklahoma; d. January 13, 1996, Holbrook, AZ.

More About BUSTER C. STANDIFORD:

Caste: 1920, US Federal Census, Eagle twsp, McCurtain Co., OK 4y, family included Carl W, Nannie, Robert, Charley, Mary, Buster, Bessie

6.              iv.       CARMEN ALINE STANDIFORD, b. August 15, 1925, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma; d. March 03, 1980, Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma.

7.               v.       MARY STANDIFORD, b. Private.

                 vi.       ARTHUR STANDIFORD, b. Private.

                vii.       BESSIE STANDIFORD, b. Private.

               viii.       EUNICE B STANDIFORD, b. Private.

Generation No. 3

5.  WILLIE FRANCES6 STANDIFORD (HARVEY (HARVY?) WILDER5, EPHRAIM WELCOME4, JOHN HARVEY3, ISRAEL2, EPHRAIM1) was born September 15, 1893 in Thurber, Texas, and died June 11, 1970 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.  She married JESSE LEE BALL September 1908, son of WILLIAM BALL and NANNIE RICE.  He was born July 18, 1890 in Erath County, Texas, and died December 19, 1917 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Children of WILLIE STANDIFORD and JESSE BALL are:

                   i.       FORREST7 BALL, b. November 29, 1909, Erath County, Texas; d. May 12, 1910, Mingus, Texas.

                  ii.       FOSTER BALL, b. November 29, 1909, Erath County, Texas; d. May 15, 1910, Mingus, Texas.

8.              iii.       PRENTIS EDWARD BALL, b. July 26, 1911, Mingus, Texas; d. March 28, 1991, Leeds, Massachusetts.

6.  CARMEN ALINE6 STANDIFORD (CARL WELCOME5, EPHRAIM WELCOME4, JOHN HARVEY3, ISRAEL2, EPHRAIM1) was born August 15, 1925 in McCurtain Co., Oklahoma, and died March 03, 1980 in Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma.  She married JAMES LONZO EATON 1946 in Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK, son of DAVID EATON and ELVIA MOORE.  He was born January 15, 1913 in Porum, Haskell Co., OK, and died May 23, 1995 in Stigler, Haskell Co., OK.

More About CARMEN ALINE STANDIFORD:

Burial: Brooken Cemetery, OK

More About JAMES LONZO EATON:

Burial: May 25, 1995, Brooken Cemetery, OK
Occupation: Rancher, Soil Conservationist for OSU   

Child of CARMEN STANDIFORD and JAMES EATON is:

9.                i.       LIVING7 EATON.

7.  MARY6 STANDIFORD (CARL WELCOME5, EPHRAIM WELCOME4, JOHN HARVEY3, ISRAEL2, EPHRAIM1) was born Private.  She married IRA VIRGIL DEAN Private.  He was born Private.       

Children of MARY STANDIFORD and IRA DEAN are:

                   i.       LIVING7 DEAN, m. LIVING BUSSINO.

                  ii.       LIVING DEAN, m. LIVING BLACK.

Endnotes

1.  Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900, Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900. [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001.

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