Descendants of James Standifer

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Generation No. 1

1. JAMES¹ STANDIFER was born January 06, 1797 in Lee County, Virginia, and died September 27, 1880 in Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee. He married SARAH BLEVINS, daughter of SALLY BLEVINS. She was born April 11, 1803 in Tennessee, and died April 11, 1893 in Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee.

Notes for JAMES STANDIFER:  

Click here for James' and Sallie's tombstone photo.

James Standifer was born 6 January 1797 [tombstone Bryant/Rasnic Cemetery District 8 Hancock Co., TN] in Virginia [Sistler's 1850 Ha-404-109]. If he was born in Lee County, Virginia, the Standifer men living there at the time of his birth include Archibald, Job, Isaac and Isaiah. In 1820 he would have been 23 years of age. If James was living in a Lee County, VA Standifer household in 1820, the only two households with a man of that age were those of William and James, who was listed as a Stanfield.

James married to Sarah Blevins probably about the year 1822 [Surname provided by descendant Art Sarratt & already suspected because of presence of her mother in the 1860 census of Hancock Co., TN]. Sarah, sometimes known as "Sallie" was born 11 April 1803 [tombstone] in Tennessee [Ibid.]. She is believed to be the daughter of Sally Blevins who was born in Virginia in 1775 and who lived with them in 1860 [Hancock County, TN Mulberry Gap District p. 505]. [NOTE: in 1820 there were two men named Blevins living in Lee County - James on p. 126A and James Sr. on p. 127. There were no Blevins in 1830 Lee County, but one James Blevins was listed in adjacent Scott Co., VA p. 005].

James Standifer did not appear on the tax lists of Lee County through the year 1814 which is logical since he would not have been old enough in 1814 to be listed. The lists are missing from 1815 through 1826. In 1827 James Standifer was listed on the tax list in Lee County, but did not pay a poll tax. Thus, this entry may have been for the older James Standifer who was in the 1820 census. In 1828 James Standifer paid a poll tax and was listed next to William Standifer.

In 1830 a man named James Standifer was enumerated in the census of Lee County, Virginia living near Joseph and William Standifer [p. 322]. James and his apparent wife were 20 to 30 years of age with three small children. He would have been 33 based on the date on his tombstone and his wife 27.

In 1830 James paid a poll tax in Lee County and from 1831 to 1833 James was taxed on both a white and a black poll. In 1833 James was received in the Baptist Church of Christ at Thompson Settlement [Records of Thompson Settlement Church, Jonesville, Virginia by the Virginia DAR, 1982, p. 3]. In 1834 James was taxed on one white poll and two slaves. James continued to be taxed through the year 1840, but was not found after that year. In only one year, 1839, were there two men named James that were taxed. This may have been a duplicate list as there was never two men by the name of James listed on the same tax list.

In 1840 it was surely the same James Standifer who was enumerated in the census of Lee County [p. 110]. He was listed as 40 to 50 years of age and his wife was listed as 30 to 40 years of age, both accurate based on the tombstone dates. Living with James and Sarah were five children. This was the last year that James paid a poll tax in Lee County, Virginia. He apparently migrated to Tennessee shortly after the census for a daughter was reportedly born there in 1842. However, on 7 July 1847 he purchased 100 acres of land on Little Paint Creek in Floyd County, Kentucky from Joseph Boyd [Floyd Co., KY DB E:574]. Witnesses were John P. Martin and James Harris. The deed does not state where he was living at the time of this purchase.

In 1850 James and Sally were listed in the Hancock County census in Mulberry District [Sistler Ha-404-109]. James was listed as 48 and Sarah as 41. James would have been 53 and Sarah 47. At this time were nine children living with them. Living nearby was Joseph Standifer, wife Nancy and family [Sistler Ha-396-108]. Isaiah lived nearby [Sistler Ha-387-107] and a few houses away were Foster and Martha Jones, their son William's in-laws [family #417].

In December of 1851 James Standefer was of Hancock County, Tennessee when he appointed his son William of Floyd County, Kentucky his attorney to sell 150 acres of land on Little Paint Creek [Floyd Co., KY DB D:76]. On 6 January 1852, power of attorney was sworn to by James Standifer in court in Hancock County, Tennessee. The land was sold under this power of attorney on 5 March 1852 to Robert M. George Jr. [Floyd Co., KY DB D:78]. Although identified as 100 acres in the deed of purchase and 150 acres in the deed of sale, the legal description matches in both deeds and the land is identified in the deed of sale as being the land James Standefer purchased of Joseph Boyd.

In 1860 James and Sally were enumerated in Hancock County living in Mulberry Gap District [p. 505]. James was listed as 58 and his wife Sally was listed as 53. Based on the tombstone date, he should have been 63 and she would have been 57. Their four youngest children lived with them as did Sally Blevins age 85, presumably Sally's mother, who was born in Virginia, possibly his mother-in-law. The nearest Standifer family was that of William and Elisabeth Standifer who lived just nine households from them. In the other direction some thirteen households away lived William and Mary Ann Standifer. This particular William Standifer was 26 years of age. He is believed to be the son of Joseph and Nancy Standifer who, in 1850 had a son William aged 18 in their household.

Based on the birthplaces of the children of their son Andrew, the Standifers probably left Tennessee after the Civil War and moved to Lee County, Virginia around 1868.

By 1870 James and Sally were enumerated in the census of Lee County, Tennessee living in White Shoals [p. 389]. James was listed as 69, born in Kentucky, and he owned real estate valued at $600 and personal property worth $200. Sarah was listed as 65 and also born in Kentucky. Living with them was their daughter Lydia age 21, born in Hancock County, Tennessee. Their son Andrew lived next door and their son Isaiah lived nearby [p. 384].

In 1880 James and Sarah Stanford were enumerated in the census of Hancock County living in Civil District 9 [#60-60]. James was listed as 81 and born in Kentucky of parents born in Kentucky. Sarah was 76 and born in Tennessee of parents born in Tennessee. Based on the cemetery dates, he would have been 83 and she would have been 77, making their ages relatively accurate based on their tombstone dates. Although listed as Stanfords, there is no doubt that they are in fact James and Sally Standifer. Living with them was their daughter Lydia listed as Lyda, age 29 (she would have been 32 based on earlier census records). John Stanford age 20 also lived with them, perhaps a grandson. Their daughter Juda, still single, lived nearby [#50-50].

They are both buried in the Bryant/Rasnic Cemetery, located on Route 4, Mulberry Road, Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee. There were no other Standifers with tombstones in the cemetery. James died September 27, 1880, after the 1880 census was taken. Sally died 11 April 1893.

DEED BOOK D:76

Know all men by these presents that I JAMES STANDIFER of the county of Hancock and state of Tennessee do by these presents make constitute and appoint my son WILLIAM STANDIFER of the County of Floyd and state of Kentucky by true and lawful attorney for me and my name to sell and dispose of in any way he may see fit and proper a certain tract of lane situate in the county of Floyd and state of Kentucky on the waters of Little Paint Creek containing 150 acres for such sum or sums of money and to such person or persons as he may think expedient and to convey all the title which I have in and to said land by deed of absolute sale to such person or persons. So sold in fee simple warrenty against me my heirs and all persons claiming by through or under me. Hereby ratifying whatsoever my said attorney may lawfully do in the premises December 1851.

His Mark
James (X) Standifer (S )
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Children of JAMES STANDIFER and SARAH BLEVINS are:

2. i. WILLIAM² STANDIFER, b. August 1824, Lee Co. Virginia.

ii. JOHN H. STANDIFER, b. November 1827, Lee Co. Virginia; d. Bef. 1914, Hancock County, Tennessee; m. AGNESS BAKER, 1860; b. January 1816, Tennessee; d. Bef. 1914, Hancock County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of John and Nancy Baker of Mulberry Gap, TN.

Notes for JOHN H. STANDIFER:

John H. Standifer was born about 1827, the son of James and Sally Standifer. In 1830 and 1840 he was enumerated in the household of his parents in Lee County, Virginia. In 1850 he was enumerated in the household of his parents in Hancock County, Tennessee. In 1860 he was the head of a household in Hancock County, Tennessee living near his father James and his brothers Stephen and Zachariah [Ha-153-530]. He was 32 years of age and was listing with an apparent wife, Agness Stanifer, age 43 and William Fisher age 18, a stepson.

In 1870 he was 43 years of age and the head of the household in Civil District 8 of Hancock County, Tennessee [Sistler Ha-56]. Agness was listed as 55. Mary Smith age 20 lived with them.

In 1880, J. H. and Agnes Standifer were living alone in Civil District 8 of Hancock County [#86-87]. John said he was 52 years of age and born in Virginia of a father born in Virginia and a mother born in Tennessee.

John and Agness were still living in Hancock County in Civil District 8 when the census was taken in 1900 [#92-96]. John gave his age as 72 and his birth date as November 1827. Agnes gave her age as 84 and her birth date as January 1816. They had been married 40 years but had no children.

When John and Angess died is unknown, but they were not found in later census records. Since vital records were kept in Hancock County beginning in 1914 and no death records were found for them, it is assumed that they died in Hancock County by 1914. They had no issue.  

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Hancock Co. TN Deeds U-275 extract: "We, John H. Standiford and wife Agness sell to Etta and Grover Sumpter undivided interest in land dowery of Nancy Baker." Dated 7 Nov 1902

John H. Standiford was the executor of William Baker's estate, who died intestate.

Hancock Co., TN Court Minutes, pp. 187-88, Tuesday, March 11, 1873 - Archillas Baker, et all vs. Daniel Baker, et all DECREE:
In the file: "The said commissioners will be first duly sworn by a Justice of the Peace or the said County Surveyor, and will be furnished with a copy of this decree--And it being suggested that John Standifer, the administrator of William Baker deceased has exhausted the personal assets of said estate in due course of administration leaving a small balance (perhaps less the $50.00) of debts outstanding and unpaid, to pay which there are no assets but the real estate mentioned--therefore on motion of Complainants, the court doth order, and decree that the Clerk and Master notify said John Standifer to file a sworn statement of his settlements, inventories, and account and expenses of administration from which the Clerk and Master will report whether the said personal assets are exhausted leaving debts outstanding and unpaid and what amount and to whom due."

3. iii. FLOYD PRESTON STANDIFER, b. Abt. 1828, Lee Co. Virginia.

iv. JUDA STANDIFER, b. February 21, 1834, Lee Co. Virginia. She died March 4, 1931 in Arlington, Tarrant Co., TX.  She is buried in the Parkdale Cem., Arlington, Tarrant Co., TX.

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4. v. ISAIAH STANDIFER, b. April 08, 1835, Lee Co. Virginia; d. October 25, 1916, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

vi. STEVEN STANDIFER, b. July 1837, Lee County, Virginia; m. June 3, 1858 in Claiborne Co., TN.  She was  b. March 12, 1840, Claiborne Co. TN. She was the daughter of Elisha Eastus.

Notes for STEVEN STANDIFER:

Steven Standifer was born about 1840 in Tennessee, the son of James and Sally Standifer. In 1850 he was enumerated in the census with his parents in Hancock County, Tennessee. In 1860 Steven was aged 19 and the head of a household in Hancock County that consisted of himself and his apparent wife Margaret age 19 [Sistler Ha-155-531].

In 1870 Stephen was listed as the head of the household in Hancock County [Sistler Ha-61]. He was 26 years of age and Margaret was listed as 26 also, both were born in Tennessee. Although they had been married at least ten years, they had no children. In 1880 there was a Stephen aged 39 living in Claiborne County [Sistler Cl-147].  

Stephen and Margaret's names were spelled Stanaford and Eastis on their marriage license.

Notes for MARGARET M. EASTUS:  On the 1850 Claiborne Co., TN census, Margaret is listed as living with the family of Elisha and Mariah Eastus.  She was age 10.

Margaret is buried in the Irish Cemetery at Tazewell Co., TN.  Her tombstone has the following inscription: "MARGARET STANDIFER, BORN MARCH 12, 1840, DIED MARCH 29, 1905.  CARRYING OUT HER WILL AS WELL AS THAT OF HER HUSBAND.  MRS. STANDIFER GAVE PRACTICALLY ALL THEIR PROPERTY TO THE BATIST CURCH OF TAZEWELL AND TO TAZEWELL COLLEGE.  HENCE HER MEMORY WILL EVER E SWEET IN THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE OF TAZEWELL." 

Click here to view the Will of Margaret Eastus Standifer - Claiborne Co., TN

5. vii. ZACHARIAH STANDIFER, b. 1838, Lee Co. Virginia.

6. viii. LUCINDA STANDIFER, b. 1842, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. Arlington, Texas. She married James Howel.

7. ix. JAMES R. STANDIFER, b. 1844, Hancock County, Tennessee.

8. x. ANDREW JACKSON STANDIFER, b. September 15, 1846, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. April 03, 1923, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

9. xi. LYDIA STANDIFER, b. June 1848, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born August 1824 in Lee Co. Virginia. He married ELIZABETH JONES March 05, 1847 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, daughter of FOSTER JONES and MARTHA MCVEY. She was born 1831 in Hancock County, Tennessee.

Notes for WILLIAM STANDIFER:

William Standifer was born about 1824 in Lee County, Virginia [1870 census Lee Co., VA p. 389], the son of James and Sarah (Blevins) Standifer [Floyd Co., KY DB E:574 and DB D:76-8]. William's wife was Elizabeth Jones, the daughter of Foster and Martha Jones, who was born about 1831.

One William Standifer Jr., who may or may not be the one of interest, first appeared on the Lee County, Virginia tax lists in 1844 and was last taxed in 1847. It is likely that he followed the traditional pattern of migration for the Standifer family, leaving Virginia in the mid to late 1840's and going to Hancock County, Tennessee.

In adjacent Claiborne County, Tennessee William Standifer married to Elizabeth Jones on 5 March 1847 [Sistler's Early E TN Marriages, p. 346]. This marriage date is consistent with the birth of their first child on 27 July 1848. It is also consistent with the fact that Foster and Martha Jones were enumerated in the 1840 census of Claiborne County, Tennessee [p. 235]. By 1850 Foster and Martha were enumerated in Hancock County, Tennessee living just a few households from William's parents in Mulberry Gap [#417/417].

Why William and Elizabeth went to Kentucky isn't known. They were enumerated in the 1850 census of Floyd County, Kentucky [p. 461]. William was listed as 26, a farmer with real estate valued at $200, born in Tennessee. Elizabeth was listed as 19 and born in Kentucky [probably not accurate as her place of birth]. Two children were living with them and Floyd Standifer, age 20, and an apparent sister who was married to Christopher Patton. Floyd County is an eastern Kentucky county currently located north and slightly east of Lee County, Virginia, which is just across the state line from Hancock County, Tennessee.

In 1850 William was the only Standifer on the Floyd County tax lists and he paid a poll. In 1851 and 1852 William was taxed on 150 acres of land in Floyd County valued at $150. John Standifer also paid a poll tax in Floyd County those two years. From 1853 through 1857 Floyd and occasionally Preston Standifer paid a poll tax in Floyd County.

By 1860 William Standifer had moved to Hancock County, Tennessee where he was enumerated in the census living in Mulberry Gap District [p. 506 #993/946]. William was 35 years of age, a farmer with real estate valued at $50, and born in Virginia. Elizabeth was listed as 29 and born in Tennessee. Five children lived with them. Also living in Mulberry Gap District was James Standifer, a man aged 58, and his wife Sally. Another William, age 26, and his large family lived nearby.

By 1870, William and Elizabeth had removed to Lee County, Virginia where they were enumerated in the census living in White Shoals with Jonesville as a post office [p. 389 #1171/1172]. William was listed as 45, working on a farm, with personal property valued at $200. His birthplace was listed as Lee County, Virginia. Elizabeth was listed as 38 with a birthplace of Hancock County, Tennessee. Nine children lived with them. The census taker included the county of birth in addition to the state. Also living with them were Elizabeth's parents: Foster Jones, age 74, born in Hancock County, Tennessee and Martha Jones, age 74, born in Hawkins County, Tennessee and Lydia Jones, age 27, born in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

In the mid 1870's William J. and Rebecca Standifer bought and sold a number of tracts of land in Lee County, Virginia [DB 17:316, 323, 418, 459, 509, 582]. It is not known whether or not these deeds were for the same William Standifer with a new wife.

William and Elizabeth have not been located in the 1880 census.

CIVIL WAR:

William Standifer enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 10, 1861 at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky, by Lt. Col. Walker for 12 months. He was a Pvt. in Co. C 4th (Branner's) Battalion Tennessee Cavalry. This company subsequently became Company D, 2nd (Ashby's) Regiment Tennessee Cavalry. This battalion was formed August 29, 1861, with six companies of twelve months men, which had been organized in June or July 1861, for the Provisional Army of Tennessee and afterward transferred to the Confederate States service. The battalion was re-organized May 24, 1862 and then consolidated with the 5th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry to form the 2nd (Ashby's) Regiment Tennessee Cavalry. It was also called the 1st and 2nd Battalion Tennessee Cavalry.

On July 24, 1862, William was in the brig for stealing a pistol. He spent 6 months in the brig. On February 6, 1863 he was transferred to Co. C 29th Regiment Tennessee Infantry. He was disabled from wounds suffered at the Battle of Chickamauga; his leg was amputated and he was furloughed to Dalton, Georgia. On Jan 15, 1864 he appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War and paroled at Cumberland Gap, KY, by Col. William Y. Dillard, 34th KY. Inf. Vols on April 25, 1865.

Upon parole, William returned to Hancock County, Tennessee.

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Children of WILLIAM STANDIFER and ELIZABETH JONES are:

i. CALVIN JASPER³ STANDIFER, b. July 27, 1848, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. November 21, 1911, Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana; m. (1) MARY NANCY C. WATSON, July 03, 1872, Collin County, Texas; b. 1841, Kentucky; d. 1885, Collin or Hunt County, Texas; m. (2) KITURA ANNE KNOWLES, January 14, 1888, Hunt, County Texas; b. 1854, Texas; d. Wellington, Collingsworth Co., Texas.

See 3rd generation below

ii. CATHARINE STANDIFER, b. February 1850, Floyd County, Kentucky.

iii. JAMES F. STANDIFER, b. July 1852, Floyd County, Kentucky; m. MARY E., 1874, Texas; b. July 1859, Kentucky.

iv. MARTHA J. STANDIFER, b. 1854, Hancock County, Tennessee.

v. MARYAN STANDIFER, b. 1856, Hancock County, Tennessee.

vi. WILLIAM HILTON STANDIFER, b. October 22, 1860, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. April 28, 1948, Lexington, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma; m. SUSAN ELIZABETH WRIGHT, 1889, Wapanucka, Oklahoma; b. January 16, 1871, Texas; d. November 05, 1945, Clinton, Custer Co., Oklahoma.

vii. WILLIAM ROBERT STANDIFER, b. June 25, 1861, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. July 29, 1923, Okmulgee, Okmulgee Counrty, Oklahoma; m. (1) MARY ELMIRA WASHINGTON, Abt. 1881; b. 1861, Texas; d. September 1890, Tishimingo, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); m. (2) CLARA DAVIS, Abt. 1893; b. 1870, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); m. (3) PEARL, Abt. 1898; m. (4) OLIVE VARGO PHILLIPS, Abt. 1901, Ravia. Johnston County, Oklahoma; b. June 14, 1882, Poplar Creek, Choctow County, Mississippi; d. January 26, 1973, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Oklahoma; Troy Cem. Troy, OK.

Notes for WILLIAM ROBERT STANDIFER:

See 3rd generation below

viii. AILSY STANDIFER, b. August 1867, Hancock County, Tennessee.

ix. FRANKLIN STANDIFER, b. January 1869, Lee County, Virginia.

3. FLOYD PRESTON² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born Abt. 1828 in Lee Co. Virginia. He married MARTHA SALMONS August 25, 1853 in Floyd County, Kentucky. She was born 1835.

Children of FLOYD STANDIFER and MARTHA SALMONS are:

i. JAMES³ STANDIFER, b. 1854, Floyd County, Kentucky.

ii. JOHN STANDIFER, b. 1858.

iii. ROBERT STANDIFER, b. 1859.

4. ISAIAH² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born April 08, 1835 in Lee Co. Virginia, and died October 25, 1916 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. He married (1) MARY ANN JONES October 01, 1855 in Sam Jones Home, Hancock County, Tennessee, daughter of FOSTER JONES and MARTHA MCVEY. She was born May 27, 1837 in Tennessee, and died September 16, 1894 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. He married (2) PERMELURE CAROLINE BOLTON December 25, 1895 in Kansas, Walker County, Alabama. She was born May 22, 1843 in Lions County, Mississippi, and died August 05, 1922 in Fayette, County, Alabama.  

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Notes for ISAIAH STANDIFER: 

Isaiah Standifer was born about 1835 in Lee County, Virginia, the son of James and Sally Standifer. In 1840 in Lee County, Virginia and 1850 in Hancock County, Tennessee he was enumerated in the household of his parents. Isaiah, along with his brother Zachariah, was not listed in the 1860 census of Hancock County.

Isaiah must have married about 1855 to Mary Ann Jones, the daughter of Foster and Martha Jones, who was born in 1836 in Hancock County, Tennessee. In 1870 they were enumerated in the census of Lee County, Virginia living in White Shoals Township [p. 384]. Isaiah was listed as 35 years of age and born in Lee County, Virginia and Mary was listed as 34 and born in Hancock County, Tennessee. Four children lived with them.

In 1880 Isaiah and Mary Ann were enumerated in the census of Collin County, Texas. They both died there and are buried in Roual Bethlehem Church, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas.

CIVIL WAR:

Pvt. Co D 29 Regt. TN. INF. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on Aug 13, 1861 in Henderson Mills, TN. Listed as missing in action during the Battle of Missionary Ridge on Nov 25, 1863. He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Nashville, TN. He was captured by forces under command of Maj. Gen. Thomas, comdg. Dept. Cumberland and forwarded to Capt. S. E. Jones, Pro. Mar. at Louisville, KY. Dec 5, 1863. Captured Nov 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge. Discharged Dec 6, 1863 to Rock Island, IL on Dec 10, 1863. He took the Oath of Allegiance at Rock Island, IL. Barracks and enlisted into Co. C 3rd Regt. U. S. Vol. INF. On Oct 14, 1864. He enlisted under the name of Isaiah STANFORD, but an investigation by the Record and Pension Office has determined that his true name is ISAIAH STANDIFER and a Discharge Certificate as of that name was furnished to his attorney on Oct. 14, 1893. He served on the Western Frontier. He appears on a CO. Muster-out Roll at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Nov 29, 1865 and he Mustered-out on Nov 29, 1865. He was last paid on June 30, 1865. He returned to Hancock Co., TN. For one year and 4 years in Lee Co., VA. then went to Texas where he spent the rest of his life in Farmersville, Collin Co., and Meret, Hunt Co., TX.. He applied for a pension and received one until they discovered his Confederate Service, his pension was then stopped. Brother to WILLIAM STANDIFER

Tombstone inscription: " He is not dead, but sleeping."

More About ISAIAH STANDIFER:

Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas
Occupation: Farmer

Notes for MARY ANN JONES:

Tombstone inscription: "She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all."
Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

More: Marriage license: "Isiah Standifer of Hancock Co., Tenn. and Mary Jones of Hancock Co., Tenn. on 1 of October 1855 at Sam Jones by John Gilbert. Wit: Bill Standifer and John Jones.

Children of ISAIAH STANDIFER and MARY JONES are:

i. SARAH JANE³ STANDIFER, b. September 17, 1854, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. March 21, 1897, Fannin, County, Texas; m. (1) CHARLES LEE WILLIAMS, March 20, 1873, McKinney, Collin County, Texas; b. 1840, Alabama; d. Farmersville, Collin County, Texas;; m. (2) HENRY EDWARD  SARRATT, August 17, 1885, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. January 28, 1867, Farmersville, Collin County Texas; d. April 1, 1946, Stonewall, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.                        

ii.   MELVINA STANDIFER, b. January 22, 1857, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. July 30, 1937, Glendale,  Los Angeles County, California; m. (1) MORRIS MAIN, January 29, 1874, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. 1849; d. 1897; m. (2) FRANCIS M. HARBERT, Bef. 1902; b. 1843, Missouri.      

iii.  JESSE ELBERT STANDIFER, b. September 30, 1859, Lee County Virginia; d. February 21, 1918, Fort  Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma; m. (1) MARILDA JONES, June 12, 1879, Rockwell County, Texas; b. 1860, Arkansas; m. (2) MARY PHILLIPS, Abt. 1884; m. (3) VERDIE V. PHILLIPS, 1890; b. January 22, 1875; d. January 24, 1900, Maud, Pottawatomie Indian Territory, Oklahoma.; m. (4) MARTHA ANN REESE, Aft. 1910.    

iv. T. H. STANDIFER, b. September 17, 1861, Lee County Virginia.

v. WALTER ASHLEY STANDIFER, b. April 27, 1864, Lee County Virginia; d. March 01, 1923, Konawa, Seminole County, Oklahoma; m. MARY ALICE COATS, August 17, 1887, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. 1867, Irvine, Tarrant County, Texas; d. 1942.

vi.  THEODOSIA LEE STANDIFER, b. October 15, 1872, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; m. WILLIAM W. D. THOMAS, 1890, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. 1871, Texas.

vii. BABY GIRL STANDIFER, b. December 01, 1875, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas.

viii. VIBY LAWRENCE STANDIFER, b. January 22, 1876, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. February 06, 1959, Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma; m. FLORENCE MAYBELL COX, December 06, 1897, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma; b. January 03, 1880, Joplin, Newton County, Missouri; d. 1954.

ix. FLORENCE GENOVA STANDIFER, b. January 22, 1876, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. 1931, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma; m. JOSHUA THOMAS COATS, April 28, 1892, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. [Lic. issued April 21, 1892]. Joshua was born in 1871 in Lincoln County, TN.

x.  FRANCIS STANDIFER, b. July 22, 1878, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. January 25, 1880, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas.

More About FRANCIS STANDIFER:
Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas.

5. ZACHARIAH² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born 1838 in Lee Co. Virginia. He married (1) ARAMINTA BALDRIDGE GEORGE February 21, 1866 in Floyd County, Kentucky. She was born 1843, and died 1873. He married (2) RACHEL ARROWOOD 1874.

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6. LUCINDA² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born 1842 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died in Arlington, Texas. She married BAKER.

7. JAMES R.² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born 1844 in Hancock County, Tennessee. He married CYNTHIA ANN KIZER December 18, 1863 in Hunt County, Texas. She was born November 14, 1840 in Bedford County, Tennessee, and died January 09, 1878 in Texas.

More About CYNTHIA ANN KIZER:

Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

Children of JAMES STANDIFER and CYNTHIA KIZER are:

i. PETER J.³ STANDIFER, b. 1867; m. Caldonia "Donie" Roy abt 1892-1899 in Sulfur, OK.  They had at least one son, Carl.
*Contributed by Charlie Roy

ii. FLOYD J. STANDIFER, b. August 01, 1868; d. Hunt County, Texas, Webb Hill Cemetery.

iii. LAURIE STANDIFER, b. 1869.

iv. JOHN W. STANDIFER, b. 1876.

8. ANDREW JACKSON² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born September 15, 1846 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died April 03, 1923 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. He married (1) REBECCA B. BRANHAM August 04, 1862 in Hancock County, Tennessee, daughter of EMANUEL BRANHAM and NANCY JONES. She was born September 15, 1844 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died July 17, 1912 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. He married (2) RACHEL JLENA WATSON September 07, 1914 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. She was born May 23, 1858, and died August 1942.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON STANDIFER:

Andrew Jackson Standifer was a Baptist Minister at Bethel Church, and Farmer in Merriet, Hunt County, TX.

More About ANDREW JACKSON AND REBECCA B. STANDIFER:

Burial: Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt County, TX.

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Children of ANDREW STANDIFER and REBECCA BRANHAM are:

i. ELIZA JANE³ STANDIFER, b. August 10, 1864, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. May 25, 1937, Whiteright, Grayson County, Texas; m. (1) STEPHEN C. FLEMING, November 01, 1883, Whiteright, Grayson County, Texas; m. (2) REV. D. M. POPE, Aft. 1916.

More About ELIZA JANE STANDIFER:
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, near Whiteright, Fannin Co., TX.

ii. LUCINDA CORNELIA STANDIFER, b. May 07, 1867, Hancock, County, Tennessee; d. February 01, 1936, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. ORVILLE ALLEN OVERHOLT, November 06, 1884, Collin County, Texas; d. Bef. 1916.

Notes for LUCINDA CORNELIA STANDIFER:
Divorced.
Burial: Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt County, TX.

iii. JAMES FRANK STANDIFER, b. June 19, 1868, Hancock County, Tennessee; d. July 13, 1922, Plainview, Hale County, Texas; m. (1) J. ANNA THOMAS, November 29, 1888, Collin County, Texas; b. August 1868, Texas; d. Bef. 1909, Planview, Hale Co., Texas; m. (2) ANNIE, Aft. 1909; d. Aft. 1925.

More About JAMES FRANK STANDIFER:
Burial: July 16, 1922, Planview Cemetery. Planview, Hale Co., Texas
Occupation: Barber

More About J. ANNA THOMAS:
Burial: Planview Cemetery, Planeview, Hale Co., TX.

iv. THOMAS P. STANDIFER, b. March 24, 1871, Collin County, Texas; d. August 21, 1900, Collin County, Texas.

More About THOMAS P. STANDIFER:
Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

v. ALICE STANDIFER, b. June 15, 1873, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. July 07, 1897, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; m. ROBERT L. RIDDLE, December 18, 1892, Collin County, Texas.

More About ALICE STANDIFER:
Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

vi. MARTHA ANN STANDIFER, b. April 14, 1875, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. April 1952, Konawa, Seminole County, Oklahoma; m. RUFUS LEVI HOWARD, June 19, 1892, Collin County, Texas.

More About MARTHA ANN STANDIFER:
Burial: Konawa Cemetery, Konawa, Seminole Co., TX.

vii. JOHN MANUEL STANDIFER, b. February 04, 1877, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. September 23, 1959, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; m. ALBERTA GENEVA DURAN, February 14, 1897, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. March 14, 1879, Ola, Yell County, Arkansas; d. April 15, 1969, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.

More About JOHN MANUEL STANDIFER:
Burial: I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Farmeersville, Collin Co., TX.

viii. EMMITT JACKSON STANDIFER, b. April 27, 1879, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. September 21, 1959, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. CLIFFORD AUGUSTA ROBINSON, August 28, 1898, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. January 12, 1884, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. August 28, 1960, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.

More About EMMITT JACKSON STANDIFER:
Burial: Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt County, TX.

ix. WILLIAM D. STANDIFER, b. October 14, 1881, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. March 06, 1910, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

More About WILLIAM D. STANDIFER:
Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

x. RELDA FRANCES STANDIFER, b. August 30, 1883, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. December 22, 1963, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas; m. JAMES CALVIN DANNIS, July 02, 1905, Hunt County, Texas.

More About RELDA FRANCES STANDIFER:
Burial: December 24, 1963, Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas

xi. GEORGE CLIFTON STANDIFER, b. November 03, 1885, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. July 03, 1965, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California; m. (1) EULA T. BRYANT, January 01, 1905, Hunt County, Texas; b. July 10, 1887; d. July 22, 1914, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.; m. (2) HESTER HELTON BISHOP, October 30, 1915, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; b. January 19, 1892; d. February 06, 1969, Ceres, California..

More About GEORGE CLIFTON STANDIFER:
Burial: Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Modesto, California

xii. PEARL BELL STANDIFER, b. February 21, 1888, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. March 15, 1941, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. CHARLES L. CATES, May 07, 1905, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; b. 1875; d. May 03, 1959, Merit, Hunt County, Texas..

More About PEARL BELL STANDIFER:
Burial: Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt County, TX..

9. LYDIA² STANDIFER (JAMES¹) was born June 1848 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. She married Unknown KING.

Child of LYDIA STANDIFER and KING is:

i. BERTIE³ KING, b. September 1886, Tennessee; m. CLYDE GRAY.

Generation No. 3

10. CALVIN JASPER³ STANDIFER (WILLIAM², JAMES¹) was born July 27, 1848 in Floyd County, Kentucky, and died November 21, 1911 in Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana. He married (1) MARY NANCY C. WATSON July 03, 1872 in Collin County, Texas, daughter of BENJAMIN WATSON and ANN. She was born 1841 in Kentucky, and died 1885 in Collin or Hunt County, Texas. He married (2) Mrs. KITURA ANNE (KNOWLES) OLLER January 14, 1888 in Hunt, County Texas, daughter of KNOWLES. She was born 1854 in Texas, and died in Wellington, Collingsworth Co., Texas.

Notes for CALVIN JASPER STANDIFER:

CIVIL WAR:

Pvt. Co. C29 Regt. TN. INF. He enlisted in Confederate Army Jan 20, 1863 (as a substitute for John Standifer) at Tazewell, TN.. He was transferred from C Co. to D Co. 29 Regt. TN. INF. In Oct of 1863. He appears on a Registry of patients in Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, GA. July 23, 1864 (Diarrhea) and was transferred July 23, 1864. His residence is listed as Hancock Co., TN. SON OF WILLIAM STANDIFER

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Burial: Red Lodge Cemetery, Red Lodge, Carbon CO., MT.; death certificate #839 states birth/death; son of William Standifer. Died of " inflamation of mininegis (sp) and secondary: Middle ear absess.  Informant was Robert W. Standifer of Red Lodge, MT.  Date of burial: November 23, 1911.
Occupation: Rancher

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Children of CALVIN STANDIFER and MARY WATSON are:

1. ALAN⁴ STANDIFER, b. 1874, Collin County, Texas.
2. THEA FOSTER STANDIFER, b. February 07, 1875, Collin County, Texas; d. February 22, 1946, Ludlow, Le Flore County, Oklahoma; m. SIDNEY ELLA FARMER, December 09, 1899, McClafarry, Texas; b. February 24, 1888, Saline Co. or Little River Co. Arkansas; d. December 23, 1943, Hobbs, New Mexico
   
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3. LESLEY CLAY STANDIFER, b. 1878, Collin County, Texas; d. 1904, Texas; m. LOUISA WEAVER, 1900, Texas; b. 1884, Texas; d. 1913, Tuskahoma, Oklahoma.
4. ROBERT WHITTEN STANDIFER, b. May 24, 1881, Collin Co. Texas; d. September 19, 1938, Farris, Oklahoma; m. (1) MARY ESTELLA FARMER, November 25, 1899, Little River County, Arkansas; b. July 01, 1882, Saline Co. or Little River Co. Arkansas; d. March 29, 1920, Yanush, Latimer County, Oklahoma; m. (2) FANNIE CARNES, 1932; b. May 09, 1890; d. August 23, 1973, Farris, Oklahoma.

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More About ROBERT WHITTEN STANDIFER:
Burial: September 20, 1938, Farris Cemetery, Farris, Atoka CO., OK.
Occupation: Farmer

More About MARY ESTELLA FARMER:
Burial: Cupco Church Cemetery, between Clayton & Yanush OK.

Children of CALVIN STANDIFER and KITURA KNOWLES are:

                                    v.    DAVID⁴ STANDIFER, b. 1892, Oklahoma; d. 1920, Cupco Church,
                                           Latimer County, Oklahoma.

vi.    EDDIE STANDIFER, b. 1894.

vii.    CLYDE STANDIFER, b. 1896.

viii.    NEWTON CALVIN STANDIFER, b. February 02, 1897, Wolf City, Texas;  d. January 28, 1960, Tuskahoma, Oklahoma Old Town Cemetery; m. ODESSA FARES, March 1925, Tuskahoma, Oklahoma,, LaFlore County; b. January 23,     1907, Kaney Creek, Oklahoma; d. May 08, 1988, Old Town Cemetery, Tuskahoma, Oklahoma.

ix. JASPER WILLIAM STANDIFER, b. October 14, 1899, Idabel, Choctaw County, Oklahoma; d. March 10, 1951, San Bernardino, SanBernardino County, California; m. JEWELL PAULINE HOBBS, October 28, 1922, Tuskahoma, Pushmataha Co., Oklahoma; b. November 04, 1903, Caney, Oklahoma; d. September 05, 1997, Rialto, California.

11. JAMES F.³ STANDIFER (WILLIAM², JAMES¹) was born July 1852 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He married MARY E. 1874 in Texas. She was born July 1859 in Kentucky.

Children of JAMES STANDIFER and MARY E. are:

                                    i.  WILLIAM N.⁴ STANDIFER, b. October 1878, Texas.

                                    ii.  HETTIE STANDIFER, b. January 1882, Texas.

iii. MARY A. STANDIFER, b. November 17, 1887, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); d. October 01, 1888, Norris Chapel Cemetary, Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

iv. JESSE J. STANDIFER, b. February 1890, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); m. ALLIE, Bef. 1910, Oklahoma; b. 1892.

12. WILLIAM HILTON³ STANDIFER (WILLIAM², JAMES¹) was born October 22, 1860 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died April 28, 1948 in Lexington, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma. He married SUSAN ELIZABETH WRIGHT 1889 in Wapanucka, Oklahoma, daughter of WILLIAM WRIGHT and MATILDA MALONE. She was born January 16, 1871 in Texas, and died November 05, 1945 in Clinton, Custer Co., Oklahoma.

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Children of WILLIAM STANDIFER and SUSAN WRIGHT are:

1. WILLIAM HARDING⁴ STANDIFER, b. March 22, 1891, Indian Territory (Oklahoma) Near Ardmore; d. November 07, 1983, Tishomingo, Johnston Co., Oklahoma; m. (1) ANNIE MAE SANDERS, August 08, 1911, Tishomingo, Johnston Co., Oklahoma; b. August 02, 1895, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); d. February 25, 1922, Hitchita, Oklahoma, McIntosh Co.; m. (2) EDNA MAE CISCO, 1926; b. April 26, 1903, Ardmore, Chickasaw Nat, I. T. (Oklahoma); d. September 20, 1955, Condon Grove Cem. Johnston Co., Oklahoma.
   
2. ELIZABETH T. STANDIFER, b. July 16, 1892, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); d. September 20, 1931, Troy, Johnston Co., Oklahoma; m. (1) VINEYARD; m. (2) CHARLIE F. HINCHEY, 1912, Tishomingo, Oklahoma; b. 1874.
   
3. NILA C. STANDIFER, b. May 06, 1895, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); d. February 28, 1913, Condon Grove Cem. Johnston Co., Oklahoma; m. AKINS.
   
4. GEORGE W. STANDIFER, b. December 16, 1897, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); d. May 06, 1916, Condon Grove Cem. Johnston Co., Oklahoma.
   
5. WILLIE J. STANDIFER, b. January 12, 1899, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); d. March 27, 1918, Condon Grove Cem. Johnston Co., Oklahoma.
   
6. ALBERT STANDIFER, b. 1904, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
   
7. THOMAS STANDIFER, b. 1907, Oklahoma
   
8. VELMA ALMEDA STANDIFER, b. April 23, 1910, Oklahoma; d. April 20, 1962, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; m. VIRGIL HINCHEY.
   
9. REBECCA J. STANDIFER, b. November 17, 1911, Oklahoma; d. December 11, 1918, Condon Grove Cem. Johnston Co., Oklahoma.
   
10. JAMES C. STANDIFER, b. September 29, 1914, Oklahoma; d. January 16, 1975, Troy, Johnston Co., Oklahoma; m. PAULINE P. TOLBERT, January 13, 1934; b. 1917; d. 1983.

13. WILLIAM ROBERT³ STANDIFER (WILLIAM², JAMES¹) was born June 25, 1861 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died July 29, 1923 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. He married (1) MARY ELMIRA WASHINGTON Abt. 1881. She was born 1861 in Texas, and died September 1890 in Tishimingo, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). He married (2) CLARA DAVIS Abt. 1893. She was born 1870 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). He married (3) PEARL Abt. 1898. He married (4) OLIVE VARGO PHILLIPS Abt. 1901 in Ravia. Johnston County, Oklahoma, daughter of C. PHILLIPS and SARAH JONES. She was born June 14, 1882 in Poplar Creek, Choctow County, Mississippi, and died January 26, 1973 in Wapanucka, Johnston County, Oklahoma; Troy Cem. Troy OK.

Notes for WILLIAM ROBERT STANDIFER:

William Robert was a cowboy for the Matador Ranch in Motley Co., Texas in the 1880's and made several trail drives. He died on July 29, 1923, after being injured from pulling a man from a burning building in Dec. 1922. His body was released to W. Hilton Standifer to be removed to Coleman, OK.

More About WILLIAM ROBERT STANDIFER:
Fact 1: divorced before 1900
Fact 2: A Barber

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Children of WILLIAM STANDIFER and MARY WASHINGTON are:

                                i. LOUELLA PEARL⁴ STANDIFER, b. March 07, 1883; d. 1971, Bakersfield, 
                                   Kern County, California; m. JAMES FRANKLIN WALT, 1901.

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                                ii. JAMES L. STANDIFER, b. 1886.

                                iii. UNKNOWN STANDIFER, b. 1889.

Child of WILLIAM STANDIFER and CLARA DAVIS is:

                                iv. WILMA G.⁴ STANDIFER, b. 1895; m. ANDY VARGO.

Children of WILLIAM STANDIFER and PEARL are:

                                v.      JIMMIE⁴ STANDIFER.

                                vi.      MAY STANDIFER.

Children of WILLIAM STANDIFER and OLIVE PHILLIPS are:

vii. GLADYS⁴ STANDIFER, b. August 21, 1902, Ravia. Johnston County, Oklahoma; d. November 01, 1932, Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma; m. (1) WALTER COX, 1919, Oklahoma; m. (2) JOHN R. WILLIAMS, 1921, Johnston County, Oklahoma; b. 1902, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; d. 1923; m. (3) CHARLES BURDICK, June 09, 1925, Sedan, Sheridan County, Kansas.

Notes for GLADYS STANDIFER:
Marriage to Walter Cox in 1919 was annulled.

viii. FRANCILE STANDIFER, b. 1904, Ravia. Johnston County, Oklahoma; m. (1) LLOYD ROBINSON, 1934; b. 1899; m. (2) JOHN VARGO, 1939.

ix. JOSEPHINE ATTLER STANDIFER, b. November 02, 1907, Ravia. Johnston County, Oklahoma; d. August 07, 1996, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Oklahoma; m. (1) JIM JEFFERIES, July 1925, Okema, Osage County, Oklahoma; m. (2) HENRY JOSEPH DAVIS, November 15, 1937, Holdenville, Oklahoma; d. November 27, 1975, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Oklahoma.

14. SARAH JANE³ STANDIFER (ISAIAH², JAMES¹) was born September 17, 1854 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died March 21, 1897 in Fannin, County, Texas. She married (1) CHARLES LEE WILLIAMS March 20, 1873 in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. He was born 1840 in Alabama, and died in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. She married (2) HENRY EDWARD SARRATT August 17, 1885 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, son of LEONIDAS SARRATT and SARAH WOLFE. He was born January 28, 1867 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died April 01, 1946 in Stonewall, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

Children of SARAH STANDIFER and CHARLES WILLIAMS are:

i. ANNA⁴ WILLIAMS, b. 1874, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. Texas; m. LEONARD MARSHALL CHANDLER, 1892; b. 1871, Mississippi; d. 1916.

ii. CHARLES LEE WILLIAMS, b. February 04, 1876, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. December 02, 1923, Ector, fannin County, Texas; m. MARTHA ELIZABETH BILLNER, December 18, 1910, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas; b. 1879; d. 1949.

iii. BEULAH DORA WILLIAMS, b. December 25, 1878, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. December 24, 1957, Whitewrite, Fannin County, Texas; m. WILLIAM JAMES BILLNER, May 31, 1896, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas; b. 1870; d. 1936.

iv. JOHN EDWARD WILLIAMS, b. March 18, 1880, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. August 17, 1948, Carnegia, Caddo County, Oklahoma; m. ELLA ALICE MARTIN, October 06, 1900; b. 1886, Montegue County, Texas; d. 1966.

v. THOMAS EDJAR WILLIAMS, b. August 25, 1881, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. January 14, 1945, Porum, Haskell County, Oklahoma; m. ROSIE IDELLA SWOFFORD, May 1905, Texas; d. 1910.

vi. ISAIAH ZACHARIAH WILLIAMS, b. December 22, 1883, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. June 26, 1934, Mountain View, Kiowa County, Oklahoma; m. KATIE JOHNSON, Abt. 1910.

Children of SARAH STANDIFER and HENRY SARRATT are:

vii. ALFORD EUGENE⁴ SARRATT, b. October 03, 1886, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. March 22, 1952, McMan, Carter County, Oklahoma; m. CORA EVELENA COLSON, March 07, 1907, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma; b. 1889, Manchester, Lamar County, Texas; d. 1977.

viii. ELIZABETH BELLE SARRATT, b. October 17, 1888, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. October 18, 1983, Tishomingo, Johnson County, Oklahoma; m. RUSSIE MONROE DENNIS, September 11, 1907, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma; b. 1885, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky; d. 1971.

ix. HENRY FRANKLIN SARRATT, b. April 20, 1890, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; d. June 03, 1960, San Bernardo, San Bernardo County, California; m. DORA VIOLA FREEMAN, November 27, 1909, Coalgate, Coal County, Oklahoma; b. November 13, 1896, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma; d. October 22, 1965, Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma.

x. JESSE BURKS SARRATT, b. October 01, 1894, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas; d. February 11, 1981, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma; m. VINNIE M. MARTIN; b. 1899, Sturat, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; d. 1962.

xi. JAMES WALKER SARRATT, b. March 21, 1897, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas; d. September 02, 1964, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Count, Texas; m. WILLIE LARKIN HINKLE; b. 1891, Texas.

15. MELVINA³ STANDIFER (ISAIAH², JAMES¹) was born January 22, 1857 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died July 30, 1937 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. She married (1) MORRIS MAIN January 29, 1874 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. He was born 1849, and died 1897. She married (2) FRANCIS M. HARBERT Bef. 1902. He was born 1843 in Missouri.

Children of MELVINA STANDIFER and MORRIS MAIN are:

i. ETHEL AGUSTA⁴ MAIN, b. August, Indian Territory; Remus, Pottwatomie County, Oklahoma; m. WILLARD HUGH BUDD; b. 1886; d. 1973.

ii. BABY MAIN, b. 1875.

iii. SIMON ISAIAH MAIN, b. December 01, 1876, Denison, Grayson County, Texas; d. 1961; m. MARY JANE DOUGLAS; b. 1871, Kansas; d. 1940.

iv. WALTER MAIN, b. May 08, 1879, Denison, Grayson County, Texas; m. GERTIE COX.

v. ADA MAIN, b. October 19, 1881, Dover, Kansas; d. 1967; m. WILLIE TIPTON HARBERT; d. 1948.

vi. PEARL MARY MAIN, b. March 07, 1885, Dover, Kansas; m. BENJAMIN F. MYERS.

vii. NETTIE ANN MAIN, b. June 10, 1888, Denison, Grayson County, Texas; m. AMASA HOWELL ANDERSON; b. 1876; d. 1932.

viii. OLLIE BELL MAIN, b. September 01, 1891, Denison, Grayson County, Texas; d. 1977; m. CHARLES V. JONES.

Child of MELVINA STANDIFER and FRANCIS HARBERT is:

ix. MELVIN EDWARD⁴ HARBERT, b. 1902, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma; d. 1966; m. MILDRED.

16. JESSE ELBERT³ STANDIFER (ISAIAH², JAMES¹) was born September 30, 1859 in Lee County, Virginia, and died February 21, 1918 in Fort Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma. He married (1) MARILDA JONES June 12, 1879 in Rockwell County, Texas, daughter of HARRISON JONES. She was born 1860 in Arkansas. He married (2) MARY PHILLIPS Abt. 1884. He married (3) VERDIE V. PHILLIPS 1890. She was born January 22, 1875, and died January 24, 1900 in Maud, Pottawatomie Indian Territory, Oklahoma. He married (4) MARTHA ANN REESE Aft. 1910, daughter of JOHN REESE and SARAH EAST.

Child of JESSE STANDIFER and MARILDA JONES is:

i. EVIE⁴ STANDIFER, b. Bef. 1886.

Child of JESSE STANDIFER and MARY PHILLIPS is:

ii. DANIEL FRED⁴ STANDIFER, b. March 28, 1886, Collin County, Texas; d. December 30, 1948, At Home, Ft. Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma; m. FANNIE ETHEL JOHNSON, 1910, Wolf City, Hunt County, Texas.

Children of JESSE STANDIFER and VERDIE PHILLIPS are:

iii. WILSON⁴ STANDIFER, m. WINNIE MAY O'KEEFE.

iv. LILLIAN JO STANDIFER, m. RUBE COLLINS.

v. BERTHA STANDIFER, b. April 20, 1896, Maud, Pottawatomie Indian Territory, Oklahoma; d. November 21, 1898, Maud, Pottawatomie Indian Territory, Oklahoma.

Child of JESSE STANDIFER and MARTHA REESE is:

vi. FRANCIS LILLIAN⁴ STANDIFER, b. Abt. 1912; m. ALLEN.

17. WALTER ASHLEY³ STANDIFER (ISAIAH², JAMES¹) was born April 27, 1864 in Lee County Virginia, and died March 01, 1923 in Konawa, Seminole County, Oklahoma. He married MARY ALICE COATS August 17, 1887 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. She was born 1867 in Irvine, Tarrant County, Texas, and died 1942.

Children of WALTER STANDIFER and MARY COATS are:

i. WILLIE ROBERT⁴ STANDIFER, b. 1888, Irvine, Tarrant County, Texas; d. 1950; m. MARY PEARL MCINTIRE; b. 1893.

ii. OLIVE STANDIFER, b. 1890; d. 1908.

iii. MARVIN VERNON STANDIFER, b. 1891; d. 1966.

iv. EARVIN STANDIFER, b. 1896; d. 1909.

v. VERA ABBY STANDIFER, b. 1898; d. 1948; m. HULAN MARSHALL; b. 1895.

vi. BESSIE LEE STANDIFER, b. 1901; d. 1957; m. GEORGE SCHUTTE.

vii. OLA MAE STANDIFER, b. 1904; d. 1971; m. DEWEY H. HULSEY; b. 1897; d. 1976.

viii. ROBERT B. STANDIFER, b. 1909; d. 1975; m. BONNIE NIXON.

18. THEODOSIA LEE³ STANDIFER (ISAIAH², JAMES¹) was born October 15, 1872 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. She married WILLIAM W. D. THOMAS 1890 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. He was born 1871 in Texas.

Children of THEODOSIA STANDIFER and WILLIAM THOMAS are:

i. ALICE A.⁴ THOMAS.

ii. FRED THOMAS, b. 1891, Texas.

iii. IVY THOMAS, b. 1895, Texas.

iv. WILLIAM THOMAS, b. 1896, Texas.

19. VIBY LAWRENCE³ STANDIFER (ISAIAH², JAMES¹) was born January 22, 1876 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died February 06, 1959 in Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma. He married FLORENCE MAYBELL COX December 06, 1897 in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, daughter of JOHN COX and CAROLYN RICHIE. She was born January 03, 1880 in Joplin, Newton County, Missouri, and died 1954.

Children of VIBY STANDIFER and FLORENCE COX are:

i. VIOLET VIOLA⁴ STANDIFER, b. January 04, 1899; m. CHARLES ROSS JOHNSON, April 18, 1920.

ii. ANDREW JACKSON STANDIFER, b. January 21, 1902, Beef Creek near Davis, Oklahoma; m. ODENA JOHNSON, November 22, 1926.

iii. JESSIE FRANKLIN STANDIFER, b. January 24, 1904, Lake Lucrene, California; d. 1961; m. VELMA L. OTTO.

iv. ESTHER MAE STANDIFER, b. December 27, 1912, Frederick, Oklahoma; m. ROBERT TRAVIS HANKINS.

v. EUNICE ELAINE STANDIFER, b. February 06, 1919, Frederick, Oklahoma; m. RONALD WOODROW CRADDELL.

20. FLORENCE GENOVA³ STANDIFER (ISAIAH², JAMES¹) was born January 22, 1876 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died 1931 in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma. She married JOSHUA THOMAS COATS, son of Jesse B. and Sarah E. Henderson Coats, April 28, 1892 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. [Mar. Lic. issued on April 21, 1892] He was born in 1871 in Blanche, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

*Update by Jeff Reynolds.  Thanks, Jeff!

Children of FLORENCE STANDIFER and JOSH COATS are:

i. GROVER CLEVELAND⁴ COATS, m. JANICE MARKS.

ii. CHESTER ARTHUR COATS, m. GEORGIA RAY.

iii. JEWELL LORRAINE COATS, m. ROY KURTZ.

iv. MACK ERNIE COATS, m. LILLIE STASCY.

v. ODIE COATS.

vi. CHAROLETTA COATS, m. CHARLES MARTIN.

vii. PAUL WESLEY COATS.

viii. ELSIE COATS.

  ix.  JESSE B. COATS, b. August 02, 1916, Walker, Garvin County, OK; d. January 28, 1997, Altus, Jackson Co., OK; b. Altus City Cem. w/wife Della; m. (2) LOIS FLORENE HARRINGTON, August 07, 1948, Fannin Co., Precinct 1, TX; She was born September 4, 1919 in Boswell, Choctaw County, OK m. (3) DELLA MAE LACKEY, October 15, 1949, Anadarko, Caddo Co., OK; b. Abt. 1917; d. March 19, 1997, Altus, Jackson Co., OK; b. Altus City Cem.

                   Notes for JESSE B. COATS:

                          2nd divorce: Jesse B. Coats and Lois Florene Harrington was granted June 21, 1951 in the District Court of Choctaw Co., OK.   The status of their first marriage is not clear.

24. ELIZA JANE³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born August 10, 1864 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died May 25, 1937 in Whiteright, Grayson County, Texas. She married (1) STEPHEN C. FLEMING November 01, 1883 in Whiteright, Grayson County, Texas. She married (2) REV. D. M. POPE Aft. 1916.

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Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, near Whiteright, Fannin Co., TX.

Children of ELIZA STANDIFER and STEPHEN FLEMING are:

i. ELMER⁴ FLEMING.

ii. MELVIN FLEMING.

iii. WILLIE FLEMING.

25. LUCINDA CORNELIA³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born May 07, 1867 in Hancock, County, Tennessee, and died February 01, 1936 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. She married ORVILLE ALLEN OVERHOLT November 06, 1884 in Collin County, Texas. He died Bef. 1916.

Notes for LUCINDA CORNELIA STANDIFER:
Divorced.
Burial: Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt County, TX.

Children of LUCINDA STANDIFER and ORVILLE OVERHOLT are:

i. NETTIE⁴ OVERHOLT, m. SID WEBB.

ii. CHARLIE OVERHOLT, b. Abt. 1906.

26. JAMES FRANK³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born June 19, 1868 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died July 13, 1922 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas. He married (1) J. ANNA THOMAS November 29, 1888 in Collin County, Texas. She was born August 1868 in Texas, and died Bef. 1909 in Planview, Hale Co., Texas. He married (2) ANNIE Aft. 1909. She died Aft. 1925.

More About JAMES FRANK STANDIFER:
Burial: July 16, 1922, Planview Cemetery. Planview, Hale Co., Texas
Occupation: Barber

More About J. ANNA THOMAS:
Burial: Planview Cemetery, Planeview, Hale Co., TX.

Children of JAMES STANDIFER and J. THOMAS are:

i. ELLEN⁴ STANDIFER, b. May 1890, Texas; m. SID BOUNDS.

More About ELLEN STANDIFER:
Residence: Lived in Creek Co., OK. in 1924

ii. CORA STANDIFER, b. September 1891, Texas; m. HUGH CAMPBELL.

More About CORA STANDIFER:
Residence: Lived in Union Co., NM in 1924

iii. IRWIN STANDIFER, b. May 1894, Collin County, Texas; d. Bef. 1970.

More About IRWIN STANDIFER:
Occupation: Oklahoma City Barber
Residence: Lived in Washington Co., OK. in 1924

iv. PALMER STANDIFER, b. April 25, 1896, Texas; d. November 19, 1973, Dale, Cemetery, Dale, Oklahoma.

More About PALMER STANDIFER:
Residence: Went to Alaska

v. ETHEL STANDIFER, b. February 1898, Texas; d. 1973, Sulphur, Oklahoma; m. JESSE E. HENSLEY, 1915, Konawa, Oklahoma.

vi. HAZEL STANDIFER, b. 1900, Texas; m. W. W. COLE.

vii. ANDREW STANDIFER, b. Abt. 1902; d. Abt. 1970.

More About ANDREW STANDIFER:
Occupation: Barber in Union Co., NM in 1923.

27. ALICE³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born June 15, 1873 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died July 07, 1897 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. She married ROBERT L. RIDDLE December 18, 1892 in Collin County, Texas.

More About ALICE STANDIFER:
Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

Children of ALICE STANDIFER and ROBERT RIDDLE are:

i. HENRY⁴ RIDDLE, b. 1894.

ii. CALVIN RIDDLE, b. 1896.

28. MARTHA ANN³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born April 14, 1875 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died April 1952 in Konawa, Seminole County, Oklahoma. She married RUFUS LEVI HOWARD June 19, 1892 in Collin County, Texas.

More About MARTHA ANN STANDIFER:
Burial: Konawa Cemetery, Konawa, Seminole Co., TX.

Children of MARTHA STANDIFER and RUFUS HOWARD are:

i. OLLIE B.⁴ HOWARD, m. MCCULLOUGH.

ii. BOY HOWARD.

iii. BOY HOWARD.

Notes for BOY HOWARD:
Born Crippled

iv. REBECCA IVY HOWARD, b. October 10, 1901, McKenny, Collin County, Texas.

29. JOHN MANUEL³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born February 04, 1877 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died September 23, 1959 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He married ALBERTA GENEVA DURAN February 14, 1897 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. She was born March 14, 1879 in Ola, Yell County, Arkansas, and died April 15, 1969 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.

More About JOHN MANUEL STANDIFER:
Burial: I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Far, ersville, Collin Co., TX.

Children of JOHN STANDIFER and ALBERTA DURAN are:

i. CURTIS M.⁴ STANDIFER, b. November 05, 1897, Collin County, Texas; d. January 07, 1967, Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas; m. MARY LEE JOHNSON, July 26, 1918, Collin County, Texas; b. December 11, 1897, Blue Ridge, Collin County, Texas.

ii. OSA OTHELIA STANDIFER, b. August 27, 1901, Collin County, Texas; m. THOMAS LESTER JEFFERSON; b. July 14, 1898, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; d. September 24, 1965, Dallas, Texas.

iii. FAYE RUTH STANDIFER, b. May 23, 1906, Collin County, Texas; m. FRED RAYMOND COLLIER, September 18, 1927; b. March 06, 1903, Hunt County, Texas.

iv. DONNA EUGENIA STANDIFER, b. January 28, 1909, Collin County, Texas; m. CLYDE DAVID DENNIS, December 11, 1927; b. November 22, 1908.

30. EMMITT JACKSON³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born April 27, 1879 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died September 21, 1959 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. He married CLIFFORD AUGUSTA ROBINSON August 28, 1898 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas. She was born January 12, 1884 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died August 28, 1960 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.

More About EMMITT JACKSON STANDIFER:
Burial: Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt County, TX.

Children of EMMITT STANDIFER and CLIFFORD ROBINSON are:

i. ERNA ELIJAH⁴ STANDIFER, b. July 20, 1899; d. September 02, 1933.

ii. DUDLEY ARLIE STANDIFER, b. December 07, 1900; d. October 07, 1975; m. EUNICE LEE KINNAMON, November 20, 1921.

iii. HERSCHEL L. STANDIFER, b. April 04, 1903; d. May 31, 1955, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. NORMA FLETCHER REYNOLDS, July 12, 1924, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; b. July 08, 1907, Hunt County, Texas; d. February 25, 1980, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

iv. TEDIA FRANCES STANDIFER, b. December 15, 1904, Red Oak School, Collin County, Texas; d. September 11, 1977; m. EDDIE SHAFNER MORTON, October 15, 1922, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. February 11, 1898, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; d. May 12, 1956, Celeste, Hunt County, Texas.

v. RITA BEATRICE STANDIFER, b. April 27, 1907, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. JOHNNY NATHAN OWENS, August 02, 1924, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. December 05, 1906, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

vi. EDITH LUEVADA STANDIFER, b. January 08, 1909, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. WILLIAM LONNIE OWENS, August 07, 1926, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. May 06, 1905, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

vii. LOYD MANUEL STANDIFER, b. May 22, 1912; d. May 25, 1925.

viii. R. C. STANDIFER, b. December 25, 1913; d. March 17, 1964.

ix. THORA OLIVIA STANDIFER, b. May 02, 1916, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. WILLIAM ROBERT DICKEN, June 20, 1936, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas; b. July 02, 1917, Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas.

x. IONA BELLO STANDIFER, b. February 14, 1918, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. JOHN RADO FERGUSON, May 22, 1941, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas; b. May 04, 1915, Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

xi. EMMITT JACKSON STANDIFER, b. April 01, 1920, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. (1) MARY JO BURNETT, 1946; b. July 12, 1921, Hunt County, Texas; m. (2) LILA MAE THOMANSON, August 31, 1956, Dallas, Texas.

xii. GERTRUDE STANDIFER, b. October 02, 1924; m. (1) L. W. LAMAN, October 04, 1941; m. (2) ALBERT SIDNEY HAMMACK, February 20, 1953; b. December 09, 1921, Kingston, Hunt County, Texas.

31. RELDA FRANCES³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born August 30, 1883 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died December 22, 1963 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas. She married JAMES CALVIN DANNIS July 02, 1905 in Hunt County, Texas.

More About RELDA FRANCES STANDIFER:
Burial: December 24, 1963, Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas

Children of RELDA STANDIFER and JAMES DANNIS are:

i. J. L.⁴ DANNIS, d. Bef. 1960.

ii. BOB DANNIS, d. May 1960.

iii. RAYMOND DANNIS, b. Abt. 1905; d. Bef. 1960.

Notes for RAYMOND DANNIS:

Raymond and J. L. were crippled. Bob was married and had a son overseas at the time of his death.

iv. VERLE DANNIS, b. 1910.

32. GEORGE CLIFTON³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born November 03, 1885 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died July 03, 1965 in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. He married (1) EULA T. BRYANT January 01, 1905 in Hunt County, Texas. She was born July 10, 1887, and died July 22, 1914 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. He married (2) HESTER HELTON BISHOP October 30, 1915 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. She was born January 19, 1892, and died February 06, 1969 in Ceres, California.

More About GEORGE CLIFTON STANDIFER:
Burial: Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Modesto, California

Children of GEORGE STANDIFER and EULA BRYANT are:

i. JOHN OSWALD⁴ STANDIFER, b. 1908.

ii. A. J. STANDIFER, b. 1909.

iii. ILLA BELL STANDIFER, b. 1912; m. VERNON E. MCPEAK.

iv. ADA ELLEN STANDIFER, b. 1913.

Children of GEORGE STANDIFER and HESTER BISHOP are:

v. OLETA⁴ STANDIFER, m. ROGER.

vi. LANDON STANDIFER.

vii. ROIS GENE STANDIFER, m. LULA.

viii. FRED STANDIFER.

33. PEARL BELL³ STANDIFER (ANDREW JACKSON², JAMES¹) was born February 21, 1888 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, and died March 15, 1941 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. She married CHARLES L. CATES May 07, 1905 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas. He was born 1875, and died May 03, 1959 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas.

More About PEARL BELL STANDIFER:
Burial: Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt County, TX.

Children of PEARL STANDIFER and CHARLES CATES are:

i. VERA⁴ CATES, m. TRUMAN COKER; d. November 1962.

ii. LOIS CATES.

iii. EARL CLIFTON CATES, b. January 14, 1910, Merit, Hunt County, Texas; m. FRANCES L. COX, December 12, 1942; b. December 20, 1914, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.

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