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12-02-2005, 03:13 PM
My Great Grandma's name was Jonnie Alice Stanford.
Her father was Dock W. Stanford born May 8, 1873 Athens, AL Limestone County and died Feb. 5, 1942 Dallas, TX Dallas County. He married Mary Ella Dement born March 2, 1880 Athens, AL Limestone County and she died Feb. 23,1966 Gilroy, CA Santa Clara County.
Dock's family has always been some what of a mystery to us. Some have thought his last name to have been Stafford.
Dock's father is believed to be H.G. Stanford b. cir. 1843 and mother is Mary J. Webb. I have heard that it may be possible that this Mary J. Webb
is related to the other Webbs.
(SIDE NOTE:Mary Ella Dement was a first cousin to Ellen Evely Webb who married Charles Pinkley Riley.)
Black Dutch is claimed on this side of the family although when asked about this my greatgrandma would reply "we don't have no black blood". She used to say that we where Indian on both her parents sides. Choctaw and Cherokee were claimed as the tribes they came from.
We were told that Dock had two brothers and that his brothers and father worked in a mine some time around 1900. This mine had an explosion that killed one of his brothers and injured or killed his father. It has further been stated that Dock used to go back and forth from Oklahoma regularly. I have tried to track down information on mines and accident reports in Alabama since they supposedly came from there, but with no real luck. I have yet to check into mines in Oklahoma. I was told that after the explosion Dock moved to Texas.
Dock died on Feb. 5, 1942. My greatgrandma wasn't told about this until one year later which brought much sadness to her. He was found dead in the North Dallas Dump as per his death certificate. It has been speculated that he worked for the city of Dallas at the dump across the street. His death certificate states he had a heart attack. For a long time no one knew where he had been buried. Back in 1994 I found his grave at Dallas City Cemetery located between Shady Trail and Harry Hines Blvd. The cross streets are Freewood and Myrtle Springs. This was a popers grave site and has since been surrounded by industrial buildings. It was very hard to find even after getting a map to the location. He was buried with several other persons unknown. In these cemeteries they would pile burials one on top the other. May God rest his soul.
Her father was Dock W. Stanford born May 8, 1873 Athens, AL Limestone County and died Feb. 5, 1942 Dallas, TX Dallas County. He married Mary Ella Dement born March 2, 1880 Athens, AL Limestone County and she died Feb. 23,1966 Gilroy, CA Santa Clara County.
Dock's family has always been some what of a mystery to us. Some have thought his last name to have been Stafford.
Dock's father is believed to be H.G. Stanford b. cir. 1843 and mother is Mary J. Webb. I have heard that it may be possible that this Mary J. Webb
is related to the other Webbs.
(SIDE NOTE:Mary Ella Dement was a first cousin to Ellen Evely Webb who married Charles Pinkley Riley.)
Black Dutch is claimed on this side of the family although when asked about this my greatgrandma would reply "we don't have no black blood". She used to say that we where Indian on both her parents sides. Choctaw and Cherokee were claimed as the tribes they came from.
We were told that Dock had two brothers and that his brothers and father worked in a mine some time around 1900. This mine had an explosion that killed one of his brothers and injured or killed his father. It has further been stated that Dock used to go back and forth from Oklahoma regularly. I have tried to track down information on mines and accident reports in Alabama since they supposedly came from there, but with no real luck. I have yet to check into mines in Oklahoma. I was told that after the explosion Dock moved to Texas.
Dock died on Feb. 5, 1942. My greatgrandma wasn't told about this until one year later which brought much sadness to her. He was found dead in the North Dallas Dump as per his death certificate. It has been speculated that he worked for the city of Dallas at the dump across the street. His death certificate states he had a heart attack. For a long time no one knew where he had been buried. Back in 1994 I found his grave at Dallas City Cemetery located between Shady Trail and Harry Hines Blvd. The cross streets are Freewood and Myrtle Springs. This was a popers grave site and has since been surrounded by industrial buildings. It was very hard to find even after getting a map to the location. He was buried with several other persons unknown. In these cemeteries they would pile burials one on top the other. May God rest his soul.