 1920 - 1947 (26 years)
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| Name |
Joel Clifton STAFFORD [1] |
| Born |
14 Oct 1920 |
Rowlett, Dallas, Texas, USA  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
1942 |
, , Texas, USA |
| US Army |
- PFC, 35th Infantry, World War II
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| Occupation |
Apr 1947 |
Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA |
| fireman for Republic Oil |
- He was one of the men who died as a result of the explosions and fires in Texas City when the Grand Camp blew up.
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| Died |
16 Apr 1947 |
Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA [1] |
| Cause: fire or explosion |
- The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, and one of the largest non-nuclear explosions. [Wikipedia]
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| Buried |
18 Apr 1947 |
Westhoff, DeWitt, Texas, USA [4] |
Address:
Westhoff Cemetery
DeWitt County
DeWitt County, Texas |
| Person ID |
I18410 |
An Armstrong & A Heffernan |
| Last Modified |
7 Oct 2017 |
| Father |
Marshall Bryant STAFFORD, b. 7 Dec 1895, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA , d. Deceased |
| Mother |
Ollie Elizabeth THOMPSON, b. 1903, , , Texas, USA , d. Deceased |
| Married |
1920 |
, Dallas, Texas, USA |
- Ollie is on the Census with her parents on 19 Jan and then on the census as Marshall's wife on 18 Feb.
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| Family ID |
F2757 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- He was married but each reference I found simply says 'Mrs J C Stafford'.
- (Medical):See Texas City Disaster.
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| Sources |
- [S275] Death Certificate, Stafford, Joel #83326.
- [S275] Death Certificate, Stafford, Joel #83326.
14 Oct 1920, Rowlett, Texas
- [S1108] Birth Certificate, Stafford, Marshall #53678.
15 Oct 1920, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
- [S275] Death Certificate, Stafford, Joel #83326.
Westhoff, Texas
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