Person:Era Stanford (1)

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Era Stanford
b.24 Dec 1884 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
d.29 Sep 1960 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Susie Stanford1866 - 1908
  2. Claudius L. Stanford1868 - 1951
  3. Annie Liew Stanford1869 - 1870
  4. James T. Stanford1872 - 1945
  5. Martha Jane Stanford1875 - 1957
  6. Frank Asbury Stanford, Jr.1879 -
  7. Sydney J. Stanford1881 - 1882
  8. Era Stanford1884 - 1960
  9. Mollie Stanford1887 -
  10. Elma Stanford1890 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 2 May 1915
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Facts and Events
Name Era Stanford
Gender Female
Birth[1] 24 Dec 1884 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Census[2] 1900 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Marriage 2 May 1915 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United Statesto Hosea B. Abernethy
Death[1] 29 Sep 1960 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States
Obituary[3] 1960 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Burial[1] Sep 1960 Memorial Park, Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States

Era Stanford was married to H. B. Abernethy of Louisville, Mississippi, who according to her obit, survived her.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grave Marker.
  2. ↑ 1900 Census Chickasaw County, Mississippi - Outside Okolona Town - Supervisor District 1, ED 16
    Page 91A; Dwelling 93 / Household 101, June 9, 1900.

    Era Stanford, 16 years, born December, 1883 in Mississippi, father born Alabama, mother born Alabama. Note that her mother's reported state of birth was Mississippi. It appears the census taker copied the mother's information for the children.

  3. ↑ Okolona Messenger, Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
    Page 2, October 6, 1960.

    Former Okolonan Died in Louisville.

    Final rites for Mrs. Era Stanford Abernethy of Louisville, wife of H.B. Abernethy,
    retired Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad conductor, were held at 4 o'clock Friday
    afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Louisville with Rev. Vernon May, pastor,
    officiating. Burial was in Louisville Memorial Park with Harris Funeral Home
    in charge.

    Mrs. Abernethy, who was 75, died Thursday afternoon at Community Hospital, where she had been a patient one day. She had been an invalid with arthritis for 18 years.

    A daughter of the late Frank Stanford and the late Mrs. Mollie Stanford, she
    was born in Okolona. She had lived in Louisville most of her life. Prior to
    her illness she was active in the First Baptist Church and Woman's Missionary
    Society. She also was a member of the GM&O Club, a group made up of wives of
    employees of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

    She leaves a son, H.B. Abernethy, Jr. of Huntsville, Alabama; a daughter, Mrs J.R.
    Eure of Louisville; two sisters, Mrs. Molly Hubbard of Memphis and Mrs. Elma Collins
    of Detroit, Michigan, and five grandchildren.

    Those from here who went to Louisville for the services were Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGehee, Mr. and Mrs. Tilden Dendy and Mr. and Mrs. Banks McDowell, Mrs Bruce Mitchell and Mrs W.T. Jaggers. They were accompanied by Mrs. Dennis Carlisle of Starkville.

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