JOHN BLACKENRIDGE STAFFON, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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In reply to:
LAURA J. (LUTHER) STAFFON, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
9/18/10
JOHN BLACKENRIDGE STAFFON, ALSO KNOWN AS JOHN MITCHELL BLACKENRIDGE STAFFON WAS THE THIRD CHILD BORN TO LAURA J. LUTHER AND NICHOLAS S. STAFFON. JOHN WAS BORN IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON 7 JUN 1887. HE MARRIED ELSIE VERA SPIVEY, CALLED VERA. ELSIE WAS BORN IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON 15 MAY 1891. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF WILBUR LEISEL AND OLLIE LUCILLE (OWENBY?) SPIVEY. JOHN AND ELSIE HAD FOUR CHILDREN:
1. ARTHUR CLAYTON STAFFON BORN:1911
HE DIED IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON 13 DEC
1994.
2. OLLIE LUCILLE STAFFON BORN:1917
SHE MARRIED PAUL BENSON OLIVERI. PAUL WAS BORN IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 1917. HE WAS THE SON OF
SALVADOR AND MABEL OLIVERI. PAUL OLIVERI DIED IN HARRIS
COUNTY, TEXAS ON 15 JUN 1981. OLLIE OLIVERI DIED IN
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS ON 10 JUN 2001.
3. HOWARD NICHOLAS STAFFON BORN:1920
HE MARRIED MYRTLE BELL WEST. MYRTLE WAS BORN IN
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN 1918. SHE WAS THE
DAUGHTER OF BILL SHELT AND MINNIE SUE (AUSTIN) WEST.
MYRTLE DIED IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA IN MAR 1980. IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT HOWARD STAFFON MARRIED A SECOND TIME IN
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA TO GEORGIA WILSON
EDWARDS. HOWARD STAFFON DIED IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
ON 15 OCT 1989.
4. LAURA MILDRED STAFFON BORN:1925
SHE MARRIED CHARLES SCOTT MASSEY. CHARLES WAS BORN IN
MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN 1920. HE WAS THE SON
OF HOBSON AND ANNIE SAN (BURKER?) MASSEY. THE DEATH
DATE FOR CHARLES MASSEY IS UNKNOWN. LAURA MARRIED A
SECOND TIME TO A MAN BY THE SURNAME OF MAJORS. LAURA DIED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ON 25 JUN 1978.
JOHN BLACKENRIDGE STAFFON DIED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON 29 JUL 1959.
ELSIE VERA (SPIVEY) STAFFON DIED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON 7 JUN 1984.
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THANK YOU
ROBIN LUTHER