Joel Clifton STAFFORD

1920 - 1947  (26 years)

• Name	Joel Clifton STAFFORD  [1]
  Birth	14 Oct 1920	Rowlett, Dallas, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1942	, , Texas, USA
  	Military
  	PFC, 35th Infantry, World War II
  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.
  Death	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]
  Burial	18 Apr 1947	Westhoff, DeWitt, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Address: Westhoff Cemetery Texas DeWitt County, US Army
  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
  Marriage	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.
  Family ID	F2757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 14 Oct 1920 - Rowlett, Dallas, Texas, USA Military - Military - 1942 - , , Texas, USA Occupation - fireman for Republic Oil - Apr 1947 - Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA Death - Cause: fire or explosion - 16 Apr 1947 - Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA Burial - Address: Westhoff Cemetery Texas DeWitt County, US Army - 18 Apr 1947 - Westhoff, DeWitt, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  He was married but each reference I found simply says 'Mrs J C Stafford'. (Medical):See Texas City Disaster.

  
  

• 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