Ola Maude "Myrtle" Stanfield^[1]

1879 - 1960  (80 years)

• Name	Ola Maude "Myrtle" Stanfield
  Nickname	Myrtle
  Born	24 Dec 1879	Fentress, Guadalupe County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Apr 1960	El Paso County, Texas
  Notes	Melba Gene McLemore shows her as the daughter and ninth child of Thomas Buck STANFIELD and Rebecca Brooks PETTUS. Rebecca's father, Edward Craddock PETTUS fought in the Texas War for Independence, and his name is inscribed at the San Jacinto monument. (Research):Listed as MYRTLE on the 1900 Census, and OLA on the 1930 Census. Donald Stedham (drssms41@sbcglobal.net) lists her as Ola Maude STANFIELD, the daughter of Thomas Buck STANFIELD and Rebecca Brooks PETTUS, born 24 Dec 1879 and died 28 Apr 1960. Monica Palmer Dean provided the same information to Melba Gene McLemore.
  Person ID	I24614	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Daniel Rufus Stedham,   b. 25 Sep 1869, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas ,   d. 14 Sep 1943, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas  (Age 73 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1902	El Paso County, Texas   [2]
  	Melba Gene McLemore cites their marriage as taking place in El Paso, whearas Donald Stedham instead shows it as being in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. Monica Palmer Dean also notes the marriage as taking place in El Paso. She further indicated that Daniel and Myrtle were the parents of two additional children, David Brooks and Louise, both of whom died young. David appears to have been a twin to Lucretia "Daniel."
  Children	1. Horace Rufus Stedham,   b. 31 Jan 1903, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas ,   d. 22 Feb 1973, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 70 years)   2. Thomas Earl Stedham,   b. 18 Mar 1904, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas ,   d. 20 Sep 1976, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas  (Age 72 years)   3. Lucretia "Daniel" Brooks Stedham,   b. 23 Nov 1906, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas ,   d. 31 Mar 1978, El Paso County, Texas  (Age 71 years)   4. David Brooks Stedham,   b. 23 Nov 1906, El Paso County, Texas ,   d. Aft 1920, El Paso County, Texas  (Age 14 years)   5. Ozelle Dee Stedham,   b. 24 Jan 1915, El Paso County, Texas ,   d. 7 Mar 1994, Newport Beach, Orange County, California  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	6 May 2007
  Family ID	F8188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Dec 1879 - Fentress, Guadalupe County, Texas Married - 23 Apr 1902 - El Paso County, Texas Died - 28 Apr 1960 - El Paso County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] Stedham, Donald--Family Researcher (STEDHAM tree at Ancestry.com, dated 2005-12-20). [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).