Jean (STAFFORD) Ashley



 1931-2005

 

Jean Irene (STAFFORD Ashley
photo upload by her niece, Tammy STAFFORD-Bellflower;
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Jean's brother, (my father) P.J. STAFFORD 1932-2012 
 was the 1st husband (marriage record) of my mother, 
Doris Ann (TIDWELL)  
Doris and P.J. had two children together:
(Me) Tammy Jean (STAFFORD)- Bellflower
and 
Timmy Lee STAFFORD 1966-2004 

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Jean (Stafford) Ashley 1931-2005 Obituary

Jean (Stafford) Ashley was born on February 14, 1931, in Bloomington Springs, Tennessee. Her parents are Van D. Stafford 1907-1992 and Ethel (Biggs) Stafford 1909-1983. She married Clifford Robert Ashley Jr. B:1933-D:1991, and they had two children(fraternal twin daughters) together. Jean died on April 21, 2005, in Opelika, Alabama at the age of 74 at the East Alabama Medical Center.

- Note - 

Jean's first marriage was to Jessie Rhoten (exact birthday & death date is unknown at this time) of Jackson County, TN. Jessie was many years older than Jean. She divorced him for being abusive. 

Jean's 2nd marriage was to Woodrow Dillehay (birthday & death date unknown at this time). She divorced (for being abusive) him while living in New Mexico (where she later met Clifford Robert Ashley). Woodrow later returned to TN and died from a gunshot wound in KY. He was shot by a preacher who had claimed that Woodrow molested a child. The preacher was not charged. 

The info on the 1st and 2nd marriages is from my best recollection of what Aunt Jean had told me and also confirmed (as to his best recollection) to me by my paternal uncle, Ronnie (Jean's brother), who is still living as of today, 2/4/2024.
Also, there are notes on the Social Security Applications/Claims stating this:
Feb 1949: Name listed as JEAN IRENE RHOTEN; Oct 1954: Name listed as JEAN IRENE STAFFORD; Mar 1956: Name listed as JEAN DILLEHAY; Apr 1962: Name listed as JEAN ASHLEY; 26 Jul 1990: Name listed as JEAN STAFFORD ASHLEY

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Parents:

 Van Dow Stafford 1907-1992 and  Ethel (Biggs) Stafford 1909-1983

of

Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee

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Paternal Grandparents:

 William Riley "Will" Stafford 1881-1955 and  Celina Avo (Stafford) Stafford 1885-1982

of

Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee

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Maternal Grandparents:

 Woody C. Biggs 1884-1974 and  Cora Liza (Rush) Biggs

of 

Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee 


*Note About the Family Tree/history* 

Cora and Woody were divorced at one time - Cora married Van's grandfather, Lorenzo Dow Stafford Sr. 1858–1940, and had children from that marriage - later, Cora and Woody remarried. Woody had married two other times and had children from those marriages. Woody also had other children Out of Wedlock.

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Siblings:

(My father)  P.J. "Pete" Stafford 1932-2012 / Last lived in Old Hickory, Tennessee

 Laurence Freeman Stafford 1935-2014 / Last lived in Gainesboro, Tennessee

Rhoda Mae (Stafford) Williams 1928-2013 / Last lived in Pleasant View, Tennessee

Lucille (Stafford) Stanley 1944-2013 / Last lived in Joelton, Tennessee

Woody W Stafford 1940-2013 / Last lived in Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee

Ronnie Lee Stafford (living as of 5/12/2022)

and

A nephew who was like a sibling due to being raised by her parents:

(My brother)Timmy Lee Stafford 1966-2004 Burial: Garden Hills Cemetery in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama/ Last lived in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama 







Left to right
Siblings:
Rhoda Mae (Stafford) Williams / Jean (Stafford) Ashley /
 P.J. "Pete" Stafford / Lucille (Stafford) Stanley.
Place: Lee Road 414 Opelika AL 36804 at the home of Jean (Stafford) Ashley.
photo uploaded by Tammy Stafford-Bellflower; daughter of P.J. "Pete" Stafford.
Aunt Jean's siblings had come out for a visit. P.J. "Pete" Stafford was living in
Old Hickory, Tennessee; Aunt Rhoda was living in Pleasant View, Tennessee;
Aunt Lucille was living in Joelton, Tennessee



Jean (Stafford) Ashley
and her father
Van Dow Stafford
Place:
Gainesboro, Tennessee
Jackson County
Photo uploaded by Jean's niece
Tammy Stafford-Bellflower




Jean's parents:
Van D. Stafford and Ethel (Biggs) Stafford
of
Gainesboro, Tennessee
Jackson County
Photo uploaded by Van and Ethel's granddaughter
Tammy Stafford-Bellflower



Links (photos & genealogy/memorial sites)











Obituary notice for Jean's niece,


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Stafford-Tidwell Family Tree
   Created by Tammy Jean Stafford-Bellflower