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Subject: Re: Benjamin and Vesta, NE
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:10:16 EST


Hello List:

I have been following the news on Benjamin Standerfer's pension and Have some
info that might be interesting to you. This Benjamin is not the Benjamin
from Lee Co., VA., That Benjamin married to Sarah Baker, was the son of
Isaiah Standifer, Grandson of William 1788, Great Gs of William 1757 etc. I
have his and his wife's applications for Civil War Pension. He was in the
Confederate Army.

My Standifer line runs from James 1797-1880, William 1822-?, Calvin Jasper
1848-1911, Robert Whitten 1881-1938, my Dad Roland Ashley 1915-1979 and me
Dale Stnaidfer 1938. I think that my line ties into the same line with the
above but have not been able to tie it in yet.

Hope this is of some help to you.

Dale Standifer
Bakersfield, CA. 93308


Descendants of Isaiah Standifer


Generation No. 1

1. ISAIAH6 STANDIFER (WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2,
WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born January 14, 1816 in Lee County, Virginia. He
married MARY MAGGIE POTEET Abt. 1838. She was born 1816 in Virginia.

Notes for ISAIAH STANDIFER:






Isaiah Standifer was born Jan. 14, 1816 in Virginia of parents born in
Virginia and almost surely the son of William and Mary "Polly" (Gilbert)
Standifer. He was first taxed in Lee County, Virginia in 1836. He married
Mary Maggie Poteet about the year 1838,
In 1850 they were living in Hancock County, Tennesseee at the time of the
census (Ha-387-107). Isaiah was listed as 34 and Mary was 32, both born in
Virginia. Five children had been born to their union.
In 1860 they had moved to Claiborne County where they were enumerated in
the census of Civil District 6 (674-674). Isaiah was listed incorrectly in
the published census as Josiah, age 44. Mary was 44 and all five of their
children lived with them along with three more born after the 1850 census.
They were the only Standifer family enumerated in the census of Claiborne
County in 1860.
In 1870 the family was correctly listed in Claiborne County living in
Civil District 8 Big Spring. Isaiah was listed as 54 and Mary was 52. Their
five youngest children still lived with them. Several other Standifer
families lived in Claiborne County in 1870 including his brother Josseph and
his wife Nancy who lived in Civil District 9 Tazewell. Next door to Joseph
aged 60 lived his apparent son William aged 38.
Isaiah and Mary were living in Civil District 8 of Claiborne County in
1880 with their son Benjamin F. (201-201). He was listed as B. F. Standifer
age 40 born in Virginia of parents born in Virginia with wife Sarah E. and
five children. Living nearby were the remnants of Isaiah's brother Joseph's
family. They lived in the household of Joseph and Nancy's son John(212-212).
Joseph had apparently died and Nancy was listed as 67 years of age and the
mother of John, who lived next door with his wife Mary and a large family.
He applied for Civil War pension in 1901 which was rejected.

Children of ISAIAH STANDIFER and MARY POTEET are:
2. i. BENJAMIN F.7 STANDIFER, b. 1839, Lee County, Virginia; d. November
28, 1910, New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
ii. MARTHA STANDIFER, b. 1842, Virginia.
iii. WILLIAM STANDIFER, b. 1844, Virginia.
iv. MARY A. STANDIFER, b. November 1847, Virginia.
3. v. JAMES R. STANDIFER, b. December 16, 1850, Claiborne County,
Tennessee; d. September 15, 1891, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
vi. JOHN STANDIFER, b. 1852, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
vii. DAVID P. STANDIFER, b. 1855, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
viii. ELIZABETH STANDIFER, b. 1858, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
ix. MALLIS STANDIFER, b. 1861, Claiborne County, Tennessee; m. BREWER.


Generation No. 2

2. BENJAMIN F.7 STANDIFER (ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3
STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born 1839 in Lee County, Virginia,
and died November 28, 1910 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. He
married SARAH E. BAKER 1860 in Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee. She was
born May 1841 in Hancock County, Tennessee, and died in New Tazewell,
Claiborne County, Tennessee.

Notes for BENJAMIN F. STANDIFER:
BENJAMIN F. STANDIFER enlisted in October 1862 in the Confererate Army at
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and was mustered in on November 14,
1862. He was a private in Company "F", 1st Regiment Tennessee Cavalry (Col.
James Carter's Cav), Vaughns Brigade; He was a member of Capt. Francis
Fulkerson's company. He was wounded by sabre on his left shoulder and back
causing damage to his spine that would cripple him for the rest of his life.
This wound occured during the battle around Windchester, Virginia in the fall
of 1864. Benjamin remaind with his unit until May of 1865 when General J. E.
Johnson surrendered near Charlotte, North Carolina; Benjamin was present at
the surrender, his name appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War and he was
paroled at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky by Col. William Y. Dillard, 34th KY. Inf.
Vols. on April 26, 1865. He took the Oath of Allegiance to the U.S.
Government in Cumberland Gap, Kentucky on May 29, 1865; he then returned home
to New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, where he lived until he died on
November 28, 1910. He was born in Lee, County, Virginia in 1839. He filed
for a Civil War Pension on December 17, 1904. Benjamin F. Standifer was dark
complected, with dark hair and blue eyes and was 5 ft. 9 inches high. (from
Soldiers application for pension #6562 and widow's pension application # 3420)

Children of BENJAMIN STANDIFER and SARAH BAKER are:
i. E. K.8 STANDIFER, b. 1868.
ii. THOMAS I. STANDIFER, b. 1871.
iii. HUGH STANDIFER, b. 1873.
iv. LELLA C. STANDIFER, b. 1875.
v. MARY D. STANDIFER, b. 1877.
vi. MALE STANDIFER, b. 1880.

3. JAMES R.7 STANDIFER (ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD,
JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born December 16, 1850 in Claiborne County,
Tennessee, and died September 15, 1891 in Tazewell, Claiborne County,
Tennessee. He married AMANDA HURST September 11, 1874 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, daughter of HARMON HURST and NANCY JOHNSTON. She was born August
12, 1857, and died March 11, 1936 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About JAMES R. STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

More About AMANDA HURST:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

Children of JAMES STANDIFER and AMANDA HURST are:
i. MARY8 STANDIFER, b. January 1875, Tennessee; m. NATHANIEL HURST, 1889.
ii. ROBERT A. STANDIFER, b. July 04, 1875, Claiborne County, Tennessee;
d. October 10, 1903, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About ROBERT A. STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Powell Valley, Claiborne, County, Tennessee

iii. THOMAS W. STANDIFER, b. February 15, 1877, Claiborne County,
Tennessee; d. November 27, 1937, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About THOMAS W. STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Powell Valley, Claiborne, County, Tennessee

iv. CHARLES E. STANDIFER, b. February 25, 1879, Claiborne County,
Tennessee; d. January 21, 1968, Claiborne County, Tennessee; m. LYDIA HURST;
b. October 15, 1875; d. December 20, 1940, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About CHARLES E. STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Powell Valley, Claiborne, County, Tennessee

More About LYDIA HURST:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Powell Valley, Claiborne, County, Tennessee

v. HARVEY STANDIFER, b. February 1880.
vi. MARTIN STANDIFER, b. 1881.
4. vii. WILLIAM HENRY STANDIFER, b. August 14, 1882, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. February 18, 1969, Tazewell, Claiborne County,
Tennessee.
viii. BIRDIE STANDIFER, b. 1883.
ix. GROVER S. STANDIFER, b. November 05, 1885, Tennessee; d. April 05,
1905, Tennessee.

More About GROVER S. STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Powell Valley, Claiborne, County, Tennessee

x. NANCY STANDIFER, b. 1889.
xi. JAMES K. STANDIFER, b. March 18, 1891, Tennessee; d. October 30,
1940, Tennessee.

More About JAMES K. STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Powell Valley, Claiborne, County, Tennessee


Generation No. 3

4. WILLIAM HENRY8 STANDIFER (JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, JAMES
J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born August 14, 1882 in
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died February 18, 1969 in
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. He married PEARLIE WILMOUTH December
03, 1904 in Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, daughter of ROBERT WILMOUTH
and MARGARET DANIELS. She was born February 11, 1890 in Tennessee, and died
August 15, 1967 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About WILLIAM HENRY STANDIFER:
Burial: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee

More About PEARLIE WILMOUTH:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

Children of WILLIAM STANDIFER and PEARLIE WILMOUTH are:
5. i. RALPH DEAN9 STANDIFER, b. October 30, 1906, Washburn, Tennessee; d.
May 13, 1984, Washburn, Tennessee.
6. ii. ROXIE BERNETT STANDIFER, b. June 24, 1908, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. July 20, 1989, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
iii. AMANDA MARGARET STANDIFER, b. May 23, 1910, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. 1988, Kent, Washington; m. (1) WILMOUTH; m. (2) SCOTT.
7. iv. TIP HUGHES STANDIFER, b. September 11, 1912, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. January 31, 1988, Rockville, Maryland.
v. DAN CARTER STANDIFER, b. October 11, 1914, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; m. RUTH.
vi. BILLIE STANDIFER, b. October 14, 1916, Tazewell, Claiborne County,
Tennessee; d. October 01, 1918, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About BILLIE STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

8. vii. RUTH PAULINE STANDIFER, b. July 13, 1919, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee.
9. viii. MARY KATHERINE STANDIFER, b. September 27, 1922, Tazewell,
Claiborne County, Tennessee.
ix. JOE CLOUD STANDIFER, b. September 13, 1924, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. April 27, 1983, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee;
m. AILEEN.

More About JOE CLOUD STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

10. x. JACK DEMPSEY STANDIFER, b. February 23, 1927, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. July 21, 1976, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
xi. BABY STANDIFER, b. February 13, 1929, Tazewell, Claiborne County,
Tennessee; d. February 13, 1929, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About BABY STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

xii. THOMAS JEFFERSON STANDIFER, b. January 30, 1930, Tazewell,
Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. August 12, 1961, Michigan.

More About THOMAS JEFFERSON STANDIFER:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

11. xiii. JAMES ROBERT STANDIFER, b. February 18, 1933, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. June 22, 1979, Bremen, Georgia.


Generation No. 4

5. RALPH DEAN9 STANDIFER (WILLIAM HENRY8, JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5,
WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born October
30, 1906 in Washburn, Tennessee, and died May 13, 1984 in Washburn,
Tennessee. He married SUSAN MARY HURST. She was born December 19, 1906.

Children of RALPH STANDIFER and SUSAN HURST are:
i. BILLIE JEAN10 STANDIFER, b. December 15, 1931; m. JOHN MCNEIL.

Notes for JOHN MCNEIL:
Owned McNeil Funeral Home in Tazewell, Claborne County, Tennessee.

ii. LON TIPTON STANDIFER, b. October 19, 1933.
iii. JOYCE ANN STANDIFER, b. April 13, 1936; m. CHUMLEY.
iv. JOHN HOWARD STANDIFER, b. August 15, 1938.
v. SAMMY LUCILLE STANDIFER, b. September 16, 1940; m. BOOKER.
vi. RUTH NADINE STANDIFER, b. March 02, 1943; m. WALLACE.
vii. JOE DAN STANDIFER, b. October 16, 1944.
viii. PEARLIE FRANCES STANDIFER, b. May 25, 1946.
ix. JAMES EDWARD STANDIFER, b. December 21, 1947.

6. ROXIE BERNETT9 STANDIFER (WILLIAM HENRY8, JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5,
WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born June 24,
1908 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died July 20, 1989 in
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. She married (1) CLYDE MCCOLLOUGH. He
was born November 13, 1897 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died
March 27, 1956 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. She married (2)
FRANK HAYES. He was born May 06, 1925 in Tazewell, Claiborne County,
Tennessee, and died in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About CLYDE MCCOLLOUGH:
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

Child of ROXIE STANDIFER and CLYDE MCCOLLOUGH is:
i. BOBBIE JUNE10 MCCOLLOUGH, b. February 22, 1930, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; d. July 05, 1985, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee;
m. BILL RUTHERFORD; b. April 08, 1928, Tennessee; d. Tennessee.

7. TIP HUGHES9 STANDIFER (WILLIAM HENRY8, JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5,
WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born September
11, 1912 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died January 31, 1988
in Rockville, Maryland. He married MATTIE HODGES.

Children of TIP STANDIFER and MATTIE HODGES are:
i. JANE10 STANDIFER.
ii. JUDY STANDIFER.
iii. FAYE STANDIFER.
iv. STEVE STANDIFER.

8. RUTH PAULINE9 STANDIFER (WILLIAM HENRY8, JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5,
WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born July 13,
1919 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. She married HERMAN HODGES.
He was born July 23, 1910.

Children of RUTH STANDIFER and HERMAN HODGES are:
i. JACKIE10 HODGES, b. January 31, 1943.
ii. DAVID HODGES, b. March 06, 1947; m. PAT MCWHORTER, Bremen, Georgia.
iii. LINDA HODGES, b. February 28, 1951; m. TOMMY BROOKS.
iv. PAT HODGES, b. July 17, 1952.

9. MARY KATHERINE9 STANDIFER (WILLIAM HENRY8, JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5,
WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born September
27, 1922 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. She married PETE MYERS.
He was born December 15, 1914 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and
died September 25, 1993 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About PETE MYERS:
Burial: Tazewell Irish Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee

Children of MARY STANDIFER and PETE MYERS are:
i. DOROTHY10 MYERS, b. February 07, 1938; m. DEAN CHITTUM.
ii. FRANKIE MYERS.

10. JACK DEMPSEY9 STANDIFER (WILLIAM HENRY8, JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5,
WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born February
23, 1927 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died July 21, 1976 in
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. He married NORMA JEAN WEST, daughter
of KYLE WEST and VIOLA BRANHAM. She was born October 04, 1927 in Tazewell,
Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died December 04, 1999 in Claiborne County
Hospital, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About JACK DEMPSEY STANDIFER:
Burial: Cheatham Chapel Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN.

More About NORMA JEAN WEST:
Burial: December 06, 1999, Cheatham Chapel Cemetery, Tasewell, Claiborne Co.,
TN.

Children of JACK STANDIFER and NORMA WEST are:
i. BETSY10 STANDIFER, m. LIFORD.
ii. MARY LOU STANDIFER.
iii. ROGER STANDIFER, m. KATHY.
iv. JUDY STANDIFER, m. STEVEN LEWIS.

11. JAMES ROBERT9 STANDIFER (WILLIAM HENRY8, JAMES R.7, ISAIAH6, WILLIAM5,
WILLIAM4, JAMES J.3 STANDIFORD, JOHN2, WILLIAM STANFORT1) was born February
18, 1933 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died June 22, 1979 in
Bremen, Georgia. He married MILDRED SUE PARKER March 08, 1957 in Tazewell,
Claiborne Co., Tennessee. She was born August 04, 1940 in Tazewell,
Claiborne County, Tennessee.

More About JAMES ROBERT STANDIFER:
Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremen, GA.

Children of JAMES STANDIFER and MILDRED PARKER are:
i. WILLIAM EDWARD10 STANDIFER, b. February 24, 1958, Middlesboro,
Kentucky; m. CATHY RUTLEDGE, April 24, 1981, Bremen, Georgia, First Baptist
Church; b. December 06, 1957, Bremen, Georgia.
ii. ROBERT KENT STANDIFER, b. October 29, 1960, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee; m. SUZIE BONNE HIGGINS, August 08, 1981, Bremen, Georgia,
First Methodist Church; b. May 07, 1961, Carrollton, Georgia.
iii. TERESA GAIL STANDIFER, b. September 28, 1961, Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tennessee.

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