Joseph F. "Frank" Stidham

1885 - 1917  (~ 31 years)

• Name	Joseph F. "Frank" Stidham  [1]
  Born	Sep 1885	Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	"Frank Stidham,son of William P.Stidham and grandson of Mrs.Jane Atchely,died Friday,Aug.17,in the home of his father,in the Candock neighborhood,of miner's consumption. His had been in failing health for the last year.He came to his old home for a visit,but took a sudden turn for the worse and passed into the after life. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the father's home,with Rev.Tom McVay officiating.Interment was in Atchley Cemetery. Frank Stidham was born Sep, 30 1885,in the Candock neighborhood,Laclede county,where he lived until age 20,when he moved to Joplin.There he met and married Bessie Wilson,who with two children, Wilma,7yrs and Ernest,5yrs,survive him. His youngest child,Clarence, two years old,accidently drowned at their home in Joplin,about two weeks ago. Mr.Stidham enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew him and his untimely death has brought sorrow to many hearts.His family has the sympathy of the community in its double bereavement.LCR Aug.24,1917"  [2]
  Died	17 Aug 1917	Laclede County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Buried	Atchley Cemetery, Laclede County, MIssouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I1126	Gilmore-Donald
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William Penrose Stidham
  Mother	Susan Elizabeth Atchley,   b. 1864, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1909, Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1884	Laclede County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Wilson
  Married	30 Oct 1909	Jasper County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Wilma Maye Stidham,   b. 1 Jul 1910, Jasper County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1968, Fulton County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 58 years)   2. Ernest Stidham   3. Clarence Stidham,   b. Abt 1915, Missouri, USA ,   d. Aug 1917, Missouri, USA  (Age ~ 2 years)
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1187] 1900 U.S. census, Laclede County, Missouri, population schedule, Hooker township, enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 12B (penned), p. 207b (stamped), dwelling 214, family 216, William Stidham household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, [roll not stated]. [S1191] FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : 2 November 2019), database and photo of marker, Memorial ID 34718685, for Joseph Franklin "Frank" Stidham (1885-1917), citing Atchley Cemetery (Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA). Obit. [S1186] Laclede County, Missouri, marriage license and return, William Stidham-Susie Atchley (1884); "Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2019); Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. [S1190] Jasper County, Missouri, marriage license and return, Frank Stidham-Bessie Wilson (1909); "Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2019); Jasper County Missouri, Marriage book [1909]:228; Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.