Individual Details
Geraldine Musselman
(26 May 1910 - 20 Jan 1987)
Arkansas Delayed Birth Certificate #2079
Geraldine Musselman was born 26 May 1910, Rogers, Benton Co, AR to Ernest Elias Musselman, b. Illinois and Minnie Maud Adamson, b. Kansas. She submitted the application on 19 Jun 1970, living at 505 E 9th St. Holdenville, OK. She presented copies of her Arkansas Marriage license, application to Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co of California, birth record of her shild born Holdenville General Hospital on 28 Dec 1937, and affidavit of her older sister, Ernestine M., Hodges, dated 7 Aug 1970.
In 1930, Geraldine, unmarried, was living with her older brother Ralph and sister Earnestine and her husband.
Marriage record, Geraldine Musselman, age 24, to Clayton C. Stanford, 23, on 10 Jan 1935, Benton Co, AR. His residence was Holdenville, Hughes, OK; hers was Rogers, Benton, AR.
Holdenville Daily News, Holdenville, OK, Thur., 10 Jan 1935, p.2
Miss Geraldine Mussellman of Rogers, Ark., and Clayton Stanford of this city were united in marriage this morning at 10 o'clock at the bride's home in Rogers.
The pastor of the Methodist church at Rogers read the vows in the presence of a small group of relatives and intimate friends.
Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Stanford left for New Orleans, La., for a honeymoon.
They will return here next week and reside in the Dol-Gar apartments.
Mrs. Stanford has been a teacher in the Rogers public schools and attended the University of Arkansas after graduating from high school. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi soroity.
Stanford is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Carl Stanford, prominent city residents. He is associated with his father in the drug business.
He was graduated from Holdenville high school amd attemded the University of Oklahoma and Danforth School of Pharmacy at Fort Worth, Texas. He is affiliated with the Kappa Alpha fraternity.
1940 Census. Holdenville, Hughes, OK, Hh 505
Clayton Stanford, 28, b. OK, lived in same place in 1935, Pharmacist, drug store.
Geraldine, wife, 29, b. AR
Charles, son, 2, b. OK
1950 Census. Holdenville, Hughes, OK, Hh 20
505 E 9th
Clayton C. Stanford, 38, b. OK, Proprietor, Drug store
Geraldine, wife, 39, b. AR
Charles C., son, 12, b. OK
John C., son, 5, b. OK
Find A Grave Memorial# 35617979
Events
Families
| Spouse | Clayton Carl Stanford (1911 - 1961) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | John Calvin Stanford (1944 - 2001) |
| Father | Elias Ernest Musselman (1864 - 1927) |
| Mother | Minnie Maud ADAMSON (1872 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Ralph Adamson Musselman (1897 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Ernestine Musselman (1901 - 1984) |
Endnotes
1. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
2. Social Security Death Index. Search available on
