Individual Details

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.

Southwest Americian, Fort Smith, Ark, Fri. 4 Apr 1930, p.16
State School Students Hold Annuel Voting
Fayetteville, Ark., April 3.
...Results of the election follow:
...Junior Class Officers
...Representatives: included Geraldine Musselman, Rogers.

In 1930, Geraldine was shown living with her older brother Ralph and sister Earnestine and her husband in Rogers.
Hh 96
Ralph Musselman, 31, b. AR, father b. Illinois, mother b. Kansas (as were his siblings), Bellhop, Hotel
Geraldine, sister, 19
Earnestine Hodges, sister, 28
Howel Hodges, brother-in-law, 31, Commisioned Salesman, Tailor Co.

Holdenville Daily News, Holdenville, OK, Mon. 17 Jul 1933, p.3
Misses Geraldine Musselman and Thelma Hays returned to their homes in Rogers, Ark., Sunday, after a week's visit here with Mr. & Mrs. Chester Cordell.

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. License issed the previous day.

The following two newspapers give somewhat different accounts of the wedding.

Holdenville Daily News, Holdenville, OK, Thur., 10 Jan 1935, p.2
Prominent City Youth Wed Today
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.

Southwest American, Fort Smith, Ark., Fri. 11 Jan 1935, p.4
Marriage of Rogers Girl to Stanford Takes Place
Rogers, Ark., Jan. 10 - (Special) - The marriage of Miss Geraldine Musselman of Rogers to Clayton C. Stanford of Holdenville, took place Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Howell Hodges & Mr. Hodges, in the presence of a group of intimate friends. The single right ceremony was read by Dr. Joseph H. Miller, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. & Mrs. Hodges were the only attendants.
The house in which the couple was married was the home of the bride's parents, the late Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Musselman when they began housekeeping nearly 40 years ago.
Following the marriage, Mr. & Mrs. Stanford left for Kansas City and other points where they will spend their honeymoon. They will make their home in Holdenville, Okla., where Mr. Sanford is associated with his father in a drug store.
The bride was born and reared in Rogers. A graduate of Rogers High School, she attended William Wood College at Fulton, MO., graduated from the University of Arkansas, and is a member of the Pi Bata Phi soroity. She has taught in the Rogers schools the last two years.
Mr. Stanford is the only son of Mr. & Mrs. Carl Stanford. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and a school of pharmacy at Fort Worth, Texas, and a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity.


Holdenville Daily News, Holdenville, OK. Mon., 10 Jan 1938, p.2
Mrs. Howell Hodges of Rogers, Ark. is spending a few days here visiting Mr.and Mrs. Clayton Stanford. Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Stanford are sisters.

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

Birth	26 May 1910	Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas
Marriage	10 Jan 1935	Benton County, Arkansas - Clayton Carl Stanford
Death	20 Jan 1987	Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma
Burial		Holdenville Cemetery, Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma

Spouse	Clayton Carl Stanford (1911 - 1961)
Child	Charles Clayton Stanford (1937 - 2025)
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)