James B. Stanfield^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1896  (39 years)

• Name	James B. Stanfield
  Born	28 Dec 1856	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 1896	Halifax County, Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I70445	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	'Mark' Marmaduke Stanfield,   b. May 1814, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Martha Mary Carter,   b. Abt 1812, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Bef 1870  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1849	Caswell, North Carolina   [4]
  Family ID	F3504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amman Jefferson Merritt/Merrett,   b. 1866, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Jan 1885	Halifax, Virginia
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F2059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1850 Census Halifax County, Virginia List Marmaduke's wife Martha M. and mother Martha aged 72
  		James B. Stanfield Newspaper Article na70445JamesBStanfield.jpg
  		Newspaper Article James B. Satterfield 70445-5jAMESBSatterfield.jpg
  		James B Stanfield-Death Notice Richmond Dispatch Mar 4, 1896
  		Chancery Matter James B. Stanfield chancery70445-2JamesBStanfield.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=135567&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=135567. Henry Archibald Atkins born on 7 - Dec - 1876 at Halifax Co VA died at Durham NC on 17 - Jul - 1940 and his ( 1st ) wife Mattie Morris Stanfield born on 10 - Oct - 1885 at Mt Carmel Halifax Co died at South Boston VA on 3 - May - 1933 married on 15 - Jun - 1904 2. The Said Mattie Morris Stanfield was the child of James B Stanfield born on 28 - Dec - 1856 at Mt Carmel Halifax Co VA died at Halifax Co VA on (a) 27 - Jun - 1898 and his ( 1st ) wife Amman J Merritt born on 15 - Jul - 1867 at Halifax Co VA died at South Boston VA on 28 - Apr - 1917 married on 7 - Jan - 1885 3. The Said James B Stanfield was the child of Mark Marmaduke Stanfield born on - - at Halifax Co VA died at Halifax Co VA on - - and his ( 1st ) wife Martha M Carter born on - - at Halifax Co VA died at Mt Carmel Halifax Co on - - married on (p) 24 - Apr - 1849 married at Caswell Co NC 4. The Said Martha M Carter was the child of Alexander Carter born on (c) - - 1780 at Halifax died at Halifax Co VA on (a) 25 - Mar - 1839 and his ( 1st ) wife Peggie Stevens born on (c) - - 1785 at Halifax VA died at La Grange TX on - - married on (p) 22 - Apr - 1805 5. The Said Alexander Carter was the child of Theodrick Carter born on (a) - - 1747 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on (a) 11 - Oct - 1805 and his ( 2nd ) wife Judith Cunningham born on (c) - - 1744 at Prince Edward Co died at Halifax Co on (p) - - 1805 married on 16 - Apr - 1764 - See more at: http://eggisland.com/reynolds/getperson.php?personID=I14121&tree=reynolds1#sthash.9cNxK3jT.dpuf [S160] Correspondence. Larry Brandon AttachmentsMar 2, 2023, 8:09?PM (2 days ago) to me Are you still updating your Reynolds Database? I remember meeting you in the search room of the VANC Piedmont Genealogical Society in Danville. I have a correction for you on James B Stanfield I70445 You have a death date of June 27, 1898 which is not correct for him. James B Stanfield hung himself in the Halifax County Jail for attempting to burn the stables of Charles R Bass who shot Stanfield in the attempt. He died March 3, 1896. There are several newspaper articles regarding the affair. Roanoke Times and World News Roanoke, Va Wednesday March 4, 1896 page 4 Roanoke Times and World News Roanoke, Va Tuesday January 14, 1896 page 1 Richmond Dispatch Richmond, VA Wednesday March 14, 1896 page 6 There is a 314 page Chancery Case in Halifax County regarding J B Stanfield. as it appears he was burning his neighbors barns. Larry Brandon [S160] Correspondence. Larry Brandon AttachmentsMar 2, 2023, to me Are you still updating your Reynolds Database? I remember meeting you in the search room of the VANC Piedmont Genealogical Society in Danville. I have a correction for you on James B Stanfield I70445 You have a death date of June 27, 1898 which is not correct for him. James B Stanfield hung himself in the Halifax County Jail for attempting to burn the stables of Charles R Bass who shot Stanfield in the attempt. He died March 3, 1896. There are several newspaper articles regarding the affair. Roanoke Times and World News Roanoke, Va Wednesday March 4, 1896 page 4 Roanoke Times and World News Roanoke, Va Tuesday January 14, 1896 page 1 Richmond Dispatch Richmond, VA Wednesday March 14, 1896 page 6 There is a 314 page Chancery Case in Halifax County regarding J B Stanfield. as it appears he was burning his neighbors barns. Larry Brandon [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=135567&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=135567.