This genealogy was constructed from the records of Jack Guy Standifer and others.  
Some information was submitted by Marilyn Gammon Smith.  Thanks, Marilyn!  

A major update here September 10, 2000.  
Dixie S. Brock, a long time family researcher, has contributed her work for Archibald's lineage.  
Nyleen Bell, her cousin, assisted her in her research.  Thanks, Dixie!

Descendants of Archibald Standifer  

Generation No. 1

1.  ARCHIBALD CALMET4 STANDIFER  (JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born 1783 in Maryland, and died Bet. 1866 - 1867 in Hillsboro, Jasper Co., GA.  He married (1) ELIZABETH JONES November 14, 1809 in Monticello, Randolph Co., GA.  She died Bet. 1836 - 1838 in Hillsboro, Jasper Co., GA.  He married (2) CATHERINE "CATY" ECHOLS April 29, 1838 in Coweta Co., GA, daughter of JOSEPH ECHOLS and MARY STAMPS.  She was born 1788 in Georgia.

Notes for ARCHIBALD STANDIFER:

Archibald leaves a great letter, written in 1864, explaining his heritage.  Unfortunately, these Standifer lines have not been determined.  In the letter he states that his father was John Standifer, grandfather Skelton, great/grandfather Israel.

Click here to view letter and Archibald's photo!

Archibald was a Universalist Preacher as well as a farmer with large land holdings in Georgia. He is listed on the 1790 Tax List of Jasper Co., GA.

He is listed on the 1850 Jasper Co., GA Census:

#9/9 Archibald Standifer 67 m farmer $7380 b MD
Catherine 62 b GA
Hugh 26 doctor
James 21 farmer
Josephine 19
Eugene 15 at school
Lucian 14 at school
Almira 16 f  

From History of Echols Family by Milner Echols (1850)  *Contributed by Brian Bivona
[The Joseph Echols mentioned here was born in 1756 in VA; died 1814 in Wilkes Co., GA.]  "Joseph Echols fifth son, William, was also a doctor, never married, had a wen on his neck which was cut out and he died immediately at about 24 or 25 years of age.  Joseph Echols first daughter, Tabitha, married Thomas Cooper, had no child, died in Cowetta Co.  His second daughter Caty married a very worthy man in Jasper County named Archibald Standifer.   She was upward of forty years old when she married, had no child.   His third daughter Rebecca never married, lives in Newan, Cowetta.  His fourth daughter Olive married an Englishman named John Daughterty, lives in Cowetta County, keeps a public house, he is said to be a very fine man.  I know nothing of his children.

Also Interesting, and provides a relationship clue here, is the following from the Echols book:

"Old John's fifth daughter named Liddy married Skelton Standifer, moved to Alabama. I know no more of them." ["Old John" is John Echols (1736-1826) born (probably) in Halifax County, VA, died in Madison County, Alabama.  "Liddy" is Lydia Echols who married Skelton Standifer in Eatonton, Putnam County, GA on 5 May 1809.  Skelton was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, moved to Georgia in the late 1780's, lived in Greene and Putnam Counties, moved on to Lawrence County, Alabama about 1810, was in Monroe County, Mississippi mid 1820's and in Noxubee County, MS by mid 1830's.]

From: Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journal 1809-1818 [The GA Journal was the Milledgeville, GA newspaper.]  *Contributed by Brian Bivona

"On first Saturday in November next, 1815, we the undersigned legatees of Hugh Jones, deceased, will proceed to sell two tracks of land lying in Greene County, Georgia on the waters of Richland Creek, adjoining Ezekiel Brown.   Signed Archibald Standifer, Charles Murrah, Thomas Bullard, Elisha Whately, Joseph W. Jones, H. Slaughter, William Stevens."

Children's names & birth dates from bible family record of Mrs. T. T. Jones (Fanny Calhoun Standifer, d/o William M. Standifer.)  Archibald and his second wife, Catherine Echols, had no children.

Children of ARCHIBALD STANDIFER and ELIZABETH JONES are:

2.            i.     LANTHIA F.5 STANDIFER, b. September 27, 1810.

3.           ii.     VIREY G. STANDIFER, b. June 13, 1812.

             iii.     JOHN PLINEY STANDIFER, b. December 25, 1815.

  Notes for JOHN PLINEY STANDIFER:
   Never married. Killed in the Civil War.

4.          iv.     WILLIAM METELLUS STANDIFER, b. May 16, 1818, Hillsboro, Jasper Co., GA; d.   
  September 10, 1898, Blakely, Early Co., GA.

5.           v.     EMORY MARCHALL STANDIFER, b. January 28, 1820, Monticello, Jasper Co., GA

6.          vi.     ARCHIBALD CALMIT STANDIFER, JR, b. March 24, 1822, Monticello, Jasper Co., GA; d. 1877, 
   Desota Co., MS.

            vii.     HUGH VOLNEY STANDIFER, b. November 09, 1823.

  Notes for HUGH VOLNEY STANDIFER:
  Never married.  He was listed as a doctor on the 1850 Jasper Co. Census and is living with his 
  father and stepmother. In 1870, his sister, Almira, and her daughter lived with him.  In 1900, he is 
  shown on the Taliaferro Co., GA census with P. Boswell as a boarder.

           viii.     SKELTON EPAMINONDAS STANDIFER, b. July 07, 1825.

                     Notes for SKELTON EPAMINONDAS STANDIFER:
  Died in infancy. Dr. Jack Standifer's papers show an "Epaminondas" who died in infancy, but no 
  mention of Skelton.

             ix.     JAMES LEONNIUS STANDIFER, b. May 25, 1827; m. FRANCES "FANNIE" HUGGINS.

                      Notes for JAMES LEONNIUS STANDIFER:

                      Killed in the Civil War.  No children. He was listed as a farmer (age 21) and living with his father 
   and stepmother in the 1850 Jasper Co., GA census.

7.           x.     ELIZABETH FRANCES STANDIFER, b. July 10, 1829.

             xi.     JOSEPHINE ROXANNA STANDIFER, b. March 21, 1830; m. (1) JOHN JACKSON; m. 
   (2) W. A. LANE.

                      Notes for JOSEPHINE ROXANNA STANDIFER:
   No Children.

8.         xii.     ALMIRA EUGENIA STANDIFER, b. November 09, 1832.

           xiii.     EUGENE W. STANDIFER, b. July 30, 1834; d. abt 1861

  Notes for EUGENE W. STANDIFER:
   Never married. Killed in the Civil War.

           xiv.     LUCIUS (LUCIEN) BENTON STANDIFER, b. September 21, 1836; d. October 16, 1881, 
  Taliaferro Co, GA; m. CORDELIA EDWARDS; b. March 13, 1838; d. April 17, 1916, Taliaferro 
  Co, GA.

  Notes for LUCIUS (LUCIEN) BENTON STANDIFER:
  No children. Burial: Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery; Taliaferro Co., GA  
  An L. B. Standifer served in Co. D, 1st GA Regulars, Private 2-27-61.  App. Sgt. Roll for 10-31-64 
  is last on file.  Archibald's letter in 1864 says that his youngest son is in the Army near Savannah.

  More About CORDELIA EDWARDS:
  Burial: Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery; Taliaferro Co., GA

Generation No. 2

2.  LANTHIA F.5 STANDIFER (ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born September 27, 1810.  She married B. B. AMOS July 28, 1833 in Jasper Co., GA. 

Notes for Lanthia:
May have been named Santhy T.  Not mentioned in Archibald's Will.

Notes for B. B. AMES:
Lanthy's marriage license is to Benjamin B. Amos in Jasper Co., GA.  Family says his name was Ames.

Children of LANTHIA STANDIFER and B. B. AMOS are:

              i.     HENRY6 AMOS.

9.           ii.     CADMUS AMOS.

             iii.     GABRIELLA AMOS, m. JOHN WHITFIELD.

             iv.     ALICE AMOS.

             v.     SARAH AMANDA AMOS, m. R. N. WADE.

3.  VIREY G.5 STANDIFER (ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born June 13, 1812.  She married JOHN BARROW July 05, 1835 in Jasper Co., GA. 

Notes for VIREY G. STANDIFER:

Virey's name is given as Uria F. Standifer on her marriage license.

Children of VIREY G. STANDIFER and JOHN BARROW are:

              i.     JAMES6 BARROW.  
  Notes: His children were: J. L. Barrow, H. R. Barrow, Maude Barrow and Mary Elizabeth 
  Barrow.

10.         ii.     JOHN PLINEY BARROW.

11.        iii.     WILLIAM A. BARROW.

             iv.     ELIZABETH BARROW, d. Chambers Co., AL; m. UNKNOWN WILLIAMS.  
   Child of Elizabeth Barrow Williams: EUGENE WILLIAMS. He lived in Birmingham, AL.

             v.     MARY ELLEN BARROW.

             vi.     ALMIRA EUGENE BARROW, m. UNKNOWN CARLISLE.

            vii.     HUGH BARROW. Mentioned in Archibald Standifer's Will of 1867.

4.  WILLIAM METELLUS5 STANDIFER (ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born May 16, 1818 in Hillsboro, Jasper Co., GA, and died September 10, 1898 in Blakely, Early Co., GA.  He married MARY GRIST BRYAN ("MISS HOP") January 26, 1848 in Early Co., GA; from license, daughter of JOSEPH BRYAN and ELINOR EVANS.  She was born November 07, 1829 in Decatur Co., GA, and died February 27, 1903 in Blakely, Early Co., GA.

Notes for WILLIAM METELLUS STANDIFER:

Click here to view letter and Archibald's photo!

See biography: Three Standifer physicians

William was a medical doctor.  He moved to Early Co., GA and remained there until his death. 

1850 Early County, GA. *Note that the census lists Wm and family as being born in Ireland.  Not true.
654  654 Standifer, William M., 32, m, Physician, b. Ireland.
Mary G., age 21, f, b. Ireland
Florence, age 1, f, b. Ireland

Children of WILLIAM STANDIFER and MARY HOP") are:

12.          i.     FLORENCE6 STANDIFER, b. January 16, 1849.

13.         ii.     FRANCES CALHOUN STANDIFER, b. July 30, 1850, Blakely, Early Co., GA; d. February 02, 
  1939, Blakely, Early Co., GA.

14.        iii.     WILLIAM BRYAN (DR. WILL) STANDIFER, b. November 22, 1855, Blakely, Early Co., GA; 
  d. June 25, 1942, Blakely, Early Co., GA.

5.  EMORY THOMAS5 STANDIFER (ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born January 28, 1820 in Monticello, Jasper co., GA.  She married B. B. AMOS.  

Notes for Emory Thomas Standifer:
Emory married B. B. Amos, who was previously married to her sister, Lanthy. Listed in Archibald's will of 1867 as Emory. 

Children of EMORY STANDIFER and B. Amos are:

15.          i.     EMERY6 AMOS.

16.         ii.     IDA AMOS, m. Unknown McFarland.  Children: Alice and Charlie McFarland.

17.        iii.     NORMA AMOS.

6.  ARCHIBALD CALMIT5 STANDIFER, JR (ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born March 24, 1822 in Monticello, Jasper Co., GA. and died 1877 in Desoto Co., MS.  He married 1. MARY F. WILLIAMSON June 13, 1841 in Jasper Co., GA.  He married 2. Fannie, after 1860.

Notes for ARCHIBALD CALMIT STANDIFER:  

There is a marriage license for A. C. and Mary F. Williamson.  Dr. Jack Standifer's paper lists his wife as "Mary Jordan".  One of the children is named "Jordan".  Mary is not on the 1860 census with the family.  After the war, A. C. and his two surviving sons went to DeSoto Co., MS.  On the 1870 census, he is listed with a wife named Fannie, b. GA.

1850 Jasper Co., GA census:

Pg 83b #8/8 Calmit Standifer 28 m farmer b GA
Mary 26
Jordan 8
William 6
Calmit 3

Children of ARCHIBALD STANDIFER and MARY JORDAN are:

             i.     CHARLES EUGENE STANDIFER, b. 1851, GA; d. after August 27, 1884, DeSoto Co., MS.; 
  m. FRANCES MCDONALD August 26, 1871 in DeSoto Co., MS.

                     Child of Charles E. Standifer and Frances McDonald:
  Willie Jordan Standifer, b. March 4, 1874, MS.; d. December 25, 1937, College Hill, Oxford Co., 
  MS.

              ii.     JORDAN M. STANDIFER, b. 1842; d. July 1, 1962, Battle of Malvern Hill, VA.
   
   Notes for JORDAN M. STANDIFER:
   Killed in the War. He served in the 4th Inf., Co., G., as a Corporal. He muster in on April 26, 1861 
   and was killed on July 1, 1962 at Malvern Hill, VA. Source: "Roster of Confederate Soldiers of 
   Georgia".

             iii.     WILLIAM A. STANDIFER, b. 1844; d. September 21, 1962, Shepherdstown, WV.

                      Notes for WILLIAM A. STANDIFER:
   William was killed in the Civil War.  He mustered into Co. G., GA 4th Infantry as a private.  He d
   died of wounds on September 21, 1962 at Shepherdstown, WV from wounds he received at  
   Sharpsburg, MD. on September 17, 1962.  Source: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia.

18.        iv.      LEONIDAS CALMIT STANDIFER, SR. b. 1847, GA.; d. after August 27, 1884, DeSoto Co., MS.

7.  ELIZABETH FRANCES5 STANDIFER (ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born July 10, 1829.  She married  (1) WILLIAM GORDON November 04, 1849 in Jasper Co., GA.  She married (2) WILLIAM R. BERMER

Child of ELIZABETH STANDIFER and WILLIAM GORDON is:

              i.     ROBERT6 GORDON.

8.  ALMIRA EUGENIA5 STANDIFER (ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born November 09, 1832.  She married AMBROSE FRANKLIN "FRANK" PERRY, son of Joel W. Perry.

Children of ALMIRA STANDIFER and FRANK PERRY are:

19.          i.     LAURA6 PERRY.

              ii.     FRANK PERRY.

             iii.     JOSEPHINE PERRY.

Generation No. 3

9.  CADMUS6 AMOS (LANTHIA F.5 STANDIFER, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1)  He married GEORGIA UNKNOWN.   

Child of CADMUS AMOS and GEORGIA UNKNOWN is:

              i.     HENRY7 AMOS.

10.  JOHN PLINEY6 BARROW (VIREY G.5 STANDIFER, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1)

Children of JOHN PLINEY BARROW are:

              i.     LEWIS7 BARROW.

              ii.     GROVER BARROW.

             iii.     AZILE BARROW.

             iv.     FLORELLA BARROW.

11.  WILLIAM A.6 BARROW (VIREY G.5 STANDIFER, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1)

Children of WILLIAM A. BARROW are:

              i.     ADDIE7 BARROW, m. Unknown SLAUGHTER.  They lived in Camp Hill, AL.

              ii.     EVA BARROW, m. Unknown RUTLEDGE.  They lived in La Grange, GA.

             iii.     EMMA BARROW, m. Unknown SMITH.  They lived in River View, AL.

12.  FLORENCE6 STANDIFER (WILLIAM METELLUS5, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born January 16, 1849.  She married ASHLEY H. HIGHTOWER November 17, 1868 in Early Co., GA. 

Notes for FLORENCE STANDIFER:

Collections of Early County Historical Society 1979, Vol. 2, p. 281.:
Florrie Standifer attended the Blakely Academy in Blakely, GA.

Children of FLORENCE STANDIFER and ASHLEY HIGHTOWER are:

              i.     EUGENE7 HIGHTOWER.

              ii.     MARY ASKLEY HIGHTOWER.

13.  FRANCES CALHOUN6 STANDIFER (WILLIAM METELLUS5, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born July 30, 1850 in Blakely, Early Co., GA, and died February 02, 1939 in Blakely, Early Co., GA.  She married THOMAS FRANKLIN JONES March 11, 1874 in Early Co., GA, son of THOMAS JONES and REBECCA POWELL.  He was born August 26, 1845, and died March 09, 1917.

Notes for FRANCES CALHOUN STANDIFER:

Info. from DAR application #91320

From: Collections of Early County Historical Society 1979, Vol. 2, p.541:

Frances Standifer Jones, 1850-1939, life-long resident of Blakely residing in the Speight-Jones house on South Main Street.  She was the daughter of Dr. Wm. M. Standifer and Mary Grist Bryan Standifer and the mother of Ethel, Murray, Emory and Franks S. Jones; the last son was a citizen of Bainbridge, a banker and local historian.

p. 281:  She attended the Blakely Academy in Blakely, GA

See article written by Fanny Standifer Jones. 

Children of FRANCES STANDIFER and THOMAS JONES are:

              i.     FRANK7 JONES.

              ii.     LOUISE JONES.

             iii.     ETHEL JONES, b. Blakely, Early Co., GA.

             iv.     EMERY JANE JONES.

 

14.  WILLIAM BRYAN (DR. WILL)6 STANDIFER (WILLIAM METELLUS5, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, SKELTON2, ISREAL1) was born November 22, 1855 in Blakely, Early Co., GA, and died June 25, 1942 in Blakely, Early Co., GA.  He married REBECCA JEANETTE JONES November 18, 1885 in Bluffton, Georgia, daughter of THOMAS JONES and ELIZABETH SCOTT.  She was born March 06, 1857 in Covington, GA, and died March 06, 1932.

Notes for WILLIAM BRYAN (DR. WILL) STANDIFER:

William was known as "Dr. Will". 

From: Collections of Early County Historical Society 1979, Vol. 2, p. 543: