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Elijah Alexander Stanfield was born May 8, 1874, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of Elijah Martin Stanfield and Sarah Jeffries Turnbull.
Elijah married Minerva Esther Lee Cupples on January 14, 1894, at Savannah, in Hardin County, Tennessee. Minerva Cupples was the daughter of Eli Cupples and Minerva Cotney.
Elijah died October 8, 1938, at Steele, in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
Children of Elijah Stanfield and Minerva Cupples
1. Sarah Clark Stanfield, b. Jan 5, 1895, Hardin Co, TN; d. Jan 30, 1972, Steele, MO; m. Robert Smith Reynolds
2. Jessie Lelah Stanfield, b. Sept 6, 1898, Hardin Co, TN; d. Oct 15, 1897, Hardin Co.
3. Hattie Tamer Stanfield, b. Sept 1, 1898, Hardin Co, TN; d. Mar 15, 1976, Steele, MO; m. Gene Garrard
4. Ella Elizabell Stanfield, b. Aug 11, 1900, Hardin Co, TN; d. May 30, 1982, San Diego, CA; m. Bert Shelby
5. Daisy May Stanfield, b. June 28, 1903, Hardin Co, TN; d. May 5, 1904, Hardin Co.
6. Ada Magdalene Stanfield, b. Feb 25, 1905, Hardin Co, TN; d. May 23, 1957, San Diego, CA
7. James Wesley Fagon Stanfield, b. Feb 13, 1907, Swift, Hardin Co, TN; d. Jan 13, 1999, Oran, MO; m. Mabel Eula Longacre
8. Lestie Lee Stanfield, b. Nov 30, 1909, Pitts Bend, TN; d. Feb 9, 1991, Steele, MO; m. Clarence Cleo Taylor
9. Vestie Lina Stanfield, b. Nov 30, 1909, Pitts Bend, TN; d. Oct 13, 1989, Steele, MO; m. Henry Travis
10. Burnis Hobart Stanfield, b. Mar 11, 1912, Swift, Hardin Co, TN; d. Mar 20, 1998, Steele, MO; m. Iris Laverne Longacre
11. Willie "Bill" Edward Scott Stanfield, b. Apr 15, 1914, Walker Town, TN; d. May 29, 1971, Steele, MO; m. Lottys Depriest