Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lillian Exum Clement Stafford
1894 - 1925
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
1. Lillian Exum Clement Stafford Marker
Erected 1999 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-79.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 35° 35.842′ N, 82° 32.777′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is at the intersection of College Street (State Highway 74) and South Charlotte Street on College Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Allen School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Honor the Revolutionary Soldiers (about 700 feet away); War with Spain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buncombe County Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Armory (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Remembrance of Col. Robert K. Morgan (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Asheville Black Cultural Heritage Trail
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Additional commentary.
1. Birth year to be corrected.
It appears that Lillian Exum Clement fudged her age to make herself younger. Her actual birth year is 1886, not 1894.
— Submitted June 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
2. Lillian Exum Clement Stafford Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
3. Lillian Exum Clement Stafford Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,738 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
