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Bernice Marguerite Gifford 1898–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1898

Birth Location: Ft Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 23 Feb 1983

Death Location: Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Franklin Gifford

Mother: Clara Englehardt

Spouse(s): Wilhelm EICHENLAUB

Children(s): William Eichenlaub, BERNICE Eichenlaub

Bernice Marguerite Gifford was born in 1898 in Ft Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Franklin Earl Gifford And Clara May Arn Gifford Englehardt. In 1898, Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided in Portage, Wisconsin, USA. In 1900, Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA. Bernice Marguerite Gifford married Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Eichenlaub, and had children including Bernice Elizabeth Eichenlaub, William Leroy Eichenlaub. Bernice Marguerite Gifford passed away in 1983 in Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bernice Marguerite Gifford was born in 1898 in Ft Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Franklin Earl Gifford And Clara May Arn Gifford Englehardt.
  • In 1898, Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided in Portage, Wisconsin, USA.
  • In 1900, Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Bernice Marguerite Gifford married Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Eichenlaub, and had children including Bernice Elizabeth Eichenlaub, William Leroy Eichenlaub.
  • Bernice Marguerite Gifford passed away in 1983 in Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Gifford
1871–1936
Birth Location: Packwaukee, Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States of America
FG
Clara Englehardt
1876–1958
Birth Location: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
CE

Spouses(s)

Wilhelm EICHENLAUB
1885–1959
Birth Location: Königslutter, Helmstedt, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
WE

Children(s)

William Eichenlaub
1921–1987
Birth Location: Illinois
WE
BERNICE Eichenlaub
1926–1999
Birth Location: BLUE ISLAND, COOK CO., ILLINOIS
BE

Bernice Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Bernice Gifford
1898–1983
Birth Place: Ft Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Franklin Earl Gifford
1871–1936
Packwaukee, Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Clara (May Arn Gifford) Englehardt
1876–1958
Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Sidney (B Gifford) 1
1832–1913
Charlotte Center, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Mary (Orvilla Smith) Gifford
1846–1915
Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
John Arn
1846–1893
Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Anna (Marie) Peters
1855–1931
Atlantic Ocean, aboard ship
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Gifford
1800–1878
Laura Perkstaff
1801–1868
Franklin Smith
1820–1904
Sarah Himes
1823–1854
August Peters
1816–1854
Magdalena Reinger
1816–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Gifford
1778–1865
PHOEBE BROWN
1778–1854
Moses Smith
1788–1858
Violetta Martin
1788–1854
John Himes
1788–1870
Sally Gumme
1796–1859
Magdalena Scheelke
1778–1819
Johann Koopmann
1774–1838

Bernice Gifford's Descendants

1.
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Bernice (Marguerite) Gifford (18 May 1898–23 Feb 1983) m. Wilhelm (Karl Friedrich) EICHENLAUB (16. Aug. 1885–29. Aug. 1959)
  1. 1. William (Leroy) Eichenlaub 1921–1987 m. Isabella (Pearl) Champagne 1922–1977
  2. 2. BERNICE (ELIZABETH) Eichenlaub 1926–1999 m. Charles (L.) Hillyer 1925–2011

Bernice Gifford's Timeline

12 Records

1898
18 May 1898
Birth of Bernice Marguerite Gifford in Ft Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
Ft Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
1898
29 Dec 1898
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Portage, Wisconsin, USA
Portage, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
1905
1 Jun 1905
Age 7
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Bremen, Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
Bremen, Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Bremen, Cook, Illinois
Bremen, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 42
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Bremen Twp, Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
Bremen Twp, Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 53
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1971
2 May 1971
Age 73
Bernice Marguerite Gifford resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1983
23 Feb 1983
Age 85
Death of Bernice Marguerite Gifford in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1898
    Event Place: Ft Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00775; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 16-105
    [3] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_359; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 25
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2063; FHL microfilm: 2340150
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: 1781; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0021
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Register; Publication Date: 25 Feb 1983; Publication Place: Portage, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.33396828,0.71433693,0.42409343&xid=3355
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2540; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 16-219

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1898
    Event Place: Portage, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Portage Daily Democrat; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1898; Publication Place: Portage, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: 1781; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_359; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bremen, Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2063; FHL microfilm: 2340150

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00775; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 16-105

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bremen Twp, Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00775; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 16-105

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2540; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 16-219

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 May 1971
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Suburbanite Economist; Publication Date: 2 May 1971; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Crestwood 111
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Register; Publication Date: 25 Feb 1983; Publication Place: Portage, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.33396828,0.71433693,0.42409343&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1983
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Cook County Clerk; Chicago, IL; Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Register; Publication Date: 25 Feb 1983; Publication Place: Portage, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.33396828,0.71433693,0.42409343&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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