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George Alexander Gifford 1858–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1858

Birth Location: Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 26 May 1916

Death Location: Binnsville, Kemper, Mississippi, USA

Father: Pvt Gifford

Mother: Dicy McKenney

Spouse(s): Melissa Mathews

Children(s): Donnie Gifford, Eva Gifford, Bessie Gifford, Fannie Gifford, Lillian Gifford, John Gifford, George Gifford, Lonnie Gifford, William Gifford, Rachel Gifford, Jack Gifford, George Gifford

The story of George Alexander Gifford began in 1858 in Noxubee, Mississippi, USA. George Alexander Gifford married Melissa Josephine Mathews, and had children including Bessie Ann Gifford, Donnie Belle Gifford, Eva Gifford, Fannie Jane Janie Gifford, George Alexander Buddy Gifford, George Morris Gifford, Jack Whitman Gifford, John Tipton Gifford, Lillian Lillie Lee Gifford, Lonnie Gifford, Rachel Ray Gifford, William Grey Bill Gifford. George Alexander Gifford passed away in 1916 in Binnsville, Kemper, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Alexander Gifford began in 1858 in Noxubee, Mississippi, USA.
  • George Alexander Gifford married Melissa Josephine Mathews, and had children including Bessie Ann Gifford, Donnie Belle Gifford, Eva Gifford, Fannie Jane Janie Gifford, George Alexander Buddy Gifford, George Morris Gifford, Jack Whitman Gifford, John Tipton Gifford, Lillian Lillie Lee Gifford, Lonnie Gifford, Rachel Ray Gifford, William Grey Bill Gifford.
  • George Alexander Gifford passed away in 1916 in Binnsville, Kemper, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Gifford's Ancestors

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George Gifford
1858–1916
Birth Place: Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Pvt John Tipton Gifford
1820–1862
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Dicy (Ann) McKenney
1831–1905
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
McKenney
1811–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Gifford's Descendants

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George (Alexander) Gifford (15 Jan 1858–26 May 1916) m. Melissa (Josephine) Mathews (12 Mar 1866–17 Dec 1945)
  1. 1. Donnie (Belle) Gifford 1891–1972 m. Alphonse (Jennings) Oubre 1882–1961
    1. 1. Henry (Stanley) Oubre 1912–1913
    2. 2. Thomas (Lipton "Lip") Oubre 1910–1979
    3. 3. Willie (Vernon) Oubre 1914–2008
    4. 4. Alphonse (Jennings "Al") OUBRE 1919–2006
    5. 5. Eloise ("Sis" "Davis") Oubre 1916–2008
  2. 2. Eva Gifford 1885–1886
  3. 3. Bessie (Ann) Gifford 1887–1957 m. George (Chester "Guy") Lockley 1883–1942
    1. 1. Pearl (Eugenie) Lockley 1903–1976
  4. 4. Fannie (Jane "Janie") Gifford 1889–1915
  5. 5. Lillian ("Lillie" Lee) Gifford 1892–1965
  6. 6. John (Tipton) Gifford 1894–1896
  7. 7. George (Morris) Gifford 1897–1984
  8. 8. Lonnie Gifford 1899–1900
  9. 9. William (Grey "Bill") Gifford 1901–1980 m. Ruby Pearl 1905–1928
    1. 1. Donnie (Ray) Gifford 1922–1923
  10. 10. Rachel (Ray) Gifford 1903–1993
  11. 11. Jack (Whitman) Gifford 1905–1979
  12. 12. George (Alexander "Buddy") Gifford 1908–1976

George Gifford's Timeline

4 Records

1858
15 Jan 1858
Birth of George Alexander Gifford in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States
Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States
1858
15 Jan 1858
Birth of George Alexander Gifford in Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
1916
26 May 1916
Age 58
Death of George Alexander Gifford in Binnsville, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
Binnsville, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
1916
26 May 1916
Age 58
Death of George Alexander Gifford in Binnsville, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
Binnsville, Kemper, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1858
    Event Place: Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1858
    Event Place: Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1916
    Event Place: Binnsville, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1916
    Event Place: Binnsville, Kemper, Mississippi, USA

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