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James Abram Garfield 1831–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 November 1831

Birth Location: Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 September 1881

Death Location: Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Father: Abram Garfield

Mother: Eliza Ballou

Spouse(s): Lucretia Rudolph

Children(s): James Garfield, Mary Garfield, Abram Garfield, Harry Garfield, Irving Garfield, Edward Garfield, Eliza Garfield

In 1831, James Abram Garfield entered the world in Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, born to Abram Garfield And Eliza Ballou. James Abram Garfield married Lucretia Rudolph, and had children including Abram Garfield, Edward Garfield, Eliza Arabella Garfield, Harry Augustus Garfield, Irving M D Garfield, James Rudolph Garfield, Mary Garfield. James Abram Garfield passed away in 1881 in Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, James Abram Garfield entered the world in Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, born to Abram Garfield And Eliza Ballou.
  • James Abram Garfield married Lucretia Rudolph, and had children including Abram Garfield, Edward Garfield, Eliza Arabella Garfield, Harry Augustus Garfield, Irving M D Garfield, James Rudolph Garfield, Mary Garfield.
  • James Abram Garfield passed away in 1881 in Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abram Garfield
1799–1833
Birth Location: Worcester, Otsego, New York, USA
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Eliza Ballou
1801–1888
Birth Location: Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia Rudolph
1832–1918
Birth Location: Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

James Garfield
1865–1950
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
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Mary Garfield
1868–1947
Birth Location: Ohio
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Abram Garfield
1873–1958
Birth Location: Washington, D.C.
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Harry Garfield
1863–1942
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
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Irving Garfield
1870–1951
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
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Edward Garfield
1874–1876
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
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Eliza Garfield
1860–1863
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
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James Garfield's Ancestors

Self
James Garfield
1831–1881
Birth Place: Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Parents
Abram Garfield
1799–1833
Worcester, Otsego, New York, USA
Eliza Ballou
1801–1888
Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire
Grandparents
James (Ballou) IV
1761–1808
Cumberland, Providence Co., RI
Mehitable Ingalls
1764–1821
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
James III
1723–1812
Thomasine Cook
1725–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jr.
1684–1764
Catherine Arnold
1690–1776

James Garfield's Descendants

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James (Abram) Garfield (19 November 1831–19 September 1881) m. Lucretia Rudolph (19 April 1832–14 March 1918)
  1. 1. James (Rudolph) Garfield 1865–1950
  2. 2. Mary Garfield 1868–1947
  3. 3. Abram Garfield 1873–1958
  4. 4. Harry (Augustus) Garfield 1863–1942
  5. 5. Irving (M.D.) Garfield 1870–1951
  6. 6. Edward Garfield 1874–1876
  7. 7. Eliza (Arabella) Garfield 1860–1863

James Garfield's Timeline

2 Records

1831
19 November 1831
Birth of James Abram Garfield in Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1881
19 September 1881
Age 50
Death of James Abram Garfield in Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 November 1831
    Event Place: Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1881
    Event Place: Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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