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James Abram Garfield 1831–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 November 1831

Birth Location: Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 September 1881

Death Location: Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Father: Abraham Garfield

Mother: Elizabeth Ballou

Spouse(s): Lucretia Rudolph

Children(s): Edward Garfield, Eliza Garfield, Harry Garfield, Harry Garfield, Henry Garfield, Irvin Garfield, James Garfield, Mary Garfield, Mary Stanley-Brown

In 1831, James Abram Garfield entered the world in Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA, born to Abraham Garfield And Elizabeth Ballou. James Abram Garfield married Lucretia Rudolph, and had children including Edward Garfield, Eliza Arabella Garfield, Harry Augustus Garfield, Harry Garfield, Henry Garfield, Irvin Mcdowell Garfield, James Rudolph Garfield, Mary Garfield, Mary Mollie Stanley Brown. 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 County, Ohio, USA, born to Abraham Garfield And Elizabeth Ballou.
  • James Abram Garfield married Lucretia Rudolph, and had children including Edward Garfield, Eliza Arabella Garfield, Harry Augustus Garfield, Harry Garfield, Henry Garfield, Irvin Mcdowell Garfield, James Rudolph Garfield, Mary Garfield, Mary Mollie Stanley Brown.
  • James Abram Garfield passed away in 1881 in Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Garfield
1799–1833
Birth Location: Worcester, Otsego County, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Ballou
1801–1888
Birth Location: Richmond, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia Rudolph
1832–1918
Birth Location: Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio, USA
LR

Children(s)

Edward Garfield
1874–1876
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
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Eliza Garfield
1860–1863
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
EG
Harry Garfield
1863–1942
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA
HG
Harry Garfield
1864–
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
HG
Henry Garfield
1861–1942
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
HG
Irvin Garfield
1870–1951
Birth Location: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA
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James Garfield
1865–1950
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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Mary Garfield
1868–
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
MG
Mary Stanley-Brown
1867–1947
Birth Location: District of Columbia, Maryland, USA
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James Garfield's Ancestors

Self
James Garfield
1831–1881
Birth Place: Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Abraham Garfield
1799–1833
Worcester, Otsego County, New York, USA
Elizabeth Ballou
1801–1888
Richmond, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Garfield
1773–1801
Westminster, USA
Asenath Hill
1778–1851
Schoharie, New York, USA
James Ballou
1761–1808
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Mehitable Ingalls
1764–1821
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Ingalls
1738–1813
Sybil Carpenter
1739–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Ingalls
1711–1771
Elizabeth Wheeler
1717–1760

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. Edward Garfield 1874–1876
  2. 2. Eliza (Arabella) Garfield 1860–1863
  3. 3. Harry (Augustus) Garfield 1863–1942
  4. 4. Harry Garfield 1864–
  5. 5. Henry Garfield 1861–1942 m. Belle (Hartford) Mason 1864–1944
  6. 6. Irvin (Mcdowell) Garfield 1870–1951
  7. 7. James (Rudolph) Garfield 1865–1950
  8. 8. Mary Garfield 1868–
  9. 9. Mary (Mollie) Stanley-Brown 1867–1947

James Garfield's Timeline

3 Records

1831
19 November 1831
Birth of James Abram Garfield in Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
1853
11 November 1853
Age 22
James Abram Garfield was married in Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
Hiram, Portage, 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 County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 November 1853
    Event Place: Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1881
    Event Place: Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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