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James Rudolph Garfield 1865–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1950

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Father: James President

Mother: Lucretia Rudolph

Spouse(s): Helen Newell

Children(s): James Garfield, John Garfield, Newell Garfield, Rudolph Garfield

In 1865, James Rudolph Garfield / entered the world in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA, born to James Garfield 20Th U S President And Lucretia Rudolph. In 1948, James Rudolph Garfield resided in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. James Rudolph Garfield married Helen Hills Newell, and had children including James Abram Garfield, John Newell Garfield, Newell Garfield, Rudolph Hills Garfield. James Rudolph Garfield / passed away in 1950 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1865, James Rudolph Garfield // entered the world in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA, born to James Garfield 20Th U S President And Lucretia Rudolph.
  • In 1948, James Rudolph Garfield // resided in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
  • James Rudolph Garfield // married Helen Hills Newell, and had children including James Abram Garfield, John Newell Garfield, Newell Garfield, Rudolph Hills Garfield.
  • James Rudolph Garfield // passed away in 1950 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James President
1831–1881
Birth Location: Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio
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Lucretia Rudolph
1832–1918
Birth Location: Garrettsville, Portage, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Helen Newell
1866–1930
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

James Garfield
1894–1969
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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John Garfield
1892–1931
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Newell Garfield
1895–1975
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Rudolph Garfield
1899–1946
Birth Location: Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA
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James Garfield's Ancestors

Self
James Garfield
1865–1950
Birth Place: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Garfield 20th U.S. President
1831–1881
Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Lucretia Rudolph
1832–1918
Garrettsville, Portage, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Garfield
1831–1881
Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Eliza Ballou
1801–1888
Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire
Zebulon Rudolph
1803–1897
Virginia, USA
Arabella (Greene) Mason
1810–1879
Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
James IV
1761–1808
Mehitable Ingalls
1764–1821
John Rudulph
1763–1848
Susan Griffith
1767–1827
Elijah Mason
1756–1833
Lucretia Greene
1770–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES BALLOU
1723–1812
Henry Ingalls
1738–1813
Jacob RUDOLPH
1744–1795
Ann Yocum
1746–
John Greene
1736–1817

James Garfield's Descendants

1.
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James (Rudolph) Garfield (1865–1950) m. Helen (Hills) Newell (12 February 1866–20 August 1930)
  1. 1. James (Abram) Garfield 1894–1969
  2. 2. John (Newell) Garfield 1892–1931
  3. 3. Newell Garfield 1895–1975
  4. 4. Rudolph (Hills) Garfield 1899–1946

James Garfield's Timeline

3 Records

1865
1865
Birth of James Rudolph Garfield // in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA
Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA
1948
1948
Age 83
James Rudolph Garfield // resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 85
Death of James Rudolph Garfield // in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Case Institute of Technology; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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