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Jefferson Gifford 1811–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Medina County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 22 Jun 1886

Death Location: Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Susannah Falconer\Falkuner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Myers, Phoebe Tuthill, Martha Dunham, Jemima Halliwill

Children(s): James Gifford, Susan Gifford, William Gifford, Franklin Gifford, Aaron Sr, Marantha Gifford

In 1811, Jefferson Gifford entered the world in Medina County, Ohio, USA, born to James Monroe Gifford Sr And Susannah Elizabeth Falconer Falkuner. In 1840, Jefferson Gifford resided in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA. In 1850, Jefferson Gifford resided in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA. Jefferson Gifford married Elizabeth Myers, Jemima Halliwill, Martha Dunham, Phoebe Tuthill, and had children including Aaron Monroe Gifford Sr, Franklin M Gifford, James Monroe Gifford, Marantha Gifford, Susan E Gifford, William Gifford. Jefferson Gifford passed away in 1886 in Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Jefferson Gifford entered the world in Medina County, Ohio, USA, born to James Monroe Gifford Sr And Susannah Elizabeth Falconer Falkuner.
  • In 1840, Jefferson Gifford resided in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1850, Jefferson Gifford resided in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA.
  • Jefferson Gifford married Elizabeth Myers, Jemima Halliwill, Martha Dunham, Phoebe Tuthill, and had children including Aaron Monroe Gifford Sr, Franklin M Gifford, James Monroe Gifford, Marantha Gifford, Susan E Gifford, William Gifford.
  • Jefferson Gifford passed away in 1886 in Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr
1755–1829
Birth Location: New Jersey
JS
Susannah Falconer\Falkuner
1771–1851
Birth Location: North Carolina
SF

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Myers
1815–1852
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
EM
Phoebe Tuthill
1822–1919
Birth Location: Godmanchester, Canada
PT
Martha Dunham
1817–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MD
Jemima Halliwill
1827–1854
Birth Location: Wayne County, Ohio, United States of America
JH

Children(s)

James Gifford
1847–1885
Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
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Susan Gifford
1834–1895
Birth Location: –
SG
William Gifford
1850–1916
Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America
WG
Franklin Gifford
1839–1889
Birth Location: Ohio
FG
Aaron Sr
1838–1893
Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America
AS
Marantha Gifford
1844–
Birth Location: Ohio
MG

Jefferson Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Jefferson Gifford
1811–1886
Birth Place: Medina County, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Monroe Gifford Sr
1755–1829
New Jersey
Susannah (Elizabeth) Falconer\Falkuner
1771–1851
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jefferson Gifford's Descendants

1.
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Jefferson Gifford (1811–22 Jun 1886) m. Elizabeth Myers (1815–8 Jul 1852) m. Phoebe Tuthill (16 Sep 1822–30 Jun 1919) m. Martha Dunham (Abt 1817–) m. Jemima Halliwill (30 September 1827–1854)
  1. 1. James (Monroe) Gifford 1847–1885 m. Sarah (Margaret) McGunnigle 1856–1935
    1. 1. Grace (Monroe) Gifford 1883–1943 m. Walter (Herbert Miller) Gatten 1878–1969
      1. 1. Norma Gatten 1904–1991 m. Thomas (Glenn) Southwell 1901–1994
        1. 1. Norma (Dee) Southwell 1936–2023 m. Leonard (A (Hopkins)) Feyrer 1936–1957 m. Lyndon (Grady) Robertson 1934–1976
        2. 2. Walter (G) Southwell 1922–2017 m. Jean (Fern) Christinsen 1920–2017
        3. 3. Joseph (Benson) Southwell 1924–1942
        4. 4. Raymond (E) Southwell 1926–2005 m. Eva (Leniece) Aho 1932–2022
        5. 5. Norman (G) Southwell 1925–1980
        6. 6. Loren (L) Southwell 1931–1953
        7. 7. Dixie (Lee) Southwell 1936–2024 m. Charles (Arthur) Sanders 1934–1992
        8. 8. Jo (Ann) Southwell 1944–1995
      2. 2. Walter (Gatten) Jr. 1910–1965 m. Lura (Faye) Doser 1908–2000
      3. 3. Gifford (M) Gatten 1913–2005 m. Opha (E.) Detrick 1912–1996
        1. 1. Michael (Gifford) Gatten 1947–2022
      4. 4. Joseph (Roland) Gatten 1915–1979 m. Argenta Brower 1923–
      5. 5. James (Solomon) Gatten 1919–
      6. 6. Doris (L) Gatten 1922–2010 m. Robert (Eugene) Wickard 1921–2010
        1. 1. Doris (Louise) Wickard 1942–1942
        2. 2. Jerry (Ray) Wickard 1947–2007
      7. 7. Maxine Gatten 1923–2012 m. Leslie (Reed) Smith 1913–
      8. 8. Robert (Ross) Gatten 1925–1987
      9. 9. Aphrodite Gatten 1906–1994 m. Charles (T) Boyd 1901–
        1. 1. Lawrence (James) Boyd 1940–1940
        2. 2. Grace Boyd 1926–
        3. 3. Cecil (Leroy) Boyd 1924–2010 m. Ingeborg (Viktoria) Boyd 1928–2007
      10. 10. Grace Gatten 1909–2008 m. Earl Long 1905–1989
    2. 2. Rhoda (Elizabeth) Gifford 1881–1961 m. Ross (W) Trudell 1878–1961
      1. 1. Mildred (M) Trudell 1903–1993 m. Clyde Weber 1902–1996
        1. 1. Knight (Lynn) Weber 1940–2017
        2. 2. Donald (O) Weber 1924–
        3. 3. Gloria Weber 1926–2015 m. Martin (Dale) Cady 1926–1998
      2. 2. Warren (Willard) Trudell 1900–1969
      3. 3. Clifford (Monroe) Trudell 1911–2010
    3. 3. Lilla (May) Gifford 1875–1948 m. Harry (Lindley) Hollowell 1876–1929
  2. 2. Susan (E) Gifford 1834–1895 m. Thomas (J.) Raber 1831–1908
    1. 1. Elmer (Eugene) Raber 1856–1924 m. Emma (Amelia) Fisher 1865–1935
      1. 1. Elta (Marie) Raber 1890–1978 m. Carl Wolff 1886–1966
        1. 1. Emma Wolff 1919–1993
      2. 2. Morris (Lester) Raber 1895–1971 m. Ida Lloyd 1901–
        1. 1. Elmer (Lester) Raber 1926–2006 m. Adelle (Hinshaw) Smith 1926–
        2. 2. Roland (Lloyd) Raber 1920–2012 m. Barbara (Olive) Purrier 1925–2012
    2. 2. Mary (E.) Raber 1861–1944 m. William Swope 1862–1943
      1. 1. Ida (May) Swope 1888–1970 m. Herbert (George Davenport) Sr 1885–1938
        1. 1. Herbert (G. Davenport) Jr 1913–1973
    3. 3. Cornelius (Sherman) Raber 1866–1951 m. Irena McClelland 1870–1956
      1. 1. Raymond (Willis) Raber 1894–1986 m. Stella (Marie) Horch 1893–1978
        1. 1. Raymond (W Raber) Jr 1919–1922
        2. 2. Glenn (Cornelius) Raber 1929–2008 m. Pauline (R) McCauley 1925–2003
        3. 3. Paul (Jacob) Raber 1921–2014 m. Ruth (Eileen) Hall 1927–2018
        4. 4. Mildred (Evelyn) Raber 1923–2021 m. Francis (Marion) Hall 1922–
      2. 2. Ruth (M) Raber 1901–1999 m. Glenn (Allen) Beaumont 1900–1971
        1. 1. Glenn (Allen Beaumont) Jr 1929–2003 m. Eileen Radcliff 1932–2017 m. Bonnie (Faye) Marlar 1934–2007
        2. 2. Irene (May) Beaumont 1922–1999
        3. 3. Gwendolyn (Lavonne) Beaumont 1924–2007 m. Harwell (B) Thompson 1923–2017
      3. 3. James (Elmer) Raber 1904–1970 m. La (Vera Agnes) Humbert 1905–1988
      4. 4. Ralph (C) Raber 1909–1925
    4. 4. Ida (E.) Raber 1870–1940 m. Alvin (E.) Gable 1864–1950
      1. 1. Leroy (Devier) Gable 1893–1971 m. Ethel (M) Paul 1894–1979
        1. 1. Ruth (E) Gable 1920–1995 m. Edward (J) Wright 1916–1996
        2. 2. Betty (M) Gable 1922–2016 m. Kenneth Moushey 1919–2003
        3. 3. Ethel (Lee) Gable 1929–1974 m. Robert Locke 1921– m. Robert (C) Miller 1921–
      2. 2. Floyd (Ellsworth) Gable 1895–1961 m. Olga (Suchan) Cattren 1913–1971
      3. 3. Gifford (Wayne) Gable 1902–1964 m. Virginia (L) Koehler 1906–1985
      4. 4. Glenwood (A) Gable 1905–2000 m. Georgetta (W) Hall 1908–1994
        1. 1. Gordon (Burnett) Gable 1936–1985
      5. 5. Chandos (Taft) Gable 1908–1971
      6. 6. Velma (F) Gable 1912–1988 m. Robert (Glenn Lee) Sr 1909–1980
        1. 1. Robert (Glenn Lee) Jr 1931–1982
        2. 2. Eugenia Lee 1933–2010 m. John (Robertson) Carroll 1930–2005
    5. 5. Thomas (Gifford) Raber 1875–1942 m. Irma (I.) Sell 1877–1954
      1. 1. Thomas (Atwood) Raber 1901–1989 m. Fanny (Kate) Stamp 1902–1976
      2. 2. Lester (Alvin) Raber 1902–1976 m. Nellie (R) Jenks 1911–1993
        1. 1. Paul (Eugene) Raber 1939–2016
        2. 2. Daniel (Allen) Raber 1946–2008 m. Mae (Marcella) Cook 1947–2008
      3. 3. Samuel (Ellsworth) Raber 1905–1975 m. Bernice (Caroline) Gutknecht 1908–1980
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Raber 1937–2006
        2. 2. Judith (A) Raber 1943–2017
      4. 4. Mildred (L) Raber 1907–1979 m. Herbert Smith 1895–1985
      5. 5. Paul (Irwin) Raber 1913–1991 m. Beatrice (Winifred) Vater 1915–2006
        1. 1. Walter (Paul) Raber 1939–2005
      6. 6. Grace (Josephine) Raber 1915–2011 m. Victor (O) Danielson 1918–2003
        1. 1. John (Gifford) Danielson 1944–1946
    6. 6. Susan (Lottie) Raber 1878–1943
    7. 7. James (Virgil) Raber 1868–
  3. 3. William Gifford 1850–1916
  4. 4. Franklin (M) Gifford 1839–1889
  5. 5. Aaron (Monroe Gifford) Sr 1838–1893 m. Emerancy (O.) Sherman 1846–1909
    1. 1. James (Miles) Gifford 1870–1923 m. Emma (Leona) Graham 1878–1954
      1. 1. James (Aaron) Gifford 1907–1976
      2. 2. Elmer (Leroy) Gifford 1897–1970 m. Beulah (May) Lukens 1904–1995 m. Margaret Gifford 1908–
      3. 3. Gladys (Le Ora) Gifford 1903–1995 m. George (Benjamin) Traub 1892–1987
      4. 4. Eunice Gifford 1905–
      5. 5. Perry (Miles) Gifford 1909–1979
      6. 6. Bernice (Lucille) Gifford 1900–1909
    2. 2. Ida (Estella) Gifford 1874–1962 m. Elmer (Irvin) Clark 1875–1933
      1. 1. Hazel (Luella Abbott formerly) Clark 1895–1987 m. Joseph (Alfred) Moore 1892–1978
        1. 1. Kenneth (E) Moore 1922–
      2. 2. Edna (J) Abbott 1907–2004 m. Jack (Leslie) McDonald 1899–1965 m. William (Albert) Scovill 1902–1974
        1. 1. Jack (Abbott) McDonald 1932–2006
        2. 2. Marilyn (Louise) McDonald 1930–2016
      3. 3. Inez (Louise Abbott formerly) Clark 1899–1988 m. Lawrence (George) Sullivan 1910–1997
    3. 3. Aaron (Monroe Gifford) Jr 1877–1905
    4. 4. Marvin (Willis) Gifford 1884–1958 m. Nell Neal 1880–1906 m. M. (W.) Gifford 1886–1952
      1. 1. Bert Gifford 1904–1956 m. Peral (Mildred) Carlson 1902–1996 m. Mabell (Grace) Dick 1903–1966 m. Vida (Mae) Schmidt 1900–1990
      2. 2. Ethel (May) Gifford 1909–1972
      3. 3. Harry (Willis) Gifford 1910–1987 m. Hazel (Belle) Willard 1911–1998
      4. 4. Marie (E) Gifford 1913–2000 m. Harry (Joseph) Jordan 1910–1998
        1. 1. Janet (L) Jordan 1937–2020 m. John (Albert Elway) Sr 1931–2001
        2. 2. Jolene (Ann) Jordan 1940–2020
      5. 5. Ray (Neal) Gifford 1902–1958 m. Agnes (Julia) Kowol 1901– m. Myrtle (Abell) Wilson 1892–1975
    5. 5. Harvey Gifford 1883–1892
    6. 6. Emma (A.) Gifford –1867
    7. 7. Libbie (M.) Gifford –1866
  6. 6. Marantha Gifford 1844–

Jefferson Gifford's Timeline

8 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Jefferson Gifford in Medina County, Ohio, USA
Medina County, Ohio, USA
1840
1840
Age 29
Jefferson Gifford resided here in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 39
Jefferson Gifford resided here in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 49
Jefferson Gifford resided here in Leon, Leon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Leon, Leon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
1870
1870
Age 59
Jefferson Gifford resided here in Portland, MT Pisgah, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Portland, MT Pisgah, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
1875
1875
Age 64
Jefferson Gifford resided here in Leon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Leon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 69
Jefferson Gifford resided here in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
1886
22 Jun 1886
Age 75
Death of Jefferson Gifford in Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA
Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Medina County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 709; Page: 267a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 412; Page: 189; Family History Library Film: 0020171

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 709; Page: 267a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Leon, Leon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Portland, MT Pisgah, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Monroe, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1729; Page: 113A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Leon, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1875; Roll: 4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin; Roll: 1439; Page: 97A; Enumeration District: 029

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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