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Joseph Wilkerson Gifford 1808–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1894

Death Location: Jackson, Alabama, United States

Father: William Gifford

Mother: Jemima Waldo

Spouse(s): Josephine Justice

Children(s): Hannah Justice

The story of Joseph Wilkerson Gifford began in 1808 in Tennessee, United States. Joseph Wilkerson Gifford married Josephine Justice, and had children including Hannah Josephine Justice. Joseph Wilkerson Gifford passed away in 1894 in Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Wilkerson Gifford began in 1808 in Tennessee, United States.
  • Joseph Wilkerson Gifford married Josephine Justice, and had children including Hannah Josephine Justice.
  • Joseph Wilkerson Gifford passed away in 1894 in Jackson, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gifford
1794–1863
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Jemima Waldo
1793–1863
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Justice
1845–1929
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Hannah Justice
1865–1949
Birth Location: Plevna, Madison County, Alabama
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Joseph Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gifford
1808–1894
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
William Gifford
1794–1863
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Jemima (Gifford) Waldo
1793–1863
Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (J Waldo) Jr
1762–1840
Windham, Windham, CT
Peace (Bull) Waldo
1767–1841
Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bull
1746–1837
Amy Chase
1747–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Browning
1710–1790
Seth Chase
1722–1811
Sarah Milk
1723–1811

Joseph Gifford's Descendants

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Joseph (Wilkerson) Gifford (1808–1894) m. Josephine Justice (15 March 1845–18 December 1929)
  1. 1. Hannah (Josephine) Justice 1865–1949 m. Alexander (Washington) Walker 1858–1923
    1. 1. Lena Walker 1890–1970 m. William (Owen) Beene 1888–1960
      1. 1. Thurman (Otto "Bud") Beene 1912–1982 m. Laura (Rebecca "Becky" Liles) McCornack 1916–1998 m. Jewell (Carrie Fulmer Waldrop Beene) Field 1910–1995
        1. 1. Laura (Faye Beene) Harris 1938–2021 m. Wilbur (Nile) Harris 1935–2015
        2. 2. James (Thurman) Beene 1935–1996 m. Naomi (Mae) Howery 1934–2007
      2. 2. Oscar (Boyce) Beene 1910–1968 m. Fay Baker 1911– m. Vera (Lee Atherton) Beene 1911–
      3. 3. Thelma (Mae Beene) Nowell 1915–1994 m. Roy (Elmer) Nowell 1908–1998
        1. 1. Renda (Murle Nowell) Jones 1940–2010
      4. 4. Honorable (William Leo "Slats") Beene 1917–1999 m. Ruth (Catherine Horton) Beene 1924–2013
        1. 1. Janis (Ruth Beene Reynolds Davis) Honhorst 1945–2004 m. Van (Joel) Honhorst 1951–2004 m. James (Clyde) Reynolds 1937–2014
      5. 5. Polly (Beene) Owen 1922–2003 m. James (Edgar) Dobson 1920–2005
      6. 6. Thena (Inez Beene) Kinney 1927–2010 m. Burch (Richard) Kinney 1924–2023
    2. 2. Mary ("Flora" Leona Elizabeth) Walker 1886–1971
    3. 3. Claude (Milton) Walker 1891–1937
    4. 4. Adolphus (Alexander Walker) Sr 1895–1929
    5. 5. Maude Walker 1888–

Joseph Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Joseph Wilkerson Gifford in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1894
1894
Age 86
Death of Joseph Wilkerson Gifford in Jackson, Alabama, United States
Jackson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Jackson, Alabama, United States
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