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William Grey "Bill" Gifford 1901–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1901

Birth Location: Kemper County, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 12 Mar 1980

Death Location: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: George Gifford

Mother: Melissa Mathews

Spouse(s): Ruby Pearl

Children(s): Donnie Gifford

William Grey "Bill" Gifford was born in 1901 in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States, the child of George Alexander Gifford And Melissa Josephine Mathews. William Grey "Bill" Gifford married Ruby Pearl, and had children including Donnie Ray Gifford. William Grey "Bill" Gifford passed away in 1980 in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Grey "Bill" Gifford was born in 1901 in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States, the child of George Alexander Gifford And Melissa Josephine Mathews.
  • William Grey "Bill" Gifford married Ruby Pearl, and had children including Donnie Ray Gifford.
  • William Grey "Bill" Gifford passed away in 1980 in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gifford's Ancestors

Self
William Gifford
1901–1980
Birth Place: Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
Parents
George Alexander Gifford
1858–1916
Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Melissa (Josephine) Mathews
1866–1945
Texas, United States
Grandparents
Pvt (John Tipton) Gifford
1820–1862
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Dicy (Ann) McKenney
1831–1905
Georgia, USA
Ralph (W) Mathews
1832–1873
North Carolina, United States
Susan (Ann) Parnell
1843–1923
Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
McKenney
1811–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gifford's Descendants

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William (Grey "Bill") Gifford (4 Feb 1901–12 Mar 1980) m. Ruby Pearl (15 May 1905–8 August 1928)
  1. 1. Donnie (Ray) Gifford 1922–1923

William Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1901
4 Feb 1901
Birth of William Grey "Bill" Gifford in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
1980
12 Mar 1980
Age 79
Death of William Grey "Bill" Gifford in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1980
    Event Place: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Grey “Bill” Gifford, Sr 12 Mar 1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1980
    Event Place: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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