William was born 15 Aug 1880 according to the US World War I Draft Registration Cards. The 1920 census shows him as being born in WI although the 1930 census shows him as being born in IA.
Sources
"Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQ7-WBR : 10 December 2017), William E Gifford and Maud Milliken, 20 Jun 1917, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing no. 66964, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,080.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKZ-ZCK : 6 March 2020), William Edward Gifford, 1917-1918.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL7-DRD : accessed 30 July 2020), William E Gilford, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 5B, line 62, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 168; FHL microfilm 1,820,168.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X74S-5C8 : accessed 22 July 2020), William E Gifford, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 3A, line 21, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 241; FHL microfilm 2,339,976.
"Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTF-7Z4B : 7 September 2019), William E. Gifford in entry for Maud Gifford, 21 Dec 1931; citing Divorce, Denver, Colorado, United States, Colorado State Archives, Denver.
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