Myrtle Henrietta (Wheeler) Giffin (1889 - 1956)

Born 11 Jun 1889 in Cheboygan Co., Michigan, USA

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1956 at age 67 in Fresno Co., California, USA

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Biography

Myrtle was born about 1890. Myrtle Wheeler ... ^[1]

1910 census -- Twnp 10, Fresno Co., California, USA

Benjamin F Giffin, head, white, male,, age 59, married 37 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, own free farm; Maria Giffin, wife, white, female, age 60, married 37 years, 5 children/5 living, born Illinois, father born Virginia, mother born Ohio; Johnathan A Giffin, son, male, white, age 36, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, farmer poultry farm; Floyd M Giffin, son, male, white, age 29, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, teamster home farm; Lucian C Giffin, son, male, white,, age 25, married 2 years, born California, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, teamster home farm; Myrtle H Giffin, daughter-in-law, female, white, age 20, married 2 years, 0 children/0 living, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Michigan

1920 census -- Clovis, Fresno Co., California, USA

Chalmers L Giffin, head, own free, male, white, age 35, married, born California, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois; Myrtle H Giffin, wife, female, white, age 30, married, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Michigan; Chalmers L Giffin Jr, son, male, white, age 3 7/12, single, born California, father born California, mother born Michigan; Lillian C Giffin, daughter, female, white, age 10/12, single, born California, father born California, mother born Michigan

1930 census -- Twnp 2, Fresno Co., California, USA

L Chalmers Giffin, head, own, male, white, age 45, married, first married @22, born California, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, farmer; Myrtle H Giffin, wife, female, white, age 40, married, first married @18, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Michigan; L Chalmers Giffin Jr, son, male, white, age 13, single, attends school, born California, father born California, mother born Michigan; Lillian C Giffin, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, attends school, born California, father born California, mother born Michigan; Donald M Giffin, son, male, white, age 5, single, born California, father born California, mother born Michigan;

1940 census -- Fresno Co., California, USA

L Chalmers Giffin, head, own $5000, male, white, age 55, married, 1 year high school education, born California, same house 1935, farmer; Myrtle H Giffin, wife, female, white, age 60, married, 4 years high school education, born Michigan, same house 1935; Donald M Giffin, son, male, white, age 15, single, attended school, 1 year high school, born California, same house 1935; Jonathan A Gifffin, brother, male, white, age 66, single, 7th grade education, born Illinois, Fresno California 1935.

Sources

"Michigan, Births, 1867-1902," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQVW-7RX : accessed 13 December 2014), Myrtle Wheeler, 11 Jun 1889; citing item 2 p 20 rn 290, Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,321,099.

"Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4Y7-VZQ : accessed 13 December 2014), Myrtle Wheeler, 11 Jun 1889; citing Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 964,405.

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M91Y-5SQ : accessed 13 December 2014), Wheeler in household of Frank Wheeler, Cheboygan city Ward 3 & 5, Cheboygan, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,706.

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV2J-DR3 : accessed 13 December 2014), Myrtle H Giffin in household of Benjamin F Giffin, Township 10, Fresno, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 15A, family 334, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,089.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH32-JGT : accessed 13 December 2014), Myrtle H Giffin in household of Chalmers L Giffin, Clovis, Fresno, California, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,096.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCXT-VYB : accessed 13 December 2014), Myrtle H Giffin in household of L Chalmers Giffin, Township 02, Fresno, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0011, sheet 10A, family 237, line 12, film number 115, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); FHL microfilm 2,339,850.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9QX-B2D : accessed 13 December 2014), Myrtle H Giffin in household of L Chalmers Giffin, Judicial Township 2, Fresno, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-9, sheet 9A, family 179, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 200, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPWQ-68X : accessed 13 December 2014), Myrtle Giffin, 25 Jun 1956; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Meghan Dewhurst- Conroy, Friday, December 12, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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