Henry Marshall Williford (1868 - 1955)

Born 15 Feb 1868 in Greenville, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Effie Mae (Tetrick) Williford — married about 1895 in Kansas [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1955 at age 87 in Porterville, California

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Biography

Henry was born in 1868 in Illinois. When grown he moved to Wagoner in the northeastern area of the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) where he met Effie Mae Tetrick. They married and settled down but Henry must have become enthralled hearing stories about Golden California because in 1902 he and his wife packed up their three children at the time and headed west to where Effie's Tetrick family relatives had moved in the San Joaquin Valley. They ended up in Porterville, California where Henry and Effie had their 4th child. Henry found work for a large land owner by the name of W.P. Bartlett [1]. He soon became Mr. Bartlett's ranch foreman and good friend. Henry was a people person always happy to pass the time with and help others. He owned a prize pair of mules that he cherished. He would pass away 4 months after Effie in 1955 at 87 years of age.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNS-JDL : accessed 10 May 2016), Henry Williford in household of James Williford, Lagrange, Bond, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 66, sheet 179B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0175; FHL microfilm 1,254,175.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSTM-8ZQ : accessed 10 May 2016), Henry M Williford, Township 17 N. Range 18 E. Wagoner, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing sheet 16A, family 361, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,853.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHS-P36 : accessed 16 November 2016), Henry Williford, Porterville, Tulare, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 211, sheet 2B, line 85, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 153; FHL microfilm 1,820,153.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJ8-LQ9 : accessed 10 May 2016), Henry M Williford, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96J-YLM : accessed 16 November 2016), Henry M Williford, Porterville Judicial Township, Tulare, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-50, sheet 6A, line 8, family 115, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 359.

• Daryl McBride & Deanne Brewster Family Home Page: Information about Henry Marshall Williford [2]

• Find A Grave Memorial [3]