Lafayette W. Giddings (1830 - 1906)

Born 2 Jun 1830 in Macomb, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Dec 1906 at age 76 in Macomb, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Descendants of Lafayette W. Giddings

1 Lafayette W. Giddings b: June 02, 1830 in Macomb, Macomb Co., MI .. +Mary A. Sutherland Dryer b: Jan. 28, 1839 in Macomb, Macomb Co., MI? m: Oct.. 4, 1866 in Macomb, Macomb Co., MI?

from Carole Bartlett MacKay, Nov 1999: They are on the census sheet with Preston Bentley. Also on that census sheet are Lafayette and Dur. [what year would this be] LDS: Lafayette w. Giddings b. 6/2/1830 Macomb, son of Lester Giddings and REbecca Esperience Miller. Married 1866: Mary A. Sutherland.1867 Mary A. Dryer. Dur Giddings born 5.19/1818  son of Lester and Esperience. macomb.  Married mar, 1845 Macomb Harriet Kruffen. Anyway, I hope you can make some sense out of this. I have found that going to the LDS center yields more fruit that the database online.

Research Notes

There are a few wife/s related problems. Was Mary Dryer married twice? Her surname is clearly Sutherland on the 1866 marriage record to Lafayette. The note below calls her Mary A. Sutherland Dryer.

Even more confusing, there are two wives attached to Lafayette at Find A Grave. It seemed Mary from 1866 marriage had two Memorials at first glance, but the other wife was also a Mary who died in 1856. Her maiden name is Pryor. Both women's names are recorded on the same large stone with Lafayette. I can't find this other Mary yet.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8V-8DZ : 22 December 2020), Lafayette Giddings in household of Lester Giddings, Macomb, Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [[1]]

Name: Lafayette Giddings

Enlistment Age: 34

Birth Date: abt 1831

Enlistment Date: 10 Apr 1864

Enlistment Place: Macomb, Michigan

Enlistment Rank: Private

Muster Date: 10 Apr 1864

Muster Place: Michigan

Muster Company: B

Muster Regiment: 15th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type: Infantry

Muster Information: Enlisted

Muster Out Date: 13 Aug 1865

Muster Out Place: Little Rock, Arkansas

Muster Out Information: Mustered Out

Side of War: Union

Survived War?: Yes

Title: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65

• "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN2G-SH7 : 2 March 2021), Lafayette W Giddings and Mary A Sutherland, 4 Oct 1866; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 979,571.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCQ-ZSG : 29 May 2021), Lafayette Giddings, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSR-K2W : 14 January 2022), Lafayette W. Giddings, Macomb, Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census [[2]]

Name: Lafayette Geddings

Rank: Private

Role: Veteran

Residence Date: Jun 1890

Residence Place: Macomb, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Enumeration District: 80

Enlistment Date: 5 April 1864

Discharge Date: 11 Sep 1865

Regiment or Vessel: 15 Michigan Infantry

Company: B

Length of service: 1 Yrs 5 Mos

Household Name Role

Lafayette Geddings

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS9W-CNZ : accessed 31 October 2022), Lafayette Giddings, Macomb township, Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 15B, family 322, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,727.

• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKD-7C3 : 23 February 2021), Lafayette W. Giddings, 1906.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16150711/lafayette-w-giddings: accessed 31 October 2022), memorial page for Pvt Lafayette W. Giddings (2 Jun 1830–2 Dec 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16150711, citing Prestonville Cemetery, Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Forever in Our Hearts (contributor 46612085) .

• "The Giddings Family; or The Descendants of George Giddings, who came from St Albans, England to..." (Book title cuts off, may be alternate title "The George Giddings and Mary Ann Matthews Family of Ohio and Livingston County")[[3]]

Name: Lafayette W Giddings

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1830

First Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1866

Father: Lester Giddings

Mother: Experience Miller

Spouse: Mary A Sutherland

Child[ren]:

Clara Giddings( more likely Cleora as that was a family name)

George R Giddings

Lydia Giddings

Fisk Giddings