John
M
Giffen
Born in Pultney Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Morrison Giffen
and Eleanor (Graham) Giffen
Brother of
James Graham Giffen, Elizabeth G Giffen, Samuel H Giffen, Margaret Jane Giffen, Sarah A Giffen, Emma Luella (Morrison) Sheakley [half], William Morrison Giffen Jr [half], Mary Adaline Giffen [half] and Ellen Giffen [half]
Husband of
Catherine Whitcomb
— married
13 Mar 1862 in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Kathie May Giffen and James Albert Giffen
Died
at age 69
in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States
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| Created 8 Sep 2018
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Biography
John was born in 1830. He is the son of William Giffen and Eleanor Graham. John died in 1899.[1]
John M. Giffen, born Feb. 10, 1830 in Belmont County, O. Graduate of Franklin College. United Presbyterian. Admitted to the practice of law in Ohio, Nov. 10, 1856. Married March 13, 1862 to Catherine Parker Whitcomb. He migrated to Kansas in 1856. In 1858 located in Olathe, and began the practice of law. He had the opportunity of helping organize the county and state government of Kansas. He held the positions of Secretary to the Governor, Prosecuting Attorney, Treasurer, City Engineer, Justice of the Peace, Police Judge. He collected the first dollar in tax paid in Johnson County. He was the founder and editor of the Olathe Herald in 1859, the office of which was destroyed by a Quantrill raid Sept. 6, 1862. He was the father of eight children, all dying in early chilhood except two. Mr. Giffen suffered ill health, bleeding at the lungs for 31 years. At the age of fifty years a needle came out of his lungs and he lived until the age of 69, dying in 1899. He was a master of five languages, teacher, Bible student and musician.[2]
A biographical sketch of John M Giffen of Olathe, Kansas.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13022106
- ↑ Giffen: Genealogic Family History Of Descendents Of Robert Giffen and Mary Bane Giffen: Settlers At Big Spring, Pa., in 1777, Removed To Wheeling, Virginia, 1787, J. W. Giffen D.D., - Central Pub. House – 1927.
- ↑ John M Giffen Biographical Sketch The United States Biographical Dictionary: Kansas Volume : Containing Accurately Compiled Biographical Sketches, Into which is Woven the History of the State and Its Leading Interests, S. Lewis & Company, 1879 - Kansas - 890 pages.
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