Andrew
L.
Giffen
Born in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of William Giffen
and Margaret (Harvey) Giffen
Brother of
William Harvey Giffen, Mary Jane Giffen, John Alexander Giffen, Margaret Elizabeth Giffen, James Stuart Giffen and Daniel Ward Giffen
Husband of
Hattie Belle Parsons
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 85
in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2020
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Biography
Andrew was born in 1862. He was the son of William Giffen and Margaret Harvey. [1]
He married Hattie Parsons in Iowa in 1887. [2]
James passed away in 1947. [3]
Obituary
Services for Andrew L. Giffen, 85, will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Friday at the McAllister-Julian-Poorman funeral home, 304 North 5th street by the Rev. H. G. Whitfield, pastor of First Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Giffen was a former Rockford resident most of his life until moving to California 10 months ago. He died Saturday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charles B. Mershon, Santa Monica, Cal., following a brief illness. While in Rockford he was a member of Star in the East Masonic lodge, No. 166, and First Presbyterian church.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-GCR : 19 March 2020), Andrew Giffen in entry for William Giffen, 1870.
- ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ67-Q9Q : 27 September 2017), Andrew L. Giffin and Hattie B. Parsons, 09 Feb 1887, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,428,653.
- ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFY-363Z : 26 September 2019), Andrew L Giffen, 1947.
- ↑ Rockford Register-Republic, Wednesday, Agust 27, 1947
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #109165426 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 April 2020), memorial page for Andrew L. Giffen (15 Jul 1862–22 Aug 1947), Find a Grave Memorial no. 109165426, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Terry Magyar (contributor 47053508) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew:
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