Frederick Watts Gifford (1862 - 1938)

Born 17 Jul 1862 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Dec 1938 at age 76 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Frederick was born 17 July 1862, in Rochester, New York. He was the son of William Gifford and Martha Miller. ^[1]

In 1865, The family is also in Rochester, New York.^[2]

In 1870, the family is living in Penfield, New York. William is in the oil businesss.^[3]

By 1880, the family has relocated to Detroit, Michigan. William is a conductor for the railroad.^[4]

In 1900, Fred is living in Detroit with his sister Rena Bender and her family. He is a wood pattern maker.^[5]

On 23 June 1900, Fred married Mildred Lang, daughter of Louis Land and Tillie Langroff, in Detroit, Michigan.^[6]

In 1910, the family is living in Detroit. Fred and Mildred have been married for ten years, and had one child, who is still living. Fred is a pattern maker for "street R.R. shop."^[7]

The family is also in Detriot in 1930. Fred is now a guard at the city prison. His daughter Rena is a stenographer at a cemetery office.^[8]

He passed away 18 December 1938, at age 76, in Detroit, Michigan. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFW7-41R : 13 March 2018), Fred W Gifford, 18 Dec 1938; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,887. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-RVK9 : 8 March 2021), Lorin A Gifford in household of William Gifford, District 02, Ward 05, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 80, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8J6-7Y4 : 29 May 2021), New York > Monroe > Penfield, district 1 > image 5 of 48; Line 22; Wm R Gifford, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW35-B64 : 19 February 2021), Wm R Gifferd, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 296, sheet 67A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,613.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91W-KGR : accessed 7 August 2021), Fred W Gifford in household of August Bender, Detroit city Ward 15, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,753.
6. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N38D-T2T : 18 February 2021), Fred W Gifford and Mildred Lang, 23 Jun 1900; citing Marriage, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4208653.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTV-YLQ : accessed 7 August 2021), Fred B W Gifford, Detroit Ward 5, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 78, sheet 6B, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 682; FHL microfilm 1,374,695.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7S9-LPL : accessed 7 August 2021), Fred Gifford, Detroit (Districts 0501-0750), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 535, sheet 2B, line 51, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1054; FHL microfilm 2,340,789.