Rotea
James
"Gil"
Gilford
Born in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Rotea Love Gilford
and Viola Mae (James) Gilford
Brother of
Gladys Ruth (Gilford) Pittman
Husband of
Patricia (Quintal) Gilford
— married
about 1951 in San Francisco, California, USA
Husband of
[private wife (1940s - unknown)]
Father of
Michael Rotea Gilford and Chance M. Gilford
Died
at age 70
in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
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Biography
Rotea Gilford is a part of US Black heritage.
He was born about 1927 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas, USA and his parents were Rotea Love Gilford and Viola Mae James Gilford [1] (1910-1994).
His parents moved the family from Texas to San Francisco, California. He graduated from Polytechnic High School, where he was a football hero.
Rotea James "Gil" Gilford first married about 1951 in San Francisco, California, USA to Patricia Mary Quintal [2] (1932-2013).
He worked as a Muni bus driver and a bridge toll taker before he joined the San Francisco Police Department in 1960. He distinguished himself as a highly decorated San Francisco, California police officer.
In 1964 he became the department's first black homicide inspector. He was the first cop there to mobilize the city's gay community to help catch a serial killer who was preying on homosexual men in 1973 (Zebra Murders).
He was divorced in 1973 [3] and by 1976, Rotea James "Gil" Gilford had married secondly to Judith "Judi" E. Chandler.
He never ran for anything but was involved in politics for a long time.
He died on 14 Mar 1998 at his Hayes Valley home in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA [4] and was cremated. [5]
Sources
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 on ancestry.com for Rotea James Gilford, Jr., b: 20 Nov 1927 San Francisco, California; race: black; (father: Rotea Gilford & mother: Viola M. James) ss#561403596; (1948/Jul as Rotea James GILFORD, Jr.; 1998/Mar/27 as Rotes GILFORD) d: 14 Mar 1998.
- ↑ California, Marriage Index 1949-1959 on ancestry.com for Rotea J. Gilford @24, b: c1928, m: 02 Apr 1952 San Francisco, California, USA; spouse: Patricia M. Quintal @19.
- ↑ California, Divorce Index 1966-1984 on ancestry.com for Patricia M. & Rotea J. Gilford divorced: Jan 1973 San Francisco City, California.
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index 1935-2014 for Rotea Gilford, b: 20 Nov 1927; ss#561-40-3596 issued: CA; res: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, 94117; d: 14 Mar 1998.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #151051455 for Rotea James "Gil" Gilford, with personal photo; b: 1927 Willis, Montgomery County, Texas, USA; d: 14 Mar 1998 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; cremated: San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; ashes in interior niche with mother, Viola.
- 1930 USA Census of Precinct#1, Montgomery County, Texas; on ancestry.com citing FHL#2342112; ed#0002; p2B; dwelling#44; family#44; which included ...
- 25 Gilford Rotea, b: c1905 TX TX/TX; race: black; m1@23yrs; occ: farmer
- 20 Gilford Viola (wife)
- 02 Gilford Rotea
- 01 Gilford Ruth.
- U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 on ancestry.com citing National Archives in St.Louis, Missouri; Record Group #147 Records of the Selective Service System; box#657; for Rotea Gilford @18, race: black; b: 20 Nov 1927 Willis, Texas, USA (student) next of kin: Rotea Gilford; reg: 20 Nov 1945.
- U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 on ancestry.com for Rotea J. Gilford, Jr., b: 1927 TX; race: black; res: San Francisco, California; civil occ: embalmers and undertakers (single, without dependents) enlisted: 06 Mar 1946 San Francisco, California; grade: Private; term: for Panama Canal Department.
- Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) compiled by Gale Research Company of Detroit, Michigan; on ancestry.com citing "Who's Who among Black Americans" & "Who's Who among African Americans"; accession #1683050 for Rotea J. Gilford, b: 1927.
- Family Tree on ancestry.com
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