Earl Roland GAFFORD

Birth:
20 Mar 1885
Ocala, Marion, Florida
Death:
8 Jan 1968
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
Burial:
12 Jan 1968
Mtn. View Cem., Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
Marriage:
9 May 1908
Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas
Notes:
                   1910 census:  Oakland Twp., Clay County, Kansas, E.D. 8, family no. 107
Gafford, Earl R., head,25, married 1 year, Florida, Iowa, Canada-English, Cashier, Bank
              Alice, wife,23, married 1 year, 0 children, Kansas, Indiana, Ger- German

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 
Name:	Earl Roland Gafford
City:	200132 street name??,   San Antonio
County:	Bexar
State:	Texas
age 33,  Birth Date:	20 Mar 1885
Race:	White
present occupation:   ???  Gafford,  Culvert? and Co.  910 Montemple? S.A., Bexar, Texas
nearest relative:   Alice Rankin Gafford,  211 Brahample??, S.A., Bexar, Texar
medium height, medium build,  brown eyes, black hair,
Roll:	1983588
DraftBoard:	3
12 Sep 1918

1930 census:   Manhattan, New York, New York
180 Waverly Place (next to West 8th street)
Gafford, Earl R., head, male, 42, married age 22, Florida, Florida?, Canada, Asst. V P., bank
                , Alice R., wife, female, 39, married age 19, Kansas, Illinois, Germany


SSDI:Earl Gafford, b. 20 Mar 1885, SS in NY, died Jan 1968, Pasadena, LA, California 91101  #086-16-1389

California Death Index (ancestry.com)
Surname Given Name Middle Name Sex Birth Date Death Date Birth Place Death Place Social Security # Mother's Maiden Name Father's Surname GAFFORD EARL R MALE 20 Mar 1885 8 Jan 1968 FLORIDA LOS ANGELES 86161389 MORDEN

had epilepsy (St Vidas Dance)  as a child  according to niece, Elizabeth Porter Pierson

Ancestral file:
Husband's Name
	Earl Roland GAFFORD
	Born: 	20 Mar 1885		Place: 	Ocala, Marion, Fl
	Died: 	8 Jan 1968		Place:
	Married: 	9 May 1908		Place:

	Father: 	Joseph Charles GAFFORD
	Mother: 	Elizabeth Eleanor MORDEN
Wife's Name
	Alice RANKIN
	Born: 	Abt. 1889		Place: 	
	Married: 	9 May 1908		Place:

"Alumni News" Section of the Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Volume 6, Number 1 (October, 1907  "Earl Gafford, '07, is cashier of a bank at Oak Hill."
                  
Alice Mary RANKIN
Birth:
18 Jun 1886
Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas
Death:
24 Sep 1968
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
Burial:
Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas
Notes:
                   Alice GAFFORD Birth Date: 15 Aug 1886 Death Date: Oct 1981 Social Security Number: 563-32-9333 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: California Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 90006 Localities: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Pico Heights, Los Angeles, California

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 77
page 327
Mrs. Alice Rankin Gafford.
DAR ID Number: 76873
Born in Lawrence, Kans.
Wife of Earl Roland Gafford.
Descendant of Thomas Rankin.
Daughter of John Knox Rankin (b. 1837) and Augusta Fischer (b. 1855), his 2nd wife, m. 1878.
See No. 76871.


married May 9, Lawrence, KS
731 Louisiana St. in Lawrence, Kansas (June 18)

California death index:
GAFFORD ALICE R FEMALE 18 Jun 1886 24 Sep 1968 KANSAS LOS ANGELES 86161389 FISCHER (mother's maiden name)
                  
Children
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FamilyCentral Network
Earl Roland Gafford - Alice Mary Rankin

Earl Roland Gafford was born at Ocala, Marion, Florida 20 Mar 1885. His parents were Joseph Charles Gafford and Elizabeth Eleanor Morden.

He married Alice Mary Rankin 9 May 1908 at Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas . Alice Mary Rankin was born at Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas 18 Jun 1886 daughter of John Knox Rankin and Augusta Fischer .

Earl Roland Gafford died 8 Jan 1968 at Pasadena, Los Angeles, California .

Alice Mary Rankin died 24 Sep 1968 at Pasadena, Los Angeles, California .