James Albert GAFFORD

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James Albert Gafford		Male
		Birth: 	01 JUL 1853 	 Des Moines, Iowa
		Death: 	17 DEC 1944
   LDS Ordinances:
	Baptism: 12 MAY 2001 	ARIZO
	Endowment: 07 JUL 2001   ARIZO
	Sealing to Parents: 22 AUG 2001  ARIZO
		Joseph C Gafford / Margaret Dorcas Sherwood


Family bible:  "James A. Gafford was born July 1 AD 1853."

Listed also B. Des Moines, Iowa; D. Glendale Sant.LA,California;

According to Leland Gafford letter, 4 May 1954: James A. was a doctor at Huntington Park, California.  He was the father of James A. Gafford, Jr. and Mrs. Esther Gafford Rogers, 1621 Amberwood Drive, South Pasadena, California. Esther gave Leland the original info. to start his research.

California Death Index (ancestry.com)
GAFFORD JAMES A MALE 1 Jul 1851 15 Dec 1944 IOWA LOS ANGELES 0 SHERWOOD GAFFORD

1900 census: Miami Street, #98,  Hiawatha City, Brown Co., Kansas, E.D.22, sheet 5, image 10
#119, Gafford, James A., head July 1856, 43, married 16, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio, Physician
                        Mary, wife, Nov 1856, 43, married 16 years, 1 child, 1 living, Illinois, Indiana, Indiana
                       Samuel B.,son, Sept 1878, 21, single, Kansas, Virginia, Illinois

Samuel B. must be a stepson?  See 9 mo. old William B Dickinson in 1880?

1910 census: COLORADO,  EL PASO 1-WD COLORADO SPRINGS; Series: T624            Roll: 118 Page: 197  1435 N. Weber St.
Gafford, James A., head, male, 51, married 2, 5 years, Iowa, Maryland, Indiana, Physician, home
               , Mary, wife, female, 39, married 1, 5 years, 2 children, 2 living, Missouri, Virginia, Virginia,
Hanks, Mary, boarder, female, 19, single, Penn, Ger, Unk,
Gafford, James A., jr, son, male, 3, single, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri
               , Elizabeth E., daughter, female, 1 1/2, single, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri,

1920 census:  Gafford, James A
              Age:	60	Year:	1920
	Birthplace:	Iowa	Roll: 	T625_119
	Race:	White	Page: 	17B
	State:	California	ED: 	561
	County:	Los Angeles	Image: 	611
	Township:	Huntington Park
227/Gafford, James A., head/male/60/Iowa/Maryland/Indiana/Physician/General Practice
               Mary C./wife/female/45?/Missouri/Virginia/Virginia
              James A., Jr./son/male/13/Oklahoma/Iowa/Missouri
               Esther E./daughter/female/10/Oklahoma/Iowa/Missouri


1900 Mary must be Mrs. Dickinson
1920 Mary must be Mary Cummings.

who is this?
IGI:  Husband
   James Albert Gafford
   Mollie Dickerson
    Birth:  About 1857  Of, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Marriage:  About 1877
Children
1.   James A. Gafford
     Male
     Birth:  About 1882  Of, , , Iowa
Death:  About 1914
   LDS Ordinances
     :  CLEARED
     :  CLEARED
     :  CLEARED
2.   Miss Gafford
     Female
     Birth:  About 1878  Of, , , Iowa
LDS Ordinances
     19 JUL 2002 SDIEG
     23 SEP 2003  ARIZO
     CLEARED