James M. Gafford1

Male, #46421, (22 Sep 1810 - 5 Sep 1882)

Parent*Daniel Gafford1 (15 Jun 1780 - 10 Jun 1841)
Parent*Phereba Webster1 (24 Dec 1788 - 24 May 1860)
James M. Gafford|b. 22 Sep 1810\nd. 5 Sep 1882|p46421.htm|Daniel Gafford|b. 15 Jun 1780\nd. 10 Jun 1841|p45130.htm|Phereba Webster|b. 24 Dec 1788\nd. 24 May 1860|p45131.htm|Stephen D. Gafford|b. say 1753\nd. after 28 Nov 1822|p46146.htm|Frances Grant|b. say 1760|p46147.htm|Abner Webster|b. 25 Dec 1761\nd. 1803|p46174.htm|Elizabeth Martin|b. 10 Feb 1766\nd. say 1836|p46175.htm|

Birth*22 Sep 1810 He was born on 22 Sep 1810.2 
 He was the son of Daniel Gafford and Phereba Webster.1 
Guardian1843 He was appointed after the death of Daniel Gafford, guardian of Mariah Louise Gafford in 1843 (Estate of Daniel Gafford, deceased. James M. Gafford appointed guardian of Maria L. Gafford, minor heir in 1843. Jesse Stallings, Security.).3 
Marriage*7 Nov 1853 He married Lucinda Stallings on 7 Nov 1853.4 
Voted*20 Sep 1854 He voted in an election for town incorporation on 20 Sep 1854 at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama.5 
Tax roll*1856 He registered to pay taxes at Butler Co., Alabama, in 1856.6 
Marriage*11 Nov 1858 He married Phereba Moseley at Butler Co., Alabama, on 11 Nov 1858. With such a big age difference, it seems likely that Phereba Moseley may have married a James M. Gafford, Jr., although none has yet been discovered..1 
Probate*16 Mar 1859 He was the administrator of Mariah Louise Gafford's estate at Butler Co., Alabama, on 16 Mar 1859.7 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Dead Fall, Butler Co., Alabama. (James M. Gafford, Self, 69, GA, GA, GA, Farmer; Loucinda Gafford, Wife, 66, GA, GA, VA; Jospeh P. Gafford, Son, S, 24, 24, AL, GA, GA).8 
Death*5 Sep 1882 He died at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama, on 5 Sep 1882. He was a member of Oak Grove Church at the time of his death..9 

Family 1

Lucinda Stallings (22 Mar 1814 - 18 Jan 1895)

Family 2

Phereba Moseley (say 1835 - )

Last Edited 19 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. , RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>
  2. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    Chapter 4: Cemetery Records of People Born before 1850. page 49.
  3. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    Reconstructed Probate Records, page 106.
  4. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    Family Histories, Col. Jesse Stallings, page 162.
  5. George Bernard Lewis: Chairman of the Butler Co. Heritage Book Committee, editor, The Heritage of Butler County, Alabama, Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2003.
    page 19.
  6. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    Chapter 10: Real Estate Taxes for 1856, page 170.
  7. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    Probate Notices in the "Southern Messenger", page 111.
  8. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Dead Fall, Butler Co., AL, page 382D. LDS CD.
  9. Marilyn Davis Barefield, Butler County, Alabama, Obituaries 1985.
    Page 30.