B. J. Gifford
This article will be fleshed out in the future with many more details. For now, I wanted to get this much of it recorded.
Freeman Gifford was the patriarch of the central-Illinois clan of Giffords. He came from New Jersey in the 1840s, where he entered government land.
Benjamin (b. 5 Apr 1840 d. 30 Mar 1913) was second oldest, after Eliza Ann, b. 1835. Later sons, by Freeman's second wife, were L. D., b. 1848, and George Edward, b. 1852.
L. D.'s son Harry Earl and George's son Freeman both settled in Indiana and worked for their uncle. Many of their descendants remain.
Posted by Brian Capouch on Wednesday, June 16, 2010