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Charles Arthur “Art” Gifford

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Birth	:	28 Aug 1899 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	26 May 1985
Burial	:	Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4516210, -96.5058210
Plot	:	A-98-8
Description	:	Charles Arthur "Art" Gifford, 85 August 28, 1899 ~ May 26, 1985 Charles Arthur was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Charles and Anna (Mitchell) Gifford. When he was 20 years old, this blue-eyed, dark-haired young man of medium height and build walked into the World War I draft registration office in Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio. He explained that he was working for the U.S. Government as a rural mail carrier, to RFD #2, Greenwich, Huron, Ohio, where he also lived. His nearest relative was Mr. C.L. Gifford. Art moved to Arlington, NE in 1930 and purchased an International... Read More	Charles Arthur "Art" Gifford, 85 August 28, 1899 ~ May 26, 1985 Charles Arthur was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Charles and Anna (Mitchell) Gifford. When he was 20 years old, this blue-eyed, dark-haired young man of medium height and build walked into the World War I draft registration office in Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio. He explained that he was working for the U.S. Government as a rural mail carrier, to RFD #2, Greenwich, Huron, Ohio, where he also lived. His nearest relative was Mr. C.L. Gifford. Art moved to Arlington, NE in 1930 and purchased an International Harvester dealership. He later added a Chevrolet dealership to his business. He purchased the International Harvester dealership in Fremont in 1940 and moved there in 1941. He later built with three partners, the first dehydrated alfalfa mill in Nebraska and a few years later built one in Arlington. He also purchased the elevator and ran Gifford Grain and Lumber for a number of years. Art was involved in developing or constructing over 1000 living units in Fremont and the surrounding area plus many commercial buildings. When the 1940 US Census taker came around, he and his family were living in Arlington, Nebraska. He said his name was Arthur Gifford. The 1940 US Census lists Arthur 40, head, proprietor, implement store Irene 37, wife, b. NE Marjorie 17, daughter, b. NE Donald 16, son, b. NE Ruby, 14, daughter, b. IA Mr. Gifford also became a Director of the Arlington State Bank. Charles Arthur Gifford, 2431 Nye Avenue of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away May 26 at the age of 85 years. He is survived by his wife, Irene, one son, Donald, of Fremont, two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Marjorie) Andersen of Valley, and Mrs. Charles (Ruby) House of Arlington, eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the First Congregational Church U.C.C. in Fremont Wednesday, at 2 p.m. with burial in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sources: National Archives; obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflet on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Charles Arthur “Art” Gifford's memorial is located at: Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, USA.
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Charles Arthur “Art” Gifford death on 26 May 1985 in
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Latitude: 41.4516210
Longitude: -96.5058210

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Irene M Frye Gifford

(1903 - 1998)

Siblings

John Donald “Don” Gifford

(1906 - 1964)

Children

Marjorie A. “Marg” Gifford Andersen

(1922 - 2019)

Donald R Gifford

(1924 - 2011)

Ruby Irene Gifford House

(1926 - 2017)

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Coordinate: 41.5390200, -96.5973600

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Coordinate: 41.5060997, -96.3677979

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Coordinate: 41.4597015, -96.3392029

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Coordinate: 41.3788986, -96.6438980

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Coordinate: 41.3513985, -96.6108017

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Coordinate: 41.5583687, -96.6172409

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Coordinate: 41.3446999, -96.3794022

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Coordinate: 41.4664050, -96.3126470

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Coordinate: 41.3932991, -96.6943970

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