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View Tree for Joel l GaffordJoel l Gafford (b. February 28, 1830, d. August 20, 1912)

Joel l Gafford1 was born February 28, 1830 in South Carolina, and died August 20, 1912 in Redland,Oklahoma. He married Lecretia taylor on September 04, 1851 in Ponotoc, MIssissippi.

 Includes NotesNotes for Joel l Gafford:
Joel.S. alias Joseph L Gafford as he was know by his grandchildren. He was a farmer.He was said to be a mean man with a bad temper. He is buried in Redland Cemetery at Redland, Oklahoma.

Joseph L Gafford is found in the 1900 census index
Indian Territory Oklahoma....Microfilm T623 Choctaw Nations....roll1851
Gafford/Geffert/Gabbard/Holder pg.293 and 263 Mcalester, Oklahoma

This lead me to believe that we may have been a mixture of Cherokee and of Choctaw Indian, since Joseph was listed on the Choctaw Indian Census and Lucretia was said to be part Cherokee Indian.

Joseph was also called Joe at times by family and friends
He married Lucretia Taylor in Pontotoc Mississippi she was the daughter of Joseph and Creasy Taylor

Children of Joel Gafford and Lucretia Taylor are as follows
Molly A. Gafford born in 1853, Mississippi
Her name maybe Mary or Polly. She is listed as Polly in the 1970 Census of Hopkins County, Texas

Samuel G. Gafford born 1856 Mississippi and is buried in redland cemetery

Susan M. Gafford born 1860 and married J A Burnett. on December 25, 1876 Hopkins County, Texas

Laua Jane Gafford born April 1861, Arkansas. died abt. 1955 in Hanford California

Sally A. Gafford born 1864, Hopkins county, Tx. married W.F. Burnett. December 27, 1882
in Hopkins County, Tx

Amanda E. Gafford born 1865 in texas married unknown dollar

James Christopher Columbus Gafford born Jan 29,1873 Texas, and died April 22,1935 in Redland , Oklahoma


More About Joel l Gafford:
Burial: Unknown, Redland, Oklahoma.

More About Joel l Gafford and Lecretia taylor:
Marriage: September 04, 1851, Ponotoc, MIssissippi.

Children of Joel l Gafford and Lecretia taylor are:
  1. +Molly gafford, b. 1852, d. 19291.
  2. Amada E, b. 1865, d. date unknown.
  3. Samuel Gafford, b. 1856, d. date unknown.
  4. Laura Jane Gafford, b. April 1861, d. date unknown.
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