Jo Ann Are you sure about the parents of Curtis Ray Birkhead? His father would have been 79 when he was born. Looks like you might have skipped a generation but anything is possible I guess. Sandy (Whalen) Bauer On 4/14/2013 10:06 AM, jmcghee6 wrote: > Register-News, Mt Vernon IL, Fri 25 Aug 1972 > GRACE BIRKHEAD > MT. VERNON > Grace BIRKHEAD, 75, of 804 Conger Ave., died at 11:50 a.m. yesterday at Good > Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Casey > Avenue Baptist church, where Mrs. BIRKHEAD was a member with Rev. Buss HART > officiating. Burial will be in New Hope cemetery. Friends may call at Myers > Chapel after 5 p.m. today. The body will be taken to the church at noon > tomorrow. Mrs. BIRKHEAD was born April 1, 1897, in Jefferson county, the > daughter of Judson and Delia (NEWTON) GIFFORD. On June 4, 1914, she married > Curtis BIRKHEAD. He preceded her in death in 1968. She is survived by three > sons, Franklin BIRKHEAD, Elgin, Oral BIRKHEAD, Park Forest, and Judson BIRKHEAD, > Springfield; a daughter, Mrs. Velma DAVENPORT, Mt. Vernon; two brothers, Amos > GIFFORD, Bethalto, and Earl GIFFORD, Belle Rive; 17 grandchildren and 12 > great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter, > Cona HILLIARD. > > > Grace d/o William Judson GIFFORD (1870-1944) > and Mary Delia NEWTON (1872-1946) > who m. 24 Dec 1891 FCI > > Curtis Ray BIRKHEAD (1897-1968) s/o > Richard Ward BIRKHEAD (1818-1904) > and Barbara E. PEAVLER (1849-1927) > who m. 1 Oct 1875 JCI > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dad was 77 - but mom was almost 46 - yikes! Curtis & Grace May GIFFORD married 04 June 1914 at Mt Vernon, JCI (record lists Richard & "Miss PEAVLER" as his parents) 1900 Moores Prairie Twp., JCI census lists him as a son... :-), SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 12:05 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] Grace (GIFFORD) BIRKHEAD (1897 - 1972) OBIT > > Jo Ann > > Are you sure about the parents of Curtis Ray Birkhead? His father > would have been 79 when he was born. Looks like you might have skipped > a generation but anything is possible I guess. > > Sandy (Whalen) Bauer > > On 4/14/2013 10:06 AM, jmcghee6 wrote: > > Register-News, Mt Vernon IL, Fri 25 Aug 1972 > > GRACE BIRKHEAD > > MT. VERNON > > Grace BIRKHEAD, 75, of 804 Conger Ave., died at 11:50 a.m. yesterday at > Good > > Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at > Casey > > Avenue Baptist church, where Mrs. BIRKHEAD was a member with Rev. > Buss HART > > officiating. Burial will be in New Hope cemetery. Friends may call at Myers > > Chapel after 5 p.m. today. The body will be taken to the church at noon > > tomorrow. Mrs. BIRKHEAD was born April 1, 1897, in Jefferson county, the > > daughter of Judson and Delia (NEWTON) GIFFORD. On June 4, 1914, she > married > > Curtis BIRKHEAD. He preceded her in death in 1968. She is survived by > three > > sons, Franklin BIRKHEAD, Elgin, Oral BIRKHEAD, Park Forest, and Judson > BIRKHEAD, > > Springfield; a daughter, Mrs. Velma DAVENPORT, Mt. Vernon; two > brothers, Amos > > GIFFORD, Bethalto, and Earl GIFFORD, Belle Rive; 17 grandchildren and 12 > > great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and a > daughter, > > Cona HILLIARD. > > > > > > Grace d/o William Judson GIFFORD (1870-1944) > > and Mary Delia NEWTON (1872-1946) > > who m. 24 Dec 1891 FCI > > > > Curtis Ray BIRKHEAD (1897-1968) s/o > > Richard Ward BIRKHEAD (1818-1904) > > and Barbara E. PEAVLER (1849-1927) > > who m. 1 Oct 1875 JCI > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Curtis Ray Birkheard World War I Draft card lists his birth date as 8 Aug 1895: Name: Curtis R Birkhead County: Jefferson State: Illinois Birthplace: Illinois,United States of America Birth Date: 8 Aug 1895 World War II Draft card has the same birth date and shows birth place as Jefferson County, IL Social Security Death Index agrees with the birth date: Name: Curtis Birkhead SSN: 339-16-5249 Last Residence: 62864 Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States of America Born: 8 Aug 1895 Died: Oct 1968 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951) His gravestone photo posted on Findagrave also agrees with this birth date: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=90277088&PIpi=60508701 Large number of children for his father by 2 marriages according to Findagrave. I wonder who his father's 1st wife was. I can't find the marriage with any spelling I've tried. Her first name was Mary according to 1870 JCI census. 1900 census for Moores Prairie, JCI shows: Richard W. Birkhead W M Jun 1818 82 M 23 VA VA VA Barbee W F Sep 1849 50 M 23 8 8 TN TN TN Cora W F Oct 1880 19 S IL VA US Nellie W F May 1883 17 S IL US US James W M Oct 1885 14 S IL US US Harry W M Dec 1889 10 S IL US US William W M Jul 1891 8 S IL US US Curtis W M Aug 1895 4 S IL US US 1880 census Moores Prarie, JCI shows: Birkhead, Richard W. W M 61 Farmer VA VA VA Barbara W F 30 Wife TN __ ___ Edward W M 15 Gradson IL IL IL Elsie W F 3 Daughter IL VA TN Richard W M 1 Son IL VA TN Hess, Delia W F 14 Niece IL TN TN Sandy (Whalen) Bauer On 4/14/2013 11:40 AM, Sheldon Jones wrote: > Dad was 77 - but mom was almost 46 - yikes! > > Curtis & Grace May GIFFORD married 04 June 1914 at Mt Vernon, JCI > (record lists Richard & "Miss PEAVLER" as his parents) > > 1900 Moores Prairie Twp., JCI census lists him as a son... > > :-), > SRJ > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer >> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 12:05 PM >> To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] Grace (GIFFORD) BIRKHEAD (1897 - 1972) OBIT >> >> Jo Ann >> >> Are you sure about the parents of Curtis Ray Birkhead? His father >> would have been 79 when he was born. Looks like you might have skipped >> a generation but anything is possible I guess. >> >> Sandy (Whalen) Bauer >> >> On 4/14/2013 10:06 AM, jmcghee6 wrote: >>> Register-News, Mt Vernon IL, Fri 25 Aug 1972 >>> GRACE BIRKHEAD >>> MT. VERNON >>> Grace BIRKHEAD, 75, of 804 Conger Ave., died at 11:50 a.m. yesterday at >> Good >>> Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at >> Casey >>> Avenue Baptist church, where Mrs. BIRKHEAD was a member with Rev. >> Buss HART >>> officiating. Burial will be in New Hope cemetery. Friends may call at > Myers >>> Chapel after 5 p.m. today. The body will be taken to the church at noon >>> tomorrow. Mrs. BIRKHEAD was born April 1, 1897, in Jefferson county, the >>> daughter of Judson and Delia (NEWTON) GIFFORD. On June 4, 1914, she >> married >>> Curtis BIRKHEAD. He preceded her in death in 1968. She is survived by >> three >>> sons, Franklin BIRKHEAD, Elgin, Oral BIRKHEAD, Park Forest, and Judson >> BIRKHEAD, >>> Springfield; a daughter, Mrs. Velma DAVENPORT, Mt. Vernon; two >> brothers, Amos >>> GIFFORD, Bethalto, and Earl GIFFORD, Belle Rive; 17 grandchildren and 12 >>> great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and a >> daughter, >>> Cona HILLIARD. >>> >>> >>> Grace d/o William Judson GIFFORD (1870-1944) >>> and Mary Delia NEWTON (1872-1946) >>> who m. 24 Dec 1891 FCI >>> >>> Curtis Ray BIRKHEAD (1897-1968) s/o >>> Richard Ward BIRKHEAD (1818-1904) >>> and Barbara E. PEAVLER (1849-1927) >>> who m. 1 Oct 1875 JCI >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >