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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 564]

    E. W. GIFFORD, a thrifty and enterprising farmer of Cherokee Township,
    has been a resident of Cherokee County since 1875.  His parents are
    T. C. and LYDIA (KENYON) GIFFORD, natives of the State of New York,
    and he was born July 18, 1847, in Rensselaer County, New York.  There
    he grew to manhood, receiving his education in the common schools.  At
    the age of twenty-one years he came West in search of what fortune
    there was in store for him.  He settled in Marshall County, Iowa, and
    engaged in farming until 1875.  Mr. GIFFORD was united in marriage,
    February 13, 1869, to Miss ELVINA FAR, a daughter of L. B. and
    CLARISSA (GOODRICH) FARR, and a native of Addison County, Vermont.
    The FARR family came from Vermont to Poweshiek County, and thence
    removed to Jones County, and then they removed to Marshall County,
    Iowa.  In 1875 Mr. GIFFORD bought his present farm of J. M. PARSHALL,
    Esq., who had purchased the place of G. W. F. SHERWIN, Esq., one of
    the prominent early pioneers, who surveyed and laid out the town of
    Cherokee.  On this farm was built the first frame house erected in
    the county; it was built in 1858, and is still standing, forming a
    portion of a barn.  The farm has been improved until it is one of the
    best in the neighborhood.  In 1887 a beautiful residence was erected,
    at a cost of $1,200, situated on an eminence from which a fine view
    of Cherokee is obtained.  There are groves on the place, adding both
    to its beauty and its value, and large barns, sheds and cribs.  All
    the surroundings are indicative of economical management and thrift.
    The farm contains 220 acres.  Mr. and Mrs. GIFFORD are the parents
    of four children: CLARENCE A., LYLE C., PEARL AGNES and LESTER M.  In
    political thought and action Mr. GIFFORD is Democratic.  He is highly
    esteemed and respected by all who know him.

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