Cleophus Gilford
b. 15 October 1904, d. 9 November 1968
- Father: Arch Gilford b. 13 March 1865, d. 28 January 1941
- Mother: Millie Foster b. circa 22 October 1873, d. 10 April 1966
- Cleophus Gilford was born on 15 October 1904 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Arch Gilford appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Cleophus Gilford, Susie Gilford, Oliver Gilford, Redix Gilford, Hannah Gilford, Fletcher Gilford, Roy Gilford, Narciss Gilford, James Gilford and Charlie Gilford.
- He was attending school and working on the farm, according to the 1920 census.
- He married Mary Jane Williams circa 1926.
- Cleophus Gilford and Mary Jane Williams appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Montgomery County, Texas, at Danville Road. Other members of the household included Robert Lee Gilford and Freddie Lee Gilford.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
- He officially witnessed the death of Robert Lee Gilford on 19 January 1935 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Cleophus Gilford died on 9 November 1968 at age 64 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas, at Calfee Road of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Informant was Ethel Mae Oppenhammer.
- His wife Mary Jane Williams became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at the old Danville cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas, on present-day Shepard Hill Road.
- Last Edited: 2 Dec 2013
Family: Mary Jane Williams b. 12 December 1902, d. 3 January 1996
- Robert Lee Gilford b. 4 September 1927, d. 19 January 1935
- Freddie Lee Gilford b. circa 22 February 1929, d. 28 April 2012
- Archie L. Gilford b. 4 May 1932, d. 19 May 1973
- Willie Lee Gilford b. 26 January 1936, d. 20 April 1986
- Curtis Gene Gilford b. 26 July 1938, d. 27 January 2011
- Eugene Gilford b. 23 October 1944, d. 2 March 2005