Ella M. Gifford
b. November 1893
- Father: (?) Gifford
- Mother: Tabitha (?) b. January 1866, d. 30 October 1953
- Ella M. Gifford was born in November 1893 in Missouri.
- Her name was recorded as Florence in the 1930 census.
- She married James L. Craig Wilson, son of James L. Wilson and Adnia A. Fisher, circa 1912.
- James L. Craig Wilson registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 while married and living at 284 Grant Street in Buffalo, and employed as a plumbing and heating contractor at 282 Grant Street.
- James L. Craig Wilson and Ella M. Gifford appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 59 Admiral Road.
- The following appeared on 22 October 1925 in the Erie County Independent: (Hamburg) Mrs.Craig Wilson of Buffalo, who has been with her mother, Mrs. H. H. Wheelock, for the past two weeks, has returned to her home.
- The following appeared on 1 August 1926 in the Erie County Independent: (Hamburg) Mrs. Edwin C. Kleinfelder and son, Judson, of Long avenue, will spend a few days this week with her sister, Mrs. Craig Wilson at Wanakah.
- James L. Craig Wilson and Ella M. Gifford appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 129 Meadow.
- James L. Craig Wilson and Ella M. Gifford appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
- Ella M. Gifford became a widow at the 17 August 1953 death of her husband James L. Craig Wilson.
- The following appeared on 20 August 1953 in The Hamburg Sun: Funeral services will be held this afternoon for J. L. Craig Wilson who died at his home in West Lane Drive, Wanakah, on Monday. Mr. Wilson was a plumbing and heating contractor in Buffalo for many years and had lived in Wanakah for eleven years.
He leaves surviving his wife, Mrs. Ella Gifford Wilson, and his mother, Mrs. James L. Wilson. He was the brother of the late Roy P. Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Mercy Club.
Interment will be in Prospect Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. P. W. Meisenheimer officiating. - The following appeared on 5 November 1953 in The Hamburg Sun: Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the W. L. Froehley Funeral Home in Lake St. for Mrs. Tabitha Wheelock who died last Friday. The Rev. Kenneth H. Good, Pastor of the First Baptist Church officiated at the home and later in Prospect Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Wheelock was the wife of the late Hilton H. Wheelock. Mrs. Wheelock leaves two daughters, Mrs. Edwin Kleinfelder of Pasadena, Cal., and Mrs. J. L. Craig Wilson of Lake View, two grandsons, Paul Kleinfelder of Toronto, Ont., and Judson Kleinfelder of Clarence Center.
- Last Edited: 28 Aug 2015