Genealogy help anyone?

Question

I'm Looking for a link to President James Garfield i was told my wife's family is related to him
here is what i know from her family line

Ansel Holmes GARFIELD died at age: 50
Born: 21 Apr 1807 in Royalston, Mass.
Died: 14 Nov 1857 in Royalston, Mass.
Ref number: 1049
Father: Moses GARFIELD
Mother: Mary (Polly) BLISS
Wife: Elvira RAYMOND died at age: 44
Married: 08 Nov 1838 in Royalston, Mass.
Born: 13 Oct 1807 in Royalston, Mass.
Died: 08 Oct 1852 in Royalston, Mass.
Father: Stephen RAYMOND
Mother: Hannah GASKILL
Child 1: (link to next gen)
Ansel Uberto GARFIELD
Born: 07 Jul 1844 in Royalston, Mass.
Ref number: 1253
Spouse: Emma M COVILLE
Child 2:
Female GARFIELD
Born: 26 Mar 1846 in Royalston, Mass.
Died: Young
Child 3:
Male GARFIELD
Born: 10 Oct 1847 in Royalston, Mass.
Died: Young
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next gen
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Ansel Uberto GARFIELD
Born: 07 Jul 1844 in Royalston, Mass.
Ref number: 1253
Father: Ansel Holmes GARFIELD
Mother: Elvira RAYMOND
Ansel Uberto GARFIELD
Child 1:
Edna Hannah GARFIELD age: 74
Born: 28 Jul 1887 in Royalston, Mass
Child 2:
Alpha Mary GARFIELD age:
Born: 10 Dec 1888 in Royalston, Mass
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next gen
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Edna Hannah Garfield <------------------------ My Wife's Great Grandmother
born on 24 January 1888 at Royalston, Worcester Co.,
Daughter of Ansel Uberto Garfield and Emma A. Scoville.
Husband: Walter Eugene Ball
Married on 8 August 1907 at Royalston, Worcester Co,MA
Son of: Horace Nelson Ball and Ella W. Whitney, on
Kids = 7
Horace E. -B. 1913
Louis G. -B. 1915
Doris L. -B. 1917
Dorothy M. (Ball) McArdle -B. 1917
Evelyn Pearl (Ball) Lapinsky -B. 1920
Walter E Jr. -B. Sep 29,1921
Robert L. -B. Feb 9,1927

Answer 1

There is a Sons of the American Revolution application, undated, National #72829, NY State #8484, from



Chester Arthur Garfield, b. 6 Jan 1881.



He claims his line is:



Leonard Dwinell Garfield, 18 Aug 1844 - 29 Dec 1919

Leonice Thompson, 15 Sep 1858 - 24 Aug 1947



Andrew Bliss Garfield, 8 Jan 1809 - 28 May 1894

Hannah Dagget Dwinell, 18 Aug 1808 - 3 Apr 1892



Moses Garfield, 7 Dec 1777 - 7 May 1859

Mary Bliss, 16 Jan 1781 - 4 Aug 1836



Joshua Garfield, 23 Dec 1751 - 6 May 1828

Abigail Rawson, 14 Nov 1755 - 15 Apr 1831



Josiah Rawson, 31 Jan 1727 - 24 Feb 1812

Hannah Bass, 12 Mar 1731 - 17 Feb 1814



Josiah Rawson there was a private in the Massachusetts "service". Exactly what regiment isn't stated.



You could poke around on RWWC,



http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/



to see how far back you can get with both the Joshua b. 1754 and James, the president. You might find a common ancestor. Neither RWWC nor the SAR application are proof, just clues to be verified.



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Added later:



I found this tree on RWWC



1 Edward Garfield b: ABT. 1575 d: 14 JUN 1672

____2 Samuel Garfield b: 1624 d: 20 NOV 1684

______+ Susanna Benfield b: ABT. 1625 d: 2 MAY 1652

________3 Daniel Garfield b: 13 FEB 1683/84 d: 15 JUL 1757

__________+ Mary Crouch b: 1691 d: 10 JAN 1767

____________4 Moses Garfield b: 4 APR 1729

______________+ Sarah Whitford

________________5 Joshua Garfield b: 23 DEC 1751 d: 6 MAY 1828 *****

__________________+ Abigail Rawson b: 14 NOV 1755 d: 15 APR 1831







1 Edward Garfield b: ABT. 1575 d: 14 JUN 1672

____2 Benjamin Garfield b: 18 NOV 1643 d: 28 NOV 1717

______+ Mehitable Hawkins b: 1650 d: 9 DEC 1675

________3 Thomas Garfield b: 12 DEC 1680 d: 4 FEB 1752

__________+ Mercy Bigelow b: 4 APR 1686 d: 28 FEB 1744/45

____________4 Thomas Garfield d: 3 JAN 1774

______________+ Rebecca Johnson b: 2 NOV 1719 d: 3 FEB 1763

________________5 Solomon Garfield b: 18 JUL 1743 d: 1807

__________________+ Lucy Brown

__________________+ Sarah Briant b: 1747 d: AFT. 1785

____________________6 Thomas Garfield b: 19 MAR 1773 d: 1801

______________________+ Asenath Hall b: ABT. 1778 d: 5 FEB 1851

________________________7 Abram Garfield b: 28 DEC 1799 d: 3 MAY 1833

__________________________+ Elizabeth Ballou b: 21 SEP 1801 d: 21 JAN 1888

____________________________8 James Abram Garfield b: 19 NOV 1831 d: 19 SEP 1881

______________________________+ Lucretia Rudolph b: 29 APR 1832 d: 13 MAR 1918



Again, these are clues to be verified, not facts, but it looks like the family legend could be right.

Answer 2

I think you need to go back further than Moses. Probably pre-Revolutionary War to find a common ancestor, if there is one.



There have been Garfields in Mass since the 17th century. If there is a connection, it is most likely very remote. Have you done any more research on your tree?





Name:Polly Bliss

Gender:Female

Spouse:Moses Geirfield

Marriage Date:6 Feb 1800

City:Royalston

County:Worchester

Source:

Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0599761 item

Answer 3

His name was James Abram Garfield born 19 November 1831 and died 19 September 1881 he had 4 siblings and lived in Ohio, his father was Abram who died in 1833/4 and his ancestry was Welsh ( British) his mother Eliza Ballou.............after 1854 he went to Massachusetts in 1858 he married Lucretia Rudolph and they had 7 children



You really don't look for someone in history and try to connect, certainly until you get a lot closer to the date and you are some way off that as 'Ansel Uberto Garfield' I am estimating was born around 1865, so you would need to go back to his father to get the same approximate date of birth years as James Abram Garfield



James Abram Garfield was the youngest in his family so census is not going to help you you need to look in Orange Towship Ohio parish records............he is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland so look on finda grave and see what informtion is on there, there also maybe others who are researching http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=381 and have got RECORDS which you need to prove any connection....online sources mean nothing at all

Answer 4

You may want to try using www.ancestry.com. Put in what you know first and it will link up to any other family trees that may be in their database as well as many other sources.



They have a 14 day trial so enter everything first before activating the trial. Then if you choose you can decide if you want to purchase the program.



It takes all the family information the users enter and links them to complete the family trees as well as the official birth, death, tax etc records and lets you use it in your tree.

Answer 5

use ancestry.com it will help