20 President of the United States James Abram Garfield

1831 - 1881  (49 years)

• Name	James Abram Garfield  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	20 President of the United States
  Birth	19 Nov 1831	Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [3, 5]
  	President of the United States
  Burial	1881	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Death	19 Sep 1881	Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Assasination
  Person ID	I5343	Presidents and Royalty
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Abram Garfield,   b. 28 Dec 1799   d. 8 May 1833 (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliza Ballou,   b. 21 Sep 1801, Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA d. 21 Jan 1888, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucretia Garfield,   b. 19 Apr 1832, Garrettsville, Portage, Ohio, USA d. 14 Mar 1918, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Eliza Arabella Garfield,   b. 3 Jul 1860   d. 3 Dec 1863 (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Harry Augustus Garfield,   b. 11 Oct 1863, Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA d. 12 Dec 1942, Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Rudolph Garfield,   b. 17 Oct 1865, Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA d. 24 Mar 1950, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Stanley-Brown,   b. 16 Jan 1867, District of Columbia, USA d. 30 Nov 1947, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Irvin McDowell Garfield,   b. 3 Aug 1870, Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA d. 19 Jul 1951, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Abram Garfield,   b. 21 Nov 1872, Washington, District of Columbia, USA d. 16 Oct 1958, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Edward Garfield,   b. 26 Dec 1874   d. 25 Oct 1876 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Missie Bird,   b. 15 Sep 1880, Texas, USA d. 30 Apr 1959, Cushing, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Nov 1831 - Moreland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Occupation - President of the United States - 1881 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial - 1881 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Death - Cause: Assasination - 19 Sep 1881 - Elberon, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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