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Cyril R Tifft

Cyril R Tifft

Male 1906 - 2002  (95 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Cyril R Tifft was born on 27 Nov 1906 in Minnesota, USA (son of Cyril M Tifft and Lillian Mae Richardson); died on 2 Apr 2002 in Saint Paul, Dakota Co., Minnesota.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cyril M Tifft was born on 23 Apr 1865 in Mayfield, DE Kalb Co., Illinois (son of Samuel Lonard Tifft and Charloette Abigail Selts); died on 18 Jun 1937 in Glencoe, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.

    Notes:

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    Located in 1890-1891 city directory for, St. Paul, Dakota C o., Minnesota.

    In 1920 census his occupation was that of a District Judge.

    In 1930 census for Mcleoud Co., Minnesota, only 1 child wa s listed in home ( Cyril R. ).

    He was credited for being, Lawyer, Judge, Mayor of Glencoe , President of Stevens Seminary.

    He attended, University of Michigan Law School, Class of 18 88

    Cyril + Lillian Mae Richardson. Lillian was born on 19 Jun 1867 in Rochester, New York; died on 22 Oct 1955 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA; was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Glencoe, Mcleod Co., Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lillian Mae Richardson was born on 19 Jun 1867 in Rochester, New York; died on 22 Oct 1955 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA; was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Glencoe, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.

    Notes:

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    She lists in 1900, and 1910 census 1 child died young.

    Children:
    1. Tifft was born in Minnesota, USA; died in Minnesota, USA.
    2. Lydia Lillian Tifft was born in Feb 1897 in Minnesota, USA; died on 10 Nov 1987 in St. James, Minnesota; was buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnasota.
    3. Samuel Lowell Tifft was born on 3 Dec 1898 in Minnesota, USA; died in Apr 1983 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA.
    4. 1. Cyril R Tifft was born on 27 Nov 1906 in Minnesota, USA; died on 2 Apr 2002 in Saint Paul, Dakota Co., Minnesota.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Lonard Tifft was born on 15 Mar 1824 in Grafton Co., New Hampshire; died on 2 Nov 1902 in Hutchinson, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.

    Notes:

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    In 1880 census he was a Hotel Keeper.


    PIONEER OF ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA

    Samuel's father died when he was 7. When he was 18, in 1842 , he moved west to Chicago, IL, a small village at the time . He had only $3 in his pocket--all his worldly possessions . Sixty miles west of Chicago, in the town of Mayfield, h e procureda piece of government land and started a farm.

    When Samuel and Charlotte began married life together, thei r furniture consisted of one chair.

    In 1857, Samuel first ventured to Minnesota and took a piec e of land near the town of Acoma. Indian troubles forced hi m to return to Illinois, where he stayed until 1879, his bu siness being the shipment of horses from Illinois to Minnes ota wherethey were sold to the pioneer farmers.

    In 1879, he moved back to Minnesota with his family and ra n a hotel known as the "Railroad House'" (later the Merchan ts Hotel). After a year of this, he traded the hotel fo r a farm in the town of Lynn and then later moved to Hutchi nson, MN.

    A few months before his death, at the age of 78, Samuel aga in became a pioneer establishing a homestead in North Dakot a, which was, at the time, the frontier of the Northwest. H e returned to Hutchinson for a time and died there.

    By the time of his death, he owned 200 acres in Dekalb Coun ty, IL, 600 acres in McLeod County, MN and 160 acres in Nor th Dakota. "His one purpose in later years of his life wa s to provide well for his children and no family could hav e had a morethoughtful or indulgent father...His influenc e in the church and in the community has always been for ho nesty, temperance, industry, and a consistent religious lif e." --Obituary, Hutchinson Leader, Fri. Nov. 7, 1902, p.4.

    Samuel married Charloette Abigail Selts on 26 Sep 1850 in Mayfield, DE Kalb Co., Illinois. Charloette (daughter of John Selts and Mary Warner Douglass) was born on 23 Jun 1834 in Orleans Co., New York; died on 8 Nov 1908 in Hutchinson, Mcleod Co., Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Charloette Abigail Selts was born on 23 Jun 1834 in Orleans Co., New York (daughter of John Selts and Mary Warner Douglass); died on 8 Nov 1908 in Hutchinson, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.

    Notes:

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    She was a memeber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Membe r Ladies Benefit Society.

    Children:
    1. John Selts Tifft was born on 11 Jun 1852 in Mayfield, DE Kalb Co., Illinois; died on 19 Nov 1910 in Hutchinson, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.
    2. Mary Elizabeth ( Libbie ) Tifft was born on 19 May 1854 in Illinois, USA; died on 1 Jan 1899 in Hutchinson, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.
    3. Alberto Pitcher Tifft was born on 2 Sep 1858 in Illinois, USA; died in Y.
    4. Harriet Maria Tifft was born on 27 Apr 1861 in Minnesota, USA; died on 25 Nov 1954 in Albany, California.
    5. Merrill C ( Sr ) Tifft was born in Apr 1865 in Illinois, USA; died in Y.
    6. 2. Cyril M Tifft was born on 23 Apr 1865 in Mayfield, DE Kalb Co., Illinois; died on 18 Jun 1937 in Glencoe, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.
    7. Marcia Lee Tifft was born on 13 Sep 1869 in Illinois, USA; died on 9 Jun 1899.
    8. Wallace Lonard Tifft was born on 4 Jun 1873 in Illinois, USA; died in Y.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John Selts was born on 20 Sep 1793 in New York; died on 22 May 1859 in Illinois, USA; was buried on 23 May 1859 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mayfield Township, DE Kalb Co., Illinois.

    Notes:

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    some records show he was born in Vermont. His occupation wa s carpenter.

    Located in 1850 census for, Mayfield township, Dekalb Co. , Illinois.

    John married Mary Warner Douglass on 16 Oct 1816 in Shoreham, Addison Co., Vermont. Mary (daughter of Joseph Douglass and Hannah Simonds) was born on 17 Apr 1796 in Shoreham, Addison Co., Vermont; died on 20 Mar 1875 in Charter Grove, DE Kalb Co., Illinois; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mayfield Township, DE Kalb Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Mary Warner Douglass was born on 17 Apr 1796 in Shoreham, Addison Co., Vermont (daughter of Joseph Douglass and Hannah Simonds); died on 20 Mar 1875 in Charter Grove, DE Kalb Co., Illinois; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mayfield Township, DE Kalb Co., Illinois.
    Children:
    1. James Selts was born on 18 Aug 1817 in New York; died on 28 Aug 1817 in New York.
    2. Nancy C Selts was born on 18 Nov 1819 in New York; died on 16 Jan 1865 in Mayfield, Dekalb Co., Illinois.
    3. Laura Olive Selts was born on 15 Mar 1821; died on 25 Oct 1821.
    4. William Orange Selts was born on 31 Mar 1823; died on 5 Mar 1875.
    5. Hannah Maria Selts was born in 1825 in New York; died in Y.
    6. Mary L Selts was born on 15 Oct 1827 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; died on 16 Oct 1918 in Louisburg, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota.
    7. Chester W Selts was born in Jun 1830 in New York; died in Y.
    8. Sarah Catherine Selts was born in 1832 in New York; died in Y.
    9. 5. Charloette Abigail Selts was born on 23 Jun 1834 in Orleans Co., New York; died on 8 Nov 1908 in Hutchinson, Mcleod Co., Minnesota.
    10. Benjamin Douglass Selts was born in Mar 1837 in New York; died in Y.
    11. Eliza Cornelia Selts was born in 1840 in New York; died in Y.



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