James Christopher Garthofner

1873 - 1945  (72 years)

• Name	James Christopher Garthofner
  Nickname	Jim River
  Born	12 May 1873	Clayton County, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Aug 1945	Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I14993	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Anton Gerthöffner Garthofner,   b. 11 Mar 1830, Blankenborn, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 2 Dec 1897, Evergreen, Britt Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Josephine Judd,   b. 4 Apr 1838, Schweiz ,   d. 15 Nov 1912, Evergreen, Britt Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1860	St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F2252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice M. Playford,   b. 0Dec 1879, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 1940, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1902	Chinook, Chouteau County, Montana, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Antone Garthofner,   b. 1904, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1908, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA  (Age 4 years)   2. Ben Garthofner,   b. 22 Apr 1905, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1988, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA  (Age 83 years)   3. Gordon Garthofner,   b. 1908, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1919, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA  (Age 11 years)   4. Donald Garthofner,   b. 22 Aug 1911, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA ,   d. 27 May 1983, Conrad, Pondera County, Montana, USA  (Age 71 years)   5. Stanley Garthofner Gar,   b. 27 Feb 1913, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1975, Fergus County, Montana, USA  (Age 62 years)   6. Lucille Lavina Elizabeth Garthofner,   b. 7 Mar 1916, Blackfoot, Glacier County, Montana, USA ,   d. 16 Oct 1989, Montana, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F7413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Thurs., 8 Dec. 1898, Elkader Register, Clayton, p8, c3: James Grothheafner, "Jim River", who was a private in the 52nd Iowa, is spending a few days here with his sister, Mrs. Wm. Hochhaus. DEATH: Montana Death Index, 1907-1953 Name: James C. Garthofner Gender: M Age: 72 Death Date: 5-Aug-1945 Index Number: LC 2081

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. CENSUS: 1880: Name: Christ GOTHIIFNER Age: 7 Estimated birth year: <1873> Birthplace: Iowa Occupation: At Home Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: Wagner, Clayton, Iowa Race: White Gender: Male Father's name: Anton GOTHIIFNER Father's birthplace: BRAVARIA Mother's name: Josephine GOTHIIFNER Mother's birthplace: SWITZLAND Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Wagner, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T9_333; Family History Film: 1254333; Page: 567C; Enumeration District: 148; Image: [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: Iowa State Census, 1895 Name: James Garthafner Age: 21 Race: W Birthplace: Wisconsin County: Hancock Place: Britt Iowa [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: James Garthofner Age in 1910: 36 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 BirthPlace: Iowa Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Switzerland Spouses's Name: Abel Home in 1910: Madras, Chouteau, Montana Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1920: Name: James Garthofner Age: 47 years Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Iowa Race: White Home in 1920: Blackfoot, Garfield, Montana Roll: T625_971 Page: 8B ED: 118 Image: 0626 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). CENSUS: 1930: Name: James C Gorthofner Age: 56 Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Birthplace: Iowa Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Alice M Gorthofner Race: White Home in 1930: School District 19, Garfield, Montana Family and neighbors: View Results Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: School District 19, Garfield, Montana; Roll: 1256; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 476.0. [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). MILITARY: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: James Christopher Garthofner City: Not Stated County: Dawson State: Montana Birth Date: 12 May 1873 Race: White Roll: 1684109 DraftBoard: 0 [S927] Obituary. James C. Garthofner, 72- year old Winifred rancher and veteran of the Spanish-American war, died Sunday morning at the verterans' adminstration hospital at Fort Harrison, where he had been a patient since July 7th. Mr. Garthofner was born May 12, 1873 in Clayton County, Iowa. He enlisted in Company A of the 52nd regiment July 24, 1898 and was homorably discharged as a private Oct. 30, 1998. Surviving are two brothers Joseph and Gar; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Raganza and Mrs. William Huff ... The Independent Record (Helena, Montana) August 6th, 1945 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: James Christopher Garthofner (I14993)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I14993&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Montana marriages:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F33L-5J4  claire rassman [S638] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987, (www.ancestry.com). name: James Garthofner titles & terms: event: Marriage event date: 14 Oct 1902 event place: Chinook, Choteau, Montana age: 29 marital status: Single previous spouse: race: White birth date: birthplace: McGregor, IA estimated birth year: 1873 father: Anton Garthofner father's titles & terms: mother: Josephine Judd mother's titles & terms: paternal grandfather: paternal grandmother: maternal grandfather: maternal grandmother: additional relatives: spouse: Alice Playford spouse's titles & terms: spouse's age: 22 spouse's marital status: Single spouse's race: White spouse's birth date: spouse's birthplace: Oakdale, NE spouse's estimated birth year: 1880 spouse's father: Edward Playford spouse's father's titles & terms: spouse's mother: Alvina Phelps spouse's mother's titles & terms: spouse's paternal grandfather: spouse's paternal grandmother: spouse's maternal grandfather: spouse's maternal grandmother: volume/page/certificate number: p 262, cn 656 film number: 1902873 digital folder number: 4351300 image number: 635 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Family: Garthofner/Playford (F7413) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/familygroup.php?familyID=F7413&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Married: Chinook, Chouteau County, Montana, USA Chinook is & has been since 1912 the seat of Blaine County. But, on 14 Oct 1902, Chinook was a part of Chouteau County. CORRECTED spelling 'Chouteau' Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA