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Robert Emmett Lee Gaffney

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Robert Emmett Lee Gaffney

Birth
Pierce, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
Death
25 Apr 1954 (aged 77)
Pierce, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Pierce, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
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Robert Gaffney Is Found Dead

Robert E. Lee Gaffney, 77, was found dead in his cabin near Pierce early Monday afternoon by Darrell Knight, a nephew, who stopped to visit his uncle. Mr. Gaffney suffered a heart attack sometime Sunday evening, according to Coroner W. E. Gilbert. He had been seen Sunday afternoon, Gilbert reported.

Mr. Gaffney was a retired miner. He was born in Pierce on Dec. 4, 1876. His parents were early day homesteaders at Weippe.

He married Frances "Fannie" Richardson, 26 Dec 1899, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA

He farmed at Weippe several years, beginning in 1896 but spent most of his life mining in the Orogrande and Pierce areas.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rose Bonson of Vancouver, Wash., and two grandsons. He is an uncle of Frank and Edward Gaffney, both of Orofino.

Lewiston Tribune Tuesday, April 27, 1954 pg. 3
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Fannie Richardson in the Idaho, Marriage Index, 1842-1962, 1975-1996
Name: Fannie Richardson
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1899
Marriage Place: Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Spouse: Robert Gaffney
Spouse Gender: Male
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Robert E. Lee Gaffney in the Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964
Name: Robert E. Lee Gaffney
Birth Place: Idaho
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1876
Death Place: Pierce, Clearwater, Idaho, USA
Death Date: 25 Apr 1954
Father: Patrick Gaffney
Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts
Mother: Bridgett Gaffney
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Certificate Year: 1954
Certificate Number: 001392
Robert Gaffney Is Found Dead

Robert E. Lee Gaffney, 77, was found dead in his cabin near Pierce early Monday afternoon by Darrell Knight, a nephew, who stopped to visit his uncle. Mr. Gaffney suffered a heart attack sometime Sunday evening, according to Coroner W. E. Gilbert. He had been seen Sunday afternoon, Gilbert reported.

Mr. Gaffney was a retired miner. He was born in Pierce on Dec. 4, 1876. His parents were early day homesteaders at Weippe.

He married Frances "Fannie" Richardson, 26 Dec 1899, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA

He farmed at Weippe several years, beginning in 1896 but spent most of his life mining in the Orogrande and Pierce areas.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rose Bonson of Vancouver, Wash., and two grandsons. He is an uncle of Frank and Edward Gaffney, both of Orofino.

Lewiston Tribune Tuesday, April 27, 1954 pg. 3
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Fannie Richardson in the Idaho, Marriage Index, 1842-1962, 1975-1996
Name: Fannie Richardson
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1899
Marriage Place: Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Spouse: Robert Gaffney
Spouse Gender: Male
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Robert E. Lee Gaffney in the Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964
Name: Robert E. Lee Gaffney
Birth Place: Idaho
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1876
Death Place: Pierce, Clearwater, Idaho, USA
Death Date: 25 Apr 1954
Father: Patrick Gaffney
Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts
Mother: Bridgett Gaffney
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Certificate Year: 1954
Certificate Number: 001392


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