Raymond James GUESSFORD

  General Notes:

Photo: Raymond James Guessford, 1900-1946, predeceased his parents, passing on at age 46 in 1946.

Photo from Ruby Guessford Temple



1900 BIRTH of Raymond James Guessford

1905 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Jasper County, Newton ("Lee, Mrs. Mary, John W., Goldie, Keith, Roy, Merlyn and Raymond" are together) (names only are in the 1905 Iowa State Census)

1910 CENSUS, Iowa, Jasper County, Newton Township ("James Raymond," age 10, with parents)

1915 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Jasper County, Newton ("Raymond," age 14, with parents, completed 7 years of grammar school)

1918 DRAFT REGISTRATION, World War I, Iowa, Jasper County, Newton ("James Raymond Guessford," age 18, born "August 28, 1900," occupation, "Machinist, Maytag Co., Newton, Iowa")

1920 CENSUS, Iowa, Jasper County, Newton ("Raymond," age 19, "Driver, Express")

1921 DEATH of grandfather, John Supler Allum

1923 DEATH of grandmother, Elisabeth (Loar) Allum

1925 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Jasper County, Newton ("Raymond J.," age 24, single, with parents)

1929 MARRIAGE of Raymond James Guessford and Elizabeth Moffitt on March 17 in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa

1930 CENSUS, Iowa, Scott County, Davenport ("Raymond," age 29, "Machinist, Factory")

1946 DEATH, Raymond James Guessford, at 45 years 9 months 7 days

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1948 DEATH of father, Leander "Lee" Guessford

1959 DEATH of mother, Mary Martha Belle (Allum) Guessford




DESCRIPTION (Raymond): "Tall, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair" (World War I Draft Registration)




BOOK: THE LOAR GENEALOGY with Cognate Branches, 1774-1947, by Emma Loar Gaddis, Manson, Iowa, Edward Brothers, Inc. Ann Arbor Michigan, 1949, page 214:


Raymond James Guessford, born August 29, 1900, at Kellogg, Iowa. In three years he moved with his parents to Newton, Iowa and they established their home in a house that they are still living in (1947 - 44 years). He became a machinist and a city employee in Des Moines, Iowa. He was married March 17, 1929, at Nashua, Iowa (The Little Brown Church that is so famous for so many weddings) to Irene Elizabeth Moffitt, born August 2, 1903, at Newton, Iowa. They both belong to the Church of Christ. They have one daughter. Raymond died June 4, 1946. Burial was in the family lot at Newton, Iowa.


Raymond's second wife's given name was Lillian; 'no further information at this time. --DeeAnna




OBITUARY (Raymond) from an undocumented 1946 newspaper:


Ray Guessford, 45, Former Newton Man Dies

Raymond Guessford, 45, died at 5:20 p.m. Monday at the General hospital in Des Moines following an illness of more than a month.

He was the son of Lee and Mary Guessfordand was born in Jasper County, Ia.

For the past two years he has resided in California, coming back to Des Moines because of his illness.

He was a member of the Christian church.

Survivors are his parents, a daughter, Rosemary, and brothers John Keith, Merlin, Charles and LeRoy.

He was preceded in death by a sister.

Funeral arrangements are not complete at the present time.




CONTRIBUTORS to this page:

Ruby Guessford Temple

Gary Arthur Neveln

Raymond married Irene Elizabeth MOFFITT, daughter of Hugh Elias MOFFITT and Nellie O' BANNON, on March 17, 1929 in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa. (Irene Elizabeth MOFFITT was born on August 2, 1903 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, died on August 28, 1979 and was buried in Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, Newton Township, Jasper County, Iowa.)