Gustavis Adolphus Giddens

1908 - 1956  (47 years)

• Name	Gustavis Adolphus Giddens
  	Father: George M. Giddens (1886–1924) Mother: Catherine 'Cassie' Jane Powers (1887–1952) [4]
  Birth	11 May 1908	Tift County, Georgia, U.S.A.   [5, 6, 8]
  History	6 Apr 1917 (8 years)	US Enters World War I
  Census	1920 (11 years)	Tifton, Tift County, Georgia, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1920 US Census, he was recorded as age 12, living in Tifton, Tift County, Georgia with his mother.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (21 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  First Marriage	say 1939 (30 years)  [2]
  He married first Mary _____
  Census	1940 (31 years)	Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1940 US Census, he was recorded as age 31, living in Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia with his first wife, Mary.
  Draft Reg	16 Oct 1940 (32 years)	Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A.   [8]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 32; his address as Canal Point, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida; and his employer as the Sand M. Supply Company.
  	World War II Draft Registration Card of Gustavis Adolphus Giddens
  History	7 Dec 1941 (33 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Military	20 Jun 1942 (34 years)
  He enlisted in the Army on 20 June 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia.
  Census	1950 (41 years)	Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1920 US Census, he was recorded as age 42, living in Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia. He was separated from his wife and was unable to work.
  Death	4 May 1956	Volusia County, Florida, U.S.A.   [5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Aft 4 May 1956	City Cemetery, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, U.S.A. City Cemetery, Lakeland, Georgia   [6]
  	Gravestone of George Adolphus Giddens
  Person ID, Branch	I25811
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Gladys Marguertie Burnett,   b. 22 Jul 1913, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Nov 1996, Bay County, Florida, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)  Other Partners: Saville R. Crabtree  m. 7 Dec 1962
  Marriage	17 Jun 1950  [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 42 years and 1 month - She : 36 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F9386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 11 May 1908 - Tift County, Georgia, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Tifton, Tift County, Georgia, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 16 Oct 1940 - Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, U.S.A. Death - 4 May 1956 - Volusia County, Florida, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 4 May 1956 - City Cemetery, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tifton, Tift, Georgia; Roll: T625_279; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 131. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00689; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 86-3. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia; Roll: 5827; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 86-4. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S105] Burnett, Robert. Email: 2003-10-19 "F W Burnett Vermont Info" , (Email to Robert Roy from rburnett61 (at) hotmail.com, 19 October 2003). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 135331317 George Adolphus Giddens . [S52] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). [S1587] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft Registration Card of Gustavis Adolphus Giddens .