I am looking for info on James Achuff who married Edna Pearl Blackburn. James Achuff was born April 1, 1907. His parents are Arthur Achuff and Elsie Unknown.

I research Achuffs in this region but cannot find either James or Arthur in my developing records. Can you provide more info on either one, Arthur in particular?

James Achuff I found on the 1930 census of Delaware county. Married to Edna Pearl Blackburn. Their children were James Jr., Edna, and Mary. There are also alot of other Achuffs listed on this page I am assuming brothers and sisters. As well as other Blackburns. The only James Achuff that was born in 1907 was the son of Arthur Achuff. It states in the census that both of Arthurs parents were born in PA. In the 1900 census I found Arthur living in Iowa, 1910 census in MO, 1920 census in WI, and the 1930 census in CA. I am assuming that this Arthur Achuff is the father of this James Achuff for there are no other James Achuff listed born April 1, 1907. Any help would be great. Also Arthur's father is listed as Washington Achuff who I found only in IA, but born in PA.

This might be somewhat helpful, Lisa, but I'll have to dig through paper files for more specifics. Washington Achuff was born in Philadelphia's Germantown section and moved with his parents, brothers and sisters to IA as a child circa mid-1800s. I have some family history on them thanks to a generous IA researcher, but I lose track of Washington there. I believe his sister, Elizabeth, married a General Gedes of the Union Army. Based on your research assumptions, Washington's grandson, James, returns to the Philadelphia area of DE County (and his Achuff roots) and is married with 3 children by age of 23. We assume James was born to Arthur either in IA or MO and had moved east from either WI or CA before 1930.

General James. L. Geddes [not Gedes]

Would you happen to have maiden names of the wives for Arthur or James? I think Washington's wife was Anna Coleman? I am doing this line for my boyfriend. He is the grandson of James Achuff born 1907 who married Edna Pearl Blackburn

My boyfriends mother informed me that James Achuff had 2 brothers. Robert born 1909 and Walter born 1912. However I cannot find James, Walter, or Robert in the same household in any census.