Courtland Reuben Gailfus

1866 - 1925  (58 years)

• Name	Courtland Reuben Gailfus
  Born	28 Oct 1866	Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85389983
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-75766
  Died	4 Aug 1925	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA   [1]
  Buried	Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I75766	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Blaisus Gailfus,   b. 1830, , Germany ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Winkler,   b. CALC 9 Apr 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1911  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1858	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F28982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella May Paupst,   b. 29 Jul 1869, Lunenburg, Stormont Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Aug 1945, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1896	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F27978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  COURTLAND R. GAILFUS, state's attorney and United States commissioner at Rolla, has won for himself an enviable position among the business and professional men of North Dakota. He stands in the front ranks of the Rolette county bar and is well known throughout the state. Mr. Gailfus is a native of Ontario, Canada, born October 28. 1866. He was the youngest of the three children born to B. and Elizabeth (Winkler) Gailfus. When he was a small boy he lost his father by death, and his mother removed to Manitoba in 1879, and in the spring of 1885 the family settled in Towner county, Dakota. As soon as our subject reached the age of maturity he began to take up government land. He secured three claims, a pre-emption, a tree claim and a homestead claim. He made his residence upon his homestead in 1890 and about this time began teaching school, having secured a fair education by private study. He taught during the summers and attended the university at Grand Forks during the winter months. He later entered the University of Minnesota and took up the study of the law. In 1893 he went to Chicago and took a course in the Kent College of Law, at the same time working in the office of W. B. Keef. He graduated with the class of from that institution and was admitted to the Illinois bar June 26, 1895. In the autumn of that year he came to Rolla and engaged in wheat buying. He was admitted to the bar of North Dakota October 7, 1895, and began the practice of his profession. He was elected state's attorney that same fall and still holds that office. On July 2, 1897, he was appointed United States commissioner at Rolla, which office he also holds at the present time. He entered the legal field against competition experienced and well established, but made his way rapidly to the front and has maintained his position. He is also part owner of fourteen hundred and forty acres of land in Towner and Rolette counties, his partner being Guido Widmeyer. This vast acreage is devoted exclusively to wheat raising. Mr. Gailfus was married, in 1896, to Miss Ella May Paupst, and to this union three children have been born, named in the order of their birth as follows : Lorna, Manila and one infant unnamed. Mr. Gailfus is a Republican in his political faith and has taken an active part in the public affairs of his county and state. He is a member in good standing of the A. O. U. W. and the M. W. A. He is a worthy citizen and valued member of the community. Source: Compendium of History and Biography of North Dakota, Publ. 1900. Transcribed by Dena Whitesell

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Blasnis Getfuss Birth Place: Germany Residence: Woolwich Township Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Father Name: Thaddeus Mother Name: Barbara Spouse Name: Elizabeth Winkler Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Woolwich Township Spouse residence: Woolwich Township Spouse Father Name: Jacob Spouse Mother Name: Regina Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1858 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Oct 1866 - Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Feb 1896 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Died - 4 Aug 1925 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Buried - - Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth