William Holloway SOFFORD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Niles P. Sofford and Susanna V. Perkins
• Census: 1900, Living in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts
• Census: 1910, Living in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts
• Census: 1920, Living in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts
• Census: 1930, Living in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts
• Census: 1940, Living in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Notes:

Name:
William H. Sofford, who was employed at the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries hatchery on Ten Pound Island for some 40 years until his retirement, died this morning at 12 Plum Street, where he had been ill for the past five weeks. He was 82 on May 6th.

Born in Morgan City, LA., son of Neils and Virginia (Lewis)(PERKINS) Sofford, he entered the Navy as a young man and served eight years and eight months, being rated as a machinist at the Washington Navy Yard when he left the service. He entered the Bureau of Fisheries' service then, and was assigned to several stations along the Atlantic coast, before coming here. His government service aggregated 55 years, 8 months.

Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Annie Lobos of New Bedford; a son, Patrolman J. Willson Sofford; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a brother, Charles of Morgan City, Louisana. He was a member of the Ocean Lodge of Odd Fellows.

The funeral is to be held Saturday afternoon at 2o'clock at the W.S.Pike memorial funeral home, 61 Middle Street, with interment at Beechbrook cemetery.

Source: Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

William married Annie Eveline LOBO about 1900 in Massachusetts. Annie (daughter of Joseph N. LOBO and Phebe Ann CRAPO) was born on 15 Oct 1872 in New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1963 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Beechbrook Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Wilson SOFFORD was born on 8 Apr 1894 in Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1961.