Julia Ayer Tifft

1871 - 1919  (47 years)

• Name	Julia Ayer Tifft  [1, 2]
  Born	17 Aug 1871	Titusville, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education	1893	Cornell University, Ithica, New York
  Name	Julia Ayer Galbreath
  Biography	From the 2 October 1919 Cornell Alumni News Magazine Julia Tifft Galbreath '93 Mrs. Julia Tifft Galbreath '93 died at her home in Titusville, Pa., on March 17. She had been in poor health mentally for some time, and when her son Louis came home from the war, she possessed herself of his service revolver and took her own life. She was born on August 17, 1871, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Tifft of Titusville, Pa. She spent her first two college years at Wellesley. She was married in 1895 to Professor Louis H. Galbreath ?90, who died in New York on August 15, 1899. Two sons were born to them, Louis J. Galbreath '18 and Mitchell Tifft Galbreath '22. After her husband's death Mrs. Galbreath engaged first in teaching and later in the insurance business. Her sister, Mrs. Gertrude Tifft Babtiste '97, died on October 6, 1916. Both sisters were members of Alpha Phi.
  Died	19 Mar 1919  [3]
  Buried	Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York
  Person ID	I1570	Our Family
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Simon E Tifft,   b. 27 May 1840, Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York ,   d. 26 Sep 1898  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sarah Cecilia Ayer,   b. 29 Nov 1842, New York ,   d. 31 Dec 1905  (Age 63 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1863	Evans Center, New York   [1]
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louis Hutchinson Galbreath,   b. 22 Dec 1861, Ashmore, Coles Co., Illinois ,   d. 14 Aug 1899, New York, New York  (Age 37 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1895	Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
  Children	1. Louis Julian Galbreath,   b. Sep 1896, Illinois ,   d. Aft 1963  (Age ~ 68 years)   2. Mitchell Tifft Galbreath,   b. Jun 1899, New York, New York ,   d. 25 Jun 1963  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Education - 1893 - Cornell University, Ithica, New York Married - 27 Jun 1895 - Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York Buried - - Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Julia T Galbreath

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] Ayer, Ira I, Hand Written Notes, . [S212] Tifft, Maria E. (Maxon). [S185] Ayer House Photo.