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Thomas Trueman Gaff

Birth: 27 Sep 1854
Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Death: 1923 (aged 68–69)
Burial: Rock Creek Cemetery

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 38.9477473, Longitude: -77.0125423
Plot: Section L
Memorial ID: 29066882 View Source

He made his fortune in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the distillery and heavy machinery industries.
Gaff was appointed by Howard Taft, who was the Secretary of War at the time, to be a commissioner on the Panama Canal. The Gaffs moved to Washington, D.C., in 1904. Gaff died in 1923

He made his fortune in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the distillery and heavy machinery industries.
Gaff was appointed by Howard Taft, who was the Secretary of War at the time, to be a commissioner on the Panama Canal. The Gaffs moved to Washington, D.C., in 1904. Gaff died in 1923

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THOMAS TRUEMAN GAFF
1854-1923
"EXCEPIT ILLUM MAGNA ET AETERNA PAX"
["Great and eternal peace welcomed him"]

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Zaidee Gaff Langhorne

1885–1966

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Created by: Carolyn Carpenter
Added: Aug 16, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29066882/thomas_trueman-gaff: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Trueman Gaff (27 Sep 1854–1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29066882, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Carpenter (contributor 46954316).

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