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Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths 1861–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1861

Birth Location: Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1914

Death Location: Hoskinton, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Father: Elias Griffiths

Mother: Frances Hoskins

Spouse(s): Sarah Shepherd

Children(s): Alexander Griffith

The story of Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths began in 1861 in Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA. Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths married Sarah Sallie Shepherd, and had children including Alexander Griffith. Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths passed away in 1914 in Hoskinton, Leslie, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths began in 1861 in Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA.
  • Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths married Sarah Sallie Shepherd, and had children including Alexander Griffith.
  • Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths passed away in 1914 in Hoskinton, Leslie, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Griffiths
1836–1897
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky; USA
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Frances Hoskins
1841–1926
Birth Location: Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Shepherd
1860–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Alexander Griffith
1895–1977
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Abijah Griffiths's Ancestors

Self
Abijah Griffiths
1861–1914
Birth Place: Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Elias "Bud" "Eli" Griffiths
1836–1897
Clay County, Kentucky; USA
Frances ("Frankie") Hoskins
1841–1926
Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Elihue ("Eli" Griffitts \ Griffith \) Garrett
1801–1880
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betty") Jones
1800–1870
Ash, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Catherine ("Katie") Jones
1810–1883
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Griffith
1782–1858
Rachel Jenkins
1780–1865
Wiley Jones
1781–1879
Malvina Anderson
1775–1840
Sarah Buchanan
1756–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Griffith
1745–1829
Mary Thornton
1757–1786
Rowland GGF)
1745–1830
Jane Cunningham
1744–1800

Abijah Griffiths's Descendants

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Abijah ("Bige" B) Griffiths (May 1861–29 Dec 1914) m. Sarah ("Sallie") Shepherd (abt 1860–)
  1. 1. Alexander Griffith 1895–1977 m. Mary Halcomb 1896–
    1. 1. Martha Griffith 1919–2001 m. Vincent Cress 1912–1993
      1. 1. Josephine Cress 1940–2003 m. Houdairl ((Buck)) Williams 1940–2008
      2. 2. Voda Cress 1939–2020
      3. 3. Mary (Katherine) Cress 1950–2013

Abijah Griffiths's Timeline

2 Records

1861
May 1861
Birth of Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths in Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
1914
29 Dec 1914
Age 53
Death of Abijah "Bige" B Griffiths in Hoskinton, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Hoskinton, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1861
    Event Place: Bad Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Hoskinton, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
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