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Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis 1844–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1844

Birth Location: Autauga, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 27 May 1931

Death Location: Hughes Springs, Cass County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Griffis

Mother: Alia Connell

Spouse(s): Thaddius O'Dell

Children(s): Ada O'Dell

Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis was born in 1844 in Autauga, Alabama, USA, the child of John Alexander Malachi Griffis And Alia Louella Allie Connell. Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis married Thaddius Greer O Dell, and had children including Ada Louella O Dell. Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis passed away in 1931 in Hughes Springs, Cass County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis was born in 1844 in Autauga, Alabama, USA, the child of John Alexander Malachi Griffis And Alia Louella Allie Connell.
  • Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis married Thaddius Greer O Dell, and had children including Ada Louella O Dell.
  • Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis passed away in 1931 in Hughes Springs, Cass County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Griffis
1816–1884
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Alia Connell
1815–1897
Birth Location: Clay County, Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Thaddius O'Dell
1844–1925
Birth Location: McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Ada O'Dell
1867–1910
Birth Location: Morris County, Texas, USA
AO

Aletha Griffis's Ancestors

Self
Aletha Griffis
1844–1931
Birth Place: Autauga, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Alexander Malachi Griffis
1816–1884
South Carolina, USA
Alia (Louella "allie") Connell
1815–1897
Clay County, Alabama
Grandparents
John Griffis
1775–1838
South Carolina, USA
Catherine Null
1796–1877
Winterston, Wiltshire, England
Thomas Connell
1764–1846
Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Laney Peters
1798–1891
New Berne, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Griffis
1754–1781
Ana Brown
1737–1815
Henry Null
1754–1835
Susanna Arey
1765–1808
Thomas Connell
1742–1835
Jemima Felton
1742–1810
William Peters
1766–1842
Laney Jordan
1769–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josep Griffis
1723–1781
Anna Hutto
1729–1786
Bartlett Brown
1725–1784
Virginia Holcomb
1727–1783
Heinrich Null
1735–1816
Margaret Harmon
1739–1775
Johann Arey
1724–1780
ANN WILLIAMS
1719–1740
William PETERS
1746–1825
DEBORAH STRONG
1745–1785
William Jordan
1735–1790
Silvia Godwin
1746–1790

Aletha Griffis's Descendants

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Aletha (Howard "Lete") Griffis (8 Apr 1844–27 May 1931) m. Thaddius (Greer) O'Dell (13 May 1844–3 Sep 1925)
  1. 1. Ada (Louella) O'Dell 1867–1910 m. John (Daniel) Hall 1868–1944
    1. 1. Orilla Hall 1900–1997 m. Thomas (Wesley) Stiles 1893–1972 m. Harry (Vaughn) GRAINGER 1894–1981
      1. 1. Robert (Elwyn) Stiles 1918–2015 m. Mattie Ashworth 1926–1997 m. Janice (A) Harbaugh 1925–1989
      2. 2. Euell (T.) Stiles 1916–1991 m. Evelyn (Elvira) Stiles 1922–2013
      3. 3. Nevelle Stiles 1922–2002 m. Mary Stiles 1927–2017
      4. 4. Bobby (D.) Stiles 1930–2020 m. Dorothy (Jean) Stiles 1933–2015

Aletha Griffis's Timeline

2 Records

1844
8 Apr 1844
Birth of Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis in Autauga, Alabama, USA
Autauga, Alabama, USA
1931
27 May 1931
Age 87
Death of Aletha Howard "Lete" Griffis in Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA
Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1844
    Event Place: Autauga, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1931
    Event Place: Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hughes Springs, Cass County, Texas, United States of America
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