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Alva Alvey Griffin 1862–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1862

Birth Location: Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Jul 4 1933

Death Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Lemuel farmer

Mother: Bennetta Biggs

Spouse(s): Margaret Robards

Children(s): Douglas Griffin, Carl Griffin, May Griffin, Beatrice Griffin, Bessie Griffin, Ruby Griffin, Douglas Griffin, William Griffin, Leon Griffin

The story of Alva Alvey Griffin began in 1862 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Alva Alvey Griffin resided in Tillottsons, Henderson, Kentucky, USA. Alva Alvey Griffin married Margaret Maggie Robards, and had children including Beatrice M Griffin, Bessie Loren Griffin, Carl Cleveland Griffin, Douglas Culver Griffin, Leon Rudolph Griffin, May A Griffin, Ruby Griffin, William Hill Griffin. Alva Alvey Griffin passed away in 1933 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alva Alvey Griffin began in 1862 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Alva Alvey Griffin resided in Tillottsons, Henderson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Alva Alvey Griffin married Margaret Maggie Robards, and had children including Beatrice M Griffin, Bessie Loren Griffin, Carl Cleveland Griffin, Douglas Culver Griffin, Leon Rudolph Griffin, May A Griffin, Ruby Griffin, William Hill Griffin.
  • Alva Alvey Griffin passed away in 1933 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alva Griffin's Ancestors

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Alva Griffin
1862–1933
Birth Place: Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
Parents
Lemuel David Griffin, farmer
1835–1916
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Bennetta (J) Biggs
1841–1909
Henderson Co , Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Pvt (Joseph Benjamin Griffin, US Civil War: Union 116th Kentucky Infantry, Slaveholder 4x,) farmer
1806–1893
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Permelia ((Permeley) T) Brown
1812–1859
Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Edwin (P Biggs, Day) Laborer
1816–1880
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Amanda (L) Collier
1820–1900
Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William slaves
1770–1819
Edna Blanks
1782–1866
Peter Biggs
1780–1848
Mary Wright
1780–1852
Claiborne Collier
1780–1846
Matilda Duncan
1779–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1742–1793
Susannah Chiswell
1744–1805
Joseph Blanks
1743–1811
Ann 6x
1743–1826
Capt Wars
1743–1820
1742–1824
1742–1822
Catherine O'Banion
1748–1811

Alva Griffin's Descendants

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Alva (Alvey) Griffin (Mar 1862–Jul 4 1933) m. Margaret (Maggie) Robards (30 Jun 1872–April 18 1946)
  1. 1. Douglas (Culver) Griffin 1907–1991
  2. 2. Carl (Cleveland) Griffin 1890–1964
  3. 3. May (A) Griffin 1892–
  4. 4. Beatrice (M) Griffin 1895–1991
  5. 5. Bessie (Loren) Griffin 1898–1968
  6. 6. Ruby Griffin 1903–
  7. 7. Douglas (Culver) Griffin 1907–1991 m. Ruby Crafton 1908–2004
    1. 1. Douglas (Culver Griffin) II 1940–2015
  8. 8. William (Hill) Griffin 1900–1989 m. Dorothy (Olive Fruitt) Griffin 1903–1966
    1. 1. William (Griffin) Jr 1932–1935
  9. 9. Leon (Rudolph) Griffin 1913–2000 m. Arbutus (Eblen) Griffin 1919–2000

Alva Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1862
Mar 1862
Birth of Alva Alvey Griffin in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Alva Alvey Griffin resided here in Tillottsons, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Tillottsons, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
1933
Jul 4 1933
Age 71
Death of Alva Alvey Griffin in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1862
    Event Place: Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tillottsons, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 4 1933
    Event Place: Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Age:
    70-71

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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