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Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith 1837–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1837

Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA

Death Date: Jul 1914

Death Location: Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA

Father: Jonah Griffith

Mother: Sarah Merriman

Spouse(s): Susan Thomas, Bashua Sheffield

Children(s): Arta Griffith, Orin Griffith, Maggie EOL, Cora Griffith, Zela EOL, Edgar Griffith, Ulysses Griffith, Jenevra EOL

The story of Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith began in 1837 in Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA. In 1850, Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided in Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA. In 1856, Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA. Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith married Bashua Maria Nathan Sheffield, Susan Anna Thomas, and had children including Arta Belle Asa Griffith, Cora Dell Asa Griffith, Edgar Leander Asa Griffith, Jenevra A Asa Griffith Eol, Maggie May Asa Griffith Eol, Orin Hugh Asa Griffith, Ulysses Sherman Asa Griffith, Zela A Asa Griffith Eol. Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith passed away in 1914 in Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith began in 1837 in Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1850, Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided in Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1856, Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA.
  • Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith married Bashua Maria Nathan Sheffield, Susan Anna Thomas, and had children including Arta Belle Asa Griffith, Cora Dell Asa Griffith, Edgar Leander Asa Griffith, Jenevra A Asa Griffith Eol, Maggie May Asa Griffith Eol, Orin Hugh Asa Griffith, Ulysses Sherman Asa Griffith, Zela A Asa Griffith Eol.
  • Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith passed away in 1914 in Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonah Griffith
1810–1877
Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
JG
Sarah Merriman
1812–1892
Birth Location: Wayne County, Ohio, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Susan Thomas
1841–1929
Birth Location: Delphi, Carroll, Indiana, USA
ST
Bashua Sheffield
1840–1918
Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
BS

Children(s)

Arta Griffith
1869–1941
Birth Location: Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
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Orin Griffith
1876–1972
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
OG
Maggie EOL
1880–1881
Birth Location: Warren Twp, Story, Iowa, USA
ME
Cora Griffith
1873–1954
Birth Location: Story City, Story, Iowa USA
CG
Zela EOL
1877–1886
Birth Location: Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
ZE
Edgar Griffith
1868–1914
Birth Location: Story, Iowa, USA
EG
Ulysses Griffith
1865–1952
Birth Location: Homestead, Story, Iowa, USA
UG
Jenevra EOL
1862–1862
Birth Location: Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
JE

Asa Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Asa Griffith
1837–1914
Birth Place: Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jonah G. (Asa) Griffith
1810–1877
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah ((Elijah)) Merriman
1812–1892
Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Asa Griffith
1785–1853
Warrington, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Blair
1784–1843
York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Elijah ((William)) Merriman
1788–1834
Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (N) McCoy
1792–1870
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William II
1756–1844
Elizabeth Merriman
1760–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Asa Griffith's Descendants

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Asa (Bruce (Jonah)) Griffith (5 Jan 1837–Jul 1914) m. Susan (Anna) Thomas (08 May 1841–Feb 1929) m. Bashua (Maria (Nathan)) Sheffield (13 Sep 1840–Jan 1918)
  1. 1. Arta (Belle (Asa)) Griffith 1869–1941
  2. 2. Orin (Hugh (Asa)) Griffith 1876–1972
  3. 3. Maggie (May (Asa) Griffith) EOL 1880–1881
  4. 4. Cora (Dell (Asa)) Griffith 1873–1954 m. Clifton (Charles (William)) Harris 1868–1950
    1. 1. Lela (May (Clifton) Harris) EOL 1895–1901
    2. 2. Ardys ((Clifton)) Harris 1908–
    3. 3. Reba ((Clifton)) Harris 1911–
    4. 4. Neva ((Clifton)) Harris 1914–
    5. 5. Lowell (O. (Clifton)) Harris 1893–
    6. 6. Harlom ((Clifton)) Harris 1899–
    7. 7. Orville (D) Harris 1902–
  5. 5. Zela (A. (Asa) Griffith) EOL 1877–1886
  6. 6. Edgar (Leander (Asa)) Griffith 1868–1914 m. Mary (E.) Carr 1866–
  7. 7. Ulysses (Sherman (Asa)) Griffith 1865–1952 m. Clara (A) Stream 1865– m. Lillian (O.) Confare 1868–1923
  8. 8. Jenevra (A. (Asa) Griffith) EOL 1862–1862

Asa Griffith's Timeline

12 Records

1837
5 Jan 1837
Birth of Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith in Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 13
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA
Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA
1856
1856
Age 19
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 23
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 33
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States
Creston, Union, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 43
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
1885
1885
Age 48
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 58
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Nevada Iowa, Story, Iowa
Nevada Iowa, Story, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 63
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 73
Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith resided here in Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
1914
13 Jul 1914
Age 77
Death of Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith in Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
1914
Jul 1914
Age 77
Burial of Asa Bruce (Jonah) Griffith in Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [3] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Story, Iowa; Roll: 364; Family History Film: 1254364; Page: 215A; Enumeration District: 198; Image: 0682
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Creston, Union, Iowa; Roll: M593_421; Page: 109B; Image: 222; Family History Library Film: 545920
    [6] Iowa State Census, 1895
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Warren, Story, Iowa; Roll: 460; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1240460
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa; Roll: M653_339; Page: 751; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 803339
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warren, Story, Iowa; Roll: T624_424; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1374437
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Porter, Porter, Indiana; Roll: M432_165; Page: 128A; Image: 449
    [11] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Porter, Porter, Indiana; Roll: M432_165; Page: 128A; Image: 449

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa; Roll: M653_339; Page: 751; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 803339

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Creston, Union, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Creston, Union, Iowa; Roll: M593_421; Page: 109B; Image: 222; Family History Library Film: 545920

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Story, Iowa; Roll: 364; Family History Film: 1254364; Page: 215A; Enumeration District: 198; Image: 0682

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Nevada Iowa, Story, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Warren, Story, Iowa; Roll: 460; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1240460

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Warren, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warren, Story, Iowa; Roll: T624_424; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1374437

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Story County, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Union; State served: Iowa; Enlistment date: 27 Oct 1864

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1914
    Event Place: Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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