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Calvin Thedore Griffith 1911–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 November 1911

Birth Location: Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 October 1985

Death Location: Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: James *

Mother: Lillian Linton

Spouse(s): Mary Cato

Children(s):

Calvin Thedore Griffith was born in 1911 in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Soloman Griffith And Lillian Virginia Linton. In 1910, Calvin Thedore Griffith resided in Energy, Clarke, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, Calvin Thedore Griffith resided in , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. Calvin Thedore Griffith married Mary Olene Cato, and had children including Mary S Griffith. Calvin Thedore Griffith passed away in 1985 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Calvin Thedore Griffith was born in 1911 in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Soloman Griffith And Lillian Virginia Linton.
  • In 1910, Calvin Thedore Griffith resided in Energy, Clarke, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, Calvin Thedore Griffith resided in , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • Calvin Thedore Griffith married Mary Olene Cato, and had children including Mary S Griffith.
  • Calvin Thedore Griffith passed away in 1985 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Calvin Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Calvin Griffith
1911–1985
Birth Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Soloman Griffith *
1880–1956
Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America
Lillian (Virginia) Linton
1880–1914
Mississippi
Grandparents
John (William) Griffith
1842–1924
Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, United States
Harriet (Carolina Quimby) *
1853–1924
Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bennett *
1812–1893
Elizabeth **
1817–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas *
1786–1850
Margaret *
1790–1883
James *
1765–1836
Elizabeth Quimby
1788–1860

Calvin Griffith's Timeline

6 Records

1910
1910
Calvin Thedore Griffith resided here in Energy, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Energy, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
1911
11 November 1911
Birth of Calvin Thedore Griffith in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Calvin Thedore Griffith resided here in , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Calvin Thedore Griffith resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1958
1958
Age 47
Calvin Thedore Griffith resided here in Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
1985
10 October 1985
Age 74
Death of Calvin Thedore Griffith in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1911
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 116
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Energy, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: T624_736; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374749
    [5] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1191; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 38-60

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Energy, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Energy, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: T624_736; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374749

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1191; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 38-60

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1191; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 38-60

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Meridian
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 116

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1985
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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