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Christopher Columbus Griffith 1846–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1846

Birth Location: Westmoreland Country, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 05 Nov 1913

Death Location: South Fayette, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Griffith

Mother: Sinai Newill

Spouse(s): Susanna Kuhns

Children(s): Anna Griffith, Frank Griffith, Robert Griffith, Alma Griffith, Louis Griffith, Emma Griffith, Harry Griffith, Edna Griffith, John Griffith

Christopher Columbus Griffith was born in 1846 in Westmoreland Country, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John G Griffith And Sinai Newill. Christopher Columbus Griffith married Susanna Catherine Kuhns, and had children including Alma Mary Griffith, Anna Mary Griffith, Edna Odelda Griffith, Emma L Griffith, Frank M Griffith, Harry Dalton Griffith, John Keffer Griffith, Louis Edward Griffith, Robert Forest Griffith. Christopher Columbus Griffith passed away in 1913 in South Fayette, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus Griffith was born in 1846 in Westmoreland Country, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John G Griffith And Sinai Newill.
  • Christopher Columbus Griffith married Susanna Catherine Kuhns, and had children including Alma Mary Griffith, Anna Mary Griffith, Edna Odelda Griffith, Emma L Griffith, Frank M Griffith, Harry Dalton Griffith, John Keffer Griffith, Louis Edward Griffith, Robert Forest Griffith.
  • Christopher Columbus Griffith passed away in 1913 in South Fayette, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Griffith
1814–1886
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
JG
Sinai Newill
1817–1881
Birth Location: Kecksburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
SN

Spouses(s)

Susanna Kuhns
1854–1901
Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
SK

Children(s)

Anna Griffith
1875–1967
Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
AG
Frank Griffith
1879–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
FG
Robert Griffith
1876–1949
Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
RG
Alma Griffith
1873–1953
Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
AG
Louis Griffith
1889–1961
Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
LG
Emma Griffith
1881–1948
Birth Location: Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
EG
Harry Griffith
1883–1971
Birth Location: Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
HG
Edna Griffith
1885–1988
Birth Location: Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
EG
John Griffith
1869–1942
Birth Location: Kecksburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
JG

Christopher Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Griffith
1846–1913
Birth Place: Westmoreland Country, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John G. Griffith
1814–1886
Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sinai Newill
1817–1881
Kecksburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Newell
1784–1872
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Anne) Thompson
1785–
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Newell
1738–1809
Sarah Currier
1734–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Steven Newell
1715–1801
Annie Thompson
1716–1793
William Currier
1688–1748
Mary George
1692–1739

Christopher Griffith's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus) Griffith (07 Sep 1846–05 Nov 1913) m. Susanna (Catherine) Kuhns (19 Feb 1854–9 Oct 1901)
  1. 1. Anna (Mary) Griffith 1875–1967
  2. 2. Frank (M) Griffith 1879–
  3. 3. Robert (Forest) Griffith 1876–1949
  4. 4. Alma (Mary) Griffith 1873–1953 m. James (Pollock Lytle) McKelvey 1871–1931
    1. 1. Willard (Harmon) McKelvey 1893–1937 m. Marian (Virginia) McElroy 1894–1993
      1. 1. Robert Allen 1920–1944
      2. 2. Richard (Harmon) McKelvey 1931–2000
      3. 3. James (Pollock) McKelvey 1929–2016
      4. 4. John (Willard) McKelvey 1932–2022
    2. 2. Arthur (Griffith) McKelvey 1895–1944
  5. 5. Louis (Edward) Griffith 1889–1961
  6. 6. Emma (L) Griffith 1881–1948
  7. 7. Harry (Dalton) Griffith 1883–1971
  8. 8. Edna (Odelda) Griffith 1885–1988
  9. 9. John (Keffer) Griffith 1869–1942

Christopher Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1846
07 Sep 1846
Birth of Christopher Columbus Griffith in Westmoreland Country, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland Country, Pennsylvania, USA
1913
05 Nov 1913
Age 67
Death of Christopher Columbus Griffith in South Fayette, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
South Fayette, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1846
    Event Place: Westmoreland Country, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1913
    Event Place: South Fayette, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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