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Dan "Old Dan" Griffith 1831–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Sparta, White, TN

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Ash Flat, Sharp, AR

Father: Winfrey Griffith

Mother: Margaret Rotan

Spouse(s): Jane Armstrong, Martha Foreman

Children(s): Margaret Griffith, Jackson Griffith, William Griffith, George Griffith, Virginia Griffith, John Griffith, James Griffith, George Griffith

In 1831, Dan "Old Dan" Griffith entered the world in Sparta, White, TN, born to Winfrey Dan Griffith And Margaret Rotan. Dan "Old Dan" Griffith married Jane Armstrong, Martha Maria Foreman, and had children including George Riley Griffith, Jackson Decalb Griffith, James Griffith, John Miles Griffith, Margaret M Griffith, Virginia Lee Griffith, William T Griffith. Dan "Old Dan" Griffith passed away in 1879 in Ash Flat, Sharp, AR.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Dan "Old Dan" Griffith entered the world in Sparta, White, TN, born to Winfrey Dan Griffith And Margaret Rotan.
  • Dan "Old Dan" Griffith married Jane Armstrong, Martha Maria Foreman, and had children including George Riley Griffith, Jackson Decalb Griffith, James Griffith, John Miles Griffith, Margaret M Griffith, Virginia Lee Griffith, William T Griffith.
  • Dan "Old Dan" Griffith passed away in 1879 in Ash Flat, Sharp, AR.

Immediate Family

Parents

Winfrey Griffith
1792–1868
Birth Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Margaret Rotan
1795–1850
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Armstrong
1833–1899
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, United States
JA
Martha Foreman
1834–1854
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MF

Children(s)

Margaret Griffith
1859–1913
Birth Location: Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
MG
Jackson Griffith
1866–1884
Birth Location: Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas, United States
JG
William Griffith
1857–1890
Birth Location: Arkansas
WG
George Griffith
1854–1917
Birth Location: Ash Flat, Sharp, Arkansas, USA
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Virginia Griffith
1864–1969
Birth Location: Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas, United States
VG
John Griffith
1870–1957
Birth Location: Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas, United States
JG
James Griffith
1861–1899
Birth Location: Ash Flat, Sharp, Arkansas, USA
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George Griffith
1854–1917
Birth Location: –
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Dan Griffith's Ancestors

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Dan Griffith
1831–1879
Birth Place: Sparta, White, TN
Parents
Winfrey Dan Griffith
1792–1868
Spartanburg, SC
Margaret Rotan
1795–1850
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Wells) Griffith
1756–1832
East Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Wofford
1740–1832
Prince George's, Maryland
Rosamond (Rosann Rosey) Middleton
1763–1820
*William (H.) Rotan
1759–1840
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Griffith
1727–1800
Sarah Hosey
1710–1754
Richard Rattan
1700–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Liam Griffith
1698–1760
Eleanor Lloyd
1635–

Dan Griffith's Descendants

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Dan ("Old Dan") Griffith (1831–1879) m. Jane Armstrong (1833–1899) m. Martha (Maria) Foreman (1834–Jun 1854)
  1. 1. Margaret (M) Griffith 1859–1913
  2. 2. Jackson (Decalb) Griffith 1866–1884
  3. 3. William (T.) Griffith 1857–1890
  4. 4. George (Riley) Griffith 1854–1917
  5. 5. Virginia (Lee) Griffith 1864–1969
    1. 1. Laura (Belle Alton (Stillwell was her mothers 2nd married) name) 1882–1970
      1. 1. Henry (Clarence) Cantrell 1903–1969
        1. 1. Don (Ray) Cantrell 1934–2019
      2. 2. Walter (Herman) Cantrell 1907–1989
        1. 1. Virginia (Ruth) Cantrell 1929–2007
      3. 3. Robert Cantrell 1916–2000
        1. 1. Lee (Roy) Cantrell 1938–2006
    2. 2. Henry (Homer) Stillwell 1900–1977
      1. 1. Lorene Stilwell 1921–2013
    3. 3. Jessie (Stilwell) Stillwell 1909–1937
  6. 6. John (Miles) Griffith 1870–1957
    1. 1. Dan (Bates) Griffith 1901–1976
      1. 1. Nellie Griffith 1923–2010
  7. 7. James Griffith 1861–1899 m. Mary (Jane) Stilwell 1869–1950
    1. 1. Walter (Decalb) Griffith 1891–1963
    2. 2. Troy (Earl) Griffith 1897–1957
    3. 3. Mary (Florence) Griffith 1895–1973
    4. 4. James (Thomas) Griffith 1893–1959
    5. 5. Daniel (Lee) Griffith 1889–1916 m. Bama Chrisco 1894–1925
      1. 1. Cleffe (Lee) Field 1916–2002 m. Arthur (C) Field 1914– m. Raymond (C) Fouch 1903–1974
      2. 2. Della Miller 1910–1980 m. Chas Miller 1910–1985
        1. 1. Charles (Leroy) Miller 1935–2001 m. Sondra (Carol) Miller 1936–1986
        2. 2. Frederica (P) Barnhart 1931–2017
        3. 3. Jack (Darrell) Miller 1939–2017
      3. 3. John Griffith 1913–1996
    6. 6. William (Lacy) Griffith 1888–1946
      1. 1. William (Doyle) Griffith 1913–1971
        1. 1. Rose (Ellen) Griffith 1933–2000
        2. 2. Sharon (Lois) Griffith 1935–2008
        3. 3. Sally (S) Peters 1942–1985
      2. 2. Goldie Griffith 1915–1974
        1. 1. Ruth (Anne) Buchanan 1940–1991
    7. 7. Magnolia Wiles 1905–1991
      1. 1. Marie Barnes 1924–2015
  8. 8. George (Riley) Griffith 1854–1917
    1. 1. Minnie (Pearl) Griffith 1893–1992
      1. 1. Nina (Irene) Henley 1918–2009
      2. 2. Alma Henley 1913–1934
        1. 1. Vernon Porter 1932–2019
    2. 2. John (William) Griffith 1880–1966
      1. 1. Clara (Mae) Griffith 1902–1972
      2. 2. Carmen (Carol) Griffith 1916–1994
      3. 3. Gladys (Geraldine) Griffith 1903–1990
        1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Botts 1930–2011
      4. 4. Carl (Dan) Griffith 1909–1985
        1. 1. John Griffith 1938–2010

Dan Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Dan "Old Dan" Griffith in Sparta, White, TN
Sparta, White, TN
1879
1879
Age 48
Death of Dan "Old Dan" Griffith in Ash Flat, Sharp, AR
Ash Flat, Sharp, AR

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Sparta, White, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Ash Flat, Sharp, AR
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