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David Earl Griffith 1931–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1931

Birth Location: Gilmore, Le Flore , Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 2 July 2012

Death Location: Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: William Griffith

Mother: Dessie Griffith

Spouse(s): Melba Lacefield

Children(s):

In 1931, David Earl Griffith entered the world in Gilmore, Le Flore , Oklahoma, USA, born to William Roy Griffith And Dessie May Brown Griffith. In 1935, David Earl Griffith resided in Poteau, Leflore, Oklahoma. In 1940, David Earl Griffith resided in Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA. David Earl Griffith married Melba Irene Lacefield, and had children including Brenda Griffith, Carl Griffith, David Earl Griffith Jr. David Earl Griffith passed away in 2012 in Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1931, David Earl Griffith entered the world in Gilmore, Le Flore , Oklahoma, USA, born to William Roy Griffith And Dessie May Brown Griffith.
  • In 1935, David Earl Griffith resided in Poteau, Leflore, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, David Earl Griffith resided in Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA.
  • David Earl Griffith married Melba Irene Lacefield, and had children including Brenda Griffith, Carl Griffith, David Earl Griffith Jr.
  • David Earl Griffith passed away in 2012 in Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Griffith's Ancestors

Self
David Griffith
1931–2012
Birth Place: Gilmore, Le Flore , Oklahoma, USA
Parents
William Roy Griffith
1891–1988
Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Dessie (May Brown) Griffith
1903–1992
Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Noah (B) Griffith
1868–1933
Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Sarah (Caroline) Mitchell\Durant\Pates\Griffith
1860–1942
Lead Hill, Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
Francis (Marion) Brown
1876–
Brawley, Scott, Arkansas, USA
Maudie (M) Oliver
1885–1933
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
Wiley Brown
1840–1921
Angeline Hamby
1840–1921
George Oliver
1855–1914
Nora Whisenhunt
1872–1960
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Brown
1816–1870
Mary Barnes
1823–1893
James Hamby
1797–1870
Mary hamby
1807–1880

David Griffith's Timeline

4 Records

1931
6 Aug 1931
Birth of David Earl Griffith in Gilmore, Le Flore , Oklahoma, USA
Gilmore, Le Flore , Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
David Earl Griffith resided here in Poteau, Leflore, Oklahoma
Poteau, Leflore, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 9
David Earl Griffith resided here in Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
2012
2 July 2012
Age 81
Death of David Earl Griffith in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1931
    Event Place: Gilmore, Le Flore , Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03304; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 39-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Poteau, Leflore, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03304; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 39-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Degnan, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03304; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 39-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Poteau, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 July 2012
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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