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Earl Joshua Griffith 1916 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1916

Birth Location: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States

Death Date: 22 Feb 1985

Death Location: Great Falls, Montana, USA

Father: Rollie Griffith

Mother: Myrtle Collard

Spouse(s): Alice Nolan

Children(s): Gary Griffith, Earl Griffith

Earl Joshua Griffith was born in 1916 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, the child of Rollie Joshua Griffith and Myrtle Belle Collard. In 1920, Earl Joshua Griffith resided in Casper Ward 1, Natrona, Wyoming. In 1930, Earl Joshua Griffith resided in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana. Earl Joshua Griffith married Alice Eleanor Nolan, and had children including Gary J Griffith, Earl Francis Griffith. Earl Joshua Griffith passed away in 1985 in Great Falls, Montana, USA.

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Biography

  • Earl Joshua Griffith was born in 1916 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, the child of Rollie Joshua Griffith and Myrtle Belle Collard.
  • In 1920, Earl Joshua Griffith resided in Casper Ward 1, Natrona, Wyoming.
  • In 1930, Earl Joshua Griffith resided in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana.
  • Earl Joshua Griffith married Alice Eleanor Nolan, and had children including Gary J Griffith, Earl Francis Griffith.
  • Earl Joshua Griffith passed away in 1985 in Great Falls, Montana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rollie Griffith
1881 – 1966
Birth Location: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
RG
Myrtle Collard
1888 – 1980
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Alice Nolan
1917 – 1989
Birth Location: Great Falls, Montana, USA
AN

Children(s)

Gary Griffith
1942 –
Birth Location: Great Falls, Montana, USA
GG
Earl Griffith
1945 –
Birth Location: Great Falls, Cascade Co., MT
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Earl Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Earl Griffith
1916 – 1985
Birth Place: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
Parents
Rollie Joshua Griffith
1881 – 1966
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Myrtle (Belle) Collard
1888 – 1980
Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (F) Griffith
1852 – 1928
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Elizabeth Cruise
1850 – 1902
Lewiston, Fulton, Illinois, United States
Emmanuel (Pinkley) Collard
1857 – 1915
Missouri
Lucy (Ann) Woods
1857 – 1917
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Griffith
1822 – 1898
Margaret Hoffman
1824 – 1881
Hiram Cruise
1820 – 1892
Mary McVicker
1827 – 1887
Elijah Collard
1826 – 1863
Sarah Snyder
1832 –
John Woods
1832 –
Martha Foster
1836 – 1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Griffith
1796 – 1888
Priscilla Wardell
1800 – 1858
Joseph Hoffman
1792 – 1855
Mary Myers
1799 – 1886
Francis Cruise
1787 – 1866
Catherine Ryne
1788 –
William McVicker
1778 – 1845
Sarah Lisney
1786 – 1844
Abraham Collard
1797 – 1840
Mary Leaf
1799 – 1874
Fielding Snyder
1788 – 1860
Sarah Mahurin
1790 – 1840

Earl Griffith's Descendants

1.
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Earl (Joshua) Griffith (6 May 1916 – 22 Feb 1985) m. Alice (Eleanor) Nolan (3 April 1917 – 14 Oct 1989)
  1. 1. Gary (J) Griffith (9/26/1942 – ) m. Linda (Sue) Mitchell (9 May 1950 – ) m. Julie Katana (21 Jan 1946 – )
    1. 1. Alanah (Noel) Griffith (26 Dec 1974 – ) m. Jeff (S) Dunn (20 Dec 1973 – ) m. Andrew (Stephen) Blessing (11 Mar 1978 – )
      1. 1. Calder (Griffith) Dunn (4 Aug 2009 – )
    2. 2. Erin (Siobhan) Griffith (21 Jan 1977 – )
  2. 2. Earl (Francis) Griffith (11 May 1945 – ) m. Dorothy (Ellen) Broesder (4 Oct 1954 – )
    1. 1. Kyle (William) Griffith (6 June 1980 – ) m. Stefanie Kauffman (14 Mar – )
    2. 2. Shannon (Victoria) Griffith (5 Dec 1982 – ) m. Donald (J "DJ") Berg (12 Mar 1979 – )
      1. 1. Colton (Joseph) Berg (26 Apr 2012 – )
    3. 3. Ashley (Marie) Griffith (24 May 1986 – )

Earl Griffith's Timeline

5 Records

1916
6 May 1916
Birth of Earl Joshua Griffith in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
1920
1920
Age 4
Earl Joshua Griffith resided here in Casper Ward 1, Natrona, Wyoming
Casper Ward 1, Natrona, Wyoming
1930
1930
Age 14
Earl Joshua Griffith resided here in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana
Great Falls, Cascade, Montana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 24
Earl Joshua Griffith resided here in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States
Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States
1985
22 Feb 1985
Age 69
Death of Earl Joshua Griffith in Great Falls, Montana, USA
Great Falls, Montana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1916
    Event Place: Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 516-07-3600; Issue State: Montana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Montana Death Index, 1860-2007
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Casper Ward 1, Natrona, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2028; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 32.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana; Roll: 1253; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 232.0.
    [5] Web: Montana, Find A Grave Index, 1864-2011
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [7] Montana, Death Index, 1954-2002
    [8] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Great Falls, Montana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 516-07-3600; Issue State: Montana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Montana Death Index, 1860-2007
    [3] Web: Montana, Find A Grave Index, 1864-2011
    [4] Montana, Death Index, 1954-2002

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cascade, Montana
    Record Source: Montana, Death Index, 1954-2002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Casper Ward 1, Natrona, Wyoming
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Casper Ward 1, Natrona, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2028; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 32.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana; Roll: 1253; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 232.0.
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