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Edward Lee Griffin 1918 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1918

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 02/18/1998

Death Location: Bastrop, Texas

Father: Haywood Griffin

Mother: Willie Rogers*

Spouse(s): Etta Mcdonald, Tanzy Griffin

Children(s): Gloria Griffin, Barbara Griffin, Delores Mcfarland

In 1918, Edward Lee Griffin WW II entered the world in Texas, born to Haywood Griffin and Willie Lou Rogers*. Edward Lee Griffin WW II married Etta L Mcdonald, Tanzy G Griffin, and had children including Gloria D Griffin, Barbara Annette Griffin, Delores Mcfarland. Edward Lee Griffin WW II passed away in 1998 in Bastrop, Texas.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • In 1918, Edward Lee Griffin WW II entered the world in Texas, born to Haywood Griffin and Willie Lou Rogers*.
  • Edward Lee Griffin WW II married Etta L Mcdonald, Tanzy G Griffin, and had children including Gloria D Griffin, Barbara Annette Griffin, Delores Mcfarland.
  • Edward Lee Griffin WW II passed away in 1998 in Bastrop, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Haywood Griffin
1897 – 1973
Birth Location: Texas
HG
Willie Rogers*
1898 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas
WR

Spouses(s)

Etta Mcdonald
1922 – 1949
Birth Location: Flatonia, Fayette, Texas, USA
EM
Tanzy Griffin
1931 – 2018
Birth Location: Muldoon, Texas
TG

Children(s)

Gloria Griffin
1970 – 1970
Birth Location: Bastrop, Texas
GG
Barbara Griffin
1974 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas
BG
Delores Mcfarland
1950 – 1983
Birth Location: Bastrop, Texas
DM

Edward Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Edward Griffin
1918 – 1998
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Haywood Griffin
1897 – 1973
Texas
Willie (Lou) Rogers*
1898 – 1974
Texas
Grandparents
Nathan (L.) Griffin
1847 – 1910
Alabama
Miranda Ricks
1857 – 1954
Arkansas, USA
William Rogers
1873 – 1949
Texas
Mimie Mayse
1878 – 1937
Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Griffin
1849 – 1872
Deamus Ricks
1845 –
Gabrella Saunders
1840 –
Spencer Rodgers
1854 – 1925
Annie Rodgers
1845 – 1950
John Mays
1853 – 1920
Anna Pruett
1855 – 1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1810 – 1888
Nancy Hagler
1820 – 1844
Allen Rogers
Cornelia Jones
1842 – 1895
Spencer Rog
Fannie Harris
Steven Hysaw
1827 – 1927
Elise Mays
1833 – 1907
Gilman Pruitt

Edward Griffin's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Lee) Griffin (abt 1918 – 02/18/1998) m. Etta (L) Mcdonald (abt 1922 – 16 Apr 1949) m. Tanzy (G) Griffin (5 Jun 1931 – 5/23/2018)
  1. 1. Gloria (D) Griffin (22 May 1970 – 24 May 1970)
  2. 2. Barbara (Annette) Griffin (20 Mar 1974 – 20 Mar 1974)
  3. 3. Delores Mcfarland (abt 1950 – 14 Apr 1983)

Edward Griffin's Timeline

16 Records

1917
28 Jun 1917
Birth of Edward Lee Griffin WW II in Smithville, Texas
Smithville, Texas
1918
abt 1918
Birth of Edward Lee Griffin WW II in Texas
Texas
1918
abt 1918
Birth of Edward Lee Griffin WW II in Texas
Texas
1918
abt 1918
Birth of Edward Lee Griffin WW II in Texas
Texas
1918
abt 1918
Birth of Edward Lee Griffin WW II in Texas
Texas
1918
abt 1918
Birth of Edward Lee Griffin WW II in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 2
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Smithville, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Smithville, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Rural, Bastrop, Texas
Rural, Bastrop, Texas
1940
1940
Age 22
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Bastrop, Texas, USA
Bastrop, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Texas
Texas
1951
6 Nov 1951
Age 33
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1992
1992
Age 74
Edward Lee Griffin WW II resided here in Smithville, TX
Smithville, TX
1998
02/18/1998
Age 80
Death of Edward Lee Griffin WW II in Bastrop, Texas
Bastrop, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas
    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 Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 593
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T625_1774; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024
    [7] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [8] 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
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 2926; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 11-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T625_1774; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Smithville, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bastrop, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, 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 Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 593

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas, 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: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 2926; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 11-14

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    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 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1951
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1951; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Smithville, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas
    Record Source: 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

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas
    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: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 2926; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 11-14

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02/18/1998
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [5] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
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