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Elisha Griffith 1849–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1849

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 February 1930

Death Location: Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

Father: Evan Griffith

Mother: Mary Wellman

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Wayne ☀️, Orville ❤️, Nora ❤️, Julia ☀️, Mary ☀️, Warnie Griffith

The story of Elisha Griffith began in 1849 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA. In 1850, Elisha Griffith resided in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Elisha Griffith resided in Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA. Elisha Griffith had children including Julia Griffith, Mary Poe Griffith, Nora Marie Griffith, Orville D Mannie Griffith, Warnie Griffith, Wayne Griffith. Elisha Griffith passed away in 1930 in Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Griffith began in 1849 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1850, Elisha Griffith resided in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Elisha Griffith resided in Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.
  • Elisha Griffith had children including Julia Griffith, Mary Poe Griffith, Nora Marie Griffith, Orville D Mannie Griffith, Warnie Griffith, Wayne Griffith.
  • Elisha Griffith passed away in 1930 in Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elisha Griffith's Ancestors

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Elisha Griffith
1849–1930
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Evan Flint Griffith
1815–1868
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Mary Wellman
1818–1856
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
David Griffith
1783–1860
Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Caines
1793–1862
Bath County, Virginia, USA
Elisha (Thomas) Wellman
1784–1856
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Wellman
1793–1884
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Evan Griffith
1758–1796
Susannah Withrow
1759–1804
Richard Caines
1755–1823
Margaret McKinney
1754–1825
Bennett Wellman
1754–1830
Mary Mulligan
1755–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Preacher
1735–1812
Barbara Owen
1738–1787
Robert Withrow
1723–1797
Elizabeth Evans
1730–1797
Robert Gaines
1740–1805
Elizabeth Long
1738–1828

Elisha Griffith's Descendants

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Elisha Griffith (14 May 1849–14 February 1930)
  1. 1. Wayne (Griffith) ☀️ 1888–1956
  2. 2. Orville (D Mannie Griffith) ❤️ 1890–1979 m. Bessie Griffith 1899– m. Ella ("Ellie" Crisp) (Griffith) 1895–1987
  3. 3. Nora (Marie Griffith) ❤️ 1895–1973
  4. 4. Julia (Griffith) ☀️ 1898–1994 m. Herman (Nicklos Ruschel) * 1899–1968
  5. 5. Mary (Poe Griffith) ☀️ 1904–1994 m. William (E.) Arthur 1901–1969
  6. 6. Warnie Griffith 1890–1979

Elisha Griffith's Timeline

8 Records

1849
14 May 1849
Birth of Elisha Griffith in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 1
Elisha Griffith resided here in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 11
Elisha Griffith resided here in Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 21
Elisha Griffith resided here in Tennessee, Friendship, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
Tennessee, Friendship, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 31
Elisha Griffith resided here in Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 51
Elisha Griffith resided here in Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 61
Elisha Griffith resided here in District 4, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
District 4, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1930
14 February 1930
Age 81
Death of Elisha Griffith in Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1849
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee, Friendship, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: District 4, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 February 1930
    Event Place: Cherokee, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

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