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George Harrison Griggs 1912–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1912

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 21 April 1986

Death Location: Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: George Griggs

Mother: Emma Ahern

Spouse(s): Lenore Quinn

Children(s): Rodger Griggs

George Harrison Griggs was born in 1912 in New York, the child of George Bennet Griggs And Emma Shepherd Ahern. In 1920, George Harrison Griggs resided in Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. In 1930, George Harrison Griggs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. George Harrison Griggs married Lenore T Quinn, and had children including Carole Griggs, George Griggs, Rodger John Griggs, Sharon Jakubka. George Harrison Griggs passed away in 1986 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • George Harrison Griggs was born in 1912 in New York, the child of George Bennet Griggs And Emma Shepherd Ahern.
  • In 1920, George Harrison Griggs resided in Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, George Harrison Griggs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • George Harrison Griggs married Lenore T Quinn, and had children including Carole Griggs, George Griggs, Rodger John Griggs, Sharon Jakubka.
  • George Harrison Griggs passed away in 1986 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Griggs
1880–1954
Birth Location: Tecumseh, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
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Emma Ahern
1878–1945
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Lenore Quinn
1911–2005
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Rodger Griggs
1945–2020
Birth Location: –
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George Griggs's Ancestors

Self
George Griggs
1912–1986
Birth Place: New York
Parents
George Bennet Griggs
1880–1954
Tecumseh, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Emma (Shepherd) Ahern
1878–1945
Illinois
Grandparents
George (H.) Griggs
1846–1926
Pennsylvania
Sarah (Jane "Jennie" "Sade") Perrine
1857–1948
Worth, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Orlando Griggs
1811–1884
Sophia Smithers
1818–1913
Bennett Perrine
1817–1919
Eliza Rice
1825–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Perrine
1787–1831
Nancy Grace
1794–1849
Erwin Rice
1803–1860
Diadema Bishop
1801–1845

George Griggs's Descendants

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George (Harrison) Griggs (20 Feb 1912–21 April 1986) m. Lenore (T.) Quinn (01 Apr 1911–02 Jan 2005)
  1. 1. Rodger (John) Griggs 1945–2020

George Griggs's Timeline

7 Records

1912
20 Feb 1912
Birth of George Harrison Griggs in New York
New York
1920
1920
Age 8
George Harrison Griggs resided here in Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
George Harrison Griggs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
George Harrison Griggs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1936
13 June 1936
Age 24
George Harrison Griggs was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1940
1940
Age 28
George Harrison Griggs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1986
21 April 1986
Age 74
Death of George Harrison Griggs in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1912
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00933; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 103-394
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_315; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 420
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0246; FHL microfilm: 2340159
    [4] New York, New York, Birth Index, 1910-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 June 1936
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_315; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 420

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0246; FHL microfilm: 2340159

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00933; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 103-394

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00933; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 103-394

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1986
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
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