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Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin 1910–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1910

Birth Location: Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1995

Death Location: Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Father: Claude Griffin

Mother: Charlotte Herring

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Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin was born in 1910 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, the child of Claude Calvin Griffin And Charlotte Della Herring. In 1920, Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin resided in Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA. Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin married Donald Buell. Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin passed away in 1995 in Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin was born in 1910 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, the child of Claude Calvin Griffin And Charlotte Della Herring.
  • In 1920, Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin resided in Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA.
  • Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin married Donald Buell.
  • Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin passed away in 1995 in Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claude Griffin
1885–1960
Birth Location: Allegan County, Michigan, USA
CG
Charlotte Herring
1887–1944
Birth Location: Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA
CH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Griffin's Ancestors

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Helen Griffin
1910–1995
Birth Place: Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Parents
Claude Calvin Griffin
1885–1960
Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Charlotte (Della) Herring
1887–1944
Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Eugene (Frank) Griffin
1855–1925
Lapeer County, Michigan, USA
Martha (Ann) Allen
1856–1916
Michigan, USA
George Herring
1843–1922
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Etta) Gamble
1857–1936
Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1910
03 Aug 1910
Birth of Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin resided here in Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
1995
24 Feb 1995
Age 85
Death of Helen Letta Violet "Lela" Griffin in Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1910
    Event Place: Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan; Roll: T625_783; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 204

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan; Roll: T625_783; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 204

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1995
    Event Place: Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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