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James Guinn Griffith 1838–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1838

Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 29 July 1911

Death Location: Haskell County, Texas, USA

Father: John Griffith

Mother: Edith Morrill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beck

Children(s): David Griffith, Betty Griffith, Edith Griffith, James Griffith, Harvey Griffith, Franklin Griffith, John Griffith, Samuel Griffith, Clarisa Griffith, William Griffith

James Guinn Griffith was born in 1838 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Fletcher Griffith And Edith Elvira Morrill. In 1850, James Guinn Griffith resided in District 16, Jackson, Tennessee. In 1860, James Guinn Griffith resided in Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri. James Guinn Griffith married Elizabeth Lizzy Beck, and had children including Betty E Griffith, Clarisa Ellen Griffith, David Garfield Griffith, Edith Ada Griffith, Franklin Murphy Griffith, Harvey Crockett Griffith, James Riley Griffith, John Fletcher Griffith, Samuel B Griffith, William Merle Griffith. James Guinn Griffith passed away in 1911 in Haskell County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Guinn Griffith was born in 1838 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Fletcher Griffith And Edith Elvira Morrill.
  • In 1850, James Guinn Griffith resided in District 16, Jackson, Tennessee.
  • In 1860, James Guinn Griffith resided in Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri.
  • James Guinn Griffith married Elizabeth Lizzy Beck, and had children including Betty E Griffith, Clarisa Ellen Griffith, David Garfield Griffith, Edith Ada Griffith, Franklin Murphy Griffith, Harvey Crockett Griffith, James Riley Griffith, John Fletcher Griffith, Samuel B Griffith, William Merle Griffith.
  • James Guinn Griffith passed away in 1911 in Haskell County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Griffith
1811–1880
Birth Location: , Jackson, Tennessee, USA
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Edith Morrill
1814–1880
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Beck
1847–1921
Birth Location: Tenn, USA
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Children(s)

David Griffith
1888–1971
Birth Location: Callahan County, Texas, USA
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Betty Griffith
1884–1944
Birth Location: Munday, Knox, Texas, United States of America
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Edith Griffith
1877–1894
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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James Griffith
1876–1939
Birth Location: , , Texas, USA
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Harvey Griffith
1874–1961
Birth Location: Texas
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Franklin Griffith
1872–1954
Birth Location: Collin County, Texas
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John Griffith
1870–1955
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Samuel Griffith
1869–1890
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Clarisa Griffith
1867–1924
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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William Griffith
1879–1960
Birth Location: Cisco, Collins, TX, USA
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James Griffith's Ancestors

Self
James Griffith
1838–1911
Birth Place: Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John Fletcher Griffith
1811–1880
, Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Edith (Elvira) Morrill
1814–1880
, , Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David Griffith
1787–1860
, , Kentucky, USA
Ruth Whipple
1791–1860
, , South Carolina, USA
William Morrill
1792–1840
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Clarissa Rogers
1797–1849
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Griffith
1734–1828
Nancy Short
1735–
Ralph Rogers
1760–1836
Mary Gilkey
1768–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Griffith
1710–
Matthew ROGERS
1725–1804
Margery BROWN
1736–1773
Jonathan Gilkey
1740–1811

James Griffith's Descendants

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James (Guinn) Griffith (2 Oct 1838–29 July 1911) m. Elizabeth (Lizzy) Beck (22 Jan 1847–12 Nov 1921)
  1. 1. David (Garfield) Griffith 1888–1971 m. Neva (Woodie) Thurmond 1889–1968
    1. 1. James (Gwen) Griffith 1912–1913
    2. 2. Janice Griffith 1923–1925
    3. 3. Neva Griffith 1920–1920
    4. 4. Gena (Beth) Griffith 1926– m. Joseph Lascher 1910–2002 m. William ("Mac") Ard 1928–2006
    5. 5. Carl (Roddy) Griffith 1924–2002 m. Martha (Jane) Stodghill 1923–1996
    6. 6. Jean (Ryle) Griffith 1923–2011 m. Peggy (Ruth) Wall 1926–2013
    7. 7. Nettie Griffith 1920–2006 m. Harold (James) Partridge 1916–2009 m. James (Hesekiah) Cooke 1907–1996
    8. 8. Eleanor (Aliree) Griffith 1918–1993
    9. 9. Willie (Joe) Griffith 1916–1985 m. Homer (Rolf) Glaze 1923–1971 m. William (Andrew "WA") Bowman
    10. 10. Burl (Rankin) Griffith 1915–1944 m. Ruth Dick 1915–
    11. 11. Audrey (D) Griffith 1913–1999 m. James (Hesekiah) Cooke 1907–1996
    12. 12. Charles (Coyle) Griffith 1910–1971
    13. 13. Claudia (Earlene) Griffith 1908–1993 m. Eugene (Washington) Harrell 1888–1981 m. Walter (Riley) Rodgers 1902–1959
  2. 2. Betty (E) Griffith 1884–1944 m. Christopher (Cornelius) Cunningham 1876–1956
    1. 1. Leo Cunningham 1920–1954
    2. 2. Ruth (M) Cunningham 1917–
    3. 3. Melvin (Charlie) Cunningham 1912–1981 m. Cordie (Mae) Yates 1911–2002
    4. 4. Virgie (M) Cunningham 1907–1995 m. Ray Mathews 1908–1963
    5. 5. Jim (David "Jimmie") Cunningham 1905–1983 m. Irene Cowan 1908–2001
      1. 1. Reba (C) Cunningham 1926–
      2. 2. Agnes (Ann) Cunningham 1937–1963
  3. 3. Edith (ada) Griffith 1877–1894 m. Albert Rogers 1873–
  4. 4. James (Riley) Griffith 1876–1939 m. Mary (Jane Mollie) Brown 1878–1953
    1. 1. Samuel (L) Griffith 1909–1994 m. Emma Dell 1914–1991
    2. 2. William Griffith 1910–2005 m. Bertha (Faye) Dunn 1912–2002
    3. 3. Jack (C) Griffith 1916–2008 m. Ruby (Adeline) Peck 1914–2007
    4. 4. Woodrow (Wilson) Griffith 1918–2001 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Andrews 1920–
    5. 5. Elmer (E) Griffith 1907–1976 m. Erdie (Phaye) Peck 1919–1992
    6. 6. Jessie (Allen) Griffith 1906–1986 m. Faye Cooke 1914–2003
    7. 7. Roy (James) Griffith 1904–1999 m. Ora (Rea) Box 1926–2000
    8. 8. Effie (Fay) Griffith 1902–1998 m. Samford (Bibb) Daniel 1894–1962
      1. 1. Mary (Francis) Daniel 1931–1997 m. Lewis (Lee) Bunch 1928–1997
    9. 9. Lloyd (George) Griffith 1913–1961 m. Wilma (Dean) Muston 1916–1994 m. Addie (Ruth) Smith 1918–2002
  5. 5. Harvey (Crockett) Griffith 1874–1961 m. Molly (Rosalie) Hayes 1876–1938
    1. 1. Edith (Elizabeth) Griffith 1905–1931
      1. 1. Bryan (Elvis) Harris 1922–
    2. 2. Zora (Alice) Griffith 1901–1987 m. Benjamin (Larkin) Melton 1901–1968
      1. 1. Zona (E) Melton 1926–
      2. 2. Benjamin (Larkin) Melton 1924–
      3. 3. Benny (Wayland) Melton 1928–2000
      4. 4. Harold (Crafton) Melton 1922–2004
      5. 5. Jimmie (Guinn) Melton 1920–1942
    3. 3. Willis (Wilburn) Griffith 1907–1965 m. Mamie (H) Newton 1917–1992
    4. 4. Elsie (Elena) Griffith 1903–1989 m. Roy (Lafeyette) Hicks 1897–
      1. 1. Wilma (Pauline) Hicks 1925–1987 m. David (Doyle) McGhee 1915–1973
      2. 2. Douglas (R) Hicks 1922–
      3. 3. Delma (T) Hicks 1921–
    5. 5. Bessie Griffith 1895–1976 m. James (Clayborn) Ellis 1893–1974
      1. 1. Jessie (Wendell) Ellis 1925–
      2. 2. Evelyn (Marguerite) Ellis 1921–2004 m. Henry (Earl) Kennon 1916–1992
        1. 1. Karen (Joyce) Kennon 1940–1989 m. Donald (Leroy) McGee 1938–1984
      3. 3. Marshall (Wayne) Ellis 1923–1988 m. Dorothy (Nell) ALEXANDER 1927–1991
        1. 1. Travis (Wayne) Ellis 1946–2006
      4. 4. Gilbert (F) Ellis 1919–2000
    6. 6. Olin (Harvey) Griffith 1898–1954 m. Mable (Velma) Greenway 1899–1985
      1. 1. Harvey (Charles) Griffith 1925–1992
      2. 2. Norman (Brandt) Griffith 1918–1984 m. Evelyn (Elizabeth) Kincaid
      3. 3. Othela (H) Griffith 1923–
      4. 4. Imogene Griffith 1921–2006
  6. 6. Franklin (Murphy) Griffith 1872–1954
  7. 7. John (Fletcher) Griffith 1870–1955 m. Laura (Jane) Cypert 1884–1977 m. Ida Watters 1870–
    1. 1. Don (L) Griffith 1926–1987 m. Virginia (L) Nolen 1926–1992
    2. 2. John (Hollis (Sipe)) Griffith 1912–1990 m. Doyle (Mae) Whitten 1913–2003
      1. 1. Hollis (Gene (Red)) Griffith 1949–1983
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Josephine) Griffith 1909– m. John (Edwin II) Clarke 1914–
    4. 4. Frank (Shultz) Griffith 1907–1978 m. Ora (Hazel) Bond 1912–1986
    5. 5. Laura (Lola) Griffith 1905–2004 m. John (Paul) Jones 1901–1975
      1. 1. Joyce (Carlyne) Jones –2001
      2. 2. Cleta (Juanette) Jones 1923–
  8. 8. Samuel (B) Griffith 1869–1890
  9. 9. Clarisa (Ellen) Griffith 1867–1924 m. William (Osborne) Sargent 1867–1943
    1. 1. Nettie (Modean) Sargent 1910–2005 m. Bernard CODY 1907–2002
    2. 2. Alma (Faye) Sargent 1907–1954 m. Pird (Clinton) Edwards 1906–1960
    3. 3. Rachel Sargent 1906–1955 m. Lonnie (Otis) Phillips 1899–
      1. 1. Gayners Phillips 1926–
    4. 4. Jimmie (Jack) Sargent 1904–1905
    5. 5. Zora (Allice) Sargent 1900–1980 m. Claude Griffin 1894–1971
      1. 1. A (W) Griffin 1921–
      2. 2. Marvin (R) Griffin 1929–2002
    6. 6. Mary (Arlevia) Sargent 1898–1972 m. Hubert (Thorpe) Williams 1894–1963
      1. 1. Loyd Williams 1915–
      2. 2. Berthal Williams 1918–
    7. 7. Edith (Elvira) Sargent 1895–1992 m. Tom (J) Smith 1880–
      1. 1. Leroy Smith 1922–
      2. 2. Lendon (Jerome) Smith 1917–1991
      3. 3. Erin (Lorraine) Smith 1917–
    8. 8. Lillie (Lee Donie) Sargent 1893–1970 m. Elmer (Elworth) Lowe 1889–1975
      1. 1. Z (M) Lowe 1913–
      2. 2. E (R) Lowe 1919–
    9. 9. Lula (Pearl) Sargent 1892–1989 m. Albert (D) Irick 1888–1951
      1. 1. Vernice (Ozelle) Irick 1918–2016 m. Joseph (Madison) Funk 1914–2010
      2. 2. Lera (D) Irick 1911–1993
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Cordelia) SARGENT 1890–1989 m. Robert (Alford) Lowe 1887–1962
      1. 1. Doyle (Alfred) Lowe 1920–2014
      2. 2. Vela (M) Lowe 1917–
      3. 3. Altha (F) Lowe 1913–2003
    11. 11. Charles (Wesley) Sargent 1888–1968 m. Minnie (May) Gass 1893–1926 m. Ella (Mae) Ford 1893–1979
      1. 1. Lucille Price 1912–
      2. 2. Willa Price 1916–
      3. 3. Doris (Anita) Sargent 1917–1999 m. John (F) Moore 1914–1992
      4. 4. Delma (Bernice) Sargent 1915–2001 m. Rufus (Lee) Adams 1904–1989
      5. 5. Ouida (Elouise) Sargent 1914–2000 m. Howard (C) SHUBERT 1918–
      6. 6. John (Wesley) Sargent 1935–1994
  10. 10. William (Merle) Griffith 1879–1960 m. Julia Wyatt 1881–1966
    1. 1. Allene Griffith 1909–1984 m. William ("Buster" Ellsworth) Seay 1910–1993
      1. 1. William (Ross) Seay 1938–1981
    2. 2. Howard Griffith 1907–1941 m. Johnnie Whatley 1910–1939
      1. 1. Don (Ed) Griffith 1934–1992
      2. 2. Kenneth Griffith 1932–2001
      3. 3. Terry (Joan "Jo Ann") Griffith 1930–1998 m. Estes (Eugene) Agnew 1926–1992
      4. 4. Mary (Johnnette Griffith) Weeks 1938–2015 m. Elmer Clements 1936–2009
    3. 3. Ross Griffith 1905–1977 m. Charlotte (Estelle) Husband 1919–2010
    4. 4. Waulene ("Tommie") Griffith 1919–1983 m. Eugene (Victor) Cox 1908–1983 m. Waylen (Curtis) Apple 1916–1991
      1. 1. Evelynn (Kaye) Cox 1949–2015

James Griffith's Timeline

8 Records

1838
2 Oct 1838
Birth of James Guinn Griffith in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 12
James Guinn Griffith resided here in District 16, Jackson, Tennessee
District 16, Jackson, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 22
James Guinn Griffith resided here in Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri
Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri
1870
1870
Age 32
James Guinn Griffith resided here in Precinct 2, Collin, Texas
Precinct 2, Collin, Texas
1880
1880
Age 42
James Guinn Griffith resided here in Precinct 8, Collin, Texas, United States
Precinct 8, Collin, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 62
James Guinn Griffith resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Haskell, Texas
Justice Precinct 2, Haskell, Texas
1910
1910
Age 72
James Guinn Griffith resided here in Weinert, Haskell, Texas
Weinert, Haskell, Texas
1911
29 July 1911
Age 73
Death of James Guinn Griffith in Haskel Co. TX
Haskel Co. TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1838
    Event Place: Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 8, Collin, Texas; Roll: T9_1296; Family History Film: 1255296; Page: 295.4000; Enumeration District: 29; Image: .
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T623 1643; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 90.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: M653_606; Page: 0; Image: 478.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Weinert, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T624_1562; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 663.
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 16, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 189A; Image: 66
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 16, Jackson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 16, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 189A; Image: 66

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: M653_606; Page: 0; Image: 478.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Collin, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 8, Collin, Texas; Roll: T9_1296; Family History Film: 1255296; Page: 295.4000; Enumeration District: 29; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Haskell, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T623 1643; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 90.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Weinert, Haskell, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Weinert, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T624_1562; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 663.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1911
    Event Place: Haskel Co. TX
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Haskell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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