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John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL 1842–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1842

Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA

Death Date: Dec 1860

Death Location: Story City, Story, Iowa, USA

Father: Jonah Griffith

Mother: Sarah Merriman

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John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL was born in 1842 in Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA, the child of Jonah G Asa Griffith And Sarah Elijah Merriman. In 1856, John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL resided in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA. In 1860, John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL resided in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA. John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL passed away in 1860 in Story City, Story, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL was born in 1842 in Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA, the child of Jonah G Asa Griffith And Sarah Elijah Merriman.
  • In 1856, John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL resided in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1860, John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL resided in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA.
  • John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL passed away in 1860 in Story City, Story, Iowa, USA.

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John EOL's Ancestors

Self
John EOL
1842–1860
Birth Place: Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jonah G. (Asa) Griffith
1810–1877
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah ((Elijah)) Merriman
1812–1892
Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Asa Griffith
1785–1853
Warrington, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Blair
1784–1843
York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Elijah ((William)) Merriman
1788–1834
Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (N) McCoy
1792–1870
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William II
1756–1844
Elizabeth Merriman
1760–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John EOL's Timeline

5 Records

1842
23 Sep 1842
Birth of John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL in Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
1856
1856
Age 14
John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL resided here in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL resided here in Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
1860
20 Dec 1860
Age 18
Death of John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL in Story, Story, Iowa, USA
Story, Story, Iowa, USA
1860
Dec 1860
Age 18
Burial of John Jay (Jonah) Griffith EOL in Story City, Story, Iowa, USA
Story City, Story, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1842
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa; Roll: M653_339; Page: 751; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 803339
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lafayette, Story, Iowa; Roll: M653_339; Page: 751; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 803339

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Story, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1860
    Event Place: Story City, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

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