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Joseph Griffin 1862–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1862

Birth Location: Forbes, Holt County, Missouri

Death Date: 16 Nov 1948

Death Location: Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America

Father: Leonard Griffin

Mother: Elizabeth Brownlee

Spouse(s): Emma Simmonds

Children(s): Otis Griffin, Shirley Linderman, George Griffin, Opal Griffin, Raymond Griffin, Ray Griffin, Bessie Griffin

In 1862, Joseph Griffin entered the world in Forbes, Holt County, Missouri, born to Leonard Lionius Benjamin Griffin And Elizabeth Brownlee. In 1870, Joseph Griffin resided in Lewis, North Point, Holt, Missouri, USA. In 1880, Joseph Griffin resided in Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas, USA. Joseph Griffin married Emma Lina Simmonds, and had children including Bessie Francis Griffin, George Robert Griffin, Opal Rozanne Griffin, Otis Claude Griffin, Ray Griffin, Raymond Joseph Griffin, Shirley Elizabeth Linderman. Joseph Griffin passed away in 1948 in Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Joseph Griffin entered the world in Forbes, Holt County, Missouri, born to Leonard Lionius Benjamin Griffin And Elizabeth Brownlee.
  • In 1870, Joseph Griffin resided in Lewis, North Point, Holt, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Griffin resided in Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas, USA.
  • Joseph Griffin married Emma Lina Simmonds, and had children including Bessie Francis Griffin, George Robert Griffin, Opal Rozanne Griffin, Otis Claude Griffin, Ray Griffin, Raymond Joseph Griffin, Shirley Elizabeth Linderman.
  • Joseph Griffin passed away in 1948 in Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Griffin
1833–1911
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LG
Elizabeth Brownlee
1838–1919
Birth Location: Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, United States
EB

Spouses(s)

Emma Simmonds
1875–1949
Birth Location: Doniphan County, Kansas, USA
ES

Children(s)

Otis Griffin
1911–1991
Birth Location: Reserve, Brown County, Kansas, United States of America
OG
Shirley Linderman
1900–1956
Birth Location: White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
SL
George Griffin
1906–1984
Birth Location: White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
GG
Opal Griffin
1908–1993
Birth Location: White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
OG
Raymond Griffin
1916–1993
Birth Location: Reserve Brow, Kansas
RG
Ray Griffin
1919–1983
Birth Location: Kansas
RG
Bessie Griffin
1893–1991
Birth Location: Senica, Missouri, United States
BG

Joseph Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Griffin
1862–1948
Birth Place: Forbes, Holt County, Missouri
Parents
Leonard Lionius Benjamin Griffin
1833–1911
Missouri, USA
Elizabeth Brownlee
1838–1919
Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Lewis) Griffin
1797–1887
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Lampkins
1808–1861
, , Kentucky, USA
John Brownlee
1808–1889
Virginia, USA
John Brownlee
1808–1889
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Chisholm Griffith
1759–1833
Frances Terrell
1764–
Daniel Lamkins
1769–1852
Lucinda Young
1770–1818
Walter Brownlee
1785–1874
Unity Hamilton
1787–1860
Walter Brownlee
1785–1874
Unity Hamilton
1787–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Orlando Griffin
1722–1801
Elizabeth Riggs
1730–1779
John Brownlees
1748–1830
Jean Kerr
1750–1814
Guy Hamilton
1750–1791
Mary Phillips
1746–1791

Joseph Griffin's Descendants

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Joseph Griffin (2 Sep 1862–16 Nov 1948) m. Emma (Lina) Simmonds (Abt 1875–13 Jan 1949)
  1. 1. Otis (Claude) Griffin 1911–1991 m. Martha (I) Griffin 1906–2007 m. Neva Lister 1917–2004
    1. 1. Specialist (Dale Eugene) Griffin 1936–1988 m. Lois (Jean) Henninger 1931–2001 m. Mary (Margaret) Celaya 1937–2018
    2. 2. Joseph Griffin 1942–1942
    3. 3. Karen (Ann) Griffin 1948–2012
    4. 4. David (Dean) Griffin 1949–2008
    5. 5. Daniel (Otis) Griffin 1943–1978 m. Susie (chavez) Griffin 1947–2013
    6. 6. Mitchell (Gordon) Griffin 1951–1990
  2. 2. Shirley (Elizabeth) Linderman 1900–1956
    1. 1. Dorothy (Alice) Linderman 1921–2000
    2. 2. Shirley (Carol) Linderman 1938–1938
    3. 3. Leo (Mervin) Lindermann 1924–
  3. 3. George (Robert) Griffin 1906–1984 m. Gertrude ("Trudy" Helen) Patz 1908–1985
    1. 1. Georgia (M) Griffin 1933–2015
    2. 2. Dorothy (Ann) Griffin 1932–2015
  4. 4. Opal (Rozanne) Griffin 1908–1993
  5. 5. Raymond (Joseph) Griffin 1916–1993
  6. 6. Ray Griffin 1919–1983 m. Eva (Belle) Rittel 1925–1997
  7. 7. Bessie (Francis) Griffin 1893–1991 m. William (Edmond) Fitzgerald 1891–1969
    1. 1. Velma (Maureen Fitzgerald) ford 1913–2004
    2. 2. La (Versa) Fitzgerald 1920–2010
    3. 3. Robert (Jean) Fitzgerald 1926–1995

Joseph Griffin's Timeline

11 Records

1862
2 Sep 1862
Birth of Joseph Griffin in Forbes, Holt County, Missouri
Forbes, Holt County, Missouri
1870
1870
Age 8
Joseph Griffin resided here in Lewis, North Point, Holt, Missouri, USA
Lewis, North Point, Holt, Missouri, USA
1880
9 Jun 1880
Age 18
Joseph Griffin resided here in Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Joseph Griffin resided here in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 48
Joseph Griffin resided here in Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 58
Joseph Griffin resided here in Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 63
Joseph Griffin resided here in Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 68
Joseph Griffin resided here in Douglas, Douglas, Jackson, Kansas, USA
Douglas, Douglas, Jackson, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 73
Joseph Griffin resided here in Rural, Jackson, Kansas
Rural, Jackson, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 78
Joseph Griffin resided here in Delaware Township, Jefferson, Kansas, USA
Delaware Township, Jefferson, Kansas, USA
1948
16 Nov 1948
Age 86
Death of Joseph Griffin in Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada
Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Forbes, Holt County, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_12; Line: 6
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T625_525; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 20
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Douglas, Jackson, Kansas; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340439
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 478; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0041
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T624_433; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374446
    [6] Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1968, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
    [7] Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, Nevada Department of Health; Carson City, Nevada; Nevada Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lewis, North Point, Holt, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Kansas, 1860-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 478; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0041
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, The Kansas Chief; Publication Date: 9 Aug 1900; Publication Place: Troy, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T624_433; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374446

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T625_525; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Hamlin, Brown, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_12; Line: 6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Douglas, Douglas, Jackson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Douglas, Jackson, Kansas; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340439

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jackson, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Delaware Township, Jefferson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1948
    Event Place: Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada
    Record Source:
    [1] Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, Nevada Department of Health; Carson City, Nevada; Nevada Death Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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