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Joseph Jesse Griffin 1926–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1926

Birth Location: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1984

Death Location: Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Willie Griffin

Mother: Mary McLeod

Spouse(s): Julia Morris

Children(s): June Griffin

The story of Joseph Jesse Griffin began in 1926 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, Joseph Jesse Griffin resided in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina. In 1940, Joseph Jesse Griffin resided in Sumter Township, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, U. Joseph Jesse Griffin married Julia Dorine Morris, and had children including Jennyleigh Griffin, Joseph Jesse Griffin Jr, Juanita Faye Griffin, June Griffin. Joseph Jesse Griffin passed away in 1984 in Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Jesse Griffin began in 1926 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Joseph Jesse Griffin resided in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Joseph Jesse Griffin resided in Sumter Township, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, U.
  • Joseph Jesse Griffin married Julia Dorine Morris, and had children including Jennyleigh Griffin, Joseph Jesse Griffin Jr, Juanita Faye Griffin, June Griffin.
  • Joseph Jesse Griffin passed away in 1984 in Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willie Griffin
1902–1947
Birth Location: –
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Mary McLeod
1902–1979
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Julia Morris
1924–2002
Birth Location: Gable, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

June Griffin
1944–2002
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Joseph Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Griffin
1926–1984
Birth Place: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Willie Washington Griffin
1902–1947
Mary (Beulah) McLeod
1902–1979
Grandparents
George (Washington) Griffin
1874–1946
Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Ida (E) McLeod
1883–1913
Privateer, Sumter County, South Carolina
Charles (Frank) McLeod
1876–1955
Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Augusta ("Gussie") Griffin
1885–1948
Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1821–1887
Mary Andrews
1849–1923
James McLeod
1851–1926
Placeda (McLeod)
1856–1951
James McLeod
1851–1926
Placeda (McLeod)
1856–1951
James Griffin
1821–1887
Mary Andrews
1849–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hampton Sr
1822–1891
Martha Lawrence
1831–1909
Joseph Griffin
1788–1866
Alicia Weeks
1799–1852

Joseph Griffin's Descendants

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Joseph (Jesse) Griffin (7 Jun 1926–13 Dec 1984) m. Julia (Dorine) Morris (21 Jun 1924–15 Apr 2002)
  1. 1. June Griffin 1944–2002

Joseph Griffin's Timeline

5 Records

1926
7 Jun 1926
Birth of Joseph Jesse Griffin in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Joseph Jesse Griffin resided here in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 14
Joseph Jesse Griffin resided here in Sumter Township, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter Township, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Joseph Jesse Griffin resided here in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1984
13 Dec 1984
Age 58
Death of Joseph Jesse Griffin in Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA
Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03842; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 43-38
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2988; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 43-57

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03842; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 43-38

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sumter Township, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03842; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 43-38

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2988; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 43-57

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Florence, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2988; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 43-57

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1984
    Event Place: Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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