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Joshua D Griffith 1822 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1822

Birth Location: Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 8 Sep 1898

Death Location: Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Father: Nathan Griffith

Mother: Priscilla Wardell

Spouse(s): Margaret Hoffman

Children(s): William Griffith, Mary Griffith, John Griffith, Addison Griffith, Joseph Griffith, James Griffith, Emma Griffith, Martha Griffith, George Griffith, Allice Griffith, Martha Griffith, Edward Griffith, Emma Griffith

In 1822, Joshua D Griffith entered the world in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, born to Nathan Griffith and Priscilla Prizilla Wardell. In 1850, Joshua D Griffith resided in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois. In 1860, Joshua D Griffith resided in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois. Joshua D Griffith married Margaret Meyers Hoffman, and had children including William Henry Griffith, Mary A Griffith, John F Griffith, Addison Elisha Griffith, Joseph F Griffith, James W Griffith, Emma Griffith, Martha W Griffith, George W Griffith, Allice G Griffith, Martha Griffith, Edward Josephus "Joshua" Griffith, Emma Viola Griffith. Joshua D Griffith passed away in 1898 in Schuyler, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1822, Joshua D Griffith entered the world in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, born to Nathan Griffith and Priscilla Prizilla Wardell.
  • In 1850, Joshua D Griffith resided in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois.
  • In 1860, Joshua D Griffith resided in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois.
  • Joshua D Griffith married Margaret Meyers Hoffman, and had children including William Henry Griffith, Mary A Griffith, John F Griffith, Addison Elisha Griffith, Joseph F Griffith, James W Griffith, Emma Griffith, Martha W Griffith, George W Griffith, Allice G Griffith, Martha Griffith, Edward Josephus "Joshua" Griffith, Emma Viola Griffith.
  • Joshua D Griffith passed away in 1898 in Schuyler, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Griffith
1796 – 1888
Birth Location: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
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Priscilla Wardell
1800 – 1858
Birth Location: Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
PW

Spouses(s)

Margaret Hoffman
1824 – 1881
Birth Location: Pickaway, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
MH

Children(s)

William Griffith
1847 – 1913
Birth Location: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
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Mary Griffith
1849 –
Birth Location: Schuyler, Illinois, United States
MG
John Griffith
1850 – 1927
Birth Location: Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
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Addison Griffith
1851 – 1914
Birth Location: Schuyler, Illinois, United States
AG
Joseph Griffith
1852 – 1928
Birth Location: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
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James Griffith
1857 – 1933
Birth Location: Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
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Emma Griffith
1858 –
Birth Location: –
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Martha Griffith
1858 – 1910
Birth Location: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
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George Griffith
1868 – 1904
Birth Location: Schuyler, Illinois, United States
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Allice Griffith
1860 –
Birth Location: Schuyler, Illinois, United States
AG
Martha Griffith
1862 –
Birth Location: –
MG
Edward Griffith
1862 – 1948
Birth Location: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
EG
Emma Griffith
1862 – 1939
Birth Location: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
EG

Joshua Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Griffith
1822 – 1898
Birth Place: Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Parents
Nathan Griffith
1796 – 1888
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Priscilla (Prizilla) Wardell
1800 – 1858
Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Joshua Griffith
1765 – 1814
Maryland, United States
Jemima Hazelton
1765 – 1818
New Jersey, United States
Joseph Wardell
1765 – 1822
Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Hannah Slocum
1766 – 1822
Longbranch, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hazelton
1730 –
Mrs
William Wardell
1732 –
Mary Smith
Jonathan? Slocum
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wardell
1703 – 1784
Sarah Arney
1712 – 1733

Joshua Griffith's Descendants

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Joshua (D) Griffith (3 Oct 1822 – 8 Sep 1898) m. Margaret (Meyers) Hoffman (Oct 1824 – 22 Mar 1881)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Griffith (3 Apr 1847 – 28 Aug 1913) m. Susannah Custer (12 Aug 1852 – 3 Mar 1936)
    1. 1. Elmer (Edwin) Griffith (17 Sep 1871 – 8 May 1942) m. Henrietta Griffith (abt 1872 – 22 Mar 1951)
      1. 1. Ida (F) Griffith (Dec 1896 – Oct 1973)
      2. 2. Mary (E) Griffith (abt 1908 – 25 Mar 1997)
    2. 2. Wilmer (William Wallace) Griffith (26 Dec 1876 – 29 Apr 1954) m. Myrtle (Lydia) Shupe (December 5, 1883 – April 11, 1974)
      1. 1. Vera (A) Griffith (May 1909 – 1958)
      2. 2. Delmar (W) Griffith (4 Jun 1911 – Jun 1985) m. Sophie (B) Griffith
      3. 3. Marvin (Eugene) Griffith (21 Jun 1920 – 7 Sep 2002) m. Marge
        1. 1. Margene Griffith (abt 1946 – )
        2. 2. Patti Griffith (abt 1948 – BEF 7 SEP 2002)
    3. 3. Edith (Luella) Griffith (25 Feb 1880 – 9 Jun 1974)
    4. 4. Lulu (Myrtle) Griffith (22 Mar 1888 – 17 Jan 1974)
  2. 2. Mary (A) Griffith (1849 – )
  3. 3. John (F) Griffith (Oct 1850 – 16 Apr 1927)
  4. 4. Addison (Elisha) Griffith (1851 – 3 Aug 1914)
  5. 5. Joseph (F) Griffith (5 Apr 1852 – 16 April 1928) m. Elizabeth Cruise (19 Jun 1850 – 13 April 1902)
    1. 1. Dora (M.) Griffith (30 Oct 1874 – 26 Aug 1901) m. Charles (Daniel) Fey (23 Jul 1872 – 21 Dec 1949)
      1. 1. Goldie (M) Fey (Nov 1893 – )
      2. 2. Freddie (J) Fey (24 Jul 1895 – 30 Jul 1901)
      3. 3. Charles (Winifred) Fey (4 Apr 1897 – 15 Jun 1973) m. Helen Stoffer (10 Nov 1900 – 28 Nov 1987)
        1. 1. Eileen Fey (24 Jul 1919 – 22 Mar 1990)
        2. 2. Ruth Fey (abt 1919 – )
        3. 3. Louise Fey (abt 1921 – )
        4. 4. Richard (Burl) Fey (19 Mar 1922 – 7 Dec 2003)
        5. 5. Marjorie Fey (1926 – 12 Apr 2004)
        6. 6. Bernard Fey (16 Nov 1928 – 5 Sep 2011)
      4. 4. Lydia (L) Fey (Jul 1898 – )
      5. 5. Joseph Fey (24 Jul 1901 – 31 Jul 1904)
    2. 2. Lydia (Belle) Griffith (11 Apr 1878 – Sept 1967) m. John (Warren) Wilson (20 Feb 1879 – 1947)
      1. 1. Inez (Marie) Wilson (7 Jun 1905 – 14 May 2002) m. Lynn (Hall) Duncan (16 Jun 1902 – 14 Apr 1972)
        1. 1. Warren (Stewart) Duncan (4 Jun 1926 – 8 Apr 1989)
        2. 2. Carl (Wilson) Duncan (28 Jun 1928 – 29 Mar 1998)
    3. 3. Rollie (Joshua) Griffith (15 JUL 1881 – 26 MAR 1966) m. Myrtle (Belle) Collard (10 SEP 1888 – 15 JUN 1980)
      1. 1. Olive (M) Griffith (15 Aug 1914 – 9 Sep 1982) m. Lester (Eugene) Newman (19 Sep 1914 – 5 Aug 2010)
        1. 1. Jeanette (Myrtle) Newman (17 Oct 1946 – ) m. Arnold (Francis) Swanson (1 Sep 1946 – )
      2. 2. Earl (Joshua) Griffith (6 May 1916 – 22 Feb 1985) m. Alice (Eleanor) Nolan (3 April 1917 – 14 Oct 1989)
        1. 1. Gary (J) Griffith (9/26/1942 – ) m. Linda (Sue) Mitchell (9 May 1950 – ) m. Julie Katana (21 Jan 1946 – )
        2. 2. Earl (Francis) Griffith (11 May 1945 – ) m. Dorothy (Ellen) Broesder (4 Oct 1954 – )
    4. 4. Newton (J F) Griffith (9 Sep 1884 – )
    5. 5. Edward (Lloyd) Griffith (6 Aug 1893 – 16 Mar 1972) m. Fanny (B) Thompson (12 Jul 1892 – 30 Dec 1989)
      1. 1. Marian (L Mary Lou) Griffith (31 Aug 1923 – )
  6. 6. James (W) Griffith (23 Apr 1857 – 22 Apr 1933)
  7. 7. Emma Griffith (1858 – )
  8. 8. Martha (W) Griffith (1858 – bef 1910) m. Dudley (C) Prentiss (1858 – )
    1. 1. Guy Prentiss (1880 – )
    2. 2. Harry (B) Prentiss (1885 – )
  9. 9. George (W) Griffith (Jan 1868 – 1904) m. Anna Schafer (1866 – )
    1. 1. Lillian (Pearl) Griffith (Aug 1882 – )
    2. 2. Mary (M) Griffith (Apr 1886 – )
  10. 10. Allice (G) Griffith (Jul 1860 – )
  11. 11. Martha Griffith (1862 – )
  12. 12. Edward (Josephus "Joshua") Griffith (1 Jun 1862 – 30 Apr 1948)
  13. 13. Emma (Viola) Griffith (1 Jun 1862 – 11 Aug 1939) m. William (Franklin) Paisley (25 Feb 1860 – 22 May 1935)
    1. 1. Chester (C) Paisley (29 Sep 1882 – 1962) m. Hester (Esther) Dean (1888 – )
      1. 1. Mildred Paisley (abt 1909 – )
    2. 2. Earl (E) Paisley (13 Mar 1888 – )
    3. 3. Wilson (Wesley) Paisley (3 Nov 1891 – 21 Aug 1955) m. Susan Paisley (abt 1896 – )
      1. 1. Ruth (V) Paisley (abt 1919 – )
      2. 2. Lee (W) Paisley (abt 1921 – )
      3. 3. Lyle (H) Paisley (abt 1921 – )
    4. 4. Winnie Paisley (abt 1892 – )
    5. 5. R (Virginia) Paisley (abt 1919 – )

Joshua Griffith's Timeline

8 Records

1822
3 Oct 1822
Birth of Joshua D Griffith in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
1850
1850
Age 28
Joshua D Griffith resided here in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 38
Joshua D Griffith resided here in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
1863
1 July 1863
Age 41
Joshua D Griffith resided here in Wood Stock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Wood Stock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 48
Joshua D Griffith resided here in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 58
Joshua D Griffith resided here in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 58
Joshua D Griffith resided here in Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
1898
8 Sep 1898
Age 76
Death of Joshua D Griffith in Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1822
    Event Place: Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: M432_128; Page: 394A; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: M653_228; Page: 0; Image: 113.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: M593_276; Page: 216; Image: 434.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: T9_250; Family History Film: 1254250; Page: 477.4000; Enumeration District: 274; Image: 0437.
    [5] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
    [6] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Schuyler, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: T9_250; Family History Film: 1254250; Page: 477.4000; Enumeration District: 274; Image: 0437.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Wood Stock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: T9_250; Family History Film: 1254250; Page: 477.4000; Enumeration District: 274; Image: 0437.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: M593_276; Page: 216; Image: 434.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: M653_228; Page: 0; Image: 113.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: M432_128; Page: 394A; Image: .
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