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Joshua Benjamin Griffith 1825 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1912

Death Location: Orange, Orange, Texas, USA

Father: Henry Griffith

Mother: Amelia Barrow

Spouse(s): Mellessa Griffith

Children(s): William Griffith, Mary Griffith, Genevra Griffith, Henry Griffith, Henry Griffith, David Griffith, Zadoc Griffith, Arminia Griffith, Ellen Griffith, Julia Griffith, Fidelia Griffith, Nettie Griffith, Jeanette Griffith, Amelia Griffith, Joshua Griffith, Melissa Griffith

According to available records, Joshua Benjamin Griffith Sr was born in 1825 in St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Henry Griffith and Amelia "Milly" Barrow. Following those early years, Joshua Benjamin Griffith Sr married Mellessa Griffith, and their family grew to include William Reuben Griffith, Mary Griffith, Genevra Griffith, Henry "Buster" Griffith, Henry Griffith, David Griffith, Zadoc Griffith, Arminia "Anna" Griffith, Ellen Griffith, Julia Griffith, Fidelia Griffith, Nettie Griffith, Jeanette Griffith, Amelia Griffith, Joshua B. Griffith and Melissa Griffith. In the later years of life, Joshua Benjamin Griffith Sr died in 1912 in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA.

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Parents

Henry Griffith
1797 – 1864
Birth Location: Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
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Amelia Barrow
1802 – 1861
Birth Location: Opelusus, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mellessa Griffith
1832 – 1912
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Children(s)

William Griffith
1847 – 1936
Birth Location: Johnson's Bayou, Cameron, Louisiana, USA
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Mary Griffith
1849 – 1860
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Genevra Griffith
1851 – 1879
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Henry Griffith
1851 – 1934
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
HG
Henry Griffith
1855 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
HG
David Griffith
1855 – 1922
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Zadoc Griffith
1857 – 1865
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Arminia Griffith
1859 – 1943
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Ellen Griffith
1861 – 1865
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Julia Griffith
1862 – 1864
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Fidelia Griffith
1865 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Nettie Griffith
1867 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Jeanette Griffith
1869 – 1887
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Amelia Griffith
1870 – 1943
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
AG
Joshua Griffith
1873 – 1953
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Melissa Griffith
1877 – 1879
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
MG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1825
    Event Place: St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 5th Ward, Cameron, Louisiana; Roll: 450; Family History Film: 1254450; Page: 94D; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0356., Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnson Bayou, Cameron, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: , Calcasieu, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: 169; Image: 171., Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 18, Cameron, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 18, Cameron, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 18, Cameron, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Calcasieu, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: 169; Image: 171.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Johnson Bayou, Cameron, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnson Bayou, Cameron, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: 5th Ward, Cameron, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 5th Ward, Cameron, Louisiana; Roll: 450; Family History Film: 1254450; Page: 94D; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0356.

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