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Laura Sealy Griffin 1876 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1876

Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1964

Death Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Griffin

Mother: Lydia Watson

Spouse(s): Thomas Lancaster

Children(s): Lillie Lancaster, Rebecca Lancaster, Martha Lancaster, Zoda Lancaster, Margaret Lancaster, Buck Lancaster, Ida Lancaster, Joseph Lancaster, James Lancaster, John Lancaster

1876 marked the beginning of Laura Sealy Griffin's life in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA, to parents Joseph Redding Griffin and Lydia Jane Watson. Eventually, Laura Sealy Griffin married Thomas Elihu Lancaster, and they welcomed Lillie Belle Lancaster, Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Lancaster, Martha Calidonia Lancaster, Zoda Susan "Susie" Lancaster, Margaret Lucinda Lancaster, Buck Asa Lancaster, Ida May Lancaster, Joseph Newton Lancaster, James Henry Lancaster and John Griffin Lancaster. Laura Sealy Griffin passed in 1964 at Belton, Bell, Texas, USA.

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Parents

Joseph Griffin
1849 – 1930
Birth Location: Dyer, Tennessee, United States
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Lydia Watson
1854 – 1900
Birth Location: Tennessee
LW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Lancaster
1868 – 1951
Birth Location: Bottoms Community, Bell County, Texas, USA
TL

Children(s)

Lillie Lancaster
1904 – 1984
Birth Location: Texas
LL
Rebecca Lancaster
1905 – 1975
Birth Location: Texas
RL
Martha Lancaster
1907 – 1961
Birth Location: Texas
ML
Zoda Lancaster
1908 – 1988
Birth Location: Texas
ZL
Margaret Lancaster
1909 – 1980
Birth Location: , Bell, Texas, USA
ML
Buck Lancaster
1911 – 1979
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA
BL
Ida Lancaster
1912 – 1912
Birth Location: Texas, USA
IL
Joseph Lancaster
1913 – 1976
Birth Location: Temple, Texas, USA
JL
James Lancaster
1916 – 1996
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA
JL
John Lancaster
1918 – 1970
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA
JL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Sep 1876
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: T627_3983; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-7, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 178., Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Bell, Texas; Roll: 2290; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 733.0., Year: 1880; Census Place: District 2, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 1253; Family History Film: 1255253; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 005, Year: 1880; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1265; Family History Film: 1255265; Page: 157.2000; Enumeration District: 147; Image: ., Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1568; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 12., Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 698., Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 698.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 2, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 2, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 1253; Family History Film: 1255253; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 005, Year: 1880; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1265; Family History Film: 1255265; Page: 157.2000; Enumeration District: 147; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1568; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 12.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 698., Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 698.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 178.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Bell, Texas; Roll: 2290; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 733.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: T627_3983; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bell, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: T627_3983; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Jan 1964
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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