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Lonnie Dowell Griffin 1901–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1901

Birth Location: McKinney, Sherman, Texas, USA

Death Date: 23 Jan 1974

Death Location: Garlan, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: Charles Griffin

Mother: Remember Myers

Spouse(s): Bertha Mayo

Children(s): Lonnie Griffin

Lonnie Dowell Griffin was born in 1901 in McKinney, Sherman, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Raymond Griffin And Remember Elizabeth Myers. In 1910, Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided in McKinney Ward 1, Collin, Texas, USA. In 1920, Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided in Sherman Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas, USA. Lonnie Dowell Griffin married Bertha Eunice Mayo, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Griffin, Lonnie Ralph Griffin. Lonnie Dowell Griffin passed away in 1974 in Garlan, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lonnie Dowell Griffin was born in 1901 in McKinney, Sherman, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Raymond Griffin And Remember Elizabeth Myers.
  • In 1910, Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided in McKinney Ward 1, Collin, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided in Sherman Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas, USA.
  • Lonnie Dowell Griffin married Bertha Eunice Mayo, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Griffin, Lonnie Ralph Griffin.
  • Lonnie Dowell Griffin passed away in 1974 in Garlan, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Griffin
1869–1920
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Remember Myers
1874–1934
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RM

Spouses(s)

Bertha Mayo
1907–1997
Birth Location: Grayson, Texas, USA
BM

Children(s)

Lonnie Griffin
1926–2017
Birth Location: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
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Lonnie Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Lonnie Griffin
1901–1974
Birth Place: McKinney, Sherman, Texas, USA
Parents
Charles Raymond Griffin
1869–1920
Tennessee, USA
Remember (Elizabeth) Myers
1874–1934
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Christopher) Myers
1845–1902
Clinton, Kentucky, USA
Melissa (Carolyn) Stockton
1845–1922
Albany, Clinton, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lonnie Griffin's Descendants

1.
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Lonnie (Dowell) Griffin (12 Mar 1901–23 Jan 1974) m. Bertha (Eunice) Mayo (21 Jan 1907–12 Apr 1997)
  1. 1. Lonnie (Ralph) Griffin 1926–2017 m. Elizabeth (Rae) Gieb 1926–1984

Lonnie Griffin's Timeline

11 Records

1901
12 Mar 1901
Birth of Lonnie Dowell Griffin in McKinney, Sherman, Texas, USA
McKinney, Sherman, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in McKinney Ward 1, Collin, Texas, USA
McKinney Ward 1, Collin, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in Sherman Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas, USA
Sherman Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in Vernon, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
Vernon, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
1933
1933
Age 32
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in Tyler, Texas, USA
Tyler, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in Tyler, Smith, Texas
Tyler, Smith, Texas
1940
1940
Age 39
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in , Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 50
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in Texas
Texas
1974
Abt 1974
Age 73
Lonnie Dowell Griffin resided here in Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
1974
23 Jan 1974
Age 73
Death of Lonnie Dowell Griffin in Garlan, Dallas, Texas, USA
Garlan, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1901
    Event Place: McKinney, Sherman, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 450
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04137; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 212-4
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T625_1808; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 77
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Page: 39B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342144
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McKinney Ward 1, Collin, Texas; Roll: T624_1539; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375552
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2097; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 57-79A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: McKinney Ward 1, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McKinney Ward 1, Collin, Texas; Roll: T624_1539; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375552

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sherman Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T625_1808; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Vernon, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Page: 39B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342144

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Tyler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04137; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 212-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04137; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 212-4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas, 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: Garland, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2097; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 57-79A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1974
    Event Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 450

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1974
    Event Place: Garlan, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
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