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Lula Jane Nash Griffin 1897 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Dossnille Le, Mississippi

Death Date: 8 May 1986

Death Location: Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: George Nash

Mother: Laura Merriweather

Spouse(s): Linton Griffin

Children(s): Obie Griffin, Willie Griffin, Gertrude Collins, Linton Griffin, Mary Harris, Curtis Griffin, Byron Griffin, Myron Griffin, Lula Griffin, Cleotha Griffin, Catherine Griffin, Lawrence Griffin, Mathias Griffin

Lula Jane Nash Griffin was born in 1897 in Dossnille Le, Mississippi, the child of George Washington 'Wash' Nash and Laura Merriweather. In 1900, Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided in Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA. Lula Jane Nash Griffin married Linton Griffin, and had children including Obie Griffin, Willie Alvin Griffin, Gertrude Griffin Collins, Linton Griffin, Mary Lee Griffin- Harris, Curtis Henry Griffin, Byron Griffin, Myron Griffin, Lula Pearl Griffin, Cleotha Griffin, Catherine Griffin, Lawrence Allen Hamlett Griffin, Mathias Griffin. Lula Jane Nash Griffin passed away in 1986 in Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lula Jane Nash Griffin was born in 1897 in Dossnille Le, Mississippi, the child of George Washington 'Wash' Nash and Laura Merriweather.
  • In 1900, Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided in Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA.
  • Lula Jane Nash Griffin married Linton Griffin, and had children including Obie Griffin, Willie Alvin Griffin, Gertrude Griffin Collins, Linton Griffin, Mary Lee Griffin- Harris, Curtis Henry Griffin, Byron Griffin, Myron Griffin, Lula Pearl Griffin, Cleotha Griffin, Catherine Griffin, Lawrence Allen Hamlett Griffin, Mathias Griffin.
  • Lula Jane Nash Griffin passed away in 1986 in Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lula Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Lula Griffin
1897 – 1986
Birth Place: Dossnille Le, Mississippi
Parents
George Washington 'Wash' Nash
1866 – 1939
Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Laura Merriweather
1871 –
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Orange Nash
1810 – 1910
South Carolina
Harriet Nash
1835 – 1880
Virginia
Benjamin Merriweather
1853 –
Meedy Merriweather
1852 –
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John Nash
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lula Griffin's Descendants

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Lula (Jane Nash) Griffin (16 Oct 1897 – 8 May 1986) m. Linton Griffin (5 October 1891 – 25 May 1975)
  1. 1. Obie Griffin (28 January 1912 – 14 December 1939)
  2. 2. Willie (Alvin) Griffin (6 Aug 1914 – December 1991)
  3. 3. Gertrude (Griffin) Collins (16 December 1916 – 12 January 1989)
  4. 4. Linton Griffin (5 April 1917 – 4 April 1995)
  5. 5. Mary (Lee Griffin-) Harris (1 July 1919 – 11 February 2014)
  6. 6. Curtis (Henry) Griffin (26 December 1920 – 19 July 2001)
  7. 7. Byron Griffin (10 Oct 1923 – 27 Jun 2005)
  8. 8. Myron Griffin (3 Dec 1924 – 21 Dec 1924)
  9. 9. Lula (Pearl) Griffin (abt 1926 – )
  10. 10. Cleotha Griffin (4 Jun 1929 – Dec 1984)
  11. 11. Catherine Griffin (abt 1930 – )
  12. 12. Lawrence (Allen Hamlett) Griffin (22 Jan 1934 – 2 November 2015)
  13. 13. Mathias Griffin (abt 1937 – )

Lula Griffin's Timeline

10 Records

1896
16 October 1896
Birth of Lula Jane Nash Griffin in Carthage (Leake County), Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Carthage (Leake County), Leake County, Mississippi, USA
1897
16 Oct 1897
Birth of Lula Jane Nash Griffin in Dossnille Le, Mississippi
Dossnille Le, Mississippi
1900
1900
Age 3
Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided here in Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided here in Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided here in Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided here in Beat 2, Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided here in Leake, Mississippi
Leake, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 43
Lula Jane Nash Griffin resided here in Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1986
8 May 1986
Age 89
Death of Lula Jane Nash Griffin in Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1986
8 May 1986
Age 89
Death of Lula Jane Nash Griffin in Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America
Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1896
    Event Place: Carthage (Leake County), Leake County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Dossnille Le, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Leake, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1986
    Event Place: Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1986
    Event Place: Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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