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Martha Griffin 1919–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1919

Birth Location: Jackson, North Carolina

Death Date: 3 Mar 1989

Death Location: Avery, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jacob Arrowood

Mother: Nina Taylor

Spouse(s): T Griffin, Edgar Vance

Children(s): Nina Griffin, Jearlina Arrowood

Martha Griffin was born in 1919 in Jackson, North Carolina, the child of Jacob Arrowood And Nina Taylor. In 1950, Martha Griffin resided in Richmond Hill, Alamance, North Carolina, USA. Martha Griffin married Edgar Sterling Vance, Raymond Mace, T J Griffin, and had children including Jearlina Arrowood, Nina Mae Griffin. Martha Griffin passed away in 1989 in Avery, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Griffin was born in 1919 in Jackson, North Carolina, the child of Jacob Arrowood And Nina Taylor.
  • In 1950, Martha Griffin resided in Richmond Hill, Alamance, North Carolina, USA.
  • Martha Griffin married Edgar Sterling Vance, Raymond Mace, T J Griffin, and had children including Jearlina Arrowood, Nina Mae Griffin.
  • Martha Griffin passed away in 1989 in Avery, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Griffin's Ancestors

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Martha Griffin
1919–1989
Birth Place: Jackson, North Carolina
Parents
Jacob Arrowood
1898–1967
Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, United States
Nina Taylor
1898–2000
Unaka, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Nathan Arrowood
1849–1910
North Carolina
Martha (Arkansas "Kansas") Eller
1858–1958
Towns, GA, USA
William (Harold) Taylor
1869–1956
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Mary Taylor
1873–1965
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Barrett
1817–1880
Nathaniel Arrowood
1813–1880
William Eller
1837–1870
Cynthia Cantrell
1834–1880
Wright Taylor
1810–1880
Caroline Smith
1838–1881
James Davis
1828–1892
Tennessee Taylor
1848–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Sr
1788–1850
Cornelia Arrowood
1791–1820
Jacob Eller
1811–1864
Nancy Allen
1816–1891
Martha Cantwell
1800–1870
Colonel Sr
1748–1810
Elizabeth Miller
1775–1816
Jonathan Smith
1818–1870
Sarah Nicholson
1825–1922
Rhoda James
1802–1880
Baldwin Taylor
1810–1880
Sarah Slider
1813–1869

Martha Griffin's Descendants

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Martha Griffin (31 Dec 1919–3 Mar 1989) m. T (J) Griffin (abt 1898–) m. Edgar (Sterling) Vance (5 Sep 1931–19 Mar 1990)
  1. 1. Nina (Mae) Griffin 1942–2022 m. Dace (Mack) Pace 1936–1990 m. Lawrence (W) Dreiling 1942–2024
  2. 2. Jearlina Arrowood 1936–2020

Martha Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1919
31 Dec 1919
Birth of Martha Griffin in Jackson, North Carolina
Jackson, North Carolina
1950
1950
Age 31
Martha Griffin resided here in Richmond Hill, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Richmond Hill, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
1989
3 Mar 1989
Age 70
Death of Martha Griffin in Avery, North Carolina, United States
Avery, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Birth Indexes
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond Hill, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1989
    Event Place: Avery, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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