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Martha Jane Griggs 1845–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1845

Birth Location: Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Jan 1914

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Griggs

Mother: Jane Griggs

Spouse(s): Adin Spaulding

Children(s): Eva Spaulding, Jeanette Spaulding, Frank Spaulding, Charles Spaulding

Martha Jane Griggs was born in 1845 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John H Griggs And Jane Turner Wells Griggs. In 1860, Martha Jane Griggs resided in Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA. In 1880, Martha Jane Griggs resided in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA. Martha Jane Griggs married Adin Frank Spaulding, and had children including Charles F Spaulding, Eva Clair Spaulding, Frank Spaulding, Jeanette Spaulding. Martha Jane Griggs passed away in 1914 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Griggs was born in 1845 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John H Griggs And Jane Turner Wells Griggs.
  • In 1860, Martha Jane Griggs resided in Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, Martha Jane Griggs resided in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • Martha Jane Griggs married Adin Frank Spaulding, and had children including Charles F Spaulding, Eva Clair Spaulding, Frank Spaulding, Jeanette Spaulding.
  • Martha Jane Griggs passed away in 1914 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Martha Griggs's Ancestors

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Martha Griggs
1845–1914
Birth Place: Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
John H Griggs
1807–
New Jersey
Jane (Turner Wells) Griggs
1809–1884
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana USA, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William (F) Wells
1770–1812
Jacobs Creek, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary Geiger
1791–1840
Washington County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wells
1734–1781
Elizabeth Hayden
1740–1781
Col. Geiger
1753–1832
Margaret Geiger
1753–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Wells
1712–1765
Mary Edwards
1715–1768

Martha Griggs's Descendants

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Martha (Jane) Griggs (30 May 1845–13 Jan 1914) m. Adin (Frank) Spaulding (15 August 1842–11 July 1932)
  1. 1. Eva (Clair) Spaulding 1867–1940 m. Hiram (Bion) Shaw 1857–1949
  2. 2. Jeanette Spaulding 1874–1938 m. Wilbur (H) Thornton 1873– m. George (F) Albert 1875–
    1. 1. Wilbur Thornton 1905– m. Helen (Elizabeth) Lafferty 1907–1994
      1. 1. John (Leo) Thornton 1935–1997
    2. 2. Aden (C) Thornton 1906–1908
  3. 3. Frank Spaulding 1877–1938
  4. 4. Charles (F) Spaulding 1878–1923
    1. 1. William (Wells) Spaulding 1922–1995

Martha Griggs's Timeline

4 Records

1845
30 May 1845
Birth of Martha Jane Griggs in Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America
Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 15
Martha Jane Griggs resided here in Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
Martha Jane Griggs resided here in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1914
13 Jan 1914
Age 69
Death of Martha Jane Griggs in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1845
    Event Place: Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 427c; Enumeration District: 192
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1910-1919; Roll: 20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 427c; Enumeration District: 192

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1910-1919; Roll: 20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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