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Matilda South 1859–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1859

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: before 1910

Death Location: North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel South

Mother: Catharine Staves

Spouse(s): McCager Griffin

Children(s): Elsie Griffin

The story of Matilda South began in 1859 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA. Matilda South married Mccager Griffin, and had children including Elsie B Griffin. Matilda South passed away in 1910 in North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda South began in 1859 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Matilda South married Mccager Griffin, and had children including Elsie B Griffin.
  • Matilda South passed away in 1910 in North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Matilda South's Ancestors

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Matilda South
1859–1910
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel H South
1817–1908
Pennsylvania
Catharine (Amanda) Staves
1822–1903
, Clinton, New York, USA
Grandparents
Michael (Mitchel) Staves
1796–1889
,,Quebec,Canada
Sarah\Sally Sprague
1809–1873
Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Staves
1772–1840
Charlotte *
1771–1841
Samuel Sprague
1773–1842
Catherine Denton
1785–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Lamarche
1737–1780
Angélique Bazinet
1740–1811
Charles Bosseron
1742–
Marie Stamour
1745–1771
Benjamin Sprague
1695–1788
Alice Bucklin
1699–1774
William Denton
1756–1818
Abigail Stoddard
1768–1849

Matilda South's Descendants

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Matilda South (abt 1859–before 1910) m. McCager Griffin (Aug 1857–aft 1920)
  1. 1. Elsie (B) Griffin 1897–1949 m. James (Houston) Darnell 1867–1930
    1. 1. Nettie (Ruth) Darnell 1930–2005 m. George (Junior) Porter 1921–1981
    2. 2. Sylvia Darnell 1915–
    3. 3. Lessie Darnell 1921–
    4. 4. Leonard Darnell 1923–
    5. 5. Nettie (Ruth) Darnell 1928–2005

Matilda South's Timeline

2 Records

1859
abt 1859
Birth of Matilda South in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1910
before 1910
Age 51
Death of Matilda South in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1859
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: before 1910
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

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