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Matthew Griffin 1799–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 January 1881

Death Location: Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Dempsey Griffin

Mother: Martha Moss

Spouse(s): Harriet Carroll

Children(s): Angeline Griffin, Joseph Griffe, Martha Griffin, Harriet Griffin, Harvel Griffin, Jefferson Griffin, Mary Griffin, Matthew Griffin, Sarah Griffin, Thomas Griffin

Matthew Griffin was born in 1799 in Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Dempsey P Griffin And Martha Moss. In 1850, Matthew Griffin resided in Division 78, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA. In 1860, Matthew Griffin resided in Cave Spring, Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA. Matthew Griffin married Harriet Carroll, and had children including Angeline Griffin, Harriet Griffin, Harvel Dempsey Griffin, Jefferson F Griffin, Joseph Griffe, Madison Griffin, Martha Griffin, Mary Griffin, Matthew Griffin, Missouri Griffin, Sarah Griffin, Thomas Griffin. Matthew Griffin passed away in 1881 in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Griffin was born in 1799 in Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Dempsey P Griffin And Martha Moss.
  • In 1850, Matthew Griffin resided in Division 78, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, Matthew Griffin resided in Cave Spring, Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA.
  • Matthew Griffin married Harriet Carroll, and had children including Angeline Griffin, Harriet Griffin, Harvel Dempsey Griffin, Jefferson F Griffin, Joseph Griffe, Madison Griffin, Martha Griffin, Mary Griffin, Matthew Griffin, Missouri Griffin, Sarah Griffin, Thomas Griffin.
  • Matthew Griffin passed away in 1881 in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Matthew Griffin's Ancestors

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Matthew Griffin
1799–1881
Birth Place: Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Dempsey P Griffin
1766–1823
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Martha Moss
1762–1840
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Griffin's Descendants

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Matthew Griffin (1799–15 January 1881) m. Harriet Carroll (abt 1812–14 June 1860)
  1. 1. Angeline Griffin 1828–1905 m. George (Franklin) Mercer 1816–1879
    1. 1. Susan (Jane) Mercer 1863–1940 m. Samuel (Jacob) Dennis 1854–1927
      1. 1. Susie (Isa) Dennis 1888–1966 m. Mack (Daniel) Kinard 1887–1974
        1. 1. Thelma (Pauline) Kinard 1925–2002 m. Roy (Burl) Tyre 1925–
        2. 2. Lovie (Viola) Kinard 1906–1986 m. Albert (Jacob) Lepper 1908–1936 m. John (j.) Summerlin 1880–1966
        3. 3. Allen (Leonard) Kinard 1909–1989 m. Minnie Sevor 1905–1961 m. Dorothy Hale 1927–
        4. 4. Susie (Mae) Kinard 1911–1989 m. Herbert Wadsworth 1905–
        5. 5. Ernest (Hinton) Kinard 1914–1995 m. Beatrice (Blanche "Pat") Griffin 1914–1987
        6. 6. George (Alice) Kinard 1921–2001 m. Vernon (Adell) Demont 1916–1996
        7. 7. Mollie (Etta) Kinard 1919–1991 m. Joseph (Lucious) Morris 1917–
      2. 2. Thomas (Nelson) Dennis 1894–1969 m. Sarah (Pauline) Dennis 1893–1973
        1. 1. Jesse (Leonard) Dennis 1921–1988
        2. 2. Dannie Dennis 1926–
      3. 3. Samuel (Jackson) Dennis 1903–1967 m. Eloise Dennis 1927–2012
      4. 4. Carrie (Inez "Dottie") Dennis 1900–1991 m. Albert Dennis 1895–
        1. 1. Clarence Dennis 1922–
      5. 5. Georgia (Mercer) Dennis 1890–1975 m. Harrison (Ford) Neel 1885–1961
        1. 1. Billie (Burl) Neel 1921–1981 m. Helen Neel 1921–
        2. 2. Harrison (Ford Neel) Jr 1924–1967
        3. 3. Kittie (Pearl) Neel 1907–1938 m. Walter (Columbus) Cooley 1905–1995
        4. 4. Lilly (Zelma) Neel 1909–1996
        5. 5. Laura (Bell) Neel 1911–1998 m. Edgar Griffin 1910–
        6. 6. Wade (Bennett) Neel 1914–1977
      6. 6. Emma (Maria) Dennis 1882–1932 m. Lacy (Lester) McClellan 1878–
      7. 7. Sarah (Angeline "Angie") Dennis 1897–1960 m. William (C) Simpson 1895–1975
        1. 1. Benjamin (Eugene) Simpson 1925–1996
        2. 2. Cary Simpson 1922–
      8. 8. Leonard (Jefferson) Dennis 1885–1950 m. Elizabeth (Ann) McKinnon 1892–1979
        1. 1. Lois Dennis 1911– m. Johnny (Robinson Smith,) Sr. 1905–1968
        2. 2. Leonard (Jack Dennis,) Sr. 1917–1954
    2. 2. Harriet (E.) Mercer 1857–
    3. 3. Jesse Mercer 1852–
    4. 4. Harriett (R.) Mercer 1856–
    5. 5. George Mercer 1859–
  2. 2. Joseph Griffe 1846–1920
  3. 3. Martha Griffin 1843–1905
  4. 4. Harriet Griffin 1849–1912
  5. 5. Harvel (Dempsey) Griffin 1847–1905
  6. 6. Jefferson (F) Griffin 1830–1914
  7. 7. Mary Griffin 1845–1906
  8. 8. Matthew Griffin 1824–1900
  9. 9. Sarah Griffin 1823–1900
  10. 10. Thomas Griffin 1841–1920

Matthew Griffin's Timeline

4 Records

1799
1799
Birth of Matthew Griffin in Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 51
Matthew Griffin resided here in Division 78, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
Division 78, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 61
Matthew Griffin resided here in Cave Spring, Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Cave Spring, Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
1881
15 January 1881
Age 82
Death of Matthew Griffin in Esom Hill, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America
Esom Hill, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 78, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cave Spring, Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1881
    Event Place: Esom Hill, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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