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Minnie Mae Griffin 1897–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1897

Birth Location: Ware County, Georgia

Death Date: 1973

Death Location: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA

Father: James Griffin

Mother: Susan Pittman

Spouse(s): Lawton Thornton

Children(s): Roy Thornton, Gilbert Thornton, James Thornton, Gustene Thornton, Betty Guy, Barbara Mobley, Margaret Guy, Joseph Thornton

In 1897, Minnie Mae Griffin entered the world in Ware County, Georgia, born to James Robert Griffin And Susan Susie Pittman. Minnie Mae Griffin married Lawton Andrew Thornton, and had children including Barbara Ann Thornton Mobley, Betty Jean Thornton Guy, Gilbert Lawton Thornton, Gustene Shorty Thornton, James Dewit Thornton, Joseph Edward Thornton, Margaret Thornton Guy, Roy Shon Thornton. Minnie Mae Griffin passed away in 1973 in Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Minnie Mae Griffin entered the world in Ware County, Georgia, born to James Robert Griffin And Susan Susie Pittman.
  • Minnie Mae Griffin married Lawton Andrew Thornton, and had children including Barbara Ann Thornton Mobley, Betty Jean Thornton Guy, Gilbert Lawton Thornton, Gustene Shorty Thornton, James Dewit Thornton, Joseph Edward Thornton, Margaret Thornton Guy, Roy Shon Thornton.
  • Minnie Mae Griffin passed away in 1973 in Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Griffin
1873–1953
Birth Location: Cow House Island, Okefenokee Swamp,Ware County, Georgia USA
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Susan Pittman
1867–1935
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lawton Thornton
1893–1963
Birth Location: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia USA
LT

Children(s)

Roy Thornton
1937–2005
Birth Location: Pierce County, Georgia
RT
Gilbert Thornton
1926–1996
Birth Location: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia USA
GT
James Thornton
1928–2011
Birth Location: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA
JT
Gustene Thornton
1920–2008
Birth Location: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia
GT
Betty Guy
1935–2016
Birth Location: Offerman, Pierce County, Georgia, USA
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Barbara Mobley
1931–2020
Birth Location: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA
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Margaret Guy
1924–2015
Birth Location: Pierce County, Georgia
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Joseph Thornton
1939–2021
Birth Location: Patterson, Pierce County, Georgia, United States of America
JT

Minnie Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Minnie Griffin
1897–1973
Birth Place: Ware County, Georgia
Parents
James Robert Griffin
1873–1953
Cow House Island, Okefenokee Swamp,Ware County, Georgia USA
Susan ("Susie") Pittman
1867–1935
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Henry) Griffin
1843–1916
Margaret Thrift
1845–1927
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1815–1879
Cynthia Griffin
1815–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Strickland
1780–1873
Treacy Martin
1789–1856

Minnie Griffin's Descendants

1.
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Minnie (Mae) Griffin (1897–1973) m. Lawton (Andrew) Thornton (25 Dec 1893–3 Apr 1963)
  1. 1. Roy (Shon) Thornton 1937–2005
  2. 2. Gilbert (Lawton) Thornton 1926–1996
  3. 3. James (DeWit) Thornton 1928–2011
  4. 4. Gustene ("Shorty") Thornton 1920–2008
  5. 5. Betty (Jean Thornton\) Guy 1935–2016
  6. 6. Barbara (Ann Thornton\) Mobley 1931–2020
  7. 7. Margaret (Thornton\) Guy 1924–2015
  8. 8. Joseph (Edward) Thornton 1939–2021

Minnie Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1897
1897
Birth of Minnie Mae Griffin in Ware County, Georgia
Ware County, Georgia
1973
1973
Age 76
Death of Minnie Mae Griffin in Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA
Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Ware County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia, USA
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