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Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin 1816–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1816

Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1899

Death Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Father: JOHN JR.

Mother: MARTHA PONTON

Spouse(s): Sarah Thacker

Children(s): Jerome Griffin

Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin was born in 1816 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Griffin Jr And Martha Patsy Ponton. Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin married Sarah Sally Thacker, and had children including Jerome Gerome B Griffin. Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin passed away in 1899 in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin was born in 1816 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Griffin Jr And Martha Patsy Ponton.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin married Sarah Sally Thacker, and had children including Jerome Gerome B Griffin.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin passed away in 1899 in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN JR.
1783–1838
Birth Location: Albamarle, Virginia, USA
JJ
MARTHA PONTON
1783–1826
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
MP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Thacker
1816–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
ST

Children(s)

Jerome Griffin
1840–1913
Birth Location: McAfee, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
JG

Napoleon Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Napoleon Griffin
1816–1899
Birth Place: Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
JOHN GRIFFIN JR.
1783–1838
Albamarle, Virginia, USA
MARTHA ("PATSY") PONTON
1783–1826
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Griffin
1750–1810
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
SUSANNAH ("SUEKEY") SEAY
1749–1845
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Hannah (Virginia) Ravenell
1750–1826
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Le Griffith
1711–1750
Abraham II
1691–1764
Naomi Loving
1715–1760
John Ravenhill
1725–
Ann Riddle
1721–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Seay
1655–1719
Rene Ravenel
1694–1749
? Ridle
1695–

Napoleon Griffin's Descendants

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Napoleon (Bonaparte) Griffin (25 Dec 1816–16 Oct 1899) m. Sarah ("Sally") Thacker (1816–1899)
  1. 1. Jerome ((Gerome), B) Griffin 1840–1913 m. Sarah (J.) Flint 1852–1870
    1. 1. James (M) Griffin 1869–1948 m. Lee (Linda) Mahin 1873–1920
      1. 1. Oscar (James) Griffin 1904–1983 m. Mary Austin 1909–1980
        1. 1. Chester (Vernon) Griffin 1929–1987 m. Lillie (Ruth) Gray 1934–2010

Napoleon Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1816
25 Dec 1816
Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin in Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Nelson County, Virginia, USA
1899
16 Oct 1899
Age 83
Death of Napoleon Bonaparte Griffin in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1816
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
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