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Rutha Griffith 1790–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Nov 1852

Death Location: Lafayette, Pike, Missouri, USA

Father: Amos Griffith

Mother: Mary Smith-Griffith

Spouse(s): Moses Groom

Children(s): William Groom

The story of Rutha Griffith began in 1790 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States. Rutha Griffith married Moses Groom, and had children including William Wade Groom. Rutha Griffith passed away in 1852 in Lafayette, Pike, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rutha Griffith began in 1790 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States.
  • Rutha Griffith married Moses Groom, and had children including William Wade Groom.
  • Rutha Griffith passed away in 1852 in Lafayette, Pike, Missouri, USA.

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Rutha Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Rutha Griffith
1790–1852
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Parents
Amos Griffith
1760–1804
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Mary (Warren) Smith-Griffith
1746–1827
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Amos (Griffith) Sr
1709–1773
Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
John (Thorn) Smith
1717–1785
Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT
Hannah (Mead) ?????
1714–1745
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jane Jones
1677–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rutha Griffith's Descendants

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Rutha Griffith (1790–16 Nov 1852) m. Moses Groom (1788–17 Apr 1886)
  1. 1. William (Wade) Groom 1823–1900 m. Sarah (L) Burden 1826–1886
    1. 1. Bethania (Areanna) Groom 1865–1947 m. William (Greenberry) Harris 1852–1918 m. Samuel (Louis) Campbell 1863–1888
      1. 1. Roy (Lee) Harris 1891–1952 m. Nora (Elizabeth) Williams 1899–1960
        1. 1. Geneva Harris 1915–1989 m. Louis (Wedge) Sr 1918–2009
      2. 2. Claude (P) Harris 1889–1976
      3. 3. Mabel (Ella) Harris 1882–1972
      4. 4. Marmaduke (Duke Wier) Harris 1886–1955
      5. 5. Ruth (Geneva) Harris 1902–1988
      6. 6. Charles (F) Harris 1899–1964
      7. 7. Joel (E) Harris 1904–1986
      8. 8. Sylvia (L) Harris 1896–
      9. 9. Pearl (N) Harris 1892–1965
      10. 10. Luetta Campbell 1887–1918
      11. 11. Silvie (Louise) Harris 1896–1987
    2. 2. Silas (Newton Groom) Sr 1862–1942
    3. 3. Charles (Wade) Groom 1859–1944
    4. 4. Willie (E.) Groom 1870–1918
    5. 5. Laura (E.) Groom 1867–
    6. 6. Lorinda (E) Groom 1847–1928
    7. 7. Moses Groom 1846–1915
    8. 8. Martha (Jane) Groom 1849–1914
    9. 9. Mary (Ellen) Groom 1857–1928
    10. 10. Lucinda (Ellen) Groom 1842–1928

Rutha Griffith's Timeline

4 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Rutha Griffith in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1809
17 Apr 1809
Age 19
Rutha Griffith was married in Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1852
16 Nov 1852
Age 62
Death of Rutha Griffith in Lafayette, Pike, Missouri, USA
Lafayette, Pike, Missouri, USA
1854
14 May 1854
Age 64
Rutha Griffith was married in Lafayette, Missouri
Lafayette, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1809
    Event Place: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1854
    Event Place: Lafayette, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1852
    Event Place: Lafayette, Pike, Missouri, USA

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