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Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin 1919 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1919

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 30 Jun 2005

Death Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA

Father: Haywood Griffin

Mother: Willie Rogers

Spouse(s): Myrtle McDonald, Myrtle Mcdonald

Children(s): Samuel Griffin, Verda Buren, Verda Buren, Delores Shannon, Samuel Griffin, Verda (Griffen)

The story of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. began in 1919 in Texas. Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. married Myrtle Lee McDonald, Myrtle L Mcdonald, and had children including Samuel L., Jr. Griffin, Verda N Van Buren, Verda N Van Buren, Delores Marie Shannon, Samuel Lee Jr Griffin, Verda Nell Van Buren (Griffen). Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. passed away in 2005 in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. began in 1919 in Texas.
  • Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. married Myrtle Lee McDonald, Myrtle L Mcdonald, and had children including Samuel L., Jr. Griffin, Verda N Van Buren, Verda N Van Buren, Delores Marie Shannon, Samuel Lee Jr Griffin, Verda Nell Van Buren (Griffen).
  • Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. passed away in 2005 in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Haywood Griffin
1897 – 1973
Birth Location: Texas
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Willie Rogers
1900 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle McDonald
1921 – 1987
Birth Location: Texas
MM
Myrtle Mcdonald
1921 – 1987
Birth Location: Texas
MM

Children(s)

Samuel Griffin
1946 – 2002
Birth Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Verda Buren
1949 – 1996
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
VB
Verda Buren
1949 – 1996
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
VB
Delores Shannon
1951 – 2006
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
DS
Samuel Griffin
1946 – 2002
Birth Location: La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA
SG
Verda (Griffen)
1949 – 1996
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas
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Samuel Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Griffin
1919 – 2005
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Haywood Griffin
1897 – 1973
Texas
Willie (Lou) Rogers
1900 – 1974
Texas
Grandparents
Nathan Griffin
1847 – 1910
Alabama
Miranda Ricks
1857 – 1954
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Griffin
1849 – 1872
Henry Tolbert
1845 –
Gabrella Saunders
1840 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1810 – 1888
Nancy Hagler
1820 – 1844

Samuel Griffin's Descendants

1.
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Samuel (Lee (SL)) Griffin (abt 1919 – 30 Jun 2005) m. Myrtle (Lee) McDonald (abt 1921 – 1987) m. Myrtle (L) Mcdonald (abt 1921 – 1987)
  1. 1. Samuel (L., Jr.) Griffin (19 Dec 1946 – 17 June 2002) m. Wanda (J) Turner (abt 1950 – Dec 18 2018)
    1. 1. Lecore (Danyell) Griffin (1973 – )
  2. 2. Verda (N Van) Buren (12 Oct 1949 – 17 Jan 1996) m. Arthur (R) Vanburen (abt 1949 – )
  3. 3. Verda (N Van) Buren (12 Oct 1949 – 17 Jan 1996)
  4. 4. Delores (Marie) Shannon (20 Feb 1951 – 17 Mar 2006)
  5. 5. Samuel (Lee Jr) Griffin (19 Dec 1946 – 17 Jun 2002)
  6. 6. Verda (Nell Van Buren) (Griffen) (12 Oct 1949 – 17 Jan 1996)

Samuel Griffin's Timeline

18 Records

1918
23 Sep 1918
Birth of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. in Smithville, Texas, USA
Smithville, Texas, USA
1918
23 September 1918
Birth of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. in Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
1918
23 September 1918
Birth of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1919
abt 1919
Birth of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. in Texas
Texas
1919
abt 1919
Birth of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 1
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Smithville, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Smithville, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Rural, Bastrop, Texas
Rural, Bastrop, Texas
1940
1940
Age 21
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1945
1945
Age 26
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Texas
Texas
1983
12 Jul 1983
Age 64
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Texas, USA
1987
1987
Age 68
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in Smithville, TX
Smithville, TX
1994
1994-1995
Age 75
Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. resided here in De Kalb, Mississippi, USA
De Kalb, Mississippi, USA
2005
30 June 2005
Age 86
Death of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
2005
30 June 2005
Age 86
Death of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr.
None
2005
30 Jun 2005
Age 86
Death of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr.
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Minnesota, U.S., Divorce Index, 1970-1995
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 594
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T625_1774; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: 530; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 262-91

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1918
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1918
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T625_1774; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Smithville, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bastrop, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 594
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: 530; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 262-91

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1983
    Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Galveston Daily News; Publication Date: 12 Jul 1983; Publication Place: Galveston, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Smithville, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-1995
    Event Place: De Kalb, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: De Kalb; State: Mississippi; Year(s): 1994-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 2005
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 2005

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 2005

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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