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Van Buren Griffin 1904–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1904

Birth Location: Whitney Texas

Death Date: 27 Mar 1982

Death Location: Longview, TX and buried at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview, TX.

Father: John Griffin

Mother: Georgia Duke

Spouse(s): Trudie Lantron

Children(s): John Griffin, Vannette Griffin

Van Buren Griffin was born in 1904 in Whitney Texas, the child of John Wood Griffin And Georgia Corine Duke. Van Buren Griffin married Trudie Bell Lantron, and had children including Doyle Ray Griffin, John Oliver Griffin, Vannette Griffin. Van Buren Griffin passed away in 1982 in Longview, TX and buried at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview, TX..

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Biography

  • Van Buren Griffin was born in 1904 in Whitney Texas, the child of John Wood Griffin And Georgia Corine Duke.
  • Van Buren Griffin married Trudie Bell Lantron, and had children including Doyle Ray Griffin, John Oliver Griffin, Vannette Griffin.
  • Van Buren Griffin passed away in 1982 in Longview, TX and buried at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview, TX..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Van Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Van Griffin
1904–1982
Birth Place: Whitney Texas
Parents
John Wood Griffin
1850–1928
Georgia or Arkansas
Georgia (Corine) Duke
1868–1907
Texas
Grandparents
Oen ("Owen" (O.D.) David) Griffin
1826–1903
Heard Cty, Georgia
Catherine ("Catharin" Elizabeth) Wood
1829–1910
Georgia
Henry Duke
1823–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
David Griffin
1805–1897
Mary Mahan
1812–1897
John Wood
1796–1863
Mary Jones
1794–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1773–1846
Mary Bird
1785–1856
John Jr
1781–1843
Rebecca Crowson
1792–1843
Harrison Wood
1770–1825
Sarah Johnson
1770–1840

Van Griffin's Descendants

1.
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Van (Buren) Griffin (24 Sep 1904–27 Mar 1982) m. Trudie (Bell) Lantron (22 Jun 1910–01 Oct 2005)
  1. 1. John (Oliver) Griffin 1933–2008
  2. 2. Vannette Griffin 1943–2006

Van Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1904
24 Sep 1904
Birth of Van Buren Griffin in Whitney Texas
Whitney Texas
1982
27 Mar 1982
Age 78
Death of Van Buren Griffin in Longview, TX and buried at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview, TX.
Longview, TX and buried at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview, TX.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1904
    Event Place: Whitney Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1982
    Event Place: Longview, TX and buried at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview, TX.

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