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William Alvin Griffin 1889–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1889

Birth Location: Frankfort, Kentucky

Death Date: 8 May 1965

Death Location: Burns, Harney County, Oregon, USA

Father: William Veteran

Mother: Adalena Moss

Spouse(s): Bessie Thompson

Children(s):

William Alvin Griffin was born in 1889 in Frankfort, Kentucky, the child of William Lawrence Griffin Confederate Veteran And Adalena Moss. In 1917, William Alvin Griffin resided in Harney, Oregon, USA. In 1942, William Alvin Griffin resided in Burns, Oregon, USA. William Alvin Griffin married Bessie Thompson. William Alvin Griffin passed away in 1965 in Burns, Harney County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • William Alvin Griffin was born in 1889 in Frankfort, Kentucky, the child of William Lawrence Griffin Confederate Veteran And Adalena Moss.
  • In 1917, William Alvin Griffin resided in Harney, Oregon, USA.
  • In 1942, William Alvin Griffin resided in Burns, Oregon, USA.
  • William Alvin Griffin married Bessie Thompson.
  • William Alvin Griffin passed away in 1965 in Burns, Harney County, Oregon, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Griffin's Ancestors

Self
William Griffin
1889–1965
Birth Place: Frankfort, Kentucky
Parents
William Lawrence Griffin, Confederate Veteran
1845–1919
Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Adalena Moss
–1900
Virginia
Grandparents
James (W) Griffin
1819–1884
Kentucky, USA
Mary (Jane) Norment
1827–1891
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William slaves
1770–1819
Edna Blanks
1782–1866
Achilles Norment
1791–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1742–1793
Susannah Chiswell
1744–1805
Joseph Blanks
1743–1811
Ann 6x
1743–1826

William Griffin's Timeline

4 Records

1889
27 Nov 1889
Birth of William Alvin Griffin in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
William Alvin Griffin resided here in Harney, Oregon, USA
Harney, Oregon, USA
1942
1942
Age 53
William Alvin Griffin resided here in Burns, Oregon, USA
Burns, Oregon, USA
1965
8 May 1965
Age 76
Death of William Alvin Griffin in Burns, Harney Co., Oregon, USA
Burns, Harney Co., Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Frankfort, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Oregon, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 563991; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oregon; Registration County: Harney; Roll: 1852057
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Harney, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oregon; Registration County: Harney; Roll: 1852057

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Burns, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Oregon, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 563991; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1965
    Event Place: Burns, Harney Co., Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burns, Harney County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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