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William Richard Griffin 1916–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1916

Birth Location: Orange, Texas, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1991

Death Location: Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Griffin

Mother: Ellen Franklin

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Richard Griffin was born in 1916 in Orange, Texas, USA, the child of William Richard Dick Griffin And Ellen Elizabeth Betsy Franklin. In 1920, William Richard Griffin resided in Orange Ward 4, Orange, Texas, USA. William Richard Griffin passed away in 1991 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Richard Griffin was born in 1916 in Orange, Texas, USA, the child of William Richard Dick Griffin And Ellen Elizabeth Betsy Franklin.
  • In 1920, William Richard Griffin resided in Orange Ward 4, Orange, Texas, USA.
  • William Richard Griffin passed away in 1991 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Griffin's Ancestors

Self
William Griffin
1916–1991
Birth Place: Orange, Texas, USA
Parents
William Richard "Dick" Griffin
1891–1967
Texas
Ellen (Elizabeth "Betsy") Franklin
1892–1986
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Wade) Griffin
1850–1946
Shelby, Alabama
Mary (Elizabeth) Gentry
1857–1933
Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, United States of America
Thomas (Henry) Franklin
1868–1937
Iola, Grimes, Texas, USA
Eula (Lea "Willie" Foster) Franklin
1872–1957
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Griffin
1812–1853
Almira Bird
1823–1870
Thomas Gentry
1828–1914
Mary Marler
1833–1883
William Franklin
1836–1907
Elizabeth McDowell
1838–1888
William Jr.
1834–1881
Martha Darwin
1844–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Franklin
1807–1884
Mary Chapman
1816–1893
Millford McDowell
1810–1840
Catherine* Holland
1815–1886
John Foster
1779–1843
Deborah McClendon
1798–
Reuben Darwin
1818–1876
Sarah Robertson
1822–1850

William Griffin's Timeline

12 Records

1916
13 May 1916
Birth of William Richard Griffin in Orange, Orange Co., Texas, USA
Orange, Orange Co., Texas, USA
1916
13 May 1916
Birth of William Richard Griffin in Orange, Texas, USA
Orange, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
William Richard Griffin resided here in Orange Ward 4, Orange, Texas, USA
Orange Ward 4, Orange, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
William Richard Griffin resided here in Sweetwater, Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, USA
Sweetwater, Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
William Richard Griffin resided here in Bryan, Brazos, Texas
Bryan, Brazos, Texas
1940
1940
Age 24
William Richard Griffin resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1948
1948
Age 32
William Richard Griffin resided here in Orange, Texas, USA
Orange, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
William Richard Griffin resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
William Richard Griffin resided here in Texas
Texas
1955
1955
Age 39
William Richard Griffin resided here in College Station, Texas, USA
College Station, Texas, USA
1991
25 Nov 1991
Age 75
Death of William Richard Griffin in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1991
25 Nov 1991
Age 75
Death of William Richard Griffin in Harris, Texas
Harris, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1916
    Event Place: Orange, Orange Co., Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04195; Page: 95B; Enumeration District: 258-155
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 574; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 263-330

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1916
    Event Place: Orange, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Orange Ward 4, Orange, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bryan, Brazos, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04195; Page: 95B; Enumeration District: 258-155

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04195; Page: 95B; Enumeration District: 258-155

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Orange, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, 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: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 574; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 263-330

    Genealogy Event 9
    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 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: College Station, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Texas Aandm; Year: 1955

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    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: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 574; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 263-330

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nolan, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1991
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1991
    Event Place: Harris, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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