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William Edward Griffis 1859–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Jul 1925

Death Location: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Griffis

Mother: Margaret Faucett

Spouse(s): Margaret Parks

Children(s): Tommie Griffis, William Jr

William Edward Griffis was born in 1859 in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas Edward Griffis And Margaret Adaline Faucett. William Edward Griffis married Margaret Ophelia Parks, and had children including Alice Bell Griffis, Johnnie Griffis, Joseph Franklin Griffis, Lorenzo Payton Griffis, Margaret Ophelia Griffis, Tommie Virginia Griffis, William Edward Griffis Jr. William Edward Griffis passed away in 1925 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Edward Griffis was born in 1859 in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas Edward Griffis And Margaret Adaline Faucett.
  • William Edward Griffis married Margaret Ophelia Parks, and had children including Alice Bell Griffis, Johnnie Griffis, Joseph Franklin Griffis, Lorenzo Payton Griffis, Margaret Ophelia Griffis, Tommie Virginia Griffis, William Edward Griffis Jr.
  • William Edward Griffis passed away in 1925 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Griffis's Ancestors

Self
William Griffis
1859–1925
Birth Place: Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Edward Griffis
1817–1903
Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Adaline) Faucett
1830–1875
orange, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Griffis
1759–1850
England
Sarah Horn
1783–1866
William (Edwin) Faucett
1798–1873
North Carolina
Elizabeth Wallis
1805–1860
Orange, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Miles Wallis
1768–1849
Mary Freeman
1770–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Griffis's Descendants

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William (Edward) Griffis (11 Jun 1859–11 Jul 1925) m. Margaret (Ophelia) Parks (8 Feb 1888–25 May 1953)
  1. 1. Tommie (Virginia) Griffis 1910–1995 m. Wilson Norris 1905–1994
  2. 2. William (Edward Griffis) Jr 1912–1984 m. Lorraine (B) Reasoner 1914–1995

William Griffis's Timeline

2 Records

1859
11 Jun 1859
Birth of William Edward Griffis in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
1925
11 Jul 1925
Age 66
Death of William Edward Griffis in Paris Lamar County, Texas, USA
Paris Lamar County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1925
    Event Place: Paris Lamar County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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