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William Ellsworth Griffith 1862 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1862

Birth Location: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 11 Oct 1946

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

Father: Elisha Griffith

Mother: Philinda Paisley

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William Ellsworth Griffith was born in 1862 in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, the child of Elisha Griffith and Philinda Paisley. William Ellsworth Griffith passed away in 1946 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • William Ellsworth Griffith was born in 1862 in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, the child of Elisha Griffith and Philinda Paisley.
  • William Ellsworth Griffith passed away in 1946 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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William Griffith's Ancestors

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William Griffith
1862 – 1946
Birth Place: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Parents
Elisha Griffith
1833 – 1874
Ohio, United States
Philinda Paisley
1836 –
Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Nathan Griffith
1796 – 1888
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Priscilla (Prizilla) Wardell
1800 – 1858
Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Griffith
1765 – 1814
Jemima Hazelton
1765 – 1818
Joseph Wardell
1765 – 1822
Hannah Slocum
1766 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hazelton
1730 –
Mrs
William Wardell
1732 –
Mary Smith
Jonathan? Slocum

William Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1862
9 Nov 1862
Birth of William Ellsworth Griffith in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
1946
11 Oct 1946
Age 84
Death of William Ellsworth Griffith in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

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