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William Albert Griffith 1917 – 2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1917

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: July 24, 2003

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Griffith

Mother: Stella Lees

Spouse(s): Helen Runser

Children(s): Anna Griffith, George Griffith

1917 marked the beginning of William Albert Griffith's life in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, to parents William Thomas Griffith and Stella Lees. Eventually, William Albert Griffith married Helen Olive Runser, and they welcomed Anna Mae (McDevitt) Griffith and George Gerald Griffith. William Albert Griffith passed in 2003 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

William Griffith
1899 – 1938
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
WG
Stella Lees
1901 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
SL

Spouses(s)

Helen Runser
1919 – 2009
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
HR

Children(s)

Anna Griffith
1942 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
AG
George Griffith
1943 – 1990
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
GG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: August 13, 1917
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0597; FHL microfilm: 2341837, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0597; FHL microfilm: 2341837

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: July 24, 2003
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth Mtg, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
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