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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

William Albert Griffith was born in 1917 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Thomas Griffith and Stella Lees. In 1930, William Albert Griffith resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. William Albert Griffith married Helen Olive Runser, and had children including Anna Mae (McDevitt) Griffith, George Gerald Griffith. William Albert Griffith passed away in 2003 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Albert Griffith was born in 1917 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Thomas Griffith and Stella Lees.
  • In 1930, William Albert Griffith resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Albert Griffith married Helen Olive Runser, and had children including Anna Mae (McDevitt) Griffith, George Gerald Griffith.
  • William Albert Griffith passed away in 2003 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Helen Runser
1919 – 2009
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Griffith
1942 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
AG
George Griffith
1943 – 1990
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Griffith's Ancestors

Self
William Griffith
1917 – 2003
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Thomas Griffith
1899 – 1938
Pennsylvania
Stella Lees
1901 –
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Albert (M.) Griffith
1865 – 1931
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lydia (Ann) Holliday
1865 – 1927
Pennsylvania
Samuel Lees
1879 – 1960
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Ida (Laura) Koch
1883 – 1970
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Griffiths
Ellen Griffiths
William Holliday
1839 – 1874
Ella Pierce
1838 – 1909
Edwin Lees
1842 – 1921
Jane Estill
1843 – 1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Pierce
1804 – 1885
Hannah McAfee
1807 – 1880

William Griffith's Descendants

1.
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William (Albert) Griffith (31 Aug 1917 – July 24, 2003) m. Helen (Olive) Runser (13 Jun 1919 – 20 Jul 2009)
  1. 1. Anna (Mae (McDevitt)) Griffith (12 Nov 1942 – ) m. William (T ???) Dramis (abt 1945 – ) m. McDevitt
    1. 1. William (T) Dramis
    2. 2. Thomas (G) Dramis
  2. 2. George (Gerald) Griffith (24 Oct 1943 – 30 Jan 1990)
    1. 1. George (Gerald) Griffith (20 Feb 1972 – )
    2. 2. William (A) Girffith (19 Feb 1975 – )

William Griffith's Timeline

5 Records

1917
August 13, 1917
Birth of William Albert Griffith in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1917
31 Aug 1917
Birth of William Albert Griffith in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
William Albert Griffith resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
William Albert Griffith resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2003
July 24, 2003
Age 86
Death of William Albert Griffith in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: July 24, 2003
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

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