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William Joseph (Billy) Griffith 1929–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1929

Birth Location: Rockingham Co, NC

Death Date: 19 Dec 1974

Death Location: Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Griffith

Mother: Ada Scott

Spouse(s): Mary Scott

Children(s):

William Joseph (Billy) Griffith was born in 1929 in Rockingham Co, NC, the child of James Marion Griffith And Ada Belle Scott. In 1930, William Joseph (Billy) Griffith resided in Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina. William Joseph (Billy) Griffith married Mary Poindexter Scott. William Joseph (Billy) Griffith passed away in 1974 in Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Joseph (Billy) Griffith was born in 1929 in Rockingham Co, NC, the child of James Marion Griffith And Ada Belle Scott.
  • In 1930, William Joseph (Billy) Griffith resided in Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina.
  • William Joseph (Billy) Griffith married Mary Poindexter Scott.
  • William Joseph (Billy) Griffith passed away in 1974 in Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Griffith's Ancestors

Self
William Griffith
1929–1974
Birth Place: Rockingham Co, NC
Parents
James Marion Griffith
1894–1959
Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Ada (Belle) Scott
1895–1995
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph ("Joe" Henry) Griffith
1854–1926
Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Ann "Annie" Marion) Simpson
1872–1943
Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Griffith
1802–1874
Agness Danell
1815–1901
James Simpson
1834–1900
Martha Smith
1835–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zadock Griffith
1775–1821
Mary Smith
1777–1850
John Daniel
1777–1829
Elizabeth Yarborough
1780–1860
Moses Simpson
1787–1870
Jane Smith
1797–1880
Thomas Smith
1808–1882
Elizabeth Harris
1812–

William Griffith's Timeline

3 Records

1929
21 Dec 1929
Birth of William Joseph (Billy) Griffith in Rockingham Co, NC
Rockingham Co, NC
1930
1930
Age 1
William Joseph (Billy) Griffith resided here in Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina
Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina
1974
19 Dec 1974
Age 45
Death of William Joseph (Billy) Griffith in Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Rockingham Co, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 237-40-7987; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 1718; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 29.0.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 1718; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 29.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1974
    Event Place: Ruffin, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 237-40-7987; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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