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William Morgan "Shave" Griggs 1813–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Dovesville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 14 December 1885

Death Location: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Griggs

Mother: Sabra Elam

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William Morgan "Shave" Griggs was born in 1813 in Dovesville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States, the child of Samuel Clement Griggs And Sabra Elam. William Morgan "Shave" Griggs passed away in 1885 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Morgan "Shave" Griggs was born in 1813 in Dovesville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States, the child of Samuel Clement Griggs And Sabra Elam.
  • William Morgan "Shave" Griggs passed away in 1885 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA.

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William Griggs's Ancestors

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William Griggs
1813–1885
Birth Place: Dovesville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Clement Griggs
1780–1865
Virginia, United States
Sabra Elam
1780–1850
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Phoebe (Elizabeth) Hill
1738–1785
Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1712–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Griggs's Timeline

2 Records

1813
1813
Birth of William Morgan "Shave" Griggs in Dovesville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Dovesville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
1885
14 December 1885
Age 72
Death of William Morgan "Shave" Griggs in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Dovesville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1885
    Event Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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