Reverend William Griffin was my gggrandfather. His son, Luther Lawrence Griffin, wrote a history of his family in 1939 of which I have a copy. In the letter, he listed Rev. William Griffin as being the son of Eli Shorter Griffin I and Mary Ezell, rather than Etheldred and Malinda Burton Griffin. He also listed COL Eli Shorter Griffin II (Civil War soldier) as a brother of Rev. William Griffin. Does anyone have any different information? Diane Thompson Dixon