This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jes_rountree Surnames: Sikes, Smith, Nield, Griffin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/2245.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for writing back. My mother was Blanche Smith Sikes and Edith (my grandmother) lived with us until she passed. Indeed Uncle Percy was her brother. I remember visits from Aunt Auntie I think it was when I was growing up. She was Percy's wife....was she not and therefore your grandmother?? I'd love to compare information with you. AND....before my mom died in 2003 I got some pretty enlighting info from a geneaology search group called British Ancestors regarding Mary Ellen's parents. She was not disinherited...as both were dead when she married Joseph. She had a brother....but the census at a later time shows her as an only child. Therefore there would have been no one to disinherit her, as we were told. I can't find any ship's records of their entry into the US and heard a story that 2 of their 3 bags were lost on the shipboard trip. My thoughts were that they created a story about who they were and perhaps they came in steerage with only 1 trunk. It wouldn't be the first time immigrees created new lives for themselves. Since I found out that Mary's father was a taylor (not landed gentry as we were told) and her mother a silk spinner, as was she before she left England....that has also clarified some things for me. Thanks, Janice Sikes Rountree (nickname is Jessie) My dad was Phil Sikes. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Bettye, My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, lived in Randolph Co., Alabama. Diane --- On Fri, 9/12/08, BGKBVK@aol.com <BGKBVK@aol.com> wrote: > From: BGKBVK@aol.com <BGKBVK@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] Lee and Fate > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 5:38 PM > Hi I hate to kite these messages they get so long and > complex. Where in > Alabama did the Rufus Marion Griffin live. It is several > Griffins scattered around > in AL. > . Winston County AL is always a possibility because it is > called the FREE > STATE OF Winston. before the Civil War the County tried to > succeeded from Alabama > and become an Independent State. The reason being there > were so few slaves > and the family loving hill folk did not want to take sides > in the War. The > raiding parties from both Rebel and Union came thru > regularly and stole all the > crops, cattle etc They would capture any man and conscript > him into which ever > side caught him. Or Kill him on the spot and burn out his > family. The men would > hide in the hollows, caves and ravine of the Bankhead > National Forest. Many > were executed and most were drafted to service. Brothers > against brothers > Fathers and sons divided. The people became very > improvished, many starved , > became ill and died. Four of my husbands family died in the > fall of 1862 cause > unknown. Many people came to Winston County hoping to > escape the fighting. On the > Court House grounds is a statue of a soldier dressed half > Union and Half > Rebel > It has always been called the Free State of Winston. Bettye > V Knight > > > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's > a new fashion blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at > StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kaitysmom Surnames: Griffin, Powers, Buckingham, Wildfong, Marable, Bateman Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6411/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a weekly newspaper of Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, June 27, 1972 Page: A-2 Name: Lizzie (Powers) Griffin Age: 85 Born: April 6, 1887 in Houston County, TN. Died: June 18, 1972 at General Care Convalscent Home in Montgomery County, TN. Funeral: June 21, 1972 with Nave Funeral Home in Houston County, TN. Burial: Lockhart Cemetery in Houston County, TN. Parents: George Powers and Mary Buckingham Surviving Spouse: Not listed Surviving Children: Mrs. Harry Wildfong, George Griffin, Carmon Griffin, Hugh Griffin, Thomas Griffin Surviving Siblings: Mrs. D.E. Marable, Mrs. T.E. Bateman If anyone is interested in a copy of the full and original obituary, I would be glad to share. Contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net Sincerely, Melissa Barker Genealogist for Tennessee and Kentucky Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: amhsaffran1 Surnames: Mary Ellen(Nield) and Joseph Griffin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/2245.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary Ellen (Nield) and Joseph Griffin are my greatgrandparents, also. I believe that my grandfather, Percy Lee Griffin is the brother to Edith Griffin? This family did settle in Chicago. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: khunbrian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/2530.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I just came across a message you posted (many years ago) regarding Ezekial Griffin of Rhode Island. I am looking for information on Stephen F. Griffin, born in Charlestown, Rhode Island around 1775. I saw a Stephen F. Griffin posted in the subheading of your message, and was wondering if by any coincidence this was the same person? As your Ezekial was born in 1795, my Stephen F would presumably have been his father. Anyway, it's a longshot given that your post was from 1999, but I've been looking for information on him for a long time, and would love to hear from you. Thanks very much Brian Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi I hate to kite these messages they get so long and complex. Where in Alabama did the Rufus Marion Griffin live. It is several Griffins scattered around in AL. . Winston County AL is always a possibility because it is called the FREE STATE OF Winston. before the Civil War the County tried to succeeded from Alabama and become an Independent State. The reason being there were so few slaves and the family loving hill folk did not want to take sides in the War. The raiding parties from both Rebel and Union came thru regularly and stole all the crops, cattle etc They would capture any man and conscript him into which ever side caught him. Or Kill him on the spot and burn out his family. The men would hide in the hollows, caves and ravine of the Bankhead National Forest. Many were executed and most were drafted to service. Brothers against brothers Fathers and sons divided. The people became very improvished, many starved , became ill and died. Four of my husbands family died in the fall of 1862 cause unknown. Many people came to Winston County hoping to escape the fighting. On the Court House grounds is a statue of a soldier dressed half Union and Half Rebel It has always been called the Free State of Winston. Bettye V Knight **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42IOOF_DenCoTX Surnames: GRIFFIN Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6410/mb.ashx Message Board Post: GRIFFIN Dorthlyn SMITH 1916 1994 violinist I photographed this gravestone in the I O O F Cemetery, Section P, Denton, Denton Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 195,128 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com If you know more about this person please reply here. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NWillian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6409.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i shall! i hate for puzzles to get the best of me! i am like you, i believe there is a connection somewhere. i don't believe in coincidences! i just don't know how many people actually lived in barbour & henry cty in their early years, wish i knew. who knows? we may just end up being kissing cousins after all this looking! nancy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lindaharrison53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6409.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Oh, I am not so sure these Barbour - Henry Co AL Griffins aren't related, I believe we just haven't found the connection. I do think this Doc Holiday thing is imagination gone wild !! I saw you begin with a Charles Griffin b; 1809. A part (Dempsey Griffin) of the Cumberland Co NC Griffin's went into Sumter Co GA and they had some Charles, Charlie, Dempsey Charles. So you may want to dive into those Griffins. I don't know what the "C" in Thomas C Griffin was, but have 'thought' it may have been Caleb, as that name came down the line also, even in Sumter GA. As far as I know there have been no Charles in Thomas & Nancy's line. Just keep on plugging along someday this puzzle will unravel, I hope !! Linda Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NWillian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6409.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: linda, i didn't know it was your email! of course you know more than me on these pesky griffins! but from a whole host of hunters like you & me, as well as the history of the city of griffin on their website, they do sit this general fellow. it's really odd though, that your mattie searcy is the younger sister of my molly searcy & they both grew up in henry cty & both married griffins from the barbour & henry cty area, yet the griffins aren't related! what's more, my molly's sister in law was an ida emma griffin who married molly's grandfather, then one of the adams cousins - all from the texasville, eufaula area. i mean, how many griffins are out there from this area??? nancy williams Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lindaharrison53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6409.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nancy, I don't believe this Mattie Griffin 1884 NC - 1956 Union Co. NC fits into Bryant Griffin and Thomas Griffin & Nancy Stewart line. They left NC well before 1884 and as far as we know they never went back, to live. I have tried to tie this infamous General W Griffin into Thomas and Nancy's family but have found nothing that gives proof (other than the name game and family lore). I wish this dear General was the founder of Griffin GA, it would make life easier. But the founder of Griffin GA was a Col. Lewis Griffin. And if memeory does'nt fail me this Lewis Griffin left GA and moved to TX where he died (??). My line is Thomas (Jr) son of Thomas & Nancy Stewart Griffin. They settled in Henry Co AL in the 1840's. Linda in AL Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NWillian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6409.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: your mattie comes from bryant glen griffin (1827-1909). his father was thomas c. griffin (1803-1870)-mother was nancy stewart (1810-?). all were born in cumberland, nc & died in henry cty, al. thomas's father is known only as General W. griffin who was born circa 1780 in ireland. i have no further info on the general. he was very well known. the city of griffin ga was named for the general. an interesting side note: the doc holiday who was born in nearby macon, ga was a close friend of the general & went to his funeral where he said he (the general) was the meanest sob he had ever met!! you can find more info on the general if you google griffin, ga. if you need further help, check out my tree on ancestry.com. the tree is griffin, rollo, adams, lees, albrittons, halls & others. let me add another twist to this story. your mattie searcy griffin is the younger sister of my gtgrandmother who also married a griffin. as far as i can find, ea sister married into a different griff! in sister. bryant also had a dau named emma. my gtgranfather had a sister named ida emma who married robert edward lee, the grandfather of my gt grandmother molley & your mattie. confusing, huh? feel free to contact me at clubcurve@bellsouth.net anytime, nancy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Just to let everyone know that until 30 Sept, FTDNA has a very nice special price you can take advantage of if you have been considering get the test, now is the time. The link for the surname page is here: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname.aspx Kay -- Remember - No matter where you go, there you are.

I just "googled" it and you are right, his name was Taktser not Takster. It's still funny. --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Kay <kgsno@alltel.net> wrote: > From: Kay <kgsno@alltel.net> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] Lee and Fate > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 2:43 PM > In my GRIFFIN line there is an Anderson Lafayette who was b > ca 1821, we > think in NC. His youngest son was a Jr. and he was called, > "Fate".. > > I'm just throwing this in the mix. :) > Kay > > ~**Have you had your DNA tests run yet?**~ > > > > <snip> > : [GRIFFIN] Lee and Fate > > Tamara, I don't recognize the names Lee and Fate and I > didn't see them > mentioned in any of my Griffins information. There > were/are a lot of > Griffins from NC--that's the problem with having a > relatively common last > name! Myy great great grandfather's name was Rufus > Griffin--you would be > surprised at the number of Rufus Griffins there are! Sorry > I couldn't be of > any help. Good luck in your search. > > Diane > > > --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Tamara Suttle <Tgsuttle@msn.com> > wrote: > > Diane, I'm still grasping at straws -- trying to find > my > > great grandfather,Lee GRIFFIN and his brother Fate > > (Lafayette?) GRIFFIN. There may have been more > siblings. I > > suspect they may have been born in NC so am wondering > if > > these names are in your GRIFFIN line? > > > > Tamara SUTTLE > > Castle Rock, CO > > <BIG SNIP> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: joycestarnes58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6409/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for lineage of Mattie Griffin born in 1884 in North Carolina. She died in 1956 in Union County North Carolina. She was mother to my grandmother Willie Mae Griffin Starnes. Mattie may have given my grandmother her maiden name, I don't know if she married a Griffin. Her mother's name was Rosa. Later she married a James Felix Starnes and later a Mullis. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

In my GRIFFIN line there is an Anderson Lafayette who was b ca 1821, we think in NC. His youngest son was a Jr. and he was called, "Fate".. I'm just throwing this in the mix. :) Kay ~**Have you had your DNA tests run yet?**~ <snip> : [GRIFFIN] Lee and Fate Tamara, I don't recognize the names Lee and Fate and I didn't see them mentioned in any of my Griffins information. There were/are a lot of Griffins from NC--that's the problem with having a relatively common last name! Myy great great grandfather's name was Rufus Griffin--you would be surprised at the number of Rufus Griffins there are! Sorry I couldn't be of any help. Good luck in your search. Diane --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Tamara Suttle <Tgsuttle@msn.com> wrote: Diane, I'm still grasping at straws -- trying to find my > great grandfather,Lee GRIFFIN and his brother Fate > (Lafayette?) GRIFFIN. There may have been more siblings. I > suspect they may have been born in NC so am wondering if > these names are in your GRIFFIN line? > > Tamara SUTTLE > Castle Rock, CO <BIG SNIP>

Tamara, I don't recognize the names Lee and Fate and I didn't see them mentioned in any of my Griffins information. There were/are a lot of Griffins from NC--that's the problem with having a relatively common last name! Myy great great grandfather's name was Rufus Griffin--you would be surprised at the number of Rufus Griffins there are! Sorry I couldn't be of any help. Good luck in your search. Diane --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Tamara Suttle <Tgsuttle@msn.com> wrote: > From: Tamara Suttle <Tgsuttle@msn.com> > Subject: [GRIFFIN] Lee and Fate > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 4:34 AM > Diane, I'm still grasping at straws -- trying to find my > great grandfather,Lee GRIFFIN and his brother Fate > (Lafayette?) GRIFFIN. There may have been more siblings. I > suspect they may have been born in NC so am wondering if > these names are in your GRIFFIN line? > > Tamara SUTTLE > Castle Rock, CO > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > griffin-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin-request@rootsweb.com> > > To: > griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:00 AM > Subject: GRIFFIN Digest, Vol 3, Issue 164 > > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: California Griffins (Diane Blodgett) > 2. GRIFFINS IN KENTUCKY (Vircher B Floyd) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 17:09:19 -0700 (PDT) > From: Diane Blodgett > <dianeblodgett@yahoo.com<mailto:dianeblodgett@yahoo.com>> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > To: > griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <831609.36931.qm@web83208.mail.mud.yahoo.com<mailto:831609.36931.qm@web83208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > No, Steve, I don't know where my Griffins emigrated > from. I've read that the Griffin name is Welsh, but I > haven't been able to go back any further than my great > great great grandfather, William C. Griffin. He was born in > North Carolina--I don't where in NC. My great great > grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, was born in Cherokee Co., > NC (this information came from my grandmother). > > Diane > > > --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve > <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> > wrote: > > > From: Shervey, Steve > <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > To: > griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 5:01 PM > > One quick question, Do you know where in the old > country > > that your Griffins emigrated from??? Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com> > > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > Diane > > Blodgett > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 10:06 AM > > To: > griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > > > > You are so right--the Griffins are an adventurous > group! > > My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, > was born > > in Cherokee County, NC in 1844(his father was > William C. > > Griffin). By 1860, the family was living in > Randolph > > County, Alabama. I think Rufus and his wife, > Maretta Jane > > Reeves Griffin, moved to Georgia for a short time, > then to > > Arkansas, Texas, possibly Arizona, Beaumont, > Riverside > > County, CA, and finally National City, San Diego > Co., CA. > > Rufus fought in the Civil War for the Union > side--that's > > a pretty brave thing to do when you lived in > Alabama! Rufus > > and Maretta Jane's son, Archie, went to the > Klondike > > Gold Rush. > > > > If anyone has any information about my Griffins, > please > > share! > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve > > > <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> > wrote: > > > > > From: Shervey, Steve > <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> > > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > To: > griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 11:32 AM > > > Hi there, don't think it's a fit for my > > Griffin > > > roots. My GGrandfather, Henry Griffin, came > over from > > > Whimple Parrish, Devonshire, England. He went > to > > Michigan, > > > fought in the Civil war as a cavalryman in the > first > > > michigan cavalry, and then farmed in Iowa, > Illinois, > > > Tennessee, and ultimately lived in New London, > > Ontario, > > > Canada where he died. His daughter Eliza Jane > Griffin > > is my > > > Mother's Grandmother, and she died in > Oakland > > > California. Good luck, those Griffins are an > > adventerous > > > group/ Steve > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: > griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com> > > > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf > Of > > Elizabeth > > > Carnes > > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:52 PM > > > To: > GRIFFIN@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN@rootsweb.com> > > > Subject: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > > > > > > > Hoping to find the family of my Great Uncle > Walker > > Avery > > > Griffin who was born in Ga in 1899 and died in > Los > > Angelos > > > Ca in 1981.? He was married to a lady named > Betty, > > her > > > maiden name may have been Welsh.? They had two > > sons.? > > > Walker Avery Griffin Jr. (1936-1977) and John > Griffin > > born > > > about 1939, both born in California.? I would > like to > > find > > > there children, if they have any.? I have some > nice > > > photographs of Walker Jr. as a baby that > someone may > > like to > > > have.? It's a shot in the dark, but I > thought I > > would > > > give this a chance.? > > > ? > > > Thanks, > > > ? > > > Beth > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> > with the word > > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and > > > the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> > with the word > > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and > > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> > with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> > with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:52:41 -0400 > From: Vircher B Floyd > <djvbfloyd@juno.com<mailto:djvbfloyd@juno.com>> > Subject: [GRIFFIN] GRIFFINS IN KENTUCKY > To: > 622083.91854.qm@web83202.mail.mud.yahoo.com<mailto:622083.91854.qm@web83202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Cc: > griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <20080909.201607.3424.1.djvbfloyd@juno.com<mailto:20080909.201607.3424.1.djvbfloyd@juno.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Friends > > I hope that I am doing the proper thing by > writing to you. If I > am not supposed to communicate directly, please guide me > in the proper > way of making inquiries. I am a relative new member of > Ancestry. > > I am searching for a Griffin fellow whose first > name I do not > know. If I am correct, he had a family with him on a farm > in Garrard > County in KY.in the late 1800's. My great Aunt > Sophie Owens informed > the Cowan and the Floyd families, descendants, in a > Floyd-Cowan Family > Reunion about 45 years ago that a Mr. _________Griffin, > a farmer in > that area, slept with a Native American lass ( I believe > she was an > employee nanny, helper who live with the family) named > Clarissa and from > that union came Fannie our great grandmother. > > To help further, when Fannie became of age Mr. > ________ Griffin > gave her hand to a Negro man named Wallace Cowan. About > two years later > Mr.________Griffin became unhappy with Wallace's > treatment of Fannie. He > separated them and gave her hand to Aaron Floyd in (May > 15th) 1869 in > Boyle, Lincoln, or Garrard County. Aaron was born, we > believe, in 1839 > -1840. Fannie and Aaron were about the same age but we > are not sure > where she was born,..possibly Boyle, Pulaski or Garrard > Counties, KY. > > Among the uncertainties we have; ~first what was > Mr. > ____Griffin's (or was it Griffith) first name ? > > ~did he have > a farm in Boyle or Garrard,..or both ad in what > years...........? > > ~ what was > his wife's name,..(Sarah ?) and what were the > children's names....? > > ~ was he in > the military in the war between States.....? Rank ? > > ~ did Aaron > work on his farm,..or on the Davis Floyd's farm > nearby ? > > > > > > > > > > We have a hundred more questions. We > are open,..even > eager, to respond to questions you may have. > > Does the information I have shared, help you in > some manner. I > hope we can connect with good results for us both. > > > > > V. 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Hi there, I might take a quick lookie loo and see if there is anything there. The Griffins did hail somewhat from Wales, but mostly all over the UK. In Devonshire where my Griffin family came from, there are tons of Griffins. The other day the Historical Society president of Devonshire sent me a painting copy of the house my family lived in before they emigrated. I'm gonna shoot it to Griffin-Bounces@rootsweb.com. S -----Original Message----- From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Diane Blodgett Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:09 PM To: griffin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins No, Steve, I don't know where my Griffins emigrated from. I've read that the Griffin name is Welsh, but I haven't been able to go back any further than my great great great grandfather, William C. Griffin. He was born in North Carolina--I don't where in NC. My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, was born in Cherokee Co., NC (this information came from my grandmother). Diane --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com> wrote: > From: Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 5:01 PM > One quick question, Do you know where in the old country > that your Griffins emigrated from??? Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Diane > Blodgett > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 10:06 AM > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > You are so right--the Griffins are an adventurous group! > My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, was born > in Cherokee County, NC in 1844(his father was William C. > Griffin). By 1860, the family was living in Randolph > County, Alabama. I think Rufus and his wife, Maretta Jane > Reeves Griffin, moved to Georgia for a short time, then to > Arkansas, Texas, possibly Arizona, Beaumont, Riverside > County, CA, and finally National City, San Diego Co., CA. > Rufus fought in the Civil War for the Union side--that's > a pretty brave thing to do when you lived in Alabama! Rufus > and Maretta Jane's son, Archie, went to the Klondike > Gold Rush. > > If anyone has any information about my Griffins, please > share! > > > > --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve > <SteveShervey@allstate.com> wrote: > > > From: Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com> > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 11:32 AM > > Hi there, don't think it's a fit for my > Griffin > > roots. My GGrandfather, Henry Griffin, came over from > > Whimple Parrish, Devonshire, England. He went to > Michigan, > > fought in the Civil war as a cavalryman in the first > > michigan cavalry, and then farmed in Iowa, Illinois, > > Tennessee, and ultimately lived in New London, > Ontario, > > Canada where he died. His daughter Eliza Jane Griffin > is my > > Mother's Grandmother, and she died in Oakland > > California. Good luck, those Griffins are an > adventerous > > group/ Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > Elizabeth > > Carnes > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:52 PM > > To: GRIFFIN@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > > > > Hoping to find the family of my Great Uncle Walker > Avery > > Griffin who was born in Ga in 1899 and died in Los > Angelos > > Ca in 1981.  He was married to a lady named Betty, > her > > maiden name may have been Welsh.  They had two > sons.  > > Walker Avery Griffin Jr. (1936-1977) and John Griffin > born > > about 1939, both born in California.  I would like to > find > > there children, if they have any.  I have some nice > > photographs of Walker Jr. as a baby that someone may > like to > > have.  It's a shot in the dark, but I thought I > would > > give this a chance.  > >   > > Thanks, > >   > > Beth > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That is so cool! I would love to be able to trace my family back to the "old country" and actually see a picture of their home. Better yet, I'd love to see it in person. Good luck in your search. As a result of your question about where my Griffins emigrated from, I did a bit more research and found some census information that I didn't have--so thanks! Diane --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com> wrote: > From: Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 11:03 AM > Hi there, I might take a quick lookie loo and see if there > is anything there. The Griffins did hail somewhat from > Wales, but mostly all over the UK. In Devonshire where my > Griffin family came from, there are tons of Griffins. The > other day the Historical Society president of Devonshire > sent me a painting copy of the house my family lived in > before they emigrated. I'm gonna shoot it to > Griffin-Bounces@rootsweb.com. S > > -----Original Message----- > From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Diane > Blodgett > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:09 PM > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > No, Steve, I don't know where my Griffins emigrated > from. I've read that the Griffin name is Welsh, but I > haven't been able to go back any further than my great > great great grandfather, William C. Griffin. He was born in > North Carolina--I don't where in NC. My great great > grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, was born in Cherokee Co., > NC (this information came from my grandmother). > > Diane > > > --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve > <SteveShervey@allstate.com> wrote: > > > From: Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com> > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 5:01 PM > > One quick question, Do you know where in the old > country > > that your Griffins emigrated from??? Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > Diane > > Blodgett > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 10:06 AM > > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > > > > You are so right--the Griffins are an adventurous > group! > > My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, was > born > > in Cherokee County, NC in 1844(his father was William > C. > > Griffin). By 1860, the family was living in Randolph > > County, Alabama. I think Rufus and his wife, Maretta > Jane > > Reeves Griffin, moved to Georgia for a short time, > then to > > Arkansas, Texas, possibly Arizona, Beaumont, Riverside > > County, CA, and finally National City, San Diego Co., > CA. > > Rufus fought in the Civil War for the Union > side--that's > > a pretty brave thing to do when you lived in Alabama! > Rufus > > and Maretta Jane's son, Archie, went to the > Klondike > > Gold Rush. > > > > If anyone has any information about my Griffins, > please > > share! > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve > > <SteveShervey@allstate.com> wrote: > > > > > From: Shervey, Steve > <SteveShervey@allstate.com> > > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > To: griffin@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 11:32 AM > > > Hi there, don't think it's a fit for my > > Griffin > > > roots. My GGrandfather, Henry Griffin, came over > from > > > Whimple Parrish, Devonshire, England. He went to > > Michigan, > > > fought in the Civil war as a cavalryman in the > first > > > michigan cavalry, and then farmed in Iowa, > Illinois, > > > Tennessee, and ultimately lived in New London, > > Ontario, > > > Canada where he died. His daughter Eliza Jane > Griffin > > is my > > > Mother's Grandmother, and she died in Oakland > > > California. Good luck, those Griffins are an > > adventerous > > > group/ Steve > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com > > > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > > Elizabeth > > > Carnes > > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:52 PM > > > To: GRIFFIN@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > > > > > > > Hoping to find the family of my Great Uncle > Walker > > Avery > > > Griffin who was born in Ga in 1899 and died in > Los > > Angelos > > > Ca in 1981.  He was married to a lady named > Betty, > > her > > > maiden name may have been Welsh.  They had two > > sons.  > > > Walker Avery Griffin Jr. (1936-1977) and John > Griffin > > born > > > about 1939, both born in California.  I would > like to > > find > > > there children, if they have any.  I have some > nice > > > photographs of Walker Jr. as a baby that someone > may > > like to > > > have.  It's a shot in the dark, but I > thought I > > would > > > give this a chance.  > > >   > > > Thanks, > > >   > > > Beth > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and > > > the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and > > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Diane, I'm still grasping at straws -- trying to find my great grandfather,Lee GRIFFIN and his brother Fate (Lafayette?) GRIFFIN. There may have been more siblings. I suspect they may have been born in NC so am wondering if these names are in your GRIFFIN line? Tamara SUTTLE Castle Rock, CO ----- Original Message ----- From: griffin-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin-request@rootsweb.com> To: griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:00 AM Subject: GRIFFIN Digest, Vol 3, Issue 164 Today's Topics: 1. Re: California Griffins (Diane Blodgett) 2. GRIFFINS IN KENTUCKY (Vircher B Floyd) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 17:09:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Diane Blodgett <dianeblodgett@yahoo.com<mailto:dianeblodgett@yahoo.com>> Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins To: griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <831609.36931.qm@web83208.mail.mud.yahoo.com<mailto:831609.36931.qm@web83208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 No, Steve, I don't know where my Griffins emigrated from. I've read that the Griffin name is Welsh, but I haven't been able to go back any further than my great great great grandfather, William C. Griffin. He was born in North Carolina--I don't where in NC. My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, was born in Cherokee Co., NC (this information came from my grandmother). Diane --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> wrote: > From: Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > To: griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 5:01 PM > One quick question, Do you know where in the old country > that your Griffins emigrated from??? Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com> > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Diane > Blodgett > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 10:06 AM > To: griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > You are so right--the Griffins are an adventurous group! > My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, was born > in Cherokee County, NC in 1844(his father was William C. > Griffin). By 1860, the family was living in Randolph > County, Alabama. I think Rufus and his wife, Maretta Jane > Reeves Griffin, moved to Georgia for a short time, then to > Arkansas, Texas, possibly Arizona, Beaumont, Riverside > County, CA, and finally National City, San Diego Co., CA. > Rufus fought in the Civil War for the Union side--that's > a pretty brave thing to do when you lived in Alabama! Rufus > and Maretta Jane's son, Archie, went to the Klondike > Gold Rush. > > If anyone has any information about my Griffins, please > share! > > > > --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Shervey, Steve > <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> wrote: > > > From: Shervey, Steve <SteveShervey@allstate.com<mailto:SteveShervey@allstate.com>> > > Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > To: griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 11:32 AM > > Hi there, don't think it's a fit for my > Griffin > > roots. My GGrandfather, Henry Griffin, came over from > > Whimple Parrish, Devonshire, England. He went to > Michigan, > > fought in the Civil war as a cavalryman in the first > > michigan cavalry, and then farmed in Iowa, Illinois, > > Tennessee, and ultimately lived in New London, > Ontario, > > Canada where he died. His daughter Eliza Jane Griffin > is my > > Mother's Grandmother, and she died in Oakland > > California. Good luck, those Griffins are an > adventerous > > group/ Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com> > > [mailto:griffin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > Elizabeth > > Carnes > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:52 PM > > To: GRIFFIN@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: [GRIFFIN] California Griffins > > > > > > Hoping to find the family of my Great Uncle Walker > Avery > > Griffin who was born in Ga in 1899 and died in Los > Angelos > > Ca in 1981.? He was married to a lady named Betty, > her > > maiden name may have been Welsh.? They had two > sons.? > > Walker Avery Griffin Jr. (1936-1977) and John Griffin > born > > about 1939, both born in California.? I would like to > find > > there children, if they have any.? I have some nice > > photographs of Walker Jr. as a baby that someone may > like to > > have.? It's a shot in the dark, but I thought I > would > > give this a chance.? > > ? > > Thanks, > > ? > > Beth > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and > > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:52:41 -0400 From: Vircher B Floyd <djvbfloyd@juno.com<mailto:djvbfloyd@juno.com>> Subject: [GRIFFIN] GRIFFINS IN KENTUCKY To: 622083.91854.qm@web83202.mail.mud.yahoo.com<mailto:622083.91854.qm@web83202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cc: griffin@rootsweb.com<mailto:griffin@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <20080909.201607.3424.1.djvbfloyd@juno.com<mailto:20080909.201607.3424.1.djvbfloyd@juno.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Friends I hope that I am doing the proper thing by writing to you. If I am not supposed to communicate directly, please guide me in the proper way of making inquiries. I am a relative new member of Ancestry. I am searching for a Griffin fellow whose first name I do not know. If I am correct, he had a family with him on a farm in Garrard County in KY.in the late 1800's. My great Aunt Sophie Owens informed the Cowan and the Floyd families, descendants, in a Floyd-Cowan Family Reunion about 45 years ago that a Mr. _________Griffin, a farmer in that area, slept with a Native American lass ( I believe she was an employee nanny, helper who live with the family) named Clarissa and from that union came Fannie our great grandmother. To help further, when Fannie became of age Mr. ________ Griffin gave her hand to a Negro man named Wallace Cowan. About two years later Mr.________Griffin became unhappy with Wallace's treatment of Fannie. He separated them and gave her hand to Aaron Floyd in (May 15th) 1869 in Boyle, Lincoln, or Garrard County. Aaron was born, we believe, in 1839 -1840. Fannie and Aaron were about the same age but we are not sure where she was born,..possibly Boyle, Pulaski or Garrard Counties, KY. Among the uncertainties we have; ~first what was Mr. ____Griffin's (or was it Griffith) first name ? ~did he have a farm in Boyle or Garrard,..or both ad in what years...........? ~ what was his wife's name,..(Sarah ?) and what were the children's names....? ~ was he in the military in the war between States.....? Rank ? ~ did Aaron work on his farm,..or on the Davis Floyd's farm nearby ? We have a hundred more questions. We are open,..even eager, to respond to questions you may have. Does the information I have shared, help you in some manner. I hope we can connect with good results for us both. V. Floyd ____________________________________________________________ Visit New England and experience Old World charm. 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