This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wheelbarrowracers Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6658.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jan and Donna, my Alabama Griffin ancestors go back to the Griffins who mostly lived now and in the mid to late 1800s in Perry, Hale, and Tuscaloosa Counties in Alabama (surrounding Bibb County). I haven't learned much yet about this line, but I know it goes back to John W Griffin (b abt 1852 in AL) who married Alamarinda Rebecca Martin (b Dec 1848 in AL, d Dec 1929 Hale Co, AL). Several of us who are from different descendants of John W Griffin have heard he was part Native American. I searched through your public tree on Ancestry.com, Jan, but didn't see a connection. Still, I thought I'd ask if either of you happen to know anything about this line. Their children were: 1. Charlie Griffin (b 15 Jun 1874 AL, 14 Oct 1962 Tuscaloosa, AL) married Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Davis 2. Thomas Jefferson Griffin (b Monroe Co, MS Oct 1878, d 6 May 1959 Hale Co, AL, married Denie Hollis and Harriet Elizabeth Connor 3. John William Griffin (b May 1880 AL) married Ida Lou Williams Thanks for sharing anything you might know - Jeff. 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.