This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thauk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6482.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Denise, Here's some census information that I looked up via Ancestry.com. I hope that this helps your research. Regards, Terri McDonald Hauk 1880 United States Federal Census 23 June 1880 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pocket, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T9_973; Family History Film: 1254973; Page: 327.4000; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0651 Name: Gilford Griffin Home in 1880: Pocket, Moore, North Carolina Age: 85 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1795 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Julia Father's birthplace: North Carolina Mother's birthplace: North Carolina Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: Black Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Gilford Griffin 85/B/M/85/married/Farmer/cannot read/cannot write/NC/NC/NC Julia Griffin 50/wife/B/F/50/married/Keeping house/cannot read/cannot write/NC/NC/NC Anna Griffin 15/granddaughter/B/F/15/single/attends school/NC/NC/NC I can't find Gilford and Nancy in 1870 anywhere. I went through the Pocket Twp, Moore Co., NC census report page by page and they are not listed. I did manage to find their son James and family in a different twp (Sloans) in Moore Co., NC. 1870 United States Federal Census Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Sloans, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1149; Page: 625; Image: 616. Name: James Griffin Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Age in 1870: 44 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1870: Sloans, Moore, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Jonesboro Household Members: Name Age James Griffin 44 Martha A Griffin 48 Narcissus Griffin 16 Allen W Griffin 14 John L Griffin 12 Ann E Griffin 7 1860 United States Federal Census 25 June 1860 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Moore, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 167; Image: 332. Name: Gilford Griffin Age in 1860: 60 Birth Year: abt 1800 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Moore, North Carolina Race: Mulatto Gender: Male Post Office: Pocket Household Members: Name Age Gilford Griffin 60/M/Mulatto/Farmer/$100/NC/cannot read or write Nancy Griffin 55/F/Mulatto/NC/cannot read or write Next door is their son, James Griffin. 1860 United States Federal Census Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Moore, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 167; Image: 332. Name: James Griffin Age in 1860: 31 Birth Year: abt 1829 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Moore, North Carolina Race: Mulatto Gender: Male Post Office: Pocket Household Members: Name Age James Griffin 31 Marth Griffin 36 Haywood Griffin 12 Narcises Griffin 7 Allen W Griffin 4 John Griffin 2 1850 United States Federal Census 8 Oct 1850 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Moore, North Carolina; Roll: M432_638; Page: 211; Image: 95. Name: Gifton Griffin (should be Gilford Griffin) Age: 47 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803 Birth Place: North Carolina Race: Mulatto Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Moore, North Carolina Household Members: Name Age Neill Smith 32/M/Mulatto/32/Farmer/NC/cannot read or write Nancy Griffin 48/F/Mulatto/48/NC/cannot read or write James Griffin 20/M/Mulatto/20/Farmer/NC/cannot read or write Gifton Griffin 47/M/Mulatto/47/Laborer/NC/cannot read or write 1840 United States Federal Census Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 357; Page: 154. Name: Guilford Griffin County: Chatham State: North Carolina Guilford Griffin Free Colored Persons Males 10 and under 24 1 36 and under 55 1 Females 36 and under 55 1 ==================== 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.