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