Fran Nope but probably a relative. My James was born in PA around 1790 and his son Lewis Griffith was born in Ponds Creek KY in 1815. I think there you will find a connection. Celie is a name used in the next generation. I think you will also take them back to Wales and to the area of England referred to as the Black Country. James marries Jane Rose daughter of Lenox Rose. This marriage is in York County PA. You should check there too. Wanda Fran Salyers wrote: > Hello, friends. As long as we're discussing Griffiths, I'll add my > Griffiths to the conversation. > > If my research is correct, one of my gg grandfathers is James > Griffith, born abt 1815 in Muhlenberg County. Wanda, could we be > talking about the same James Griffith -- or perhaps a father or son? > I've become tangled in my tracking, since there are several James > Griffiths in the county in the first half of the 1800s. > > Apparently, "my" James was a coal miner who married Mary Williams > (born in Muhlenberg County abt 1832) on 8 Apr 1853. Because of the age > difference, it's possible that Mary was James' second wife. > > The census records for James and Mary show four children in the > household: Jane, Eliza, a boy (name unknown) and Rebecca (born 24 Dec. > 1866, died 10 Sep 1942). > > Rebecca married William T. DAVIS (born 16 Dec. 1857 in Tennessee) on > 26 Sep 1886 at Paradise in Muhlenberg County. They had seven children: > Arthur and Celie (twins born and died 17 Apr 1889) > Raymond Oscar (called "Shine") born 8 Jun 1892 died 7 Aug 1969 > Chloe Darling born 20 May 1894 died 11 Jul 1971 (my grandmother -- > married Oscar P. Nelson born 2 Sep 1891 died 31 Jul 1962)) > Truman "Pat" born 17 Mar 1896 > Bertha born 24 Oct 1898 > Mary Belle born and died 7 Oct 1904 > > I would very much like to hear from anyone who is connected to any of > these people. I would especially like to know more about the ancestors > of James Griffith and Mary Williams. > > Fran Salyers > Frankfort, Kentucky > > On Nov 27, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Annetta cole wrote: > >> Wanda, found the following in Muhlenberg County, Ky. Cemeteries, Vol >> III, >> pg. 53: >> Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church Ceme., located 1-1/4 mi. east of Central >> City, >> Ky on Hwy 62. >> >> Julia A. Griffith >> died May 11, 1900 >> age 71, 11 mos 17 days >> Louis L. Griffith >> departed this life Oct 28, 1896 >> age 81 years >> (double stone) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wanda Lee" <catbells@hcinet.net> >> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 8:57 AM >> Subject: [KYMUHLEN] Griffith and Fereday and Rose and Armstrong >> >> >>> Have continued to look for family and have spread back and forward drom >>> Muhlenberg. Anyone got information on the burial spots of James >>> Griffith >>> or Julia Armstrong Griffith? These are gggrandparents. >>> >>> Wanda >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >>> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >