Frances A (Dixon) Griffin (1816 - 1903)

Born 5 Jul 1816 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

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Died 20 Jan 1903 at age 86 in Tallokas, Brooks, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Frances "Fanny" was born in 1816, Beaufort County, South Carolina to Roland Dixon and Helen Roe.^[1]

She married John Griffin on January 4, 1838 in Thomas County, Georgia.^[2] From census records their children are:^[3][4]

• Elizabeth Griffin (1838-1916)
• Sion Griffin (1841-unknown)
• John Griffin (1842-unknown)
• Roland Griffin (1844-unknown)
• Nancy Griffin (1845-unknown)
• Micajah Griffin (1848-unknown)
• James Griffin (1849-unknown)
• Polly (Griffin) Phillips (1852-unknown)
• Hester Griffin (1854-1934)
• Frances Griffin (1857-1934)

Fannie passed away in 1903 and is buried in Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at Pavo, Georgia.^[1]

Research Notes

• 1850 United States Federal Census, Name: Frances Griffin, Age: 33, Birth Year: abt 1817, Birthplace: South Carolina, Home in 1850: Lowndes, Georgia, USA, Gender: Female, Family Number: 669, Household Members: John Griffin 31, Frances Griffin 33, Elizabeth Jane Griffin 11, Sim D Griffin 9, John pike Griffin 8, Rolen Griffin 6, Nancy Griffin 5, Micajah Griffin 2, James Griffin 1.^[3]

• 1860 United States Federal Census, Name: Frances Griffin, Age: 43, Birth Year: abt 1817, Gender: Female, Birth Place: South Carolina, Home in 1860: Berrien, Georgia, Post Office: Nashville, Dwelling Number: 512, Family Number: 487, Household Members: John Griffin 39, Frances Griffin 43, Sion D Griffin 19, John P Griffin 19, Rolan Griffin 16, Nancy Griffin 14, Micajah Griffin 12, James Griffin 10, Mary Griffin 8, Hester Ann Griffin 5, Frances J Griffin 4.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 April 2019), memorial page for Frances A “Fannie” Dixon Griffin (5 Jul 1816–20 Jan 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #31627591 citing Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Pavo, Brooks County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: M432_75; Page: 409B; Image: 553.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: Berrien, Georgia; Roll: M653_111; Page: 406; Family History Library Film: 803111.

See also:

• 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: Brooks, Georgia; Roll: M593_137; Page: 64B; Family History Library Film: 545636. 1870 United States Federal Census, Name: Fannie Griffin, Age in 1870: 54, Birth Year: abt 1816, Birthplace: South Carolina, Dwelling Number: 726, Home in 1870: Brooks, Georgia, Race: White, Gender: Female, Occupation: Keeping House, Inferred Spouse: John Griffin, Inferred Children: Nancy Griffin, Micajah Griffin, James Griffin, Hester Ann Griffin, Francis Griffin, Household Members: Nancy Griffin 24, Micajah Griffin 22, James Griffin 20, Hester Ann Griffin 15, Francis Griffin 13, John Griffin 50, Fannie Griffin 54.

• 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Census Place: Quitman, Brooks, Georgia; Roll: 135; Page: 305C; Enumeration District: 004. 1880 United States Federal Census, Name: Fannie A. Griffin, Age: 63, Birth Date: Abt 1817, Birthplace: South Carolina, Home in 1880: Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, USA, Street: Quitman, House Number: 162, Dwelling Number: 398, Race: White, Gender: Female, Relation to Head of House: Wife, Marital status: Married, Spouse's name: John Griffin, Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, Occupation: Keeping House, Household Members: John Griffin 60, Fannie A. Griffin 63, Hester Mitchell 24, Jessie Mitchell 6, N. M. Mitchell 4, Drucilla Baker 57, Fannie Baker 24, M. P. Griffin 31, Lizzie Griffin 18.

• 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Census Place: Militia District 660, Brooks, Georgia; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240181. 1900 United States Federal Census, Name: Fannie A Griffin, Age: 84, Birth Date: Jul 1815, Birthplace: Georgia, Home in 1900: Militia District 660, Brooks, Georgia, Sheet Number: 12, Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 253, Family Number: 255, Race: White, Gender: Female, Relation to Head of House: Grand Mother, Marital status: Widowed, Father's Birthplace: Georgia, Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, Mother: Number of Living Children: 6, Mother: How Many Children: 10, Can Read: Yes, Can Write: Yes, Can Speak English: Yes, Household Members: John P Griffin 31, Nellie A Griffin 21, Sion D Griffin 1, Rebecca Griffin 56, Eleanor Griffin 13, Fannie A Griffin 84, Manson Dasher 21.