Lois M. Griffin (1830 - 1911)

Born 5 Oct 1830 in New York, USA

Ancestors

Died 2 Feb 1911 at age 80 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA

Biography

Lois M. Griffin was born in Oct 1830 at New York, USA. She was the daughter of Samuel and Roxanna (--?--) Griffin. She appeared on the census of 13 Nov 1850 in the household of her parents at Ross Township, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^[1] She was a seamstress when she appeared on the census of 9 June 1860 in the household of her parents at Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^[2] She appeared on the census of 1 July 1870 in the household of her parents at Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^[3] She was a weaver when she appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 in the household of her mother at Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^[4] She appeared on the census of 18 June 1900 in the household of her mother at Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^[5] She appeared on the census of 25 April 1910 in the household of her nephew, Orrin A. Stanley, at Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^[6]

Lois died on 2 Feb. 1911 at Kalamazoo County, Michigan, at age 80 and was buried at Yorkville Cemetery, Yorkville, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Her memorial has a photo of her headstone.^[7]

Census

13 Nov. 1850

Ross Township, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

• Griffin, Samuel age 47 b. NY Cooper.
• Roxanna E. age 40 b. NY.
• Louis M. age 20 b. MI.
• Roxanna J. age 8 b. MI.
• Martha age 4 b. MI.^[1]

9 June 1860

Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

• Griffin, Samuel age 56 b. NY Cooper.
• Roxana wife age 50 b. MA.
• Louis female age 25 b. NY Seamstress.
• Martha age 13 b. MI.^[2]

1 July 1870

Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

• Griffin, Sam age 67 b. NY Cooper.
• R. D. female age 60 b. MA.
• Louisa M. age 39 b. NY.
• Stanly, Perrin male age 9 b. MI.^[3]

11 June 1880

Ross Township, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

• Rosetta Griffin 70 widow b. MA.
• Lois Griffin 49 daughter b. NY. single weaver.
• Asa Griffin (sic) 17 gr-son b. MI. farm laborer.^[4]

18 June 1900

Ross Township, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

• Griffin, Roxana b. Dec. 1809 age 90 b. MA widow 7 children 2 living m&f b. RI.
• Lois M. dau b. Oct. 1830 age 69 b. NY single f. b. NY.
• Stanley, Orin A. nephew (sic) b. Oct. 1861 age 38 single b. MI Day Laborer f&m b. MI.^[5]

25 April 1910

Ross Township, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

• Stanley, Orrin age 49 b. MI Laborer Odd Jobs.
• Griffin, Lois M. aunt age 78 b. NY.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Year: 1850; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: M432_353; Page: 152B; Image: 302 1850 US Census. Samuel Griffin.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Year: 1860; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: M653_548; Page: 226; Image: 230; Family History Library Film: 803548 1860 US Census. Saml Griffin.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Year: 1870; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: M593_680; Page: 348B; Image: 701; Family History Library Film: 552179 1870 US Census. Sam Griffin.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Year: 1880; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 586; Family History Film: 1254586; Page: 303B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 0605 1880 US Census. Rosetta Griffin.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Year: 1900; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 720; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1240720 1900 US Census. Roxana D Griffin.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Year: 1910; Census Place: Ross, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: T624_655; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1374668 1910 US Census. Orrin Stanley.
7. ↑ Lois Griffin memorial at Find A Grave.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Phil Smith for creating WikiTree profile Griffin-2716.