William Martin Griffin (1815 - 1879)

Born 13 Apr 1815 in Ware County, Georgia

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Died 21 Aug 1879 at age 64 in Ware County, Georgia

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Biography

William was born in 1815 to James Griffin and Nancy Burnside Griffin.^[1][2]

William married Cynthia Strickland (1815-1897) in 1830 in Georgia. ^[3] They had at least 16 children. There names are:^[4][5][6]

• Treasey Appia Griffin Driggers (1835–1906)
• William Burnside Griffin (1837–1900)
• John Ellis Griffin (1839–1862)
• Nancy Griffin (1841 - ?)
• Peter Henry Griffin (1843–1916)
• Leander Griffin (1843 - ?)
• Washington Griffin (1846 - before 1860)
• Ellender Griffin (1847 - ?)
• Patrick Griffin (1850 - ?)
• James H Griffin (1851 - before 1870)
• Eijah Griffin (1851–1909)
• Martha Ann "Appie" Griffin Knight (1853–1908)
• Syntha Griffin (1855 - ?)
• Owen Alfred Griffin (1856–1951)
• Sinai Griffin (1859 - ?)
• Mary Ann "Mollie" Griffin Whilden (1861–1910)

William passed away in 1879 from Typhoid Pneumonia.^[7] When his will was probated on December 3, 1879 it mentioned that he still had two minor children at home, Sinai and Mollie.^[8] William is buried at High Bluff Cemetery in Hoboken, Georgia.^[9]

Research Notes

1850 United States Federal Census, Name: William Griffin, Age: 35, Birth Year: abt 1815, Birthplace: Georgia, Home in 1850: Subdivision 6, Bulloch, Georgia, USA, Gender: Male, Family Number: 295, Household Members: William Griffin 35, Sinthy Griffin 35, Trecy Griffin 15, William Griffin 12, John Griffin 10, Nancy Griffin 9, Peter Griffin 8, Leander Griffin 7, Washington Griffin 4, Ellender Griffin 3, Patrick Griffin 0.^[4]

1860 United States Federal Census, Name: William Griffin, Age: 45, Birth Year: abt 1815, Gender: Male, Birth Place: Georgia, Home in 1860: District 9, Pierce, Georgia, Post Office: Blackshear, Dwelling Number: 178, Family Number: 180, Occupation: Farmer, Real Estate Value: 1000, Personal Estate Value: 875, Household Members: William Griffin 45, Lyntha Griffin 45, John Griffin 21, Nancy Griffin 18, Peter Griffin 17, Elender Griffin 9, Leander Griffin 10, James H Griffin 9, Patrick Griffin 8, Elizah Griffin 7, Apsyam Griffin 6, Syntha Griffin 5, Own Griffin 2, Sinah Griffin 1.^[5]

1870 United States Federal Census, Name: William Griffin, Age in 1870: 54, Birth Year: abt 1816, Birthplace: Georgia, Dwelling Number: 267, Home in 1870: Subdivision 100, Pierce, Georgia, Race: White, Gender: Male, Occupation: Farmer, Male Citizen over 21: Y, Personal Estate Value: 702, Real Estate Value: 1800, Inferred Spouse: Cynthia Griffin, Inferred Children: Nancy Griffin, Api A Griffin, Sytha A Griffin, Owen Griffin, Sinia Griffin, Mary A Griffin, Household Members: William Griffin 54, Cynthia Griffin 54, Nancy Griffin 29, Api A Griffin 17, Sytha A Griffin 15, Owen Griffin 13, Sinia Griffin 11, Mary A Griffin 9.^[6]

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Name: William Griffen, Gender: Male, Race: White, Marital status: Married, Estimated birth year: abt 1815, Birth Place: Georgia, USA, Age: 64, Death Date: Aug 1879, Cause of Death: Typhoid Pneumonia, Census Year: 1880, Census Place: Militia District 1231 and 1082, Ware, Georgia, USA, Enumeration District: 94, Line: 12.^[7]

Burial, Name: William M. Griffin, Birth Date: 13 Apr 1815, Birth Place: Ware County, Georgia, United States of America, Death Date: 21 Aug 1879, Death Place: Ware County, Georgia, United States of America, Cemetery: High Bluff Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place: Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia, United States of America, Has Bio?: Y, Father: James Griffin, Mother: Nancy Burnside Griffin, Spouse: Cynthia Griffin, Children: John Ellis Griffin, Mary Ann Whilden,Appie Knight, Owen Alfred Griffin, Peter Henry Griffin, Elijah J. Griffin, Treasey Appia Driggers. ^[9]

Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, Name: William Griffin, Gender: Male, Probate Date: 3 Dec 1879, Probate Place: Ware, Georgia, USA, Inferred Death Year: Abt 1879, Inferred Death Place: Georgia, USA.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images Find A Grave: Memorial #16753674 : accessed 23 April 2019, memorial page for James Griffin (Apr 1793–6 Apr 1860), citing High Bluff Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by d powell (contributor 48137798) .
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images Find A Grave: Memorial #16753702 : accessed 23 April 2019, memorial page for Nancy Burnside Griffin (May 1798–Dec 1859), citing High Bluff Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by d powell (contributor 48137798) .
3. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 4953.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DNS. Ancestry Record 7836 #497868
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: Subdivision 6, Bulloch, Georgia; Roll: M432_62; Page: 255B; Image: 74. Image
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: District 9, Pierce, Georgia; Roll: M653_133; Page: 1025; Family History Library Film: 803133. Image
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Census Place: Subdivision 100, Pierce, Georgia; Roll: M593_169; Page: 91A; Family History Library Film: 545668. Image
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 12; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: Militia District 1231 and 1082, Ware, Georgia. Image
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Ancestry.com. Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Ware County); Probate Place: Ware, Georgia. Image
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave: Memorial #16753593

• First-hand information as remembered by Wendy Amdahl, Sunday, May 4, 2014.