Ruth Griffin (1897)

Born 1897 in Blackstock, Chester, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

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Biography

• Ancestor of noted radio host Tom Joyner^[1]
• Fled South Carolina for unknown reasons - family owned 130 acres outside of Columbia... all the Griffins had disappeared from Blackstock by the 1930's^[1]
  • Two of her brothers, Meeks & Thomas were found guilty of killing a (white) confederate veteran and electrocuted. Later information reveals the person who named them and gave evidence against them did so because they were the richest black people in that area.^[1]
• school teacher, owned a florist shop, had a travel agency, service station
• Masters degree from PA

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Gates, H.L., wr. "The Road Home." African American Lives 2 Episode 3. PBS. 6 Feb 2008