Violet Bell (Hendrix) Griffith (1817 - 1874)

Born 29 Jun 1817 in Marion, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Jones Griffith — married 13 Apr 1839 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1874 at age 56 in Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas, United States

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Biography

Violet Bell Hendrix was born on 29 Jun 1817 in Marion, Tennessee to parents Luke Hendrix and Frances (Fanny) Standifer. She married Rev. Jesse Jones Griffith on 13 Apr 1839 in Marion, Tennessee. Children: Luke Hendrix, Amos Bell, William Harrison, Pernina Pauline, Henry Clay, John Bradford, Mary Frances, Naomi Caroline, Leona A, Preston Moore, Jesse C, Clarissa Alice. She died on 4 Mar 1874 in Hamiton, Texas.

Census

1850 US Census:^[1]*US Federal Census 1850 Ancestry paid site

Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Mark Hendrix Male 47 Tennessee

Mary Hendrix Female 43 Tennessee

Caroline Hendrix Female 19 Tennessee

Felix Hendrix Male 17 Tennessee

Darthula Hendrix Female 15 Tennessee

Israel Hendrix Male 13 Tennessee

Amanda Hendrix Female 10 Tennessee

James Hendrix Male 7 Tennessee

China J Hendrix Female 4 Tennessee

Jesse J Griffith Male 36 Tennessee

Violet Griffith Female 33 Tennessee

William W Griffith Male 13 Tennessee

Amos Griffith Male 10 Tennessee

William H Griffith Male 8 Tennessee

Pennina Griffith Female 7 Tennessee

Henry Griffith Male 6 Tennessee

John B Griffith Male 4 Tennessee

Polly F Griffith Female 1 Tennessee

Luke Hendrix Male 80 North Carolina

1860 US Census:^[2]

Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Violet Griffith Female 43 Tennessee

Luke Griffith Male 22 Tennessee

Harrison Griffith Male 18 Tennessee

Venina Griffith Female 17 Tennessee

Clay Griffith Male 16 Tennessee

Jehu Griffith Male 14 Tennessee

Polly Griffith Female 11 Tennessee

Leona Griffith Female 8 Tennessee

Standefer Griffith Male 5 Tennessee

• US Federal Census 1870

Burial

Violet was buried in Hibbon Cemetery in Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas. ^[3]Find A Grave: Memorial #115298184

Acknowledgments

Thank you to HL Griffith for creating Hendrix-620 on 28 Nov 13.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD5-CT8 : 2 October 2020), Violet Griffith in household of Mark Hendrix, Marion county, Marion, Tennessee, United States; citing family 382, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFL-HX2 : 18 March 2020), Violet Griffith, 1860.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGF-JYTD : 14 September 2020), Violet Bell Hendrix Griffith, ; Burial, Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas, United States of America, Hibdon Cemetery;

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• US Federal Census 1850

• US Federal Census 1870