Question

Trying to find the parents names of Newton Alexander Griffin, he was born in Madison County North Carolina abt 1852.

Answer 1

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8V-PZL

 

Alexander Griffin

United States Census, 1870

Name	Alexander Griffin
Event Type	Census
Event Year	1870
Event Place	North Carolina, United States
Gender	Male
Age	18
Race	White
Race (Original)	W
Birth Year (Estimated)	1851-1852
Birthplace	North Carolina
Page Number	9

HOUSEHOLD	ROLE	GENDER	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Edward Griffin		M	50	North Carolina
Margaret Griffin		F	19	North Carolina
Alexander Griffin		M	18	North Carolina
Nancy Griffin		F	16	North Carolina
Frances Griffin		F	12	North Carolina
Hester Griffin		F	9	North Carolina

Answer 2

Same census as Frank has. This record shows that he was in Madison County:

Name:	Alexander Griffin
Age in 1870:	18
Birth Year:	abt 1852
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1870:	Township 5, Madison, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Post Office:	Ivy
Value of Real Estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Edward Griffin 50 Margaret Griffin 15 Alexander Griffin 18 Nancy Griffin 16 Frances Griffin 12 Heston Griffin 9

 

Source Citation

Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1147; Page: 451A; Image: 209; Family History Library Film: 552646