Hezekiah Griffin (abt. 1884 - 1913)

Born about Oct 1884 in Alabama, United States

Died 5 Jul 1913 at about age 28 in Denton County, Texas, United States

Biography

Hezekiah Griffin is a part of US Black heritage.

Hezekiah Griffin is buried in St. John's Cemetery.

Hezekiah was born about 1884.

In 1900^[1], he was living with his mother and stepfather in Justice Precinct 2, Denton, Texas.

Hezakiah Griffin married Lucy Shears on March 2, 1906 in Denton County, Texas.

By 1910^[2], he was still living with his stepfather and mother. However he was also enumerated as a hired hand living with the Varner family in the same location in 1910. He was listed as a a widower on that census.^[3]

He passed away in 1913. Burial was in the Old Slave Cemetery (aka St John's Cemetery/ Pilot Point Cemetery), Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LG-7KS : accessed 18 July 2021), Hezekiah Griffin in household of George Neugly, Justice Precinct 2 (all west of T&P Ry.), Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,627.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK16-5DK : accessed 18 July 2021), Hezakiah Griffin in household of George W Hugley, Justice Precinct 2, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 3A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1546; FHL microfilm 1,375,559.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK1X-3Z5 : accessed 18 July 2021), Hezakiah Griffin in household of Sebe Varner, Justice Precinct 2, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 3B, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1546; FHL microfilm 1,375,559.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/131886067/hezakiah-griffin : accessed 18 July 2021), memorial page for Hezakiah Griffin (Oct 1884–5 Jul 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #131886067, citing Old Slave Cemetery, Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by D & J Norwood (contributor 47514808) .