Benjamin
Willis
(Bennie)
Griffith
Born in Cottageville, Colleton, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ruth Cornelia (Christmas) Griffith
— married
31 Jan 1920 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Willis Griffith Jr, Capers DeChamps Griffith, Banks Goodale Griffith, Rufus Allen Griffith and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 63
in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2023
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1898. As a young man he worked at a shipyard in Savanah, Georgia. That's where he met his future bride. Their marriage record shows that Benjamen began using the name "Bennie" After they were married they moved to Jacksonville where they had 5 boys. Bennie worked as a mechanic at a cigar factory and later as a machinist at the railroad. He passed away in 1962.
Sources
Year: 1900; Census Place: GloverRegistration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Colleton; Roll: 1887390, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: 1524; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1241524 Year: 1910; Census Place: Glover, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1456; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375469 Year: 1920; Census Place: Glover, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1692; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 804 Year: 1930; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: 314; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0046; Image: 143.0; FHL microfilm: 2340049 Year: 1940; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: T627_627; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 68-137 1950 United States Federal Census; Ancestry.com; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; 2022; Lehi, UT, USA 1935 Florida, State Census, 1867-1945; Ancestry.com; Ancestry.com Operations Inc; 2008; Provo, UT, USA 1945 Florida, State Census, 1867-1945; Ancestry.com; Ancestry.com Operations Inc; 2008; Provo, UT, USA U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Colleton; Roll: 1887390 The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 176 The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current; Ancestry.com; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; 2012; Provo, UT, USA
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bennie by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bennie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bennie by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bennie:
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~25.00%
Robyn (Griffith) Holderness
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Rejected matches › Benjamin Elmer Griffith (1899-)
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