Wyatt Oliver Griffith (1867 - 1940)

Born 9 Dec 1867 in Dale County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Feb 1940 at age 72 in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Wyatt was born in 1867. He is the son of Elmore Griffith and Sarah Gauley.

In 1870, there was a son listed on the US Census as W. C., near the age Oliver would be. In looking at the original document, it appears that W. C. was actually W. O., aka Wyatt Oliver.^[1]

In 1880, the family was living in Dale County, Alabama.^[2]

Leila Smith married Wyatt Oliver Griffith. In 1930, the couple and his sister, Fannie Griffith, were living in Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama. Her husband, Wyatt, was a bookkeeper for a general merchandise business.^[3]

Wyatt passed away in 1940 in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama. His parents, Elmore Griffith and Sarah Gauly, were named on the death certificate, as well as his wife, Leila Smith. Wyatt's occupation was listed as merchant.^[4] Burial was in the Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKS-LJM : 17 October 2014), W C Griffith in household of E W Griffith, Alabama, United States; citing p. 234, family 66, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,511.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JD-8RC : 24 December 2015), Oliver Griffith in household of Elmon Griffith, Ozark, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 61, sheet 566B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0010; FHL microfilm 1,254,010.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:36RB-16Z : accessed 30 March 2020), Wyatt O Griffith, Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 2B, line 74, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 8; FHL microfilm 2,339,743.
4. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDYR-MRH : 15 February 2018), Wyatt O. Griffith, 29 Feb 1940; citing reference cn 7322, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,587.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49102209/wyatt-oliver-griffith: accessed 10 October 2022), memorial page for Wyatt Oliver Griffith (9 Dec 1867–29 Feb 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #49102209 citing Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by J Lowery (contributor 47089151) .