James Wallace Griffith (1923 - 2008)

Born 7 Jun 1923 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Dec 2008 at age 85 in West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States

Biography

James Wallace Griffith was born on June 7, 1923 in Augusta.^[1] He was the son of Joseph Griffith and Fanny Johnson.^[2][3][4] James married Myrtle Wylene Lanier.^[1] He died on December 26, 2008, the last of his siblings.^[4] James Wallace is buried in Southland Memorial Gardens, West Columbia (Lexington County), South Carolina.^[5]

Census Notes

1930 Census: Militia District 1269, Richmond County, Georgia^[2]

Thomas Griffin Head M 42 South Carolina 1st married at 26, Sawmill worker, Lumber Company

Fannie Griffin Wife F 40 South Carolina 1st married at 24,

Virginia Griffin Daughter F 15 Georgia

Lydia May Griffin Daughter F 12 Georgia

Joseph Griffin Son M 9 South Carolina

Wallace Griffin Son M 7 Georgia

Iris Griffin Daughter F 5 Georgia

1940 Census: Ward 3, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia^[3] Residence: 301 Twelfth Street

Joseph T Griffith Head M 52 South Carolina Repairman, Bicycle shop

Fannie Griffith Wife F 50 South Carolina

Lydia Griffith Daughter F 22 Georgia Saleswoman, Cosmetics

Wallace Griffith Son M 17 Georgia Repairman, Bicycle shop

Iris Griffith Daughter F 15 Georgia

Lydia Johnson Mother-in-law F 77 South Carolina

Extra information: Fannie Griffith, first married at 24, canvaser drug company, 5 children.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Personal knowledge from his aunt, Katherine C. Johnson Hall.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} FamilySearch 1930 Census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} FamilySearch 1940 Census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Obituary
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #132148471

• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Wallace Griffin in household of Thomas Griffin, Militia District 1269, Richmond, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 5B, line 75, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 382; FHL microfilm 2,340,117.
• United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Census, Wallace Griffith in household of Joseph T Griffith, Ward 3, Augusta, Militia District 120, Richmond, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121-15, sheet 4B, line 43, family 85, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 704.
• United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, database, FamilySearch WWII Draft, James W Griffith, enlisted 28 Jan 1943, Ft Mcpherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• United States Social Security Death Index, database, [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGPQ-TTL FamilySearch SSDI}, James Wallace Griffith, 26 Dec 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Legacy obituary of James W. Griffith Obituary
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 May 2020), memorial page for James Wallace Griffith (unknown–26 Dec 2008), Find A Grave: Memorial #132148471, citing Southland Memorial Gardens, West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by jujulynne (contributor 47732910) .