Cecil Albert Griggs (1913 - 1943)

Born 6 Sep 1913 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Sep 1943 at age 30 in Solano, California, United States

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Biography

Cecil Albert Griggs was born September 6, 1913 in Texas, to Arthur Griggs and Eva Davis. ^[1]

Cecil can be found at the age of 5 living with his parents, his half brother Frank, and his two brothers Jesse and Claude on the 1920 US census for Choctaw County, Oklahoma.

Arthur Griggs, Male, age 44, Married, White, can read and write, Head, Rent b. in Arkansas, father b. in United States; mother b. in United States

Eva Griggs, Female, age 32, Married, White, can read and write, Wife b. in Tennessee, Father b. Georgia, mother b. Georgia

Frank Griggs, Male, age 18, Single, White, can read and write, Son b. 1902 in Texas; Father b. Arkansas Mother b. Tennessee

Jesse Griggs, Male, 10, Single White, can read and write, Son b. about 1910 in Arkansas; Father b. Arkansas; Mother b. Tennessee

Claude Griggs, Male, 7, Single, White, Son b. about 1913 in Arkansas; Father b. Arkansas; mother b. Tennessee

Cecil Griggs, Male, 5, Single, White, Son b. about 1915 in Texas ^[3]

School records in Indiahoma, Comanche County, Oklahoma for 1925 show Cecil Griggs at the age of 10. His birth date is listed as September 6, 1914, and his father's name is listed as Arthur Griggs. ^[4]

Cecil Griggs can be found on the 1940 US census for Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, living with his wife, two children and his father-in-law's family.

John R Hunt Male 58 Married White Head Kentucky 1882 Rural, Choctaw, Oklahoma

Sybil Hunt Female 48 Married White Wife Oklahoma 1892 Rural, Choctaw, Oklahoma

Roscoe A Hunt Male 18 Single White Son Oklahoma 1922 Rural, Choctaw, Oklahoma

Loretta F Hunt Female 17 Single White Daughter Oklahoma 1923 Rural, Choctaw, Oklahoma

John W Hunt Male 13 Single White Son Oklahoma 1927 Rural, Choctaw, Oklahoma

Cecil Griggs Male 25 Married White Son-in-law Texas 1915 Same Place

Inez Griggs Female 19 Married White Daughter Oklahoma 1921 Rural, Choctaw, Oklahoma

Sharon Griggs Female 3 Single White Granddaughter Oklahoma 1937 , ,

Janice M Griggs Female 1 Single White Granddaughter Oklahoma 1939 ^[5]

Cecil Albert Griggs died on September 25, 1943 in Solano, California, USA. The California Death Index at FamilySearch.org gives his father's name as "Griggs" and his mother's name as "Davis". His birth place is listed as "Texas". His birth date is given as September 6, 1913.^[1]

Cecil A. Griggs was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA. His death date is listed as September 26, 1943 on his FIndagrave memorial page, but perhaps that is when he was buried, or it may be a typographical error. There is no photograph of his tombstone at the site.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPV1-L53 : 26 November 2014), Cecil Albert Griggs, 25 Sep 1943; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ8-9MTG?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-PYM%3A1036472701%2C1036882401%2C1037295901%2C1589332580 : 14 December 2015), Oklahoma > Choctaw > Hugo Ward 2 > ED 64 > image 20 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ8-9MTG?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-PYM%3A1036472701%2C1036882401%2C1037295901%2C1589332580 : 14 December 2015), Oklahoma > Choctaw > Hugo Ward 2 > ED 64 > image 20 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM9-6S2Z-Y?cc=1926701&wc=QX9C-HGS%3A1590389992%2C1590390711 : 3 February 2017), Comanche > School census, District 1-199, 1925 > image 159 of 1377; Woodward county records indexed by Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society; citing various county offices, various Oklahoma school district offices and Cimarron Heritage Center, Boise City.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MR-GS5X?cc=2000219&wc=QZXP-7H3%3A790104801%2C791514401%2C791672401%2C791679801 : accessed 7 January 2018), Oklahoma > Comanche > Lawton City, Lawton, Ward 1 > 16-17B Lawton City Ward 1 bounded by (N) Arlington Av; (E) Railroad; (S) ward line; (W) 4th > image 16 of 34; citing 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.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 January 2020), memorial page for Cecil A Griggs (unknown–26 Sep 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 76681286, citing Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ8-9MTG?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-PYM%3A1036472701%2C1036882401%2C1037295901%2C1589332580 : 14 December 2015), Oklahoma > Choctaw > Hugo Ward 2 > ED 64 > image 20 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MR-GS5X?cc=2000219&wc=QZXP-7H3%3A790104801%2C791514401%2C791672401%2C791679801 : accessed 7 January 2018), Oklahoma > Comanche > Lawton City, Lawton, Ward 1 > 16-17B Lawton City Ward 1 bounded by (N) Arlington Av; (E) Railroad; (S) ward line; (W) 4th > image 16 of 34; citing 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.
• "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM9-6S2Z-Y?cc=1926701&wc=QX9C-HGS%3A1590389992%2C1590390711 : 3 February 2017), Comanche > School census, District 1-199, 1925 > image 159 of 1377; Woodward county records indexed by Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society; citing various county offices, various Oklahoma school district offices and Cimarron Heritage Center, Boise City.