Father: George Washington McGriff b. 1836 Illinois
Mother: Martha Ann Lynch McGriff b. 1851 Illinois
Siblings: George William McGriff b. 1866, Ethel J. McGriff Renz b. 1882
Spouse: Cordelia Darby McGriff b. 1876 m. 1896
Children: (might not be a comprehensive list) Raymond L. McGriff b. ca1898, Lela A. McGriff b. ca1899, Daryl B. McGriff b. ca1903 (married Mary J), Marion M. McGriff b. ca1909
Timeline
1869 born
1894 California Great Registers in Woodland, Yolo, California
1896 California Great Registers in Grafton, Yolo, California
1900 US Census in Grafton, Yolo, California
Sources
"California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYDK-KQS : 25 July 2019), James Sherman Mcgriff, 1894; citing Voter Registration, Woodland, Yolo, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 978,598.
"California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYDK-GP3 : 25 July 2019), James Sherman Mcgriff, 1896; citing Voter Registration, Grafton, Yolo, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 978,598.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GY-YNL : accessed 5 April 2021), James Mc Griff in household of Charles Fish, Cacheville and Grafton Townships, Yolo, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 195, sheet 10B, family 211, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,116.
"California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-9N8L : 23 February 2021), James McGriff, 1928; citing 66045, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,046.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKT-BPY3 : 13 September 2020), James Sherman McGriff, ; Burial, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America, Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum; citing record ID 56991339, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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