Comanche (Stewart) Griffus (1879 - 1946)

Born 30 Oct 1879 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Aaron — married 19 Aug 1907 in Walker County, Alabama

Wife of Robert Cavanaugh Griffus — married about 1918 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1946 at age 66 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Comanche Stewart was born on October 30, 1879, in Georgia, her father, Andrew, was 45, and her mother, Martha, was 26. ^[1]

In 1900, Comanche is living in Ensley, Jefferson, Alabama. She is working as a cook.^[2]

She married first, George Aaron 12 Aug 1907. The children were born before she married George. Children:

1. Alma 1903
2. Howard 1906

In 1910 Comanche is in El Paso, TX with one son and one daughter. She is running a boarding house.^[3]

Divorce from George was granted 13 May 1913 at Baird, Callahan, Texas. George did not appear and Comanche was granted care, custody, and education of her children.

She married second, Richard Griffus 2 Oct 1913 at Taylor County Texas.^[4]

1920 United States Census - San Diego, San Diego, California^[5]

Name	Age	Relationship
Robert C Griffith	43	Head
Comanche Griffith	40	Wife
Alma F Griffith	16	Daughter
George Griffith	13	Son

She died on February 21, 1946, in San Diego, California, at the age of 66, and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, san Diego, CA.^[6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 251B; Enumeration District: 047. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
2. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Ancestry Record 7602 #34500023
3. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Van Horn, El Paso, Texas; Roll: T624_1549; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1375562. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Ancestry Record 7884 #27964881
4. ↑ Johnson County Clerk's Office; Denton, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records; Volumes: 6; Pages: 343
5. ↑ 1920; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_132; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 336 Ancestry Record 6061 #5674831
6. ↑ Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. 1946-02-21 Ancestry Record 5180 #2882165
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 September 2020), memorial page for Comanche Stewart Griffus (30 Oct 1878–21 Feb 1946), Find A Grave: Memorial #115408292, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA ; Maintained by Gennaphyr (contributor 47698254)
8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBH-8NSJ : 18 July 2020), Mrs Comanche Griffus, 1946.