Griffin was born in 1830. He was the son of John Terrell and Sarah Alford. He passed away in 1890.
Residence
Home in 1850: Amite, Mississippi; Roll: 368; Page: 64b. [1]
Home in 1860: Amite, Mississippi; Roll: M653_577; Page: 184; Family History Library Film: 803577. [2]
Year: 1870; Census Place: Between Meadville and Jackson R, Amite, Mississippi; Roll: M593_721; Page: 400B. [3]
Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 4, Amite, Mississippi; Roll: 640; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 046. [4]
Military
CSA Company I, 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Enlisted on 29 Jul 1864 in Liberty, MS. [5][6]
Burial
Terrell Cemetery, Mars Hill, Amite County, Mississippi. [7]
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi; Series Number: M269; Roll: 27
↑ National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16915549/griffin-ford-terrell: accessed 14 January 2023), memorial page for Griffin Ford Terrell (29 Mar 1830–3 Feb 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16915549, citing Terrell Cemetery, Mars Hill, Amite County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by NatalieMaynor (contributor 46770385).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Griffin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Griffin: