Mary Agnes Drais married Mitchell M. Griffin on 25 Jan 1857 in San Joaquin County, CA. To this marriage were born six children. They were:
Martha J. Griffin (1857-1859);
Francis Leonidus Griffin (1859- ) m. Margaret Catherine Baker
Elizabeth D. Griffin (1851-1940) m. Cicero Blackwell Brooke
Emma Euretta Griffin (1864-1960) m. Jesse Williams Carter
Sarah E. Griffin (1867- ) m. John H. Owen
William Griffin (1869-1933) m. Clara Wilkes
Mitchell and Mary are in the 1870 federal census. Mitchell and his wife Mary A. Griffin were then living in the Emory Township, Stanislaus County, CA. All of the children listed above were then in the home except Martha.
Mitchell Griffin died in 1871. He is buried in the Highland View Memorial Gardens. He is buried next to his daughter Martha J. Mitchell, who died on 4 Jan 1859 at the age of one year and 29 days.
The first name on the grave marker is Mitchel. It is not known if this is a mistake or if this is how his name was spelled. However, the name is consistently spelled Mitchell in all the records available.
Mary Agnes Drais married Mitchell M. Griffin on 25 Jan 1857 in San Joaquin County, CA. To this marriage were born six children. They were:
Martha J. Griffin (1857-1859);
Francis Leonidus Griffin (1859- ) m. Margaret Catherine Baker
Elizabeth D. Griffin (1851-1940) m. Cicero Blackwell Brooke
Emma Euretta Griffin (1864-1960) m. Jesse Williams Carter
Sarah E. Griffin (1867- ) m. John H. Owen
William Griffin (1869-1933) m. Clara Wilkes
Mitchell and Mary are in the 1870 federal census. Mitchell and his wife Mary A. Griffin were then living in the Emory Township, Stanislaus County, CA. All of the children listed above were then in the home except Martha.
Mitchell Griffin died in 1871. He is buried in the Highland View Memorial Gardens. He is buried next to his daughter Martha J. Mitchell, who died on 4 Jan 1859 at the age of one year and 29 days.
The first name on the grave marker is Mitchel. It is not known if this is a mistake or if this is how his name was spelled. However, the name is consistently spelled Mitchell in all the records available.
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