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Mitchell M. Griffin

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Mitchell M. Griffin

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
23 Jan 1871 (aged 49–50)
Stanislaus County, California, USA
Burial
Farmington, San Joaquin County, California, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Per kamoore67 on Ancestry.com, Mitchell M. Griffin was born in Georgia in 1821 to Buckner Griffin (1786-1837) and the former Patsey Foreman (1775-1860).

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.

Per kamoore67 on Ancestry.com, Mitchell M. Griffin was born in Georgia in 1821 to Buckner Griffin (1786-1837) and the former Patsey Foreman (1775-1860).

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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  • Created by: lawman
  • Added: May 1, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145906594/mitchell_m-griffin: accessed ), memorial page for Mitchell M. Griffin (1821–23 Jan 1871), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145906594, citing Highland View Memorial Gardens, Farmington, San Joaquin County, California, USA; Maintained by lawman (contributor 48229578).