John was born in Leslie, Ark. to Rev. Jesse H and Sarah Woody Brooks Griffin. He married his first cousin Mary Griffin They Had six children Mary Lee, Jesse B, Scott, Charles Wesley, Clayton, and Johnson. His Wife Mary died in 1905 and is buried in Huntington Arkansas Cemetery, John remarried a Laura Patterson and to this marrage they had three children: Ruth, Ruby, and Paul, Laura died in 1922 in Searcy Arkansas. John again married a widow name Margaret Coleman. No children. John was a confederate soldier. He was also a Methodist minister. He died in Harrisburg Arkansas. Sent by Willa Mae Shelby
John Wesley Griffin
•Surname: Griffin
•Given Name: John Wesley
•Prefix: Rev
•Sex: M
•Birth: 18 Jul 1848 in Lebanon, Searcy, Arkansas
•Death: 6 Feb 1931 in Harrison, , Arkansas
•Burial: Holmes Cemetery, Bellefonte, , Arkansas
Father: Jesse Griffin b: 24 Dec 1801 in Greenville County, South Carolina
Mother: Sarah Brooks b: 18 Jan 1805 in , , North Carolina
Marriage 1 Mary Griffin
Children
1. Jesse B. Griffin
2. Mary Griffin
3. Scott Griffin b: in of Pangburn, , Arkansas
4. Charles Wesley Griffin
5. Clayton Griffin
6. Johnson I. Griffin
Marriage 2 Laura Patterson
Children
1. Ruth Griffin
2. Ruby Griffin
3. Paul Griffin
Father:
Jesse H Griffin
(1801 - 1883)
Mother:
Sarah Woody Brooks Griffin
(1805 - 1891)
John Wesley Griffin
•Surname: Griffin
•Given Name: John Wesley
•Prefix: Rev
•Sex: M
•Birth: 18 Jul 1848 in Lebanon, Searcy, Arkansas
•Death: 6 Feb 1931 in Harrison, , Arkansas
•Burial: Holmes Cemetery, Bellefonte, , Arkansas
Father: Jesse Griffin b: 24 Dec 1801 in Greenville County, South Carolina
Mother: Sarah Brooks b: 18 Jan 1805 in , , North Carolina
Marriage 1 Mary Griffin
Children
1. Jesse B. Griffin
2. Mary Griffin
3. Scott Griffin b: in of Pangburn, , Arkansas
4. Charles Wesley Griffin
5. Clayton Griffin
6. Johnson I. Griffin
Marriage 2 Laura Patterson
Children
1. Ruth Griffin
2. Ruby Griffin
3. Paul Griffin
Father:
Jesse H Griffin
(1801 - 1883)
Mother:
Sarah Woody Brooks Griffin
(1805 - 1891)
John was born in Leslie, Ark. to Rev. Jesse H and Sarah Woody Brooks Griffin. He married his first cousin Mary Griffin They Had six children Mary Lee, Jesse B, Scott, Charles Wesley, Clayton, and Johnson. His Wife Mary died in 1905 and is buried in Huntington Arkansas Cemetery, John remarried a Laura Patterson and to this marrage they had three children: Ruth, Ruby, and Paul, Laura died in 1922 in Searcy Arkansas. John again married a widow name Margaret Coleman. No children. John was a confederate soldier. He was also a Methodist minister. He died in Harrisburg Arkansas. Sent by Willa Mae Shelby
John Wesley Griffin
•Surname: Griffin
•Given Name: John Wesley
•Prefix: Rev
•Sex: M
•Birth: 18 Jul 1848 in Lebanon, Searcy, Arkansas
•Death: 6 Feb 1931 in Harrison, , Arkansas
•Burial: Holmes Cemetery, Bellefonte, , Arkansas
Father: Jesse Griffin b: 24 Dec 1801 in Greenville County, South Carolina
Mother: Sarah Brooks b: 18 Jan 1805 in , , North Carolina
Marriage 1 Mary Griffin
Children
1. Jesse B. Griffin
2. Mary Griffin
3. Scott Griffin b: in of Pangburn, , Arkansas
4. Charles Wesley Griffin
5. Clayton Griffin
6. Johnson I. Griffin
Marriage 2 Laura Patterson
Children
1. Ruth Griffin
2. Ruby Griffin
3. Paul Griffin
Father:
Jesse H Griffin
(1801 - 1883)
Mother:
Sarah Woody Brooks Griffin
(1805 - 1891)
John Wesley Griffin
•Surname: Griffin
•Given Name: John Wesley
•Prefix: Rev
•Sex: M
•Birth: 18 Jul 1848 in Lebanon, Searcy, Arkansas
•Death: 6 Feb 1931 in Harrison, , Arkansas
•Burial: Holmes Cemetery, Bellefonte, , Arkansas
Father: Jesse Griffin b: 24 Dec 1801 in Greenville County, South Carolina
Mother: Sarah Brooks b: 18 Jan 1805 in , , North Carolina
Marriage 1 Mary Griffin
Children
1. Jesse B. Griffin
2. Mary Griffin
3. Scott Griffin b: in of Pangburn, , Arkansas
4. Charles Wesley Griffin
5. Clayton Griffin
6. Johnson I. Griffin
Marriage 2 Laura Patterson
Children
1. Ruth Griffin
2. Ruby Griffin
3. Paul Griffin
Father:
Jesse H Griffin
(1801 - 1883)
Mother:
Sarah Woody Brooks Griffin
(1805 - 1891)
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