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Zella May <I>Wheelihan</I> Griffin

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Zella May Wheelihan Griffin

Birth
Shawville, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
11 Apr 1959 (aged 83)
Ellendale, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Ellendale, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 7 Section 1
Memorial ID
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Zella/Zillah May Wheelihan was born July 28, 1875 in Shawville, Quebec, Canada to John and Maria (Barr) Wheelihan. She came to the Ellendale area with her parents in 1884. Her father was farmer, saloon owner and justice of the peace. Her full siblings were: John D.A. Wheelihan, Amelia Wheelihan Byer, James Henry "Harry" Wheelihan, William "Billy" Wheelihan, & Pancy Wheelihan Wallace. She also had four half sisters, Margaret, Alice, (both who died as children), Ada Wheelihan Dawes and Harriet "Dolly" Wheelihan Payne.The half sisters were daughters of her father and his first wife, Elizabeth Barr (sister to her mother, Maria, who had become John's wife following Elizabeth's death).
May married Ralph Griffin in 1898 and they farmed west of Ellendale, where they raised their four children, Irene Griffin Burnett, Noble Griffin, Etta Griffin Brauer, & Alonzo "Lonnie" Griffin. They built a new house on 3rd Street North in Ellendale in 1927, and their son, Noble, took over the farm.
May was the loving grandmother of: Warren E. Burnett, Gail Griffin Bauer, Ruth Brauer McNabb, Edwin R. Brauer, & Jack Griffin.
Zella/Zillah May Wheelihan was born July 28, 1875 in Shawville, Quebec, Canada to John and Maria (Barr) Wheelihan. She came to the Ellendale area with her parents in 1884. Her father was farmer, saloon owner and justice of the peace. Her full siblings were: John D.A. Wheelihan, Amelia Wheelihan Byer, James Henry "Harry" Wheelihan, William "Billy" Wheelihan, & Pancy Wheelihan Wallace. She also had four half sisters, Margaret, Alice, (both who died as children), Ada Wheelihan Dawes and Harriet "Dolly" Wheelihan Payne.The half sisters were daughters of her father and his first wife, Elizabeth Barr (sister to her mother, Maria, who had become John's wife following Elizabeth's death).
May married Ralph Griffin in 1898 and they farmed west of Ellendale, where they raised their four children, Irene Griffin Burnett, Noble Griffin, Etta Griffin Brauer, & Alonzo "Lonnie" Griffin. They built a new house on 3rd Street North in Ellendale in 1927, and their son, Noble, took over the farm.
May was the loving grandmother of: Warren E. Burnett, Gail Griffin Bauer, Ruth Brauer McNabb, Edwin R. Brauer, & Jack Griffin.


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  • Created by: Pam O Relative Grandchild
  • Added: Aug 6, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150267152/zella_may-griffin: accessed ), memorial page for Zella May Wheelihan Griffin (28 Jul 1875–11 Apr 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150267152, citing Ellendale City Cemetery, Ellendale, Dickey County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by Pam O (contributor 48811848).