George Graph Griffin was born to Lillie May Culp and John Bunyan Griffin in Nokomis, Illinois. His namesakes might be his maternal grandfather, George Culp, and an uncle, Graph Griffin, who died at the age of eight from his injuries in the disastrous 1883 Liter Cyclone.
In 1890 the family was living in Terre Haute, Indiana where his father was a Traveling Agent for Townley Stove Co.
In 1898, at the age of 13, George's mother died. A year later his father married Laura Thomas. In 1900 they were living in fashionable Indianapolis.
In 1910 George was a Hardware Commercial Traveler and lived with his father and stepmother in Indianapolis. According to my father, he was also a concert pianist.
At the age of 26, on July 5, 1911 in Indianapolis, George married Leone Wilson Kramer, a schoolteacher.
His first born, John Scott Griffin, was born in Dallas in August 1917; the baby lived only 18 days. George was a Sales Manager according to the birth certificate.
According to his September 1918 WWI registration he was medium height, slender built, with blue eyes and brown hair. At the time they were living in New Orleans at 2031 Octavia St; he was into auto accessories at Interstate Electric Co.
They moved to Chicago where he was into Auto Catalog-Compiling. Four months after the birth of his 2nd son, George Graph Griffin, he died from double pneumonia in Chicago during the great Flu Pandemic which lasted from June 1918 to December 1920.
He is buried in Terre Haute along side his mother, father, stepmother and sister.
His wife is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 1890 the family was living in Terre Haute, Indiana where his father was a Traveling Agent for Townley Stove Co.
In 1898, at the age of 13, George's mother died. A year later his father married Laura Thomas. In 1900 they were living in fashionable Indianapolis.
In 1910 George was a Hardware Commercial Traveler and lived with his father and stepmother in Indianapolis. According to my father, he was also a concert pianist.
At the age of 26, on July 5, 1911 in Indianapolis, George married Leone Wilson Kramer, a schoolteacher.
His first born, John Scott Griffin, was born in Dallas in August 1917; the baby lived only 18 days. George was a Sales Manager according to the birth certificate.
According to his September 1918 WWI registration he was medium height, slender built, with blue eyes and brown hair. At the time they were living in New Orleans at 2031 Octavia St; he was into auto accessories at Interstate Electric Co.
They moved to Chicago where he was into Auto Catalog-Compiling. Four months after the birth of his 2nd son, George Graph Griffin, he died from double pneumonia in Chicago during the great Flu Pandemic which lasted from June 1918 to December 1920.
He is buried in Terre Haute along side his mother, father, stepmother and sister.
His wife is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
George Graph Griffin was born to Lillie May Culp and John Bunyan Griffin in Nokomis, Illinois. His namesakes might be his maternal grandfather, George Culp, and an uncle, Graph Griffin, who died at the age of eight from his injuries in the disastrous 1883 Liter Cyclone.
In 1890 the family was living in Terre Haute, Indiana where his father was a Traveling Agent for Townley Stove Co.
In 1898, at the age of 13, George's mother died. A year later his father married Laura Thomas. In 1900 they were living in fashionable Indianapolis.
In 1910 George was a Hardware Commercial Traveler and lived with his father and stepmother in Indianapolis. According to my father, he was also a concert pianist.
At the age of 26, on July 5, 1911 in Indianapolis, George married Leone Wilson Kramer, a schoolteacher.
His first born, John Scott Griffin, was born in Dallas in August 1917; the baby lived only 18 days. George was a Sales Manager according to the birth certificate.
According to his September 1918 WWI registration he was medium height, slender built, with blue eyes and brown hair. At the time they were living in New Orleans at 2031 Octavia St; he was into auto accessories at Interstate Electric Co.
They moved to Chicago where he was into Auto Catalog-Compiling. Four months after the birth of his 2nd son, George Graph Griffin, he died from double pneumonia in Chicago during the great Flu Pandemic which lasted from June 1918 to December 1920.
He is buried in Terre Haute along side his mother, father, stepmother and sister.
His wife is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 1890 the family was living in Terre Haute, Indiana where his father was a Traveling Agent for Townley Stove Co.
In 1898, at the age of 13, George's mother died. A year later his father married Laura Thomas. In 1900 they were living in fashionable Indianapolis.
In 1910 George was a Hardware Commercial Traveler and lived with his father and stepmother in Indianapolis. According to my father, he was also a concert pianist.
At the age of 26, on July 5, 1911 in Indianapolis, George married Leone Wilson Kramer, a schoolteacher.
His first born, John Scott Griffin, was born in Dallas in August 1917; the baby lived only 18 days. George was a Sales Manager according to the birth certificate.
According to his September 1918 WWI registration he was medium height, slender built, with blue eyes and brown hair. At the time they were living in New Orleans at 2031 Octavia St; he was into auto accessories at Interstate Electric Co.
They moved to Chicago where he was into Auto Catalog-Compiling. Four months after the birth of his 2nd son, George Graph Griffin, he died from double pneumonia in Chicago during the great Flu Pandemic which lasted from June 1918 to December 1920.
He is buried in Terre Haute along side his mother, father, stepmother and sister.
His wife is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Inscription
Lillie M. Griffin
Born Sept 20, 1865
Died Feb 9, 1898
Lillian Gertrude Griffin
Born June 26, 1891
Died May 8, 1892
George G. Griffin
1884 - 1919
John B. Griffin
1862 - 1931
Laura E. Wife of John
1871 - 1952
Gravesite Details
Plot: Sec 11, Lot 184, Space 7
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Records on Ancestry
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Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
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Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922
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Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
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Indiana, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970
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Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
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