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Leon Spencer Griffin

Leon Spencer Griffin

Male 1902 - 1982  (80 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Leon Spencer Griffin was born on 24 Jul 1902 in Viola, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois (son of Bert Emerson Griffin and Ruth Ruemma Hoover); died on 7 Oct 1982 in Mercer County, Illinois.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Bert Emerson Griffin was born on 18 Sep 1876 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois (son of Asbury Asbery Canada Griffin and Sarah Smith); died on 23 Jun 1968 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; was buried in 1968 in Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.

    Bert married Ruth Ruemma Hoover on 20 Feb 1901 in Aledo, Aledo Township, Mercer County, Illinois. Ruth was born on 19 May 1882 in Viola, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois; died on 6 Jun 1944 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; was buried in Jun 1944 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ruth Ruemma Hoover was born on 19 May 1882 in Viola, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois; died on 6 Jun 1944 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; was buried in Jun 1944 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. 1. Leon Spencer Griffin was born on 24 Jul 1902 in Viola, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois; died on 7 Oct 1982 in Mercer County, Illinois.
    2. Evelyn Fay Griffin was born on 26 Jun 1904 in Gilchrist, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois; died on 11 Aug 1909 in Gilchrist, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
    3. Gertrude Blanche Griffin was born on 20 Jun 1906 in Gilchrist, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois; died on 19 Dec 1969 in Lantana, Florida.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Asbury Asbery Canada Griffin was born on 25 Aug 1843 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois (son of John Finley Griffin and *Mary Jane Giles); died on 2 May 1933 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; Obit; was buried on 5 May 1933 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois Per Headstone Photo.

    Asbury married Sarah Smith on 24 Dec 1868 in Portersville, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois. Sarah was born on 11 Apr 1851 in South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Nov 1931 in South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; Obit; was buried on 13 Nov 1931 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois Per Headstone Photo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Smith was born on 11 Apr 1851 in South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Nov 1931 in South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; Obit; was buried on 13 Nov 1931 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois Per Headstone Photo.
    Children:
    1. Effie Ellen Griffin was born on 27 Aug 1869 in South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 12 Mar 1947 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; was buried between 1947 and 1956 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
    2. Joseph Finley G. Griffin, Sr. was born on 17 Mar 1871 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died in Jun 1956 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in 1956 in Silvis, Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
    3. Asbury Francis Griffin was born on 23 Sep 1873 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died in 1960 in Viola, Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois; was buried in 1960 in Mercer.Genwebsite.Org.
    4. 2. Bert Emerson Griffin was born on 18 Sep 1876 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 23 Jun 1968 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; was buried in 1968 in Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
    5. Cora Bell Griffin was born on 2 Oct 1878 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 17 Nov 1878 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
    6. Nellie Griffin was born on 17 Oct 1879 in Portersville, Hampton Townsip, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 27 Mar 1881 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois.
    7. *Blanche Edith Griffin was born on 5 Sep 1882 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 7 Dec 1962 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried on 8 Dec 1962 in Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois.
    8. Grace May Griffin was born on 2 May 1884 in Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 1 May 1961 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
    9. Goldie Griffin was born on 12 Sep 1886 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 3 Feb 1958 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Feb 1958 in Moline Memorial Garden, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois.
    10. Milton Alton Griffin was born on 8 Dec 1888 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 25 Jul 1956 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Jul 1956 in Moline Memorial Garden, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Finley Griffin was born in 1805 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA (son of George Finley Griffin and Anne); died on 6 Jan 1860 in South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jan 1860 in Silvis, Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

    John married *Mary Jane Giles on 24 Jul 1828 in Pekin, Washington, Indiana, USA. *Mary (daughter of *William F. Giles, Sr. and *Mary Ann Polly Bowman) was born in 1810 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA; died in 1871 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1885 in Silvis, Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  *Mary Jane Giles was born in 1810 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA (daughter of *William F. Giles, Sr. and *Mary Ann Polly Bowman); died in 1871 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1885 in Silvis, Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
    Children:
    1. Martha Griffin was born on 22 May 1829 in Pekin, Salem, Washington County, Indiana; died on 1 Jul 1910 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Jul 1910 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Hampton County, Rock Island County, Illinois.
    2. William Franklin Griffin was born on 5 Mar 1831 in Pekin, Salem, Washington County, Indiana; died on 29 May 1911 in Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas; was buried on 30 May 1911 in Highland Cemetery, Gar Circle, Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas.
    3. Margaret Griffin was born on 29 Oct 1832 in Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA; died on 12 Dec 1907 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; was buried on 13 Dec 1907 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
    4. George W. Griffin was born on 13 Oct 1834 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; died in 1913 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in 1913 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois Per Headstone Photo.
    5. John Finley Griffin, Jr. was born on 6 Nov 1836 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 6 May 1913 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in May 1913 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois.
    6. Barbara Ann Griffin was born in 1839 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; and died.
    7. Riley Griffin was born in Oct 1839 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; died in 1914 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in 1914 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois Per Headstone Photo.
    8. Robert Griffin was born on 25 Aug 1842 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 28 May 1865 in Mobile, Marine Hospital, Alabama In The Civil War; was buried in 1865 in Unknown.
    9. 4. Asbury Asbery Canada Griffin was born on 25 Aug 1843 in Coal Town, South Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 2 May 1933 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois; Obit; was buried on 5 May 1933 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Silvis, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois Per Headstone Photo.
    10. Sarah Jane Griffin was born on 3 Dec 1846 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 15 May 1937 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in May 1937 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois Per Headstone Photo.



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