Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joshua Griffith and Elizabeth Mathias




Husband Joshua Griffith 1

           Born: 6 Sep 1822 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Daniel Griffith (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Newill (      -      ) 1


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Wife Elizabeth Mathias 1

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Children
1 M Henry Griffith 1

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         Spouse: Amy Barnhart (      -      ) 1


2 F Emily Griffith 1

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         Spouse: James Obley (      -      ) 1


3 M Lincoln Griffith 1

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4 M David Griffith 1

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General Notes: Husband - Joshua Griffith


He was reared in his native township and trained to all kinds of farm work. He attended the rural schools and after obtaining what was considered at that day a fair education, he engaged in the business of farming and stock-raising. He owned ninety-five acres of good land which he kept in first-class order. His farm was situated near the town of Kecksburg.
Politically he was a republican. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 461.


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