James L. Griffin and Mary E. Taylor

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Husband James L. Griffin ¹

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           Born: 18 Mar 1839 - Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: James Griffin (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Kohlmeyer (      -Bef 1880) 1

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       Marriage: 17 Aug 1862 1

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Wife Mary E. Taylor ¹

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         Father: Thomas H. Taylor (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M George Griffin ¹

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         Spouse: Eva Porter (      -      ) 1

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2 F Maggie E. Griffin ¹

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         Spouse: Clement L. Andre (      -      ) 1

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3 M Orville F. Griffin ¹

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4 M Thomas W. Griffin ¹

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5 F Mabel Griffin ¹

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6 F Jessie M. Griffin ¹

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General Notes: Husband - James L. Griffin

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He received his education at the township schools. In 1856 he went to Illinois with his parents, and learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed in Kansas, Iowa and Michigan until 1862, when he came to Worth township, Mercer County, PA, and located on a farm. August 15, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers, served until the close of the war, and was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, and at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. He later held the offices of school director, supervisor and constable of the township. He was a member of Col. Dawson Post No. 224, G. A. R., and of Worth Lodge I. O. O. F. He and his family were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He voted the Republican ticket.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1076.