Byrd Washington Griffin

Male 1845 - 1927  (81 years)


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  • Name Byrd Washington Griffin 
    Birth 10 Sep 1845  South Boston, Halifax, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Apr 1927  Milton, Caswell, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • North Carolina, Death Certificates
      Name: Byrd Washington Griffin
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 81
      Birth Date: 10 Sep 1845
      Birth Place: south boston, Halifax, VA, VA
      Death Date: 30 Apr 1927
      Death Location: Milton, Caswell
      Father's Name: John Griffin
      Mother's name: Saluda Gravett
    Burial Semora, Caswell, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
      Semora, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

      Because his wife, Sara's headstone is an obelisk type, with her data inscribed on one side, it is assumed W.B. Griffin's data may be inscribed on the opposite side and they share the same gravesite.
    Person ID I12486  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 

    Father John Anderson Griffin,   b. 1824, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Saluda Jane Gravitt 
    Family ID F8801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sara Jane Trollinger,   b. 27 Apr 1846, Haw River, Alamance, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1911 (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1870  Caswell County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • North Carolina, Marriage Records
      Name: Sallie Trollinger
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1870
      Marriage Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
      Spouse: Bird W Griffin
      Spouse Gender: Male
      Spouse Race: White
      Event Type: Marriage
    Children 
    +1. Louis Burrison Griffin,   b. 11 Sep 1871, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1928, Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    +2. Annie Elizabeth Griffin,   b. 25 Aug 1883, Halifax County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1953, Pitts County, Danville VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Henry Byrd Griffin,   b. 8 Aug 1884, Danville, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1956, Atlanta, GA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F4004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Sep 1845 - South Boston, Halifax, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1870 - Caswell County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Apr 1927 - Milton, Caswell, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Semora, Caswell, NC Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    Record of Marriage
    North Carolina State Board of Health Standard Certificate of Death  Byrd Washington Griffin
    North Carolina State Board of Health Standard Certificate of Death Byrd Washington Griffin
    Signed by Mrs. Walter Jeffreys listed as Annie Jeffreys in the 1920 census
    North Carolina Marriage Records 1741-2011
    North Carolina Marriage Records 1741-2011
    Bird Griffin and Sallie Trollinger
    1910 Cencus
    1910 Cencus
    1920 Census
    1920 Census
    Walter Jeffries Head, Annie Jeffreys Wife, Walter Son, Bird Griffin Father in law, and a cousin and a boarder living in the household.
    1900 Census
    1900 Census
    B W Griffin Wife Sarah J, Henry B Son Minnie L Daughter
    Caswell North Carolina Semora Pricinct Census for 1920
    Caswell North Carolina Semora Pricinct Census for 1920
    Walter Jeffreys Head of Household
    Annie Jeffreys Wife
    Walter Guy Son
    Bird W Griffin Father in law

  • Notes 
    • According to his wife, Sara's headstone inscription, the order of his name was W.B. Griffin.