GRIFFITH Family
1 Abel GRIFFITH
Died: December 1812
Married: (1) Barbara (2) Magdalene JOHNSON
Children
i. Owen
ii. John
iii. David
Born: ca 1795
Married: Betsey WALLACEiv. Caleb
v. Isaac
vi. Elijah
Born: ca 1785
Married: Elizabeth JAMESONvii. William
Born: ca 1785
Married: Jemima JONES viii.Abner
ix. Katherine
Born: ca 1785
Married: Abraham CARSONx. Agnes
Married: WOODxi. Elizabeth
Married: John BELLxii. Ruth
Born: ca 1790
Married: Robert JONESxiii: Hannah
xiv. Robert
xv. Hiram
Abel had land in Augusta Co VA in Sept 1772.
He served in the Revolution in Capt Dickie's Co with his sons Owen and John
2 Owen GRIFFITH (1 Abel GRIFFITH)
Married: Jennie Gillespie
Children
i. Isaac
Born: 1795ii. Caleb
Born: 1809iii. William
3 ? GRIFFITH (2 Owen GRIFFITH 1 Abel GRIFFITH)
Child
i. Tazewell Hill
Tazewell is listed with Caleb in the 1850 Census but several people have said that Isaac is really his father. My grandmother said that Gillespie was one of the ancestors. So far there is no proof.
4 Tazewell Hill GRIFFITH (3 ? GRIFFITH 2 Owen GRIFFITH 1 Abel GRIFFITH)
Born: ca 1830 in Franklin Co VA
Died: 03 July 1899 in Russell Co VA
Married: Lavinia BOYD in February 1852 in Russell Co VA
Children
i. Lousia
Born: 1853
Died: November 1854 in Russell Co Vaii. Mary
Born: 1855iii. John Frank
Born: January 1860
Married: Aliceiv. J Melvin
Born: 1861
Married: Martha WITT ca 1886 in Russell Co VA
v. Martha Arminta
vi. George W
Born: 1869vii. Ruthy
Born: 1872viii. Patty
Born: 1875ix. V Emma
Born: 1867x. Patty F
Born: 1878xi. William Dennis
Born: 03 March 1857 in Russell Co VA
Married: (1) Gertrude Crawford Ray RASNAKE (2) Caroline WALLACE
xii. Isaac
Born: October 1847
Married: Sarah HUNT
5 Martha Arminta GRIFFITH (4 Tazewell Hill GRIFFITH 3 ? GRIFFITH 2 Owen GRIFFITH 1 Abel GRIFFITH)
Born: 08 March 1864 in Russell Co VA
Died: 12 February 1953 in Russell Co VA
Married: Alonzo Woodville WHITT on 23 December 1882 in Russell Co VA.
Her nickname was Minnie.