Person:William Griffith (15)

Per Arlene Bengen notes: William born Aug 7, 1834.

SQUIRE W. GRIFFITH, DECEASED. Squire W. Griffith, who is now deceased, was born in New York in 1834, and was a farmer all his life. He was married October 25, 1857, to Mary A. Darling, the wedding occurring in Wisconsin. The fruits of this marriage were four children: Amy L., born August 29, 1858, and died March 11, 1878; Myra I., born September 1, 1859; Etta L., born March 2, 1867; and Barnie R., born December 31, 1869. Her people were of old American stock, her father being born in New Hampshire, and her mother in New York.

S. W. Griffith farmed in Wisconsin in 1873. He arrived in Lac-qui-parle county on June 16, of that year, and in the following fall effected a settlement where his family still reside. In coming from Wisconsin he drove across by team, and was some four weeks or more on the road. The first home for the family was a sod house, and the first crops were garnered in 1874. The following year hail was very destructive and swept away about everything they had raised. After this destructive hail storm in 1875, Mr. Griffith moved to Montevideo about twenty miles east of his farm and went to work in Ketchel & Frink's flouring mill for one year. He rented a farm at Montevideo one year, then moved back to his farm where his family still reside. Mr. Griffith passed to his rest November 10, 1880, and is remembered as an honest, industrious and God-fearing man and citizen. He was a kind friend, and faithful and devoted to all domestic cares and interests. He was here at the organization of the township, and while his health admitted, actively interested in all local and public affairs. From his death the widow has managed the farm after a most effective fashion. She has a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, all of which is practically under cultivation, with good buildings, and a fine grove planted in 1880. She has over one hundred apple trees, plum trees and an abundance of small fruits. She is regarded with veneration by a wide circle of friends, relatives and dear ones, all of whom are very tender of her years, and devoted to her comfort.

From: Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904), pages 427-28.

1. ↑ Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota. (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904)
   pages 427-428.

   SQUIRE W. GRIFFITH, DECEASED.
   Squire W. Griffith, who is now deceased, was born in New York in 1834, and was a farmer all his life. He was married October 25, 1857, to Mary A. Darling, the wedding occurring in Wisconsin. The fruits of this marriage were four children: Amy L., born August 29, 1858, and died March 11, 1878; Myra I., born September 1, 1859; Etta L., born March 2, 1867; and Barnie R., born December 31, 1869. Her people were of old American stock, her father being born in New Hampshire, and her mother in New York.
   S. W. Griffith farmed in Wisconsin in 1873. He arrived in Lac-qui-parle county on June 16, of that year, and in the following fall effected a settlement where his family still reside. In coming from Wisconsin he drove across by team, and was some four weeks or more on the road. The first home for the family was a sod house, and the first crops were garnered in 1874. The following year hail was very destructive and swept away about everything they had raised. After this destructive hail storm in 1875, Mr. Griffith moved to Montevideo about twenty miles east of his farm and went to work in Ketchel & Frink's flouring mill for one year. He rented a farm at Montevideo one year, then moved back to his farm where his family still reside. Mr. Griffith passed to his rest November 10, 1880, and is remembered as an honest, industrious and God-fearing man and citizen. He was a kind friend, and faithful and devoted to all domestic cares and interests. He was here at the organization of the township, and while his health admitted, actively interested in all local and public affairs. From his death the widow has managed the farm after a most effective fashion. She has a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, all of which is practically under cultivation, with good buildings, and a fine grove planted in 1880. She has over one hundred apple trees, plum trees and an abundance of small fruits. She is regarded with veneration by a ... SEE NOTES for addtl info

2. ↑ Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota. (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904)
   pages 427-28 under Squire W. Griffith, Deceased.
3. ↑ transcribed by Theresa Hubbell on Sept. 4, 2004. Dawson Cemetery in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN.

   William S. Griffith; Died Nov. 10, 1880; Aged 46 Yrs 3 M 3 D; "A loving husband, a father ...?unreadable); tombstone shared with Mary A. Griffith; location: Row E Sect 28 Graves 3 & 4

4. ↑ Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota. (Chicago, Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1904)
   pages 427-28 under Squire W. Griffith, Deceased.
5. ↑ transcribed by Theresa Hubbell on Sept. 4, 2004. Dawson Cemetery in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN.

   William S. Griffith; Died Nov. 10, 1880; Aged 46 Yrs 3 M 3 D; "A loving husband, a father ...?unreadable); tombstone shared with Mary A. Griffith; location: Row E Sect 28 Graves 3 & 4

6. ↑ Obituary.

   Dawson Sentinel - Nov. 24, 1916 - Page 1, col. 1; Mary A. Darling/Griffith obit - see notes

7. ↑ transcribed by Theresa Hubbell on Sept. 4, 2004. Dawson Cemetery in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, MN.

   William S. Griffith; Died Nov. 10, 1880; Aged 46 Yrs 3 M 3 D; "A loving husband, a father ...?unreadable); tombstone shared with Mary A. Griffith; location: Row E Sect 28 Graves 3 & 4

8. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census.

   Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1870 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1870 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1870 Federal Population Census. M593, 1,761 rolls; part of Minnesota T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin, post office Madison, roll 1709, page 458, image 174.

9. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census
   M432_1005; Image: 167.

   Barnabas GRIFFITH; page: 296; Porter, Rock, WI; family # 959; lines 11-20

10. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census.

    Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1870 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1870 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1870 Federal Population Census. M593, 1,761 rolls; part of Minnesota T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin, post office Madison, roll 1709, page 458, image 174.

11. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census.

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