Infant Mead1

M, b. January 1, 1932, d. January 2, 1932
FatherJoseph Loyd Mead1,2 b. March 3, 1908, d. June 11, 2003
MotherLois Bauman1,2 b. March 4, 1912, d. July 10, 1995
     Infant Mead was born on January 1, 1932 at Hopkins Co., Texas.1 He died on January 2, 1932 at Hopkins Co., Texas.2

Citations

  1. [S4349] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932.
  2. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.

Henry Cecil Griffin1

M, b. December 21, 1910, d. September 25, 1975
FatherHenry Millard Griffin1,2,3 b. August 18, 1884, d. November 29, 1958
MotherJosephine Emerly "Josie" Cole1,2,3 b. May 22, 1885, d. January 28, 1952
     His Social Security Number was 555-12-1006.1 Henry Cecil Griffin was buried at Plainview Memorial Park, Plainview, Hale Co., Texas.1 He was born on December 21, 1910 at Johnston Co., Oklahoma.1 He married Zenie Belle Chambers in 1934 at Vinson, Harmon Co., Texas.1,4 Henry Cecil Griffin died on September 25, 1975 at Plainview, Hale Co., Texas, at age 64.1

Census Records

1920Dwelling 123, District 1, Ash Flat, Coal Co., Oklahoma2
1930Dwelling 55, District 2, Francis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma3
1940Dwelling 170, District 29-2, Francis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma5

Occupation

1930Farm laborer3
1940Farmer5

Family

Zenie Belle Chambers b. June 7, 1915, d. February 21, 2000
Marriage*Henry Cecil Griffin married Zenie Belle Chambers in 1934 at Vinson, Harmon Co., Texas.1,4 
Children
  • Dixie Griffin4
  • Gene Leon Griffin5,4

Citations

  1. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S5057] Amarillo Daily News, From the Zenie B. Griffin obituary in the Feb 22, 2000 edition.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Zenie Belle Chambers1,2

F, b. June 7, 1915, d. February 21, 2000
     Her Social Security Number was 460-62-7830.2 Zenie Belle Chambers was buried at Griffin Family Cemetery, Olton, Lamb Co., Texas.3 Her married name was Griffin.1 She was born on June 7, 1915 at Vinson, Harmon Co., Oklahoma.2 She married Henry Cecil Griffin, son of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole, in 1934 at Vinson, Harmon Co., Texas.1,3 Zenie Belle Chambers died on February 21, 2000 at Hale Co., Texas, at age 84.3,2,4 She OLTON - Zenie B. Griffin, 84, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Griffin Family Cemetery with T.J. Pittman of Wellington officiating. Arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home of Olton. Mrs. Griffin was born in Vinson and was a homemaker. She married Dick Griffin in 1934 at Vinson. He died in 1975. Survivors include a son, Leon Griffin of Olton; a daughter, Dixie Griffin of Houston; a brother, J.B. Chambers of Mangum,Okla; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. on February 22, 2000.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 170, District 29-2, Francis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma5

Family

Henry Cecil Griffin b. December 21, 1910, d. September 25, 1975
Marriage*Zenie Belle Chambers married Henry Cecil Griffin, son of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole, in 1934 at Vinson, Harmon Co., Texas.1,3 
Children
  • Dixie Griffin3
  • Gene Leon Griffin5,3

Citations

  1. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S5057] Amarillo Daily News, From the Zenie B. Griffin obituary in the Feb 22, 2000 edition.
  4. [S585] Texas Department of Health. State Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Dorris E. Griffin1,2,3

F, b. 1906, d. 1958
FatherHenry Millard Griffin1 b. August 18, 1884, d. November 29, 1958
MotherJosephine Emerly "Josie" Cole1 b. May 22, 1885, d. January 28, 1952
     Dorris E. Griffin was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.4 She was born in 1906 at Oklahoma.1,4 As of January 1, 1930,her married name was Gower.3 She married Marcus Hulet Gower on January 1, 1930 at Jackson Co., Oklahoma.3 Dorris E. Griffin died in 1958.4

Census Records

1910Dwelling 166, District 125, Harris, Johnston Co., Oklahoma1
1920Dwelling 123, District 1, Ash Flat, Coal Co., Oklahoma2
1930Dwelling 73, District 3, Gould, Harmon Co., Oklahoma5

Family

Marcus Hulet Gower b. March 22, 1904, d. May 23, 1974
Marriage*Dorris E. Griffin married Marcus Hulet Gower on January 1, 1930 at Jackson Co., Oklahoma.3 

Citations

  1. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5972] Unknown compiler, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995.
  4. [S4643] Memory Gardens Cemetery, Contra Costa Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Douglas N. Griffin1,2,3,4

M, b. January 12, 1909, d. January 22, 1971
FatherHenry Millard Griffin1,2,5 b. August 18, 1884, d. November 29, 1958
MotherJosephine Emerly "Josie" Cole1,2,5 b. May 22, 1885, d. January 28, 1952
     His Social Security Number was 558-12-2978.6 Douglas N. Griffin was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.4 He married Sylvia Nadine Cavness.7 Douglas N. Griffin was born on January 12, 1909 at Oklahoma.3,6 He died on January 22, 1971 at Alameda Co., California, at age 62.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 166, District 125, Harris, Johnston Co., Oklahoma1
1920Dwelling 123, District 1, Ash Flat, Coal Co., Oklahoma2
1930Dwelling 55, District 2, Francis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma5
1940Dwelling 126, District 43-152, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Co., California7

Occupation

1940Welder7

Family

Sylvia Nadine Cavness b. February 15, 1912, d. February 6, 2000
Marriage*Douglas N. Griffin married Sylvia Nadine Cavness.7 
Child
  • Doris Sue Griffin7

Citations

  1. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  4. [S4643] Memory Gardens Cemetery, Contra Costa Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Orvil G. Griffin1

M, b. September 28, 1915, d. April 17, 1976
FatherHenry Millard Griffin2,3 b. August 18, 1884, d. November 29, 1958
MotherJosephine Emerly "Josie" Cole2,3 b. May 22, 1885, d. January 28, 1952
     His Social Security Number was 547-05-7782.4 Orvil G. Griffin married Lorene Brewer.5 Orvil G. Griffin was born on September 28, 1915 at Oklahoma.4,1 He died on April 17, 1976 at Nevada at age 60.1

Census Records

1920Dwelling 123, District 1, Ash Flat, Coal Co., Oklahoma2
1930Dwelling 55, District 2, Francis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma3
1940Dwelling 115, District 46-5A, Checotah, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma5

Occupation

1940W.P.A. project laborer5

Family

Lorene Brewer b. February 25, 1923, d. January 23, 2005
Marriage*Orvil G. Griffin married Lorene Brewer.5 
Child
  • Charlie Douglas Griffin6

Citations

  1. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S908] California Center for Health Statistics, California Birth Index, 1905-1995.

Ruth O. Griffin1,2,3

F, b. July 15, 1919, d. May 11, 1948
FatherHenry Millard Griffin1,2 b. August 18, 1884, d. November 29, 1958
MotherJosephine Emerly "Josie" Cole1,2 b. May 22, 1885, d. January 28, 1952
     Her Social Security Number was 551-12-9887.3 Her married name was Sale.4 Ruth O. Griffin married William Herbert Sale.4 Ruth O. Griffin was born on July 15, 1919 at Coal Co., Oklahoma.3 She died on May 11, 1948 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, at age 28.3

Census Records

1920Dwelling 123, District 1, Ash Flat, Coal Co., Oklahoma1
1930Dwelling 55, District 2, Francis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma2
1940Dwelling 22, District 27-18, Gonzales, Monterey Co., California4

Family

William Herbert Sale b. April 23, 1911, d. May 26, 1968
Marriage*Ruth O. Griffin married William Herbert Sale.4 
Child
  • Betty Lou Sale4

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Rudolph Curtis Griffin1,2,3

M, b. November 9, 1923, d. November 12, 1955
FatherHenry Millard Griffin1,4 b. August 18, 1884, d. November 29, 1958
MotherJosephine Emerly "Josie" Cole1,4 b. May 22, 1885, d. January 28, 1952
     Rudolph Curtis Griffin was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.3 His Social Security Number was 549-16-4531.5 He was born on November 9, 1923 at Oklahoma.2,5 He died on November 12, 1955 at Contra Costa Co., California, at age 32.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 55, District 2, Francis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma1
1940Dwelling 568, District 7-22, Township 5, Contra Costa Co., California4

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  3. [S4643] Memory Gardens Cemetery, Contra Costa Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Marcus Hulet Gower1,2,3,4

M, b. March 22, 1904, d. May 23, 1974
     Marcus Hulet Gower was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.2 His Social Security Number was 573-18-1153.5 He was born on March 22, 1904 at Hollis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma.5,4 He married Dorris E. Griffin, daughter of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole, on January 1, 1930 at Jackson Co., Oklahoma.1 Marcus Hulet Gower died on May 23, 1974 at Napa Co., California, at age 70.5,3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 73, District 3, Gould, Harmon Co., Oklahoma6
1930Dwelling 73, District 3, Gould, Harmon Co., Oklahoma6

Occupation

1930Tailor6

Family

Dorris E. Griffin b. 1906, d. 1958
Marriage*Marcus Hulet Gower married Dorris E. Griffin, daughter of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole, on January 1, 1930 at Jackson Co., Oklahoma.1 

Citations

  1. [S5972] Unknown compiler, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995.
  2. [S4643] Memory Gardens Cemetery, Contra Costa Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  4. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Lorene Brewer1

F, b. February 25, 1923, d. January 23, 2005
     Her married name was Griffin.1 Lorene Brewer married Orvil G. Griffin, son of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole.1 Lorene Brewer was born on February 25, 1923 at Oklahoma.1,2 She died on January 23, 2005 at California at age 81.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 115, District 46-5A, Checotah, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma1

Family

Orvil G. Griffin b. September 28, 1915, d. April 17, 1976
Marriage*Lorene Brewer married Orvil G. Griffin, son of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole.1 
Child
  • Charlie Douglas Griffin3

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S908] California Center for Health Statistics, California Birth Index, 1905-1995.

William Herbert Sale1,2

M, b. April 23, 1911, d. May 26, 1968
     His Social Security Number was 554-22-7786.3 William Herbert Sale married Ruth O. Griffin, daughter of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole.1 William Herbert Sale was born on April 23, 1911 at Kansas.1,3,2 He died on May 26, 1968 at Monterey Co., California, at age 57.3,2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 22, District 27-18, Gonzales, Monterey Co., California1

Occupation

1940Tractor driver1

Family

Ruth O. Griffin b. July 15, 1919, d. May 11, 1948
Marriage*William Herbert Sale married Ruth O. Griffin, daughter of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole.1 
Child
  • Betty Lou Sale1

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Sylvia Nadine Cavness1

F, b. February 15, 1912, d. February 6, 2000
     Sylvia Nadine Cavness was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2011 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California.1 Her married name was Griffin.2 She married Douglas N. Griffin, son of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole.2 Sylvia Nadine Cavness was born on February 15, 1912 at Hollis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma.2,1 She died on February 6, 2000 at Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, at age 87.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 126, District 43-152, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Co., California2

Family

Douglas N. Griffin b. January 12, 1909, d. January 22, 1971
Marriage*Sylvia Nadine Cavness married Douglas N. Griffin, son of Henry Millard Griffin and Josephine Emerly "Josie" Cole.2 
Child
  • Doris Sue Griffin2

Citations

  1. [S4643] Memory Gardens Cemetery, Contra Costa Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.