Brief Life History of Griffith Jenkins
When Griffith Jenkins Griffith was born on 4 January 1850, in Bettws, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Griffith Morgan Griffiths, was 19 and his mother, Mary David, was 17. He married Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer on 27 January 1887, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 6 July 1919, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Griffith J Griffith in entry for Mary A C Griffith, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- G J Griffith in entry for Van M Griffith and Constance Frey Clark, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Griffith J Griffith, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
Spouse and Children
1850–1919 Male
1864–1948 Female
Children (1)
1888–1974 Male
Parents and Siblings
1830–1919 Male
1832–1902 Female
Siblings (9)
1850–1919 Male
1857– Male
1858–1947 Female
1861– Female
1863–1951 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 13
1867 · Gas Street Lamps Installed
Age 17
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 20
Name Meaning
Welsh (Carmarthenshire and western England): from the Old Welsh personal name Gruffudd, Old Welsh Grip(p)iud, composed of the elements grip, of uncertain significance, + iud ‘chief, lord’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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