Joseph E Griggs

Brief Life History of Joseph E

When Joseph E Griggs was born in 1823, in Scott, Kentucky, United States, his father, George L. Gregg, was 25 and his mother, Penelope Edmondson, was 16. He married Zarelda Johnson on 19 June 1844, in Scott, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1864, in Scott, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 41.

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Joseph E Griggs
1823–1864
Zarelda Johnson
1824–
Marriage: 19 June 1844
Penelope Griggs
1845–
Cynthia Adelia Griggs
1848–
Malvina Griggs
1850–
Emily Frances Griggs
1852–1919
Henry Francis Griggs
1852–
Joseph Breckenridge Griggs
1855–1922
Mary Serene Griggs
1856–
Minerva Griggs
1859–1915

Sources (9)

  • Joseph E Grigg, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joseph Gregg, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Joseph Gregg in entry for Mrs. Minerva Cox, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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Name Meaning

English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Grig, a pet form of Gregory (compare Gregg ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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