Thomas Osmond Griffiths

Brief Life History of Thomas Osmond

When Thomas Osmond Griffiths was born on 28 November 1859, in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Griffiths, was 25 and his mother, Mary Thomas, was 24. He married Sarah Louisa M Stoddard on 19 October 1887, in Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Grant, Washington, United States in 1930 and Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 26 March 1949, in Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Oakwood Hill Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Osmond Griffiths
1859–1949
Sarah Louisa M Stoddard
1867–1951
Marriage: 19 October 1887
Edna Louise Griffiths
1891–1989
Cyril DeWitt Griffiths
1893–1991
Verna E Griffiths
1898–
Thomas Osmond Griffiths Jr.
1902–1976
Mary Louise Griffiths
1904–1991
William H Griffiths
1909–1969

Sources (38)

  • Thomas Griffiths, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Thomas Osmund Griffiths, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
  • Thomas Osmond Griffiths, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1882

Historical Boundaries 1882: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Bannock, Idaho, United States

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Welsh (Glamorgan and western England): Anglicized form of the patronymic (ap) Gruffudd, from Old Welsh Grippiud (see Griffith ).

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

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