Brief Life History of Elvira Jane
When Elvira Jane Griffin was born on 24 April 1840, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Alva Griffin, was 30 and her mother, Jane "Jennie" Brown Barton, was 23. She married George Franklin Robinson about 1857, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1920. She died on 13 December 1921, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Elvira J Griffin in household of Algy Griffin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elvira J. Robinson, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
- Elvira Griffin in entry for Marinda Robinson Williams, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
Spouse and Children
1834–1888 Male
1840–1921 Female
Children (11)
1858–1940 Male
1860–1960 Female
1862–1957 Female
1864–1944 Female
1865– Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1809–1889 Male
1816–1877 Female
Siblings (6)
1836–1917 Female
1840–1921 Female
1842–1890 Male
1848–1929 Female
1850–1931 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1860
Age 20
1863
Age 23
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Gruffin, Griffin, a pet form of Middle Welsh Gruffudd. In the Welsh border counties this name was introduced directly from Welsh, and in the eastern counties of England by Bretons from France who came over with the Norman conquest.
Irish: Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Gríobhtha ‘descendant of Gríobhtha’, a personal name from gríobh ‘gryphon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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