Brief Life History of Howell Powell
When Howell Powell Griffith was born on 17 April 1856, in Mahoning, Ohio, United States, his father, Lewellyn Powell Griffith, was 23 and his mother, Anne Lewis, was 21. He married Ann Griffith on 3 September 1875, in Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Saratoga, Grundy, Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 27 December 1909, in Grundy, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Morris Township, Grundy, Illinois, United States.
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- David Griffis in household of Lewelen Griffis, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: David Powell Griffith - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: David Powell Griffith
- Howell P Griffith, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
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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