Brief Life History of Cleveland Garnet
When Cleveland Garnet Griffin was born on 1 October 1904, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, his father, James Griffin, was 32 and his mother, Harriett Gregory, was 30. He married Virginia Verda Burgess on 23 December 1925, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Middle Fork Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Miami, Dade, Florida, United States in 1986. He died on 30 January 1988, in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Walkertown, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.
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- Clevland Griffin in household of Harriett Griffin, "United States Census, 1920"
- Cleveland G Griffin, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- Cleveland Griffin, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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