When Jonas Sparks Griggs was born on 3 August 1823, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States, his father, Burgess Dillard Griggs, was 20 and his mother, Permelia Hampton, was 15. He married Lucy Ann Johnson on 3 August 1846, in Scott, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Elliston, Madison, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Madison, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died in 1886, at the age of 63, and was buried in College Hill, Madison, Kentucky, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
Historical Boundaries 1843: Texas, Madison, Kentucky, United States 1875: College Hill, Madison, Kentucky, United States
English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Grig, a pet form of Gregory (compare Gregg ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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