Porter Jackson Griffin

Brief Life History of Porter Jackson

When Porter Jackson Griffin was born on 14 March 1907, in Henderson, Kentucky, United States, his father, Ivah Griffin, was 32 and his mother, Frances Porter, was 35. He died on 16 July 1932, in Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ivah Griffin
1874–1944
Frances Porter
1872–1935
Arnold Wayne Griffin
1895–1966
Basil West Griffin
1896–1961
Mary Elizabeth Griffin
1897–
William F Griffin
1899–1978
Owen Martin Griffin
1902–1980
Linda Griffin
1904–2000
Porter Jackson Griffin
1907–1932

Sources (7)

  • Jack Griffin in household of Isiah Griffin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Porter Jackson Griffin, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
  • Porter J Griffin, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1912 · McCreary County Created

Named after James B. McCreary a Confederate war hero and two time Governor of Kentucky McCreary County was created in 1912.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

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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