Brief Life History of Charlotte
When Charlotte Griffin was born in 1922, in Whitfield, Georgia, United States, her father, Albert H. Griffin, was 24 and her mother, Etta Marie Morris, was 20. She married Paul Stephens Terrell on 14 December 1945. She lived in District 1233, Whitfield, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Winter Park, Orange, Florida, United States in 1993. She died on 28 December 2012, at the age of 90, and was buried in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States.
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- Charlotte Griffin in household of Bert Griffin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Charlotte Griffin Terrell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Charlotte Griffin in entry for Stephen Henry Terrell and Carole Rose Schott, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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World Events (8)
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
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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