Brief Life History of Edward Bryan
Edward Bryan Griffin was born on 20 July 1853, in South Carolina, United States as the son of Griffin and ?. He married Martha Matilda Crosby about 1877, in Colleton, Colleton, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Bell Township, Colleton, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He died on 20 September 1931, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ruffin, Colleton, South Carolina, United States.
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- Edward Griffin in household of Wesly Griffin, "United States Census, 1900"
- Edward Bryan Griffin, "BillionGraves Index"
- Edward Griffin in entry for Irene Bryan, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
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1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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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