Brief Life History of Elvedge Herman
When Elvedge Herman Griffin was born on 1 January 1895, in Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Plummer Griffin, was 35 and his mother, Luevenia Olivier Griffin, was 17. He married Pattie H Davis on 19 October 1922, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Clarksville, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Clarksville District, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 6 November 1981, at the age of 86.
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- Herman Griffin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Herman Griffin, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Herman Griffin, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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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