Brief Life History of Van Buren
When Van Buren Griggs Sr. was born on 29 February 1880, in Corolla, Currituck, North Carolina, United States, his father, Alvertie Griggs, was 28 and his mother, Elnora Parker, was 24. He married Laura Lee Ballance in 1905, in Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Poplar Branch, Currituck, North Carolina, United States for about 50 years and Poplar Branch Township, Currituck, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 September 1963, in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Poplar Branch Township, Currituck, North Carolina, United States.
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- Van B Griggs, "United States 1950 Census"
- Van Buren Griggs, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- Van Buren Griggs, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Grig, a pet form of Gregory (compare Gregg ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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