Henry Mullan Griffith,
1848-1900
Henry Mullan
GRIFFITH was 26 when he married Evaline HUKILL in
Ripley Co., IN, in 1874. Henry never reached 52. Before
he died, he buried a daughter, a son, and his 39-year-old
wife.
He is listed on the 1870 census in Center Twp., Ripley
Co., IN, as a 21-year-old farm laborer, living with his
mother and two brothers. He is on the 1880 census in the
same township, listed as a farmer.
Henry and Evaline's children are listed on Eveline's
page: Evaline Hukill
His middle name,
"Mullan," is from his father's stepfather,
Henry MULLEN. Unless there is some not yet found link,
Henry Mullan GRIFFITH and his father were not
MULLAN descendants.
Henry's parents and
siblings
in a family group record:
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HUSBAND: George Alexander Clark GRIFFITH
BORN: abt 1820,
Washington Co., Pennsylvania (Previously reported exact
date was unsourced and has been found to be incorrect.)
DIED: Aft 1860 (Found alive on 1860 census in Ripley Co.,
Indiana, with wife & children)
MARR: 27 Mar 1845, Ripley Co., Indiana
FATHER: Alexander M. GRIFFITH [b. abt 1789; d.
14-Nov-1821; will probated 6-May-1822 in Washington Co.,
Pennsylvania; worked as a shoemaker.]
MOTHER: Sarah "Sally" DAVIS [b. 28-Feb-1801;
2nd m. Henry Harvey MULLEN]
Photo below is
Sarah Davis, Henry Mullan Griffith's paternal
grandmother:
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WIFE: Eliza Jane KITTS
BORN: 4 Mar 1819,
Kentucky
DIED: 15 Mar 1888, Indiana
FATHER: Jacob KITTS [b. Dec-1790; d. 13-Mar-1865]
MOTHER: Jane --- [b. 8-Oct-1792; d. 18-Jan-1872]
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CHILDREN
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1) Sarah Jane GRIFFITH
BORN: 12 Jan 1846,
Indiana
DIED: 26 Dec 1925
SPOUSE: William Stokely GRAY
MARR: 30 May 1867
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2) Jacob Kitts GRIFFITH
BORN: 10 Feb 1847
DIED: 5 Feb 1935
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3) Henry Mullan GRIFFITH
BORN: 30 Dec 1848,
Indiana
DIED: 15 Jun 1900, Locheil, Benton Co., Indiana
SPOUSE: Evaline HUKILL
MARR: 22 May 1874, Ripley Co., Indiana
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4) George GRIFFITH
BORN: 12 Dec 1850,
Indiana
DIED: 8 Nov 1934
SPOUSE: Clara Bell DAVIS
MARR: 24 Aug 1890
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There were other
GRIFFITHs in the Ripley Co., IN, area. To date, the
relationships are unknown:. Henry Griffith purchased land
in Ripley Co., IN, on 11-Jan-1836 [tract book #3, page
#36]. Elias Griffith purchased land 9 Jan-1837. Wesley
Griffith purchased land 20-Aug-1838. Asbury Griffith
purchased land 13-Aug-1836. Elizabeth Griffith purchased
land 4-Nov-1836. An intriguing Griffith is John
Griffith who married Elizabeth Overturf in 1827
in Ripley Co.; a relationship is likely since Henry
Griffith's wife Evaline Hukill's father first had been
married to an Overturf.
THANK YOU to Kerry Griffith ([email protected]) for finding the name of George
Alexander Clark Griffith's father, the marriage date for
George A. C. Griffith's parents, and the death date for
George A. C. Griffith's father. The name and marriage
date came from old records of the Rev. Charles
Wheeler, first pastor of the Baptist Church of Washington
Co., Pennsylvania. The date of death came from two
sources: (1) the man's will, also found in Washington
Co., Pennsylvania. The will was dated 11- Nov-1821 and
probated 6-May-1822, and (2) the man's obituary, as
published in the Dec. 12, 1812, "Republican
Compiler" of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania:
Died on the 14th ult., at
Washingtion [Pennsylvania]. Mr. Alexander
Griffith, shoemaker, aged 32 years, having a wife
and two children to mourn their loss. The
deceased had accidentally cut a piece off one of
his great toes with an ax; the wound had nearly
healed up, when he took a cold in it, and lock
jaw ensued, and terminated his life in about two
weeks after the accident.
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