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William Edward "Red" Griffith

Male 1912 - 1983  (70 years)


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  • Name William Edward "Red" Griffith  [1, 2
    Nickname Red 
    Born 11 May 1912  Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Jan 1983  Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • William Billig emailed Tom Strong in April 2005 a story told by his Aunt Florence concerning her wedding. Apparently, Uncle Red's sister, Mary Louise was a true prankster. She quilted Red's pajamas so they couldn't be worn and made sure that rice was in and over everything where they spent their wedding night.

      Grandma Mable Laverne tended to rule the roost, so Grandpa's name was Griffith while my Uncle Red (William) was the boss and had his listed as Griffiths. The boys still prefer Griffiths and I believe tend to use it. I really should change it to Griffith since that is how it is spelled legally.

    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1940 Census
      Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown, Ward 4
      Enumerated April 3, 1940
      SD ---- ED 96-80 Sheet 2B
      McCullum Rd
      1806-36-O
      Griffith, William Head M W 26 M no 7 Oh Same House Welder Metal Shop
      Griffith, Florence Wf F W 25 M No 7 Oh Same House
      Griffith, Joyce Dtr F W 1 Oh
    Person ID I20836  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Phillip Griffith,   b. 22 Apr 1887, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1957, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mabel Laverne Strong,   b. 30 Jan 1889, Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1976, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1910  Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F7423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Crum,   b. 15 Dec 1910, Girard, Trumbull County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 2004, Mahoning County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1936  Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • They were married in the First Baptist Temple.
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Gayle Louise Griffith,   b. 25 Jan 1945, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1988, Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F7432  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 May 1912 - Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Apr 1936 - Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jan 1983 - Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S326] Daley, William (www.wadquest@aol.com) "Richard Osborn Family" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=osborn_richard ; Ver. Sun Nov 17 15:05:57 2002.

    2. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown, Ward 4 Enumerated April 3, 1940 SD ---- ED 96-80 Sheet 2B McCullum Rd 1806-36-O (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S413] Strong, Robert S. (SFAA Historian) "Descendants of Ansel Strong 3276, page 193".