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Samuel Lee, (SL) Griffin 1919 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1919

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 30 Jun 2005

Death Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA

Father: Haywood Griffin

Mother: Willie Rogers

Spouse(s): Myrtle McDonald, Myrtle Mcdonald

Children(s): Samuel Griffin, Verda Buren, Verda Buren, Delores Shannon, Samuel Griffin, Verda (Griffen)

The birth of Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. took place in 1919 in Texas, to Haywood Griffin and Willie Lou Rogers. Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr. married Myrtle Lee McDonald and Myrtle L Mcdonald, and together they had Samuel L., Jr. Griffin, Verda N Van Buren, Verda N Van Buren, Delores Marie Shannon, Samuel Lee Jr Griffin and Verda Nell Van Buren (Griffen). Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin Sr.'s death occurred in 2005 in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA.

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Parents

Haywood Griffin
1897 – 1973
Birth Location: Texas
HG
Willie Rogers
1900 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas
WR

Spouses(s)

Myrtle McDonald
1921 – 1987
Birth Location: Texas
MM
Myrtle Mcdonald
1921 – 1987
Birth Location: Texas
MM

Children(s)

Samuel Griffin
1946 – 2002
Birth Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
SG
Verda Buren
1949 – 1996
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
VB
Verda Buren
1949 – 1996
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
VB
Delores Shannon
1951 – 2006
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
DS
Samuel Griffin
1946 – 2002
Birth Location: La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA
SG
Verda (Griffen)
1949 – 1996
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, Minnesota, U.S., Divorce Index, 1970-1995, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry Family Tree, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 594, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T625_1774; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: 530; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 262-91

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 September 1918
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1919
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 September 1918
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1919
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T625_1774; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Smithville, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bastrop, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 594, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03981; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 11-8

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1945
    Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: 530; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 262-91

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 12 Jul 1983
    Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Galveston Daily News; Publication Date: 12 Jul 1983; Publication Place: Galveston, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1987
    Event Place: Smithville, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1994-1995
    Event Place: De Kalb, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: De Kalb; State: Mississippi; Year(s): 1994-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 June 2005
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry Family Tree, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 June 2005

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Jun 2005

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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