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Samuel L Griffin 1946 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1946

Birth Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 June 2002

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Samuel Griffin

Mother: Myrtle Mcdonald

Spouse(s): Wanda Griffin

Children(s): Lecore Griffin

The story of Samuel L Griffin Jr began in 1946 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA, with parents Samuel Lee (SL) Griffin and Myrtle L Mcdonald. As an adult, Samuel L Griffin Jr wed Wanda Griffin. Their household included Lecore Danyell Griffin. Samuel L Griffin Jr's life came to an end in 2002 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Parents

Samuel Griffin
1919 – 2005
Birth Location: Texas
SG
Myrtle Mcdonald
1921 – 1987
Birth Location: Texas
MM

Spouses(s)

Wanda Griffin
1950 – 2018
Birth Location: Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
WG

Children(s)

Lecore Griffin
1973 –
Birth Location: –
LG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1947
    Event Place: La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016, Ancestry Family Tree, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: South High School; Year: 1962, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Waconia High School; Year: 1962, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Richfield High School; Year: 1963, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Robbinsdale High School; Year: 1963, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Robbinsdale High School; Year: 1962, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Robbinsdale High School; Year: 1961, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1951
    Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1961
    Event Place: Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Robbinsdale High School; Year: 1961

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1962
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: South High School; Year: 1962, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Waconia High School; Year: 1962, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Robbinsdale High School; Year: 1962, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1963
    Event Place: Richfield, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Richfield High School; Year: 1963, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Robbinsdale High School; Year: 1963

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 11 Jan 1974
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, The Minneapolis Star; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1974; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; &terms=Samuel_I._Griffin_Jr.

    Genealogy Event 8
    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 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993-2001
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1994-2003
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1996
    Event Place: Smithville, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1997-2007
    Event Place: Chaska, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1998-2002
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Smithville; State: Texas; Year(s): 1998-2002

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smithville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958, National Archives in Washington DC; Washington, DC, USA; NAI Title: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1958; NAI Number: Nara Microform Publication T977; Record Group Number: Record Group 127; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Jun 2002
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016, Ancestry Family Tree, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Jun 2002
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 June 2002
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

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