History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3
By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
Frederick Eugene Griffin, one of the best known agriculturists and stock raisers of Lorain county, former county commissioner and successful business man, is a descendant in paternal lines of sturdy Scotch ancestry, this branch of the family tracing their line to one of three brothers who came from Scotland in colonial days and settled in New York. Morris Griffin, the grandfather of the gentleman whose name introduces this review, was born in Dutchess county, New York, and followed the occupation of farmer, and there died in 1827. He married Maria, daughter of Samuel Brownell. Her father was a native of New York and followed droving, between that city and the west; he died in Wyoming county, New York, at the age of ninety years. After the death of Morris Griffin, in 1828, his widow married, in 1834, Paul Nichols, who later died in Cayuga county, after which she came to live with her son, Frederick A. Griffin, in Amherst township. Mrs. Nichols lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years, and died in Michigan in 1887.
Frederick A. Griffin, father of Frederick E., was born in Dutchess county, New York, March 5, 1824, and was reared in part in Cayuga and in part in Dutchess county. He received but a meagre education, but made the most of his opportunities. He was the only child of his parents and found it necessary to begin working at the age of twelve years. He lived on a farm in Cayuga county until 1844, when, at the age of twenty years, he came to the Western Reserve, locating in Amherst township, Lorain county, and there worked on different farms until the time of his marriage. After his marriage he rented a farm in Amherst township for three years, when he removed to Erie county, remaining, there until 1852, when he settled on 160 acres of wild land in Russia township, Lorain county, and cleared the land, successfully carrying on farming until 1878, when he located in Elyria and there lived retired for thirty years. He had previously purchased other iands in Amherst and Russia townships, and his holdings were quite large. In October, 1907, Mr. Griffin purchased a farm near his sons, and there resided until his death, December 19, 1909. He was independent in politics and a strong advocate of temperance principles. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Elyria.
On September 4, 1846, Mr. Griffin was married in Ridgeville, Lorain county, to Miss Bethia L. Jenne, born April 27, 1829, a native of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, daughter of Ansel and Elizabeth (Brown) Jenne, who came from Cayuga county, New York, to the Western Reserve in 1818, settling first in Orange, Cuyahoga county, and in Amherst in 1841. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, as follows: Frederick E., born October 15, 1847, and Charles B., born May 13, 1855, who married Mary Gawn and is a farmer in Amherst township.
Frederick Eugene Griffin was born in Amherst township, Lorain county, October 15, 1847, and attended in his boyhood and early youth the public schools of his township, and was reared to farming, which has been his life work. He resided with his parents until shortly after his marriage, when he bought thirty-six acres adjoining, his father's farm, to which he added from time to time as he was able, and now owns no acres, part of which is located in Russia township. Mr. Griffin has followed farming in general lines, and is a well known and successful breeder of Wilkes and Hambletonian breeds of horses and Shropshire Downs registered sheep. He is up-to-date and enterprising, and has long been associated with the Lorain County and Wellington Agricultural Societies, and has held all the important offices in both. He is now vice-president of the Lorain County Agricultural Society and superintendent of the horse department of the Wellington Agricultural Society. He is a member of Oberlin Lodge, No. 380, F. and A. M., and of the Patrons of Husbandry of Oberlin. He is a member of the Congregational church of Amherst, and has for many years served as trustee. In political views Mr. Griffin is a stanch Republican, and has long taken a deep and active interest in the success of the party. He has served as township committeeman and member of the county central committee; in 1893 he was elected county commissioner, taking office on January 1, 1894, and he served seven years continuously. He is prominent in local affairs, and is a friend to progress and improvement.
Mr. Griffin married, December 6, 1868, Emma Bassett, born in Russia township, April 26, 1847, daughter of Charles and Emma (Parsons) Bassett and granddaughter of Nathan and Sarah (Standish) Bassett. Her father was born in Chili, Monroe county, New York, March 10, 1820, and the mother in Wiltshire, England, July 28, 1819. He was a direct descendant of Miles Standish, and his mother's ancestral line went back to the Mayflower passengers who came to Massachusetts in 1620. He was the second and younger son of Nathan and Sarah (Bridgewater) Bassett, who came to Russia township in 1834. The frame house he erected still stands. Nathan Bassett was a man of strong vitality and possessed mental powers above the average; in his younger days he spent seven years on the ocean, in the service of the East India Company. Mrs. Charles Bassett died December 20, 1901, and he resides with his youngest son, Harvey L., in Oberlin. Mr. Griffin and his wife became the parents of one son, Allen E., born April 7, 1870, now book-keeper for the Garford Company at Elyria. He married Helen Eskert, and they have two children, Carroll E. and Frances E.
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By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
Frederick Eugene Griffin, one of the best known agriculturists and stock raisers of Lorain county, former county commissioner and successful business man, is a descendant in paternal lines of sturdy Scotch ancestry, this branch of the family tracing their line to one of three brothers who came from Scotland in colonial days and settled in New York. Morris Griffin, the grandfather of the gentleman whose name introduces this review, was born in Dutchess county, New York, and followed the occupation of farmer, and there died in 1827. He married Maria, daughter of Samuel Brownell. Her father was a native of New York and followed droving, between that city and the west; he died in Wyoming county, New York, at the age of ninety years. After the death of Morris Griffin, in 1828, his widow married, in 1834, Paul Nichols, who later died in Cayuga county, after which she came to live with her son, Frederick A. Griffin, in Amherst township. Mrs. Nichols lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years, and died in Michigan in 1887.
Frederick A. Griffin, father of Frederick E., was born in Dutchess county, New York, March 5, 1824, and was reared in part in Cayuga and in part in Dutchess county. He received but a meagre education, but made the most of his opportunities. He was the only child of his parents and found it necessary to begin working at the age of twelve years. He lived on a farm in Cayuga county until 1844, when, at the age of twenty years, he came to the Western Reserve, locating in Amherst township, Lorain county, and there worked on different farms until the time of his marriage. After his marriage he rented a farm in Amherst township for three years, when he removed to Erie county, remaining, there until 1852, when he settled on 160 acres of wild land in Russia township, Lorain county, and cleared the land, successfully carrying on farming until 1878, when he located in Elyria and there lived retired for thirty years. He had previously purchased other iands in Amherst and Russia townships, and his holdings were quite large. In October, 1907, Mr. Griffin purchased a farm near his sons, and there resided until his death, December 19, 1909. He was independent in politics and a strong advocate of temperance principles. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Elyria.
On September 4, 1846, Mr. Griffin was married in Ridgeville, Lorain county, to Miss Bethia L. Jenne, born April 27, 1829, a native of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, daughter of Ansel and Elizabeth (Brown) Jenne, who came from Cayuga county, New York, to the Western Reserve in 1818, settling first in Orange, Cuyahoga county, and in Amherst in 1841. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, as follows: Frederick E., born October 15, 1847, and Charles B., born May 13, 1855, who married Mary Gawn and is a farmer in Amherst township.
Frederick Eugene Griffin was born in Amherst township, Lorain county, October 15, 1847, and attended in his boyhood and early youth the public schools of his township, and was reared to farming, which has been his life work. He resided with his parents until shortly after his marriage, when he bought thirty-six acres adjoining, his father's farm, to which he added from time to time as he was able, and now owns no acres, part of which is located in Russia township. Mr. Griffin has followed farming in general lines, and is a well known and successful breeder of Wilkes and Hambletonian breeds of horses and Shropshire Downs registered sheep. He is up-to-date and enterprising, and has long been associated with the Lorain County and Wellington Agricultural Societies, and has held all the important offices in both. He is now vice-president of the Lorain County Agricultural Society and superintendent of the horse department of the Wellington Agricultural Society. He is a member of Oberlin Lodge, No. 380, F. and A. M., and of the Patrons of Husbandry of Oberlin. He is a member of the Congregational church of Amherst, and has for many years served as trustee. In political views Mr. Griffin is a stanch Republican, and has long taken a deep and active interest in the success of the party. He has served as township committeeman and member of the county central committee; in 1893 he was elected county commissioner, taking office on January 1, 1894, and he served seven years continuously. He is prominent in local affairs, and is a friend to progress and improvement.
Mr. Griffin married, December 6, 1868, Emma Bassett, born in Russia township, April 26, 1847, daughter of Charles and Emma (Parsons) Bassett and granddaughter of Nathan and Sarah (Standish) Bassett. Her father was born in Chili, Monroe county, New York, March 10, 1820, and the mother in Wiltshire, England, July 28, 1819. He was a direct descendant of Miles Standish, and his mother's ancestral line went back to the Mayflower passengers who came to Massachusetts in 1620. He was the second and younger son of Nathan and Sarah (Bridgewater) Bassett, who came to Russia township in 1834. The frame house he erected still stands. Nathan Bassett was a man of strong vitality and possessed mental powers above the average; in his younger days he spent seven years on the ocean, in the service of the East India Company. Mrs. Charles Bassett died December 20, 1901, and he resides with his youngest son, Harvey L., in Oberlin. Mr. Griffin and his wife became the parents of one son, Allen E., born April 7, 1870, now book-keeper for the Garford Company at Elyria. He married Helen Eskert, and they have two children, Carroll E. and Frances E.
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History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3
By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
Frederick Eugene Griffin, one of the best known agriculturists and stock raisers of Lorain county, former county commissioner and successful business man, is a descendant in paternal lines of sturdy Scotch ancestry, this branch of the family tracing their line to one of three brothers who came from Scotland in colonial days and settled in New York. Morris Griffin, the grandfather of the gentleman whose name introduces this review, was born in Dutchess county, New York, and followed the occupation of farmer, and there died in 1827. He married Maria, daughter of Samuel Brownell. Her father was a native of New York and followed droving, between that city and the west; he died in Wyoming county, New York, at the age of ninety years. After the death of Morris Griffin, in 1828, his widow married, in 1834, Paul Nichols, who later died in Cayuga county, after which she came to live with her son, Frederick A. Griffin, in Amherst township. Mrs. Nichols lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years, and died in Michigan in 1887.
Frederick A. Griffin, father of Frederick E., was born in Dutchess county, New York, March 5, 1824, and was reared in part in Cayuga and in part in Dutchess county. He received but a meagre education, but made the most of his opportunities. He was the only child of his parents and found it necessary to begin working at the age of twelve years. He lived on a farm in Cayuga county until 1844, when, at the age of twenty years, he came to the Western Reserve, locating in Amherst township, Lorain county, and there worked on different farms until the time of his marriage. After his marriage he rented a farm in Amherst township for three years, when he removed to Erie county, remaining, there until 1852, when he settled on 160 acres of wild land in Russia township, Lorain county, and cleared the land, successfully carrying on farming until 1878, when he located in Elyria and there lived retired for thirty years. He had previously purchased other iands in Amherst and Russia townships, and his holdings were quite large. In October, 1907, Mr. Griffin purchased a farm near his sons, and there resided until his death, December 19, 1909. He was independent in politics and a strong advocate of temperance principles. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Elyria.
On September 4, 1846, Mr. Griffin was married in Ridgeville, Lorain county, to Miss Bethia L. Jenne, born April 27, 1829, a native of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, daughter of Ansel and Elizabeth (Brown) Jenne, who came from Cayuga county, New York, to the Western Reserve in 1818, settling first in Orange, Cuyahoga county, and in Amherst in 1841. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, as follows: Frederick E., born October 15, 1847, and Charles B., born May 13, 1855, who married Mary Gawn and is a farmer in Amherst township.
Frederick Eugene Griffin was born in Amherst township, Lorain county, October 15, 1847, and attended in his boyhood and early youth the public schools of his township, and was reared to farming, which has been his life work. He resided with his parents until shortly after his marriage, when he bought thirty-six acres adjoining, his father's farm, to which he added from time to time as he was able, and now owns no acres, part of which is located in Russia township. Mr. Griffin has followed farming in general lines, and is a well known and successful breeder of Wilkes and Hambletonian breeds of horses and Shropshire Downs registered sheep. He is up-to-date and enterprising, and has long been associated with the Lorain County and Wellington Agricultural Societies, and has held all the important offices in both. He is now vice-president of the Lorain County Agricultural Society and superintendent of the horse department of the Wellington Agricultural Society. He is a member of Oberlin Lodge, No. 380, F. and A. M., and of the Patrons of Husbandry of Oberlin. He is a member of the Congregational church of Amherst, and has for many years served as trustee. In political views Mr. Griffin is a stanch Republican, and has long taken a deep and active interest in the success of the party. He has served as township committeeman and member of the county central committee; in 1893 he was elected county commissioner, taking office on January 1, 1894, and he served seven years continuously. He is prominent in local affairs, and is a friend to progress and improvement.
Mr. Griffin married, December 6, 1868, Emma Bassett, born in Russia township, April 26, 1847, daughter of Charles and Emma (Parsons) Bassett and granddaughter of Nathan and Sarah (Standish) Bassett. Her father was born in Chili, Monroe county, New York, March 10, 1820, and the mother in Wiltshire, England, July 28, 1819. He was a direct descendant of Miles Standish, and his mother's ancestral line went back to the Mayflower passengers who came to Massachusetts in 1620. He was the second and younger son of Nathan and Sarah (Bridgewater) Bassett, who came to Russia township in 1834. The frame house he erected still stands. Nathan Bassett was a man of strong vitality and possessed mental powers above the average; in his younger days he spent seven years on the ocean, in the service of the East India Company. Mrs. Charles Bassett died December 20, 1901, and he resides with his youngest son, Harvey L., in Oberlin. Mr. Griffin and his wife became the parents of one son, Allen E., born April 7, 1870, now book-keeper for the Garford Company at Elyria. He married Helen Eskert, and they have two children, Carroll E. and Frances E.
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By Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler
Frederick Eugene Griffin, one of the best known agriculturists and stock raisers of Lorain county, former county commissioner and successful business man, is a descendant in paternal lines of sturdy Scotch ancestry, this branch of the family tracing their line to one of three brothers who came from Scotland in colonial days and settled in New York. Morris Griffin, the grandfather of the gentleman whose name introduces this review, was born in Dutchess county, New York, and followed the occupation of farmer, and there died in 1827. He married Maria, daughter of Samuel Brownell. Her father was a native of New York and followed droving, between that city and the west; he died in Wyoming county, New York, at the age of ninety years. After the death of Morris Griffin, in 1828, his widow married, in 1834, Paul Nichols, who later died in Cayuga county, after which she came to live with her son, Frederick A. Griffin, in Amherst township. Mrs. Nichols lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years, and died in Michigan in 1887.
Frederick A. Griffin, father of Frederick E., was born in Dutchess county, New York, March 5, 1824, and was reared in part in Cayuga and in part in Dutchess county. He received but a meagre education, but made the most of his opportunities. He was the only child of his parents and found it necessary to begin working at the age of twelve years. He lived on a farm in Cayuga county until 1844, when, at the age of twenty years, he came to the Western Reserve, locating in Amherst township, Lorain county, and there worked on different farms until the time of his marriage. After his marriage he rented a farm in Amherst township for three years, when he removed to Erie county, remaining, there until 1852, when he settled on 160 acres of wild land in Russia township, Lorain county, and cleared the land, successfully carrying on farming until 1878, when he located in Elyria and there lived retired for thirty years. He had previously purchased other iands in Amherst and Russia townships, and his holdings were quite large. In October, 1907, Mr. Griffin purchased a farm near his sons, and there resided until his death, December 19, 1909. He was independent in politics and a strong advocate of temperance principles. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Elyria.
On September 4, 1846, Mr. Griffin was married in Ridgeville, Lorain county, to Miss Bethia L. Jenne, born April 27, 1829, a native of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, daughter of Ansel and Elizabeth (Brown) Jenne, who came from Cayuga county, New York, to the Western Reserve in 1818, settling first in Orange, Cuyahoga county, and in Amherst in 1841. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, as follows: Frederick E., born October 15, 1847, and Charles B., born May 13, 1855, who married Mary Gawn and is a farmer in Amherst township.
Frederick Eugene Griffin was born in Amherst township, Lorain county, October 15, 1847, and attended in his boyhood and early youth the public schools of his township, and was reared to farming, which has been his life work. He resided with his parents until shortly after his marriage, when he bought thirty-six acres adjoining, his father's farm, to which he added from time to time as he was able, and now owns no acres, part of which is located in Russia township. Mr. Griffin has followed farming in general lines, and is a well known and successful breeder of Wilkes and Hambletonian breeds of horses and Shropshire Downs registered sheep. He is up-to-date and enterprising, and has long been associated with the Lorain County and Wellington Agricultural Societies, and has held all the important offices in both. He is now vice-president of the Lorain County Agricultural Society and superintendent of the horse department of the Wellington Agricultural Society. He is a member of Oberlin Lodge, No. 380, F. and A. M., and of the Patrons of Husbandry of Oberlin. He is a member of the Congregational church of Amherst, and has for many years served as trustee. In political views Mr. Griffin is a stanch Republican, and has long taken a deep and active interest in the success of the party. He has served as township committeeman and member of the county central committee; in 1893 he was elected county commissioner, taking office on January 1, 1894, and he served seven years continuously. He is prominent in local affairs, and is a friend to progress and improvement.
Mr. Griffin married, December 6, 1868, Emma Bassett, born in Russia township, April 26, 1847, daughter of Charles and Emma (Parsons) Bassett and granddaughter of Nathan and Sarah (Standish) Bassett. Her father was born in Chili, Monroe county, New York, March 10, 1820, and the mother in Wiltshire, England, July 28, 1819. He was a direct descendant of Miles Standish, and his mother's ancestral line went back to the Mayflower passengers who came to Massachusetts in 1620. He was the second and younger son of Nathan and Sarah (Bridgewater) Bassett, who came to Russia township in 1834. The frame house he erected still stands. Nathan Bassett was a man of strong vitality and possessed mental powers above the average; in his younger days he spent seven years on the ocean, in the service of the East India Company. Mrs. Charles Bassett died December 20, 1901, and he resides with his youngest son, Harvey L., in Oberlin. Mr. Griffin and his wife became the parents of one son, Allen E., born April 7, 1870, now book-keeper for the Garford Company at Elyria. He married Helen Eskert, and they have two children, Carroll E. and Frances E.
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