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William Maurice Griffin

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William Maurice Griffin

Birth
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Death
30 Oct 1952 (aged 53)
Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA
Burial
Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Father: George S Griffin
Mother: Cora Bunker
Usual residence: Elgin, Texas
Occupation: telegraph and tower operator, SP Rwy.
Informant: wife
(death certificate)

The 1900 census recorded William. M. Griffin, 6 months, living in Austin, Travis, Texas, with father George S., mother Cora, brother George B., and half-sister Alma.

The 1910 census recorded Maurice Griffin, 10, living in Austin, Travis, Texas, with father George S. and mother Cora.

On his WW 1 draft registration, William Maurice Griffin stated that he was living in Caldwell, Burleson, Texas, where he worked as an operator for the H.& T.C. Rwy. He was described as tall and slender with brown eyes and dark hair.

William Griffin married Theresa Berg Nov. 4, 1920, in Bastrop County, Texas. (Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965)

The 1930 census recorded William M. Griffin living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Theressa, and son George M., 6. He was a railroad telegrapher.

The 1940 census recorded William M. Griffin living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Theresa, and sons: George M., 16; and William, 6. He was a railroad tower man.



Father: George S Griffin
Mother: Cora Bunker
Usual residence: Elgin, Texas
Occupation: telegraph and tower operator, SP Rwy.
Informant: wife
(death certificate)

The 1900 census recorded William. M. Griffin, 6 months, living in Austin, Travis, Texas, with father George S., mother Cora, brother George B., and half-sister Alma.

The 1910 census recorded Maurice Griffin, 10, living in Austin, Travis, Texas, with father George S. and mother Cora.

On his WW 1 draft registration, William Maurice Griffin stated that he was living in Caldwell, Burleson, Texas, where he worked as an operator for the H.& T.C. Rwy. He was described as tall and slender with brown eyes and dark hair.

William Griffin married Theresa Berg Nov. 4, 1920, in Bastrop County, Texas. (Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965)

The 1930 census recorded William M. Griffin living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Theressa, and son George M., 6. He was a railroad telegrapher.

The 1940 census recorded William M. Griffin living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Theresa, and sons: George M., 16; and William, 6. He was a railroad tower man.





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