Birth at: Norton in Hales TF9 3TP 52.9412, -2.45975
Death at: the 7:30 Mine Trail (a two mile hike) 39.70123, -105.74106
This young Englishman was one of the first miners to come to the Silver Plume area. Little was known about him except that his fiancée had been found dead on the eve of their wedding....
Griffin discovered a rich vein of ore and named his mine the Seven Thirty. It contained both silver and gold. The deeper the mine was developed, the richer the ore.
The young Englishman soon became the wealthiest mine owner in the area. Nothing, however, caused him to forget his fiancée's untimely death, and he withdrew socially from the other miners and their families.
On the side of the steep mountain near his mine, Griffin constructed a simple cabin. His sole companion was his violin, and after the end of a day's work, he would stand at the front of his cabin and play....
Directly in front of his cabin, Griffin dug a grave in the solid rock. One spring evening in 1887, he played especially well.... Suddenly, the sharp report of a gun reverberated through the hills. Miners raced up the road and found Clifford Griffin face down in his own grave with a bullet through the heart.
In his cabin was a note requesting that he be left in the stone grave. The miners not only followed his last instructions but erected a granite marker over the grave....
--excerpt from Kenneth Jessen column, Loveland Reporter-Herald; August 19, 2017
Children of Elizabeth Sarah and Alfred Griffin
Elizabeth Fanny Griffin (1834-1916) – on 4th January 1860, at St Paul's Cathedral Elizabeth Fanny married Arthur Cory, 2nd in Command 3rd Irregular Bengal Cavalry.
Alfred William Griffin (1835-1861)
Marten Harcourt Griffin (1836-1924)
Georgiana Griffin (1840-1927)
Arthur Griffin (1841-1857) – 8th Madras N.I., died aged 16 on 30th October 1857 on his passage from Madras to Calcutta.
Townsend Griffin (1842-1932)
Emily Griffin (1843-1866)
Boy Griffin (1845-1845)
Margaretta Noneley Griffin (1846-1935) in 1870 Mararetta Noneley married Captain Charles R Matthews B.S.C., Assistant-Commissioner, Jhansi.
Clifford Griffin (1847-1887)
Heneage MacKenzie Griffin (1848-1939) – lived in Lugano, Switzerland. He died on 3rd September 1939 at Lanzo D'Intelvi in the Province of Como, Italy.
On 18th December 1861, at his father's house, Cleveland gardens, Alfred William Griffin died aged 27.
On 16th May 1867, Alfred Griffin senior died at Brand Hall.
Marten Harcourt Griffin On 25th January 1865 at Stoke Clymesland, Cornwall, Marten Griffin married Isabella Elizabeth Spencer, the youngest daughter of Rev William Henry Spencer.
--courtesy of 47302807
Death at: the 7:30 Mine Trail (a two mile hike) 39.70123, -105.74106
This young Englishman was one of the first miners to come to the Silver Plume area. Little was known about him except that his fiancée had been found dead on the eve of their wedding....
Griffin discovered a rich vein of ore and named his mine the Seven Thirty. It contained both silver and gold. The deeper the mine was developed, the richer the ore.
The young Englishman soon became the wealthiest mine owner in the area. Nothing, however, caused him to forget his fiancée's untimely death, and he withdrew socially from the other miners and their families.
On the side of the steep mountain near his mine, Griffin constructed a simple cabin. His sole companion was his violin, and after the end of a day's work, he would stand at the front of his cabin and play....
Directly in front of his cabin, Griffin dug a grave in the solid rock. One spring evening in 1887, he played especially well.... Suddenly, the sharp report of a gun reverberated through the hills. Miners raced up the road and found Clifford Griffin face down in his own grave with a bullet through the heart.
In his cabin was a note requesting that he be left in the stone grave. The miners not only followed his last instructions but erected a granite marker over the grave....
--excerpt from Kenneth Jessen column, Loveland Reporter-Herald; August 19, 2017
Children of Elizabeth Sarah and Alfred Griffin
Elizabeth Fanny Griffin (1834-1916) – on 4th January 1860, at St Paul's Cathedral Elizabeth Fanny married Arthur Cory, 2nd in Command 3rd Irregular Bengal Cavalry.
Alfred William Griffin (1835-1861)
Marten Harcourt Griffin (1836-1924)
Georgiana Griffin (1840-1927)
Arthur Griffin (1841-1857) – 8th Madras N.I., died aged 16 on 30th October 1857 on his passage from Madras to Calcutta.
Townsend Griffin (1842-1932)
Emily Griffin (1843-1866)
Boy Griffin (1845-1845)
Margaretta Noneley Griffin (1846-1935) in 1870 Mararetta Noneley married Captain Charles R Matthews B.S.C., Assistant-Commissioner, Jhansi.
Clifford Griffin (1847-1887)
Heneage MacKenzie Griffin (1848-1939) – lived in Lugano, Switzerland. He died on 3rd September 1939 at Lanzo D'Intelvi in the Province of Como, Italy.
On 18th December 1861, at his father's house, Cleveland gardens, Alfred William Griffin died aged 27.
On 16th May 1867, Alfred Griffin senior died at Brand Hall.
Marten Harcourt Griffin On 25th January 1865 at Stoke Clymesland, Cornwall, Marten Griffin married Isabella Elizabeth Spencer, the youngest daughter of Rev William Henry Spencer.
--courtesy of 47302807
Birth at: Norton in Hales TF9 3TP 52.9412, -2.45975
Death at: the 7:30 Mine Trail (a two mile hike) 39.70123, -105.74106
This young Englishman was one of the first miners to come to the Silver Plume area. Little was known about him except that his fiancée had been found dead on the eve of their wedding....
Griffin discovered a rich vein of ore and named his mine the Seven Thirty. It contained both silver and gold. The deeper the mine was developed, the richer the ore.
The young Englishman soon became the wealthiest mine owner in the area. Nothing, however, caused him to forget his fiancée's untimely death, and he withdrew socially from the other miners and their families.
On the side of the steep mountain near his mine, Griffin constructed a simple cabin. His sole companion was his violin, and after the end of a day's work, he would stand at the front of his cabin and play....
Directly in front of his cabin, Griffin dug a grave in the solid rock. One spring evening in 1887, he played especially well.... Suddenly, the sharp report of a gun reverberated through the hills. Miners raced up the road and found Clifford Griffin face down in his own grave with a bullet through the heart.
In his cabin was a note requesting that he be left in the stone grave. The miners not only followed his last instructions but erected a granite marker over the grave....
--excerpt from Kenneth Jessen column, Loveland Reporter-Herald; August 19, 2017
Children of Elizabeth Sarah and Alfred Griffin
Elizabeth Fanny Griffin (1834-1916) – on 4th January 1860, at St Paul's Cathedral Elizabeth Fanny married Arthur Cory, 2nd in Command 3rd Irregular Bengal Cavalry.
Alfred William Griffin (1835-1861)
Marten Harcourt Griffin (1836-1924)
Georgiana Griffin (1840-1927)
Arthur Griffin (1841-1857) – 8th Madras N.I., died aged 16 on 30th October 1857 on his passage from Madras to Calcutta.
Townsend Griffin (1842-1932)
Emily Griffin (1843-1866)
Boy Griffin (1845-1845)
Margaretta Noneley Griffin (1846-1935) in 1870 Mararetta Noneley married Captain Charles R Matthews B.S.C., Assistant-Commissioner, Jhansi.
Clifford Griffin (1847-1887)
Heneage MacKenzie Griffin (1848-1939) – lived in Lugano, Switzerland. He died on 3rd September 1939 at Lanzo D'Intelvi in the Province of Como, Italy.
On 18th December 1861, at his father's house, Cleveland gardens, Alfred William Griffin died aged 27.
On 16th May 1867, Alfred Griffin senior died at Brand Hall.
Marten Harcourt Griffin On 25th January 1865 at Stoke Clymesland, Cornwall, Marten Griffin married Isabella Elizabeth Spencer, the youngest daughter of Rev William Henry Spencer.
--courtesy of 47302807
Death at: the 7:30 Mine Trail (a two mile hike) 39.70123, -105.74106
This young Englishman was one of the first miners to come to the Silver Plume area. Little was known about him except that his fiancée had been found dead on the eve of their wedding....
Griffin discovered a rich vein of ore and named his mine the Seven Thirty. It contained both silver and gold. The deeper the mine was developed, the richer the ore.
The young Englishman soon became the wealthiest mine owner in the area. Nothing, however, caused him to forget his fiancée's untimely death, and he withdrew socially from the other miners and their families.
On the side of the steep mountain near his mine, Griffin constructed a simple cabin. His sole companion was his violin, and after the end of a day's work, he would stand at the front of his cabin and play....
Directly in front of his cabin, Griffin dug a grave in the solid rock. One spring evening in 1887, he played especially well.... Suddenly, the sharp report of a gun reverberated through the hills. Miners raced up the road and found Clifford Griffin face down in his own grave with a bullet through the heart.
In his cabin was a note requesting that he be left in the stone grave. The miners not only followed his last instructions but erected a granite marker over the grave....
--excerpt from Kenneth Jessen column, Loveland Reporter-Herald; August 19, 2017
Children of Elizabeth Sarah and Alfred Griffin
Elizabeth Fanny Griffin (1834-1916) – on 4th January 1860, at St Paul's Cathedral Elizabeth Fanny married Arthur Cory, 2nd in Command 3rd Irregular Bengal Cavalry.
Alfred William Griffin (1835-1861)
Marten Harcourt Griffin (1836-1924)
Georgiana Griffin (1840-1927)
Arthur Griffin (1841-1857) – 8th Madras N.I., died aged 16 on 30th October 1857 on his passage from Madras to Calcutta.
Townsend Griffin (1842-1932)
Emily Griffin (1843-1866)
Boy Griffin (1845-1845)
Margaretta Noneley Griffin (1846-1935) in 1870 Mararetta Noneley married Captain Charles R Matthews B.S.C., Assistant-Commissioner, Jhansi.
Clifford Griffin (1847-1887)
Heneage MacKenzie Griffin (1848-1939) – lived in Lugano, Switzerland. He died on 3rd September 1939 at Lanzo D'Intelvi in the Province of Como, Italy.
On 18th December 1861, at his father's house, Cleveland gardens, Alfred William Griffin died aged 27.
On 16th May 1867, Alfred Griffin senior died at Brand Hall.
Marten Harcourt Griffin On 25th January 1865 at Stoke Clymesland, Cornwall, Marten Griffin married Isabella Elizabeth Spencer, the youngest daughter of Rev William Henry Spencer.
--courtesy of 47302807
Inscription
Son of
Alfred Griffin, Esquire
of Brand Hall,
Shropshire, England.
and in compliance with his own
request, buried near this spot.
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