Obituary
Death of Mrs. Elias Griffith
At 7 o'clock on Monday morning last Mrs. Catharine Griffith, wife of Elias Griffith, of Howard avenue and Eighth street, died in the Danville asylum. She was born February 21, 1830 in Washington county, her maiden name being Hays. In 1840 she was married to Mr. Griffith and with him and the family came to Altoona in 1868. She was stricken with insanity about twenty-one years ago and for eighteen years has been an inmate of the asylums at Harrisburg and Danville. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
She was the mother of the following children: Mary Ellen, wife of George Wimer of Logan township; Lydia, wife of Joseph Adams of Juniata; Emaline, wife of Isaac Rhine; John Griffith; Ann, wife of Alvin Burns; Lillie, widow of John Swanger; Sadie, wife of John Fickes, all of Altoona, and George Griffith, of Allegheny Furnace. She also leaves thirty-six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She also leaves the following brothers and sister; James W. Hays of Roaring Spring; Mrs. Emaline Miller, of Huntingdon; Mrs. Angeline Dilling of Fredericksburg, Blair county, and Mrs. E. R. Holsinger, of Magnon, Ill.
The remains of the deceased were brought to Altoona on fast line last evening and conveyed to residence of Mrs. George Witmer, a son-in-law, No. 2907 Broad street, from whence the funeral will take place at half-past w o'clock this afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
--The Altoona Tribune (Altoona, PA), Wed Dec 16, 1891, p.1.
Biography sent by contributor, Dan Hoffman. Thank you.
Dan Hoffman also sent the following correction. Thank you again.
Caroline Griffith was the daughter of William Hayes and Mary Ann Chambers of Washington County, MD. Unfortunately, the information in her Altoona Tribune obituary was not entirely correct. She was actually married to Elias Griffith in Washington County, MD in 1848 and not 1830.
Death of Mrs. Elias Griffith
At 7 o'clock on Monday morning last Mrs. Catharine Griffith, wife of Elias Griffith, of Howard avenue and Eighth street, died in the Danville asylum. She was born February 21, 1830 in Washington county, her maiden name being Hays. In 1840 she was married to Mr. Griffith and with him and the family came to Altoona in 1868. She was stricken with insanity about twenty-one years ago and for eighteen years has been an inmate of the asylums at Harrisburg and Danville. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
She was the mother of the following children: Mary Ellen, wife of George Wimer of Logan township; Lydia, wife of Joseph Adams of Juniata; Emaline, wife of Isaac Rhine; John Griffith; Ann, wife of Alvin Burns; Lillie, widow of John Swanger; Sadie, wife of John Fickes, all of Altoona, and George Griffith, of Allegheny Furnace. She also leaves thirty-six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She also leaves the following brothers and sister; James W. Hays of Roaring Spring; Mrs. Emaline Miller, of Huntingdon; Mrs. Angeline Dilling of Fredericksburg, Blair county, and Mrs. E. R. Holsinger, of Magnon, Ill.
The remains of the deceased were brought to Altoona on fast line last evening and conveyed to residence of Mrs. George Witmer, a son-in-law, No. 2907 Broad street, from whence the funeral will take place at half-past w o'clock this afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
--The Altoona Tribune (Altoona, PA), Wed Dec 16, 1891, p.1.
Biography sent by contributor, Dan Hoffman. Thank you.
Dan Hoffman also sent the following correction. Thank you again.
Caroline Griffith was the daughter of William Hayes and Mary Ann Chambers of Washington County, MD. Unfortunately, the information in her Altoona Tribune obituary was not entirely correct. She was actually married to Elias Griffith in Washington County, MD in 1848 and not 1830.
Obituary
Death of Mrs. Elias Griffith
At 7 o'clock on Monday morning last Mrs. Catharine Griffith, wife of Elias Griffith, of Howard avenue and Eighth street, died in the Danville asylum. She was born February 21, 1830 in Washington county, her maiden name being Hays. In 1840 she was married to Mr. Griffith and with him and the family came to Altoona in 1868. She was stricken with insanity about twenty-one years ago and for eighteen years has been an inmate of the asylums at Harrisburg and Danville. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
She was the mother of the following children: Mary Ellen, wife of George Wimer of Logan township; Lydia, wife of Joseph Adams of Juniata; Emaline, wife of Isaac Rhine; John Griffith; Ann, wife of Alvin Burns; Lillie, widow of John Swanger; Sadie, wife of John Fickes, all of Altoona, and George Griffith, of Allegheny Furnace. She also leaves thirty-six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She also leaves the following brothers and sister; James W. Hays of Roaring Spring; Mrs. Emaline Miller, of Huntingdon; Mrs. Angeline Dilling of Fredericksburg, Blair county, and Mrs. E. R. Holsinger, of Magnon, Ill.
The remains of the deceased were brought to Altoona on fast line last evening and conveyed to residence of Mrs. George Witmer, a son-in-law, No. 2907 Broad street, from whence the funeral will take place at half-past w o'clock this afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
--The Altoona Tribune (Altoona, PA), Wed Dec 16, 1891, p.1.
Biography sent by contributor, Dan Hoffman. Thank you.
Dan Hoffman also sent the following correction. Thank you again.
Caroline Griffith was the daughter of William Hayes and Mary Ann Chambers of Washington County, MD. Unfortunately, the information in her Altoona Tribune obituary was not entirely correct. She was actually married to Elias Griffith in Washington County, MD in 1848 and not 1830.
Death of Mrs. Elias Griffith
At 7 o'clock on Monday morning last Mrs. Catharine Griffith, wife of Elias Griffith, of Howard avenue and Eighth street, died in the Danville asylum. She was born February 21, 1830 in Washington county, her maiden name being Hays. In 1840 she was married to Mr. Griffith and with him and the family came to Altoona in 1868. She was stricken with insanity about twenty-one years ago and for eighteen years has been an inmate of the asylums at Harrisburg and Danville. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
She was the mother of the following children: Mary Ellen, wife of George Wimer of Logan township; Lydia, wife of Joseph Adams of Juniata; Emaline, wife of Isaac Rhine; John Griffith; Ann, wife of Alvin Burns; Lillie, widow of John Swanger; Sadie, wife of John Fickes, all of Altoona, and George Griffith, of Allegheny Furnace. She also leaves thirty-six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She also leaves the following brothers and sister; James W. Hays of Roaring Spring; Mrs. Emaline Miller, of Huntingdon; Mrs. Angeline Dilling of Fredericksburg, Blair county, and Mrs. E. R. Holsinger, of Magnon, Ill.
The remains of the deceased were brought to Altoona on fast line last evening and conveyed to residence of Mrs. George Witmer, a son-in-law, No. 2907 Broad street, from whence the funeral will take place at half-past w o'clock this afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
--The Altoona Tribune (Altoona, PA), Wed Dec 16, 1891, p.1.
Biography sent by contributor, Dan Hoffman. Thank you.
Dan Hoffman also sent the following correction. Thank you again.
Caroline Griffith was the daughter of William Hayes and Mary Ann Chambers of Washington County, MD. Unfortunately, the information in her Altoona Tribune obituary was not entirely correct. She was actually married to Elias Griffith in Washington County, MD in 1848 and not 1830.
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