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Mary M. Yancey Griffin

Birth
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Death
3 Aug 1879 (aged 31)
Woodstock, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Woodstock, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Mary Griffin was the daughter of Felix Grundy Yancey and Matilda Carolyn Nelson. At the age of 17 she married 26 year old Samuel Griffin, on 24 October 1865 at her home in Pulaski County. Surety was J. H. Griffin, Samuel's brother.

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary Yancy
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Division 2, Pulaski, Kentucky
Family Number: 357
Household Members:
Name Age
Felix G Yancy 31
Matilda Yancy 31
Sarah J Yancy 6
Mary Yancy 3
James Veers 24


1860 United States Federal Census

Name: May M Yancy
Age in 1860: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: District 1, Pulaski, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Post Office: Somerset
Household Members:
Name Age
Felix G Yancy 40
Emily Yancy 38
Sarah J Yancy 15
May M Yancy 12
William H Yancy 9
Malvina E Yancy 6
Lavina V Yancy 18
Elisabeth S Yancy 17
Jerome Yancy 15
Eliza C Yancy 12
William Yancy 9
Joseph H B Yancy 6
Winfield S Yancy 4
Silas Yancy 3

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary M Griffin
Birth Year: abt 1848
Age in 1870: 22
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Griffin 29
Mary M Griffin 22
Felix G Griffin 3
Eliza Griffin 1

Samuel and Mary M. Griffin were deceased by the 1880 census. Mary died in August of consumption, Samuel died of heart disease the following February.

Their children, Felix Grundy, Drusilla Frances, and William Samuel were living with their grandfather. Names from the Burris/Delano Family Tree on Ancestry, owner, Rita Ellis. She includes a daughter Matilda Balzorah Griffin, born 1876.

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Felix Yancy
Home in 1880: Woodstock, Pulaski, Kentucky
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Felix Yancy 60
Emily S. Yancy 17
Felix G. Griffin 13
Drusilla F. Griffin 8
Wm. S. Griffin 6
Mary Griffin was the daughter of Felix Grundy Yancey and Matilda Carolyn Nelson. At the age of 17 she married 26 year old Samuel Griffin, on 24 October 1865 at her home in Pulaski County. Surety was J. H. Griffin, Samuel's brother.

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary Yancy
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Division 2, Pulaski, Kentucky
Family Number: 357
Household Members:
Name Age
Felix G Yancy 31
Matilda Yancy 31
Sarah J Yancy 6
Mary Yancy 3
James Veers 24


1860 United States Federal Census

Name: May M Yancy
Age in 1860: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: District 1, Pulaski, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Post Office: Somerset
Household Members:
Name Age
Felix G Yancy 40
Emily Yancy 38
Sarah J Yancy 15
May M Yancy 12
William H Yancy 9
Malvina E Yancy 6
Lavina V Yancy 18
Elisabeth S Yancy 17
Jerome Yancy 15
Eliza C Yancy 12
William Yancy 9
Joseph H B Yancy 6
Winfield S Yancy 4
Silas Yancy 3

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary M Griffin
Birth Year: abt 1848
Age in 1870: 22
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Griffin 29
Mary M Griffin 22
Felix G Griffin 3
Eliza Griffin 1

Samuel and Mary M. Griffin were deceased by the 1880 census. Mary died in August of consumption, Samuel died of heart disease the following February.

Their children, Felix Grundy, Drusilla Frances, and William Samuel were living with their grandfather. Names from the Burris/Delano Family Tree on Ancestry, owner, Rita Ellis. She includes a daughter Matilda Balzorah Griffin, born 1876.

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Felix Yancy
Home in 1880: Woodstock, Pulaski, Kentucky
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Felix Yancy 60
Emily S. Yancy 17
Felix G. Griffin 13
Drusilla F. Griffin 8
Wm. S. Griffin 6


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