Adelaide L. Griffin

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Adelaide L. Griffin (Hancock)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
Death: November 07, 2008 (102)
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joseph Leonard Hancock, Sr. and Katherine Anna Hancock
Wife of Clarence H. Griffin
Mother of James Clarence "Jim" Griffin; Joseph Robert "Joe" Griffin and Private
Sister of Grace Chambers; Catherine A. Tucker; John Hancock; Joseph Leonard Hancock, Jr.; Clarence Walter Hancock and 5 others

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About Adelaide L. Griffin

Adelaide was the daughter of Joseph and Katherine Theobald Hancock. She married Clarence H. Griffin on June 18, 1930, in Havana and he preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 1995.

Mrs. Griffin was a member of the First Baptist Church in Havana, where she taught Sunday school for many years, and she also was a member of the Happy Hour Card Club.

She is survived by one daughter, Martha Williams, and two sons, James (Carla) Griffin and Joe (Martha) Griffin, all of Havana. Also surviving are 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, four sisters and one grandson.

Burial will be in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Havana.

Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 11/9/2008

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Adelaide L. Griffin's Timeline

1906
January 12, 1906
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
1931
March 30, 1931
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
1934
April 5, 1934
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
2008
November 7, 2008
Age 102
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
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Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States