William Griffis

SECOND GENERATION

2. William Griffis5,6,7,8,9 was born on April 6, 1804 in Jefferson Twsp, Ross Co, OH.10 Near Chillicothe, OH He died on June 20, 1883 in VILINIA TWP, CASS CO, MI. He was buried in Wayne Chapel Cemetery, Wayne Twp, Cass Co, MI. DAR Cemetery records, Vol III, p. 113, Wayne Chapel Cemetery, Cass, CO, MI In the Griffis family plot are buried: James, Permelia, Bessie and Birdie, as well as James's parents (william and Susannah), two brothers (Alonzo and John) a sister, and Marian Baily, who may have been another sister. Birth and death dates are given for most (with some errors in the DAr transcription).

                                        REMAINS OF A MASTODON

In June 1853, the remains of a matodon were discoverd by William Griffis on his land. A dam accoss a little brook (which afforded power to a sawmill) was carried off in a freshet, which washed away a portion of one of the banks of the stream, and undermining an old tree, under the roots of which were found the bones of a large animal, consisting of a jawbone about four feet in length, a tooth which weighd some four pounds, a fragment of a tusk about one foot long and four inches in diameter abd a rib bone. (Some years later given to a museum at Columbus, Ohio. 1909 N part of James Griffis 78th Birthday.)
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  Muster Roll of Captain John Curry's Company od infantry in the 1st Rgmt. M.m. commanded by Col A Hoston from the 18th Day of May 1832 to the 21st Day of June 1832

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No Name Rank Date of Period

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12    William Griffis             Private                    May 19th 1832     1 mo 2 days

(Note from Jack Hartsell: When the Blackhawk and "Sack" Indian uprising took place in 1832 it seams that the whole area went into panic....The men went off to War (in this case in Cass Co. the men mustered together in Niles but went no further) & the womwen, children & old men gathered together at one neighbors farm, armed them selves with pitch forks, etc. and waited for the uprising & Indian raids, which never came. William Griffis along with the other men in the area went off to fight the Indians.
He was married to Susanna Beatty on November 2, 1824 in Franklin CO, OH. 11 Susanna Beatty 10,9 was born on March 30, 1806 in Franklin CO, OH, 10 Miles West of Columbus. She died on March 14, 1889 in Dowagiac, Wayne Twp, Cass CO, MI.

						MRS SUSAN GRIFFIS

Mrs. Susanna Griffis died last Thursday morning in the 83 year of her age. She was one of the early settlers of Volinia Township and was an industrious, honest woman who bore her full share of the hardships and privatations incedent to pioneer life. She raised a large family od children that grew to manhood and womanhood, who with a large number of grandchildren and great grandchidren and a large circle of friends moren her departure. She was buried at South Wayne Cemetery last Saterday afternoon.
Their home was a little SE of the Thomas Griffis house on the slight raise of ground. As a girl my mother liked to walk there and spend the day. Susan would go out and ketch a chiken and kill and dress it and fry it for dinner.
My great aunt had a long obituary of hers, so with the knowledge of her death date one might be able get it by search at the Dowagiac library. They have old newspapers on film there. And I have been told the South Haven library has a Morman room. Susan never seemed to want her picture taken. One day when here, my grandmother had made arrangements for one of the Newton Huff family to come that afternoon and use my mothers cambra and take their picture while setting She was buried on March 15, 1889 in South Wayne Cemetery, Wayne TWP, Cass Co, MI. DAR Cemetery records, Vol III, p. 113, Wayne Chapel Cemetery, Cass, CO, MI in the Griffis family plot are buried: James, Permelia, Bessie and Birdie, as well as James's parents (william and Susannah), twobrothers (Alonzoand John) a sister, and Marian Baily, who may have been another sister. Birth and death dartes are given for most (with some errors in the DAr transcription).
Ten miles west of Columbus, OH

  Came to Cass CO, first to Poyon Twp for a very short time.  They aquired land in Volinia, Wayne Twp, where most their lives were spent.

William Griffis and Susanna Beatty had the following children:
+9 i. Sarah Griffis (born on January 18, 1826).

+10 ii. John Sevain Griffis (born on January 7, 1828).

+11 iii. Joseph Griffis (born on April 23, 1842).

12 iv. William Beatty GRIFFIS10,9 was born on September 25, 1829. Moved to IN>

+13 v. James S. GRIFFIS (born on July 13, 1831).

+14 vi. Thomas P. GRIFFIS (born on April 21, 1834).

+15 vii. Marian GRIFFIS (born on July 25, 1836).

+16 viii. Rebecca GRIFFIS (born on March 2, 1839).

17 ix. Elanzo GRIFFIS9 was born on January 18, 1846.10 He was buried in Wayne Chapel Cemetery, Wayne Twp, Cass Co, MI. DAR Cemetery records, Vol III, p. 113, Wayne Chapel Cemetery, Cass, CO, MI In the Griffis family plot are buried: James, Permelia, Bessie and Birdie, as well as James's parents (william and Susannah), twobrothers (Alonzo and John) a sister, and Marian Baily, who may have been another sister. Birth and death dartes are given for most (with some errors in the DAr transcription).

18 x. Lewis GRIFFIS died. Died as a baby