hmtl5 James Edward Griffin b. 25 Jun 1891 Dallas County, Texas d. 4 Feb 1962 Electra, Wichita County, Texas: Gritton Genealogy

James Edward Griffin

Male 1891 - 1962  (70 years)


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  • Name James Edward Griffin 
    Born 25 Jun 1891  Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation rig builder for oil industry  [1
    Died 4 Feb 1962  Electra, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried 6 Feb 1962  New Electra Memorial Cemetery, Electra, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I3620  Gritton
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 

    Family Susie Adeline Talley,   b. 4 Jul 1894, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1980, Electra, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jun 1891 - Dallas County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Feb 1962 - Electra, Wichita County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 Feb 1962 - New Electra Memorial Cemetery, Electra, Wichita County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Griffin Services Today in Electra
      Electra, Tex. (Special – Services for James Edward Griffin, 70, will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Assembly of God Church here. He died Sunday after an illness of several years.
      Officiating for final rites will be pastor of the church, Rev. S.M. Malone. Burial will be in the new Electra Cemetery under the direction of James B. Totten & Son Funeral Home. Graveside rites will be conducted by the Electra Oddfellows lodge of which Griffin was a member. Oddfellows will be pallbearers.
      Born Jan. 25, 1891, in Dallas county, Griffin had lived in Electra for abut 50 years. He was a retired oil rig builder. He and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary may 27, 1961.
      Others surviving are one son, Jack Griffin of Hurst, Tex.; two daughters, Mrs. Melvin Rogers of Wichita Falls, Mrs. George Powell of Levelland, Tex.; four grandchildren, one of whom the couple reared from childhood, Jimmy Lee Brannum of Odessa, and six great-grandchildren.
      Time Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas. Tuesday, 6 Feb 1962, page 4.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article.