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William King Griffith

Male 1828 - 1915  (87 years)


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  • Name William King Griffith  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 7 Jan 1828  Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1838  Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    After the death of his father, William took over the 1,300 acres of superior blue grass land, located on Cynthiana and Leesburg Pike, five miles from Cynthiana, and called "Silver Lake". 
    Occupation 1848  Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer: Owned Silver Lake Farm and spent his entire life in its occupations. 
    Residence 1850  Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm 
    Residence 1860  Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm 
    Occupation Abt 1880  Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    A successful breeder of short horn cattle and Cotswold sheep, having at the head of his herd, "Victor 2d," by Duke of Broomfield. (American Short Horn Register, Vol. 19, No. 37,102.) 
    Reference Number 5518 
    Residence 1880  Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1880  Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm 
    Residence 1900  Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Residence 1900  Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm 
    Residence 1900  Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm 
    Died 21 Dec 1915  Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I5518  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Family Margaret Kerfoot Spears,   b. 24 Oct 1836, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1918, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1855  Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Emma Griffith,   b. 24 Aug 1858, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1946, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     2. Hubbard A Griffith,   b. Sep 1860, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. John King Griffith,   b. 22 Feb 1863, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1906, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)  [natural]
     4. William Burrell Griffith,   b. 16 Feb 1857, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1907, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F1234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jan 1828 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - After the death of his father, William took over the 1,300 acres of superior blue grass land, located on Cynthiana and Leesburg Pike, five miles from Cynthiana, and called "Silver Lake". - 1838 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer: Owned Silver Lake Farm and spent his entire life in its occupations. - 1848 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm - 1850 - Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Jul 1855 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm - 1860 - Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - A successful breeder of short horn cattle and Cotswold sheep, having at the head of his herd, "Victor 2d," by Duke of Broomfield. (American Short Horn Register, Vol. 19, No. 37,102.) - Abt 1880 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm - 1880 - Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm - 1900 - Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Silver Lake (Griffith) Farm - 1900 - Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 1915 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Margaret Kerfoot Spears

    2. [S74] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: T623_525; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 56.
      Record for Margaret K Griffith

    3. [S105] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for John King GRIFFITH