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Ancestry of Hiram GRIFFIN
and
Helen McCALL

Created 16 September 2008

Charles GRIFFIN
and 1st
Barbara Ellen KISSEL
and 2nd
Francis _______

Charles was born April 1848 in Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana and married about 1869 in, , Indiana, Barbara Ellen KISSEL. She was born 27 October 1854, in , , Pennsylvania and died 31 March 1896 in Cool Springs, La Porte, Indiana. Charles died after 1910 in Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.

Census Records

1850 Cemsus Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana, Page 280
                                          R Estate Where
Name              Age Sex Race Occupation Value    Born
GRIFFIN Sylvester  38  M  ---- Farmer     $  0,750 New York
GRIFFIN Catharine  22  F  ---- ---------- -------- New York
GRIFFIN Mercy       4  F  ---- ---------- -------- Indiana
GRIFFIN Charles     2  M  ---- ---------- -------- Indiana
GRIFFIN Ruth       6M  F  ---- ---------- -------- Indiana

1860 Census Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana, page 

Name              Age Sex Race Occupation Value    Value    Born
Sylvester GRIFFIN  47  M  ---- Farmer     $  2,000 $  0,450 New York
Catherine    "     30  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
Mercy        "     13  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
Charles      "     12  M  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
Ruth         "     10  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
Mary         "      8  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
Harriet      "      6  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
Robt      GUYDER   17  M  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Prussia

1860 Census Madison, Franklin, Ohio Page 117

Name             Age Sex Race Occupation
George    KISSEL  42  M  ---- Laborer    -------- $  0,200 Pennsylvania
Anna        "     44  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Eliza       "     18  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Elimina     "     16  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Harriet     "     13  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
George W    "     10  M  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Barbara E   "      5  F  ---- ---------- -------- -------- Ohio

1870 Census Not Stated Jackson, Oregon, Page 403
Alphabetical List of Soldiers
                                        R Estate Personal Where
Name            Age Sex Race Occupation Value    Value    Born
Griffin Charles  21  M   W   Soldier    -------- -------- Indiana

1880 Cenaus Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana, Ed 83 Page 9
                                     Mar             |   Place of Birth   |
Name              Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation  |Self   Father Mother|
GRIFFIN Charles    W    M   32 -----  M  Farmer       Ind.   Conn.  N. Y.
   "    Barbara    W    F   25 Wife   M  Keeps House  Penn.  Penn.  Penn.
   "    Mary       W    F    9 Dau    S  At School    Ind.   Ind.   Penn.
   "    Ruth       W    F    5 Dau    S  -----------  Ind.   Ind.   Penn.
   "    Daniel     W    M    3 Son    S  -----------  Ind.   Ind.   Penn.

1900 Census Cool Spring, La Porte, Indiana, ED 50 Sheet 2A Line 19
                                 Mont Year     Mar Yrs |   Place of Birth   |
Name              Relat Race Sex Born Born Age Sta Mar |Self   Father Mother| Occupation
GRIFFIN Charles   Head   W    M   Apr 1848  52  M   01  Ind.   N. Y.  N. Y.   Farmer
   "    Francis   Wife   W    F   Jun 1864  35  M   01  Ind.   Ind.   Tenn.   ----------
   "    Wilber    Son    W    M   Feb 1887  13  S  ---  Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    At School

1910 Census Cool Spring, La Porte, Indiana. ED 93 Sheet 1B Line 78
                                     Mar Yrs |   Place of Birth   |
Name              Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self   Father Mother| Occupation
GRIFFIN Charles   Head   M   W    61  D  ---  Ind.   Conn.  N. Y.   Gardner Truck Farm
EDWARDS William O S-n-L  F   W    35  M1  09  Ind.   Ind.   Ala.    Laborer Odd Jobs
   "    Ethel     Dau    F   W    28  M2  09  Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
   "    Dexter    G Son  M   W     1  S  ---  Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
Ethel Mother of 2 Children 1 Living

1920 Census Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana, ED 131 Sheet 3A Line 14
                                      Mar |   Place of Birth   |
Name               Relat Sex Race Age Sta |Self   Father Mother| Occupation
FREDENBURG Aaron   Head   M   W    52  M   Ind.   Penn.  Ind.    Farmer  Gen. Farm
    "      Ruth    Wife   F   W    44  M   Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
    "      Rudy    Son    M   W    21  S   Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    Laborer Farm
    "      Charley Son    M   W    14  S   Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
    "      Mildred Dau    F   W    10  S   Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
    "      Kenneth Son    M   W     8  S   Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
    "      Stewart Son    M   W     5  S   Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
GRIFFIN    Chas    Fathe  M   W    72  Wd  Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None

1920 Census Portage, St. Joseph, Indiana, ED 248 Sheet 6B Line 96
                                     Mar |   Place of Birth   |
Name              Relat Sex Race Age Sta |Self   Father Mother| Occupation
EDWARDS William O Head   M   W    44  M   Ind.   Tenn.  Tenn.   Carpenter Railway
   "    Ethel     Wife   F   W    38  M   Ind.   Ind.   Penn.   None
   "    Dexter    Son    M   W    11  S   Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None

1930 Census Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana, ED 30 Sheet 8B Line 54
                                      Age
                                  Mar 1st |   Place of Birth   |
Name            Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self   Father Mother| Occupation
EDWARDS William Head   M   W    54  M   27  Ind.   Ind.   Geor.   Carpenter Building Contractor
   "    Ethel   Wife   F   W    48  M   19  Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
   "    Dean    G Son  M   W     2  S  ---  Ind.   Ind.   Ind.    None
GRIFFIN Charles F-n-L  M   W    81  Wd ---  Ind.   Conn.  N. Y.   None

American Civil War Soldiers

 Name:            Charles Griffin                           
 Residence:       Laporte County, Indiana
 Enlistment Date: 12 Jan 1864
 Side Served:     Union
 State Served:    Indiana
 Service Record:  Enlisted as a Private on 12 January 1864.
                  Enlisted in Company E, 12th Cavalry Regiment Indiana
                  on 12 Jan 1864.
                  Mustered Out Company E, 12th Cavalry Regiment Indiana
                  on 10 Nov 1865 at Indianapolis, IN.
Sources:          76

U.S. Civil War Soldiers
1861-1865

 Name:                   Charles Griffin                 
 Side:                   Union
 Regiment State/Origin:  Indiana
 Regiment Name:          12 Indiana Cavalry
 Regiment Name Expanded: 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry
 Company:                E
 Rank In:                Private
 Rank In Expanded:       Private
 Rank Out:               Private
 Rank Out Expanded:      Private
 Film Number:            M540 roll 29

U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914

 Name:            Chas Griffin           
 Birthyear:       abt 1848
 Birthplace:      Indiana, United States
 Enlistment Date: 11 Sep 1869
 Enlistment Age:  21

Civil War Pension Index
General Index to Pension Files
1861-1934

                      State 
Name            Widow Filed   Relative Minor View Image
Charles Griffin ----- Indiana -------- -----

Michigan City, Indiana Directories
1890-91
1893-94

Name            Occupation Location City     State   Year 
Charles Griffin ---------- -------- Michigan Indiana 1893
                                                     1894

Low Cemetery

Coolspring Township
La Porte County, Indiana
Johnson Road at 350 N

Name                  Birth Date  Death Date  Age         Comments
Griffin Sarah E
Griffin Louiza                    Dec 10 1845             dau of S. & C. E. 
Griffin Anna (Rose)               May 02 1857 31 y 7m 12d wife of Aristarchus
                                                          Married March 5, 1844 
Griffin Aristarchus   Apr 24 1818 May 02 1905             Born Schoharie Co., NY
                                                          son of Sylvester Griffin
Children of A.& A.
Griffin Artist                    Apr 21 1858 11m
Griffin Eddie                    Jan 11 1860 3y 7d
Griffin Sylvester Sr.             March 1877  89y 2m  
Griffin Mary                      Jun 04 1861 71y 2m 23d  wife Sylvester Sr.
Griffin Catherin E    Jul 10 1829 Oct 13 1903             (Hunt) wife of Sylvester
Griffin Barbara E     Oct 27 1854 Mar 31 1896             wife of Charles
Griffin Charles                   no date                 Civil War 
Rowley George W       Jun 04 1847 Jun 25 1926
Rowley Mary (Griffin) Nov 07 1851 Mar 22 1946             wife of Geo. W.

CHILDREN of Charles GRIFFIN and Barbara Ellen KISSEL:


   1. MARY ELIZABETH b: 22 Mar 1871; Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.
   2. RUTH E         b:    Abt 1874; Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.
                    md:  3 Oct 1894; Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.
                                     Aaron J FREDENBURG
   3. DANIEL WESLEY  b: 13 Dec 1876; Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.
   4. ETHEL          b:    Abt 1882; Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.
                    md:            ; Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.
                                     _____ _______
                    md: 16 Feb 1901;
                                     William O EDWARDS
   5. WILBUR         b:  3 Feb 1887; Coolspring, La Porte, Indiana.
                     d:  6 Mar 1911; Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
                   bur:  8 Mar 1911; Greenwood, Michigan Twp, La Porte, Indiana.

CHILDREN of Charles GRIFFIN and Francis _______:


   0. None Known     b:            ; , , .
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