BackGround: Winter Quarters Temple, Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Up Dated 23 September 2008
DeWitt Clinton9, [Talcott8, Seth7, Seth6, Nathaniel5, Thomas4, John3, Johan2, Griffith1].
DeWitt Clinton9, [Talcott8, Seth7, Seth6, Elizabeth5, Ephraim4, John3, Johan2, Griffith1].
DeWitt Clinton was born 22 September 1824, in Broome, Schoharie Co, New York, and married 14 October 1846, in Elyria Loraine, Ohio, Clarissa Cutler JOHNSON the daughter of Leonard JOHNSON and Chloe CUTLER. She was born March 1828, in Ohio, and died 17 February 1909 in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska. DeWitt died 20 Apr 1909 in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska.
1850 Census Pleasant, La Porte, Indiana, Page 234
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
De Witt C. GRIFFIN 26 M ---- Farmer -------- New York
Clarissa " 22 F ---- ---------- -------- Ohio
Charles " 3 M ---- ---------- -------- Ohio
Frank " 3m M ---- ---------- -------- New York
1860 Census Springfield, La Porte, Indiana Page 168.
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
Dewitt C. 33 M ---- Farmer $ 0,400 $ 0,800 New York
Clarissa 32 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Ohio
Charles T. 13 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- Ohio
Frank J. 10 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
Homer V. 1 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
1870 Census Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, Page 20
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
GRIFFIN Dewitt 65 M W Farms $ 3.700 $ 6,000 New York
" Clarissa 63 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Ohio
" Frank 20 M W Farmer -------- -------- New York
" Earl V. 11 M W At Home -------- -------- Indiana
" Charles T. 22 M W Farmer $ 1,000 -------- Ohio
1880 Census Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, ED 44 Page 3 Line 1
Marr | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relation Stat Occupation |Self Father Mother|
GRIFFIN D. C. W M 54 -------- M General Mdr. N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
" C. C. W F 52 Wife M Keeping House Ohio N. Y. N. Y.
" F. J. W M 29 Son S Stock Business N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
" E. V. W M 21 Son S Carpenter Ind. N. Y. N. Y.
1885 State Census Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, ED 94 Page 5
Birth
Name Age Place Race Locality
D. C. GRIFFIN 60 New York W Midway Borough
C. C. " 57 Ohio W Midway Borough
Frank " 32 New York W Midway Borough
Earl V. " 26 Indiana W Midway Borough
Askwig, Ed J Askwig, James Griffin, D C Griffin, E F Griffin, E P Griffin, F J Griffin, Jesse Griffin, Orrin Griffin, Simon
Monday afternoon I was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. D. C. GRIFFIN. He was named after the founder of the New York canal, Governor Dewitt Clinton; was born in the state of New York, Schoharrie county, Sept., 22, 1824. Lived here 8 years, and then moved with a colony of 33, all relatives, to La Porte, Indiana. Remained there 5 years and then made a trip back to New York. Stayed one year and then returned to the old stamping grounds. When a resident of La Porte, he was manager of a sawmill, assessor, and held other positions of trust. In the spring of 1839 he sold out and moved to Elyria, Ohio. Here he met Miss C. C. JOHNSON, and on October 14, 1846 they were married. Mr. and Mrs. GRIFFIN lived in this city 12 years. 1851 they went to Chautauqua, N. Y., on business, remaining one year, and when this time had expired again returned to La Porte. In 1869 after the close of the civil war they moved to Decatur, and have lived here 33 years. Mr. GRIFFIN has an absolute title to 565 acres of improved farming land. The house in which he lives costs $3000. It is a typical home and the owner has one of the neatest lawns in Burt county. To them was given five children: Charles, Frank, Earl, George and Mary Francis; three of whom are dead. Frank still lives, a successful Burt county stock feeder, and Charles resides in Lincoln, writing insurance and doing other commercial work. Mrs. Griffin tells me her brother-in-law T. H. ROBINSON, and Bert CHAPMAN, a congressman, laid cases for the first paper in Omaha, but sold out their interests before they went to press. When Mr. and Mrs. GRIFFIN came to Burt county there were no papers published here and not for years after.
I mentioned the recent demise of Barton PARKS and they were very much surprised. It seems they were old friends. Mr. GRIFFIN tells me he bought his home from Mr. PARKS, and they lived in the same house for one year. Mr. PARKS at one time conducted a boot and shoe store in Iowa, and came to Decatur about 33 years ago. He took a homestead, a farm west of here about three miles and a few years after sold it to A. B. FULLER. He farmed some but finally gave it up, and went to clerking for different merchants of the town. He moved from here to Tekamah and eventually was lost sight of by his old friends.
Griffin, D.C. (Mr/Mrs):: Oakland From Decatur, drove over Monday to pay James Askwig's family a visit.
4-22-09
Death-D. C. Griffin, at home of son F. J. Griffin. Decatur
The following lists of deaths of Burt county pioneers and old settlers during the past year was set up for publication in last week's issue of the Independent unfortunately was crowded out. The list can serve at best, perhaps, only as a roll of honor, for it tells nothing of the story of the lives of those whose names are given. Each name represents, however, an epic or a romance, a story of titanic struggles, a story of heartaches, sorrows, disappointments, or joys, hope, aspirations, and the multitude of those events and happenings that are crowded into the space of life of the ordinary man and woman.
MRS. D. C. GRIFFIN, died in Decatur February 17, 1909. Settled in Decatur forty years ago
D. C. GRIFFIN, died April 20, 1909, in Decatur, aged 84 years. Came to Burt county in 1869..
CHILDREN of DeWitt Clinton GRIFFIN and Clarissa Cutler JOHNSON:
+ 211. 1. CHARLES TALCOTT b: 26 Sep 1848; Elyria, Lorain, Ohio.
md: 2 Nov 1871; , , Nebraska.
Aurleia Florence PRESSON
d: 1 Jan 1926; Tacoma, Pierce, Washington.
212. 2. FRANK J. b: Jul 1850; , Chautauqua, New York.
md: Abt 1883; , Burt, Nebraska.
Emeline J. PECK
d: 8 Feb 1914; Decatur, Burt, Nebraska.
213. 3. GEORGE b: Abt 1853;
214. 4. MARY FRANCES b: Abt 1857;
+ 215. 5. EARL V. b: Abt 1860; , La Porte, Indiana.
md: 27 Aug 1887; Oakland, Burt, Nebraska.
Evelina M. ASKWIG
d: Abt 1898; , , Nebraska.
d: 20 Apr 1909; Decatur, Burt, Nebraska.
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