Gerald William Griffin (1909 - 1971)

Born 12 Jul 1909 in Canaan, Shelby Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Son of Joseph Franklin Griffin and Loura Myrtle (Lemen) Griffin

Husband of Wauneta Opal (Jackson) Griffin — married 23 Feb 1928 (to before 1968) in Carrollton, Carroll, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Hazel E. Kinman — married 22 Jun 1968 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 12 May 1971 at age 61 in Kings Daughters Hospital, Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Native Hoosier (born and died in Indiana)

Gerald was a tobacco farmer.

Gerald Griffin has English ancestors.

Gerald Griffin has Danish ancestors

Gerald William Griffin was born on July 12, 1909 in Canaan, Jefferson, Indiana, United States. His parents were Joseph Franklin Griffin (1869 - 1938) and Loura Myrtle (Lemen) Griffin (1888 - 1916).^[1],^[2]

His siblings were...

1. Clennie Hobert Griffin (1898 - 1978)
2. Delbert Lewis Griffin (1905 - 1965)
3. Dana May (Griffin) Wyne (1907 - 1994)
4. Wilber Franklin Griffin (1912 - 1930)
5. Raymond Lee Griffin (1915 - 1926)

In the 1910 census Gerald (age 1) was the son of Frank Griffin in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.^[3],^[4]

His mother died when he was 7 years old and his father did not remarry.

In the 1920 census Gerald (age 10) was the son of Frank Griffin in Milton, Jefferson, Indiana.^[5]

His youngest brother Raymond and his sister Dana were listed in the 1920 census with their grandparents in Ripley County, Indiana. Raymond died in 1926 of typhoid fever at age 10 when Cooney was 17 years old.

Cooney married Wauneta Opal Jackson (1911 - 1991) on February 23, 1928 in Carrollton, Carroll, Kentucky.^[6] Wauneta was 16 and Cooney was 18. Indiana law required a person to be 18 to be married without parental consent. So, they eloped and drove across the Milton-Madison Bridge to be in Kentucky where the law allowed marriage at 16 without parental consent. They were second cousins once removed via their common ancestors, his great-grandparents and her 2-great grandparents, James E. Griffin and Mary Ann Griffin.

Their children were...

1. Delmar Wayne Griffin (1928 - 2002)
2. Eldon Leon Griffin (1930 - 1936)
3. Donald Loyd Griffin (1933 - 2002)
4. Jan Harlan Griffin (1942 - 2007).

In the 1930 census Gerald (age 21), Farmer, was the married head of household in Pleasant, Switzerland, Indiana, United States.^[7]

In the 1940 census Gerald (age 30), Farmer, was the married head of household in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana.^[8]

Gerald was in a military record on 16 October 1940 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.^[9]

In the 1950 census Gerald (age 41), Road Worker, was the married head of household in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.^[10]

Cooney married Hazel E. Kinman (~1916 - ~1993) on June 22, 1968 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana.^[11]

Cooney died on May 12, 1971 in Madison aged 61.^[12],^[13]

He is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Canaan, Indiana, next to his first wife.^[14]

DNA Records

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Marc Griffin and Lisha (Shanks) Lambert, his 3rd cousin . Their most recent common ancestors (MRCA) are John Griffin and Eliza Ward, the great great grandparents of both Marc Griffin and Lisha (Shanks) Lambert. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 2x removed, based on sharing 214 cM across 12 segments. DNA test taker Marc Griffin is the grandson of Gerald Griffin, the son of Joseph Griffin, the son of the common ancestors John Griffin & Eliza Ward.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Marc Griffin and Jacqui Griffin, his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Griffin and Loura Lemen, the great grandparents of Marc Griffin and great great grandparents of Jacqui Griffin. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: 2nd cousin once removed, based on 1.31% DNA shared across 5 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1909; Roll: 009; Certificate Number: 20892
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60871 #8000258 (accessed 15 July 2023)
   Gerald William Griffin born on 12 Jul 1909, son of Joseph Franklin Griffin & Laura Myrtle Lemons, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.
2. ↑ See attached image
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: T624_359; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1374372
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #193240356 (accessed 25 July 2023)
   Gerald Griffin (1), single son, in household of Frank Griffin (40) in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRNT-PRB?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-8RL%3A133640401%2C134924501%2C134202201%2C1589089101 : 24 June 2017), Indiana > Jefferson > Shelby > ED 98 > image 4 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Milton, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: T625_441; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 107
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #10794084 (accessed 25 July 2023)
   Gerald Griffin (10), single son, in household of Frank Griffin (50) in Milton, Jefferson, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
6. ↑ See attached image
7. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Pleasant, Switzerland, Indiana; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340365
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #115478189 (accessed 25 July 2023)
   Gerald Griffin (21), married, Farmer, head of household in Pleasant, Switzerland, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
8. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01058; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 39-12
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #55315421 (accessed 25 July 2023)
   Garold W Griffin (30), married, Farmer, head of household in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
9. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 297
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #40908321 (accessed 25 July 2023)
   Name: Gerald W Griffin; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 31; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 12 Jul 1909; Birth Place: Jefferson; Residence Place: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Indiana, USA; Employer: Self Farmer; Height: 5 5; Weight: 135; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Wauneta Griffin;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Gerald W Griffin 31 Self (Head)
   Wauneta Griffin Wife.
10. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: 4055; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 39-33
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #132269848 (accessed 25 July 2023)
    Gerald Griffin (41), married, Road Worker, head of household in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
11. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012"
    Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005; Roll Number: 16; Volume Number: NA; Certificate Number: 68 030754
    Ancestry Record 61009 #1117827 (accessed 15 July 2023)
    Gerald W Griffin (58) marriage to Hazel E. Klaman on 22 Jun 1968 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.
12. ↑ Death: "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
    Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1971; Roll: 07
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #2323973 (accessed 15 July 2023)
    Gerald William Griffin death 12 May 1971 (born 12 Jul 1909), son of Frank Griffin & Myrtle Lemon, in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.
13. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
    Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    Ancestry Record 3693 #23914051 (accessed 25 July 2023)
    Gerald Griffin death May 1971 (born 12 Jul 1909) residing at 47265, North Vernon, Jennings, Indiana, USA.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2020), memorial page for Gerald “Coonie” Griffin (1909–1971), Find a Grave Memorial no. 8349532, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Canaan, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 August 2020, 02:02), entry for Gerald William Griffin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHPN-MY8); contributed by various users.