John Francis Griffiths (1889 - 1948)

Born 24 Jun 1889 in Clarkston, Cache, Utah

Ancestors

Husband of Ardella B (Smith) Griffiths — married 10 Oct 1928 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States

Died 28 Feb 1948 at age 58 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

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Biography

John Francis Griffiths was born on June 24, 1889 in Clarkston, Cache, Utah. His parents were Francis Griffiths and Laura Clark.

He married Ardella Smith and they had 2 children.

He died on February 28, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Sources

• Marriage: "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"
  Citing FHL microfilm: 480313; Record number: 161;
  FamilySearch Record: HN81-KXMM (accessed 16 May 2022)
  John Francis Griffiths (50) marriage to Ardella Bell Smith Griffiths on 12 Dec 1939 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
• Military: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
  Citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
  FamilySearch Record: QPRB-NXPF (accessed 16 May 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1J-X75Q-L Image number 03369
  Name: John Francis Griffiths; Military Service Date: 25 Jan 1919; Military Service Place: Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States; Birth Date: 24 Jun 1889; Death Date: 28 Feb 1948; Residence Place: Clarkston, Utah.
• Military: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  Citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; FHL microfilm: 001983882;
  FamilySearch Record: 29NB-VT6 (accessed 16 May 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-L1WQ-HXS Image number 00832
  Name: J Francis Griffiths; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Cache, Utah, United States; Birth Date: 24 Jun 1889; Birth Place: Clarkston, Utah, United States; Citizenship Place: United States; Race: White.
• Death: "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  Citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 365, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
  FamilySearch Record: XZL8-GP8 (accessed 16 May 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XC54-FGV Image number 00200
  John Francis Griffiths death 28 Feb 1948 (age 58) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
• Death: "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966"
  Citing City Cemetery, , military unit Co B 1st Inf, Army, World War 1, State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 485,488.
  FamilySearch Record: FL5Y-JTR (accessed 16 May 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZKQ-MJX
  John Francis Griffiths death 28 Feb 1948 in Clarkston, Cache, Utah.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
  Find A Grave: Memorial #56841569 (accessed 16 May 2022)
  Memorial page for John Francis “Frank” Griffiths (24 Jun 1889-28 Feb 1948), citing Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Burnt Almond Fudge (contributor 46857451).

• "John F. Griffiths Is Taken By Death" John Francis Griffiths, 58...died late Saturday at a Salt Lake Hospital...Born in Clarkston June 24, 1889...married in 1928...burial in Logan City Cemetery." Original news clipping in possession of Shauna Balls of Lo (Note: data from import cut off here.)
• Research by Valeen Bitter of Bountiful, Utah Title: Valeen Bitter, ""Our Griffiths, Clark, Griffin & Thompson Lines" ; a book, held by Lana Archibald.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Griffiths-407 created through the import of Griffiths Lineage.ged on Aug 10, 2012 by Lana Archibald. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lana and others.