John G GriffinAge: 75 years1856–1932
- Name
- John G Griffin
- Given names
- John G
- Surname
- Griffin
 Birth | December 16, 1856 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 days)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook — View this family January 26, 1885 (Age 28 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William G Griffin August 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a son | William G Griffin January 31, 1903 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 61 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 4, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 72 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | October 19, 1932 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Summit View Cemetery |
| Family with Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook |
| himself |
John G Griffin Birth: December 16, 1856 — Ohio, United States Death: October 19, 1932 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook Birth: March 12, 1865 27 29 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 27, 1941 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: January 26, 1885 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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5 years son |
William G Griffin Birth: August 1889 32 24 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 31, 1903 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John G Griffin - Household
Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John G Griffin - Household
318 Lincoln Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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