Ancestors of Griffith
Generation No. 1
1. D Griffith, born in Memphis, Shelby, TN. He was the son of 2. D Griffith , Sr. and 3. S Swink. He married (1) Wells. She was the daughter of Sommerville and Edwards. He married (2) Shalala.
Generation No. 2
2. D Griffith , Sr., born in Atlanta, Fulton, GA. He was the son of 4. Daniel Henry Griffith and 5. Dora Anis Plunkett. He married 3. Swink.
3. Swink, born in Newberry, SC. She was the daughter of 6. Ralph Bingham Swink and 7. Ruby Selma Crotwell.
Children of Griffith and Swink are:
1 i. Griffith; married (1) Wells; married (2) Shalala.
ii. Griffith; met (1) Luz 1972 in Columbia, South America; married (2) Toni.
iii. Griffith.
Generation No. 3
4. Daniel Henry Griffith, born May 1884 in Polk, AR; died Abt. 1949 in Polk, FL. He was the son of 8. James Allison Griffith and 9. Sarah Anne Green. He married 5. Dora Anis Plunkett 24 December 1912 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX.
5. Dora Anis Plunkett, born 02 February 1890 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; died Abt. 1985 in Atlanta, GA. She was the daughter of 10. Robert Rice Plunkett and 11. Martha Alice Greenhill.
Children of Daniel Griffith and Dora Plunkett are:
i. S Griffith, married Fulghum.
ii. A Griffith, married Tancibok.
iii. M Griffith, married Sullivan.
2 iv. Griffith , Sr., married Swink.
6. Ralph Bingham Swink, born 14 February 1898 in Woodruff, SC; died 27 June 1970 in SC. He was the son of 12. Jesse L Swink and 13. Margaret Bishop. He married 7. Ruby Selma Crotwell.
7. Ruby Selma Crotwell, born 06 July 1901 in Newberry, SC. She was the daughter of 14. Samuel Phillip Crotwell and 15. Nellie Neal.
Children of Ralph Swink and Ruby Crotwell are:
3 i. S Swink.
ii. R Swink.
iii. M Swink.
Generation No. 4
8. James Allison Griffith, born 08 December 1834 in NC. He was the son of 16. Daniel Griffith and 17. Ann Eliza Trotter. He married 9. Sarah Anne Green.
9. Sarah Anne Green, born November 1850 in GA. She was the daughter of 18. William Washington Green and 19. Caroline Hannah Dover.
Children of James Griffith and Sarah Green are:
i. James Allison Griffith, born April 1875 in AR.
ii. William Robert Griffith, born September 1878 in AR.
4 iii. Daniel Henry Griffith, born May 1884 in Polk, AR; died Abt. 1949 in Polk, FL; married Dora Anis Plunkett 24 December 1912 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX.
iv. Celia M Griffith, born November 1886.
v. Sarah Stella Griffith, born July 1892.
10. Robert Rice Plunkett, born 13 May 1853 in Plunkett Hill, MS; died 13 March 1932 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX. He was the son of 20. John Plunkett and 21. Catherine Love Watson. He married 11. Martha Alice Greenhill 17 February 1876 in Russelville, Franklin Co., AL.
11. Martha Alice Greenhill, born 06 October 1855 in Russellville, Franklin Co., AL; died 10 September 1933 in Sweetwater, Nolan Co., TX. She was the daughter of 22. Theophilus Claiborne Greenhill and 23. Lucy Francis Hudson.
Children of Robert Plunkett and Martha Greenhill are:
i. John William Plunkett, born 27 November 1876 in Pleasant Site, Franklin Co., AL; died 24 January 1962 in Stafford, AZ; married Laura Wilkerson 1921.
ii. Lucy Love Plunkett, born 02 January 1879 in Pleasant Site, Franklin Co., AL; died 15 May 1969 in Oklahoma City, OK; married J Cornelius Henson 09 August 1896.
iii. Robert Lee Plunkett, born 24 November 1880 in Mayfield, Hill Co., TX; died 06 January 1969 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; married Josie Rebecca Epting 03 November 1901.
iv. Fannie Alice Plunkett, born 16 November 1882 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; died 16 July 1968; married Willie Blackburn 12 August 1900.
v. Charlie Plunkett, born 21 August 1884 in Hill Co., TX; died 11 March 1902 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX.
vi. Carrie Plunkett, born 21 July 1886 in Hill Co., TX; died 02 September 1968; married Frank Black 1907.
vii. Minnie Lou Plunkett, born 13 February 1888 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; married James Walter Fowler 03 March 1907.
5 viii. Dora Anis Plunkett, born 02 February 1890 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; died Abt. 1985 in Atlanta, GA; married Daniel Henry Griffith 24 December 1912 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX.
ix. Walter Earnest Plunkett, born 27 February 1892 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; died 06 December 1966 in Nolan, TX; married Martha Jewell Younger 10 January 1924 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX.
x. Benjamin Edward Plunkett, born 11 January 1894 in Hill Co., TX; died 05 August 1926 in Nolan Co., TX.
xi. Ellie Mae Plunkett, born 10 July 1896 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; died 20 April 1961 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX; married Jurd B Cooper , Sr. 20 August 1924 in Nolan Co., TX.
xii. Katherine Sue Plunkett, born 16 December 1899 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; died 31 December 1986 in Nolan, TX; married Grady Norris 22 February 1925 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX.
12. Jesse L Swink, born 25 January 1854 in Spartanburg, SC. He married 13. Margaret Bishop 27 July 1876.
13. Margaret Bishop, born 13 January 1859 in Spartanburg, SC.
Children of Jesse Swink and Margaret Bishop are:
i. Mary Catherine Swink, born 12 September 1877.
ii. Lewis Jesse Swink, born 31 December 1878; died 08 March 1932.
iii. Clarence Duncan Swink, born 05 October 1880; died 1908.
iv. John Wesley Swink, born 31 January 1882; died 25 April 1964.
v. Bishop Franklin Swink, born 28 August 1882; died 24 November 1936.
vi. Carrie May Swink, born 03 August 1884; died 28 July 1886.
vii. Theodore Gray Swink, born 13 April 1886.
viii. Emma Swink, born 06 June 1888; died 05 October 1888.
ix. David Carlisle Swink, born 08 October 1889; died 27 February 1960.
x. Walter Thomas Swink, born 08 April 1894; died 23 December 1962.
xi. Paul Campbell Swink, born 14 April 1896.
6 xii. Ralph Bingham Swink, born 14 February 1898 in Woodruff, SC; died 27 June 1970 in SC; married Ruby Selma Crotwell.
xiii. Herbert McDonald Swink, born 17 January 1901; died 1963.
xiv. Virginia Elizabeth Swink, born 21 September 1903.
14. Samuel Phillip Crotwell, born 04 January 1870 in Newberry, SC; died 18 February 1936. He was the son of 28. James Alfred Crotwell and 29. Sarah Victoria Cannon. He married 15. Nellie Neal 07 June 1891 in Cannon's Creek, SC.
15. Nellie Neal, born 17 July 1874 in Newberry, SC; died 30 August 1953. She was the daughter of 30. John Calvin Neal and 31. Mary Elizabeth Griffin.
Children of Samuel Crotwell and Nellie Neal are:
i. Robert Neal Crotwell, born 04 July 1892 in Newberry, SC; died 11 October 1897.
ii. James Calvin Crotwell, born 11 January 1894 in Newberry, SC.
iii. Samuel Phillip Crotwell, born 07 December 1895 in Newberry, SC.
iv. Forest Griffin Crotwell, born 30 April 1898.
v. Sophia Nell Crotwell, born 08 December 1899.
7 vi. Ruby Selma Crotwell, born 06 July 1901 in Newberry, SC; married Ralph Bingham Swink.
vii. Edward Auton Crotwell, born 29 December 1903.
viii. George Phillip Crotwell, born 1903-1908.
ix. Mildred Crotwell, born 30 May 1908; died December 1908.
Generation No. 5
16. Daniel Griffith, born 1813-1815 in NC; died 1886 in Collin, TX. He was the son of 32. John Griffith. He married 17. Ann Eliza Trotter.
17. Ann Eliza Trotter, born 1814-1818 in NC.
Children of Daniel Griffith and Ann Trotter are:
i. George Griffith.
8 ii. James Allison Griffith, born 08 December 1834 in NC; married Sarah Anne Green.
iii. Matilda Jane Griffith, born Abt. 1837.
iv. Joseph Franklin Griffith, born 20 January 1839.
v. John F Griffith, born Abt. 1842 in KY.
vi. Sarilda C Griffith, born Abt. 1845 in KY.
vii. Madison Emsley Griffith, born February 1847 in KY.
viii. Rebecca Griffith, born January 1850 in KY.
ix. Jasper Newton Griffith, born April 1851 in MO.
x. Christopher Columbus Griffith, born 06 November 1854 in MO; married Hannah Elmina Green.
xi. Jemima Juliana Narcissus Griffith, born 1856-1858 in MO.
xii. Julia Griffith, born 1862 in TX.
18. William Washington Green, born Abt. 1813 in NC. He married 19. Caroline Hannah Dover in GA.
19. Caroline Hannah Dover, born Abt. 1817 in SC.
Children of William Green and Caroline Dover are:
i. Henry Haines Green.
ii. Alford Webb Green.
iii. Susan Elizabeth Green.
iv. Eliza Jane Green.
v. Mary Ann Green.
vi. Caroline Green.
vii. Jesse Mercer Green, born Abt. 1836.
viii. Laura Ann Green, born Abt. 1848.
ix. Celia Ann Lucinda Green, born Abt. 1849.
9 x. Sarah Anne Green, born November 1850 in GA; married James Allison Griffith.
xi. William G Green, born Abt. 1853.
xii. Hannah Elmina Green, born 17 May 1855; married Christopher Columbus Griffith.
xiii. Grisham Green, born Abt. 1857.
xiv. John Farmer Green, born Abt. 1859.
xv. Benjamin McCulloch Green, born Abt. 1861.
20. John Plunkett, born 1825 in AL; died 28 June 1863 in Vicksburg, MS. He was the son of 40. Ervin J Plunkett and 41. Unknown. He married 21. Catherine Love Watson 28 January 1847 in Tishomingo Co., MS.
21. Catherine Love Watson.
Child of John Plunkett and Catherine Watson is:
10 i. Robert Rice Plunkett, born 13 May 1853 in Plunkett Hill, MS; died 13 March 1932 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX; married Martha Alice Greenhill 17 February 1876 in Russelville, Franklin Co., AL.
22. Theophilus Claiborne Greenhill, born 24 December 1824 in VA; died 04 October 1899 in Pleasant Site, Franklin Co., AL. He was the son of 44. David Greenhill and 45. Elizabeth C Hudson. He married 23. Lucy Francis Hudson 19 September 1850.
23. Lucy Francis Hudson, born 31 October 1833; died 29 October 1892 in Pleasant Site, Franklin Co., AL.
Children of Theophilus Greenhill and Lucy Hudson are:
11 i. Martha Alice Greenhill, born 06 October 1855 in Russellville, Franklin Co., AL; died 10 September 1933 in Sweetwater, Nolan Co., TX; married Robert Rice Plunkett 17 February 1876 in Russelville, Franklin Co., AL.
ii. Samuel Edward Greenhill, born 09 January 1852 in Pleasant Site, Franklin Co., AL; married Mary Davis Bolton 18 August 1878.
28. James Alfred Crotwell, born 28 July 1821. He married 29. Sarah Victoria Cannon.
29. Sarah Victoria Cannon, born Abt. 1820. She was the daughter of 58. Samuel William Cannon and 59. Lavinia Gallman.
Children of James Crotwell and Sarah Cannon are:
i. Claire Crotwell.
14 ii. Samuel Phillip Crotwell, born 04 January 1870 in Newberry, SC; died 18 February 1936; married Nellie Neal 07 June 1891 in Cannon's Creek, SC.
30. John Calvin Neal, born 05 October 1835; died 08 February 1908 in Newberry, SC. He was the son of 60. Robert Neal and 61. Sophia Gaunt. He married 31. Mary Elizabeth Griffin 01 March 1865 in Newberry, SC.
31. Mary Elizabeth Griffin, born 15 June 1841; died 22 December 1905 in Newberry, SC. She was the daughter of 62. Larkin D Griffin and 63. Sarah Crotwell.
Children of John Neal and Mary Griffin are:
i. Robert Neal, born 14 February 1867; died 1888.
ii. Griffin Neal, born Abt. 1869; died 1882.
iii. Forest Ward Neal, born Abt. 1871; died July 1873.
15 iv. Nellie Neal, born 17 July 1874 in Newberry, SC; died 30 August 1953; married Samuel Phillip Crotwell 07 June 1891 in Cannon's Creek, SC.
v. Sarah Neal, born December 1875 in Newberry, SC; died December 1875 in Newberry, SC.
vi. Myrtle Neal, born Abt. 1877 in Newberry, SC; died 1881 in Newberry, SC.
vii. Betty Bernice Neal, born 17 February 1881 in Newberry, SC.
viii. Zonnie Florida Neal, born 15 July 1885 in Newberry, SC.
Generation No. 6
32. John Griffith.
Child of John Griffith is:
16 i. Daniel Griffith, born 1813-1815 in NC; died 1886 in Collin, TX; married Ann Eliza Trotter.
40. Ervin J Plunkett, born 1809 in Cabarrus, NC. He married 41. Unknown.
Children of Ervin Plunkett and Unknown are:
i. William Plunkett.
20 ii. John Plunkett, born 1825 in AL; died 28 June 1863 in Vicksburg, MS; married Catherine Love Watson 28 January 1847 in Tishomingo Co., MS.
iii. Malinda Plunkett, born 1829 in AL; died Aft. 1880 in Monroe Co., AR; married John D King 22 November 1844 in Tishomingo Co., MS.
Children of Ervin Plunkett and Susan Lewin are:
i. Walter Plunkett, born 1845.
ii. Littleton Plunkett, born 1848.
iii. Alice Plunkett, born 1849.
iv. Thomas Plunkett, born 1851.
v. B F Plunkett, born 1853.
vi. Wiley Plunkett, born 1856.
vii. Susan Plunkett, born 1859.
44. David Greenhill, born Abt. 1787 in Nottoway Co., VA; died in Franklin Co., AL. He married 45. Elizabeth C Hudson 12 October 1807.
45. Elizabeth C Hudson, born 1789. She was the daughter of 90. Lewellin Hudson and 91. Rebecca Tatum.
Children of David Greenhill and Elizabeth Hudson are:
i. Elizabeth Greenhill, born in VA.
ii. Mary Greenhill, born in VA.
iii. Samuel Greenhill, born Abt. 1808 in VA; died Abt. 1885; married Elizabeth Unknown.
iv. David Greenhill, born Abt. 1810 in VA; died January 1861; married Malinda C Unknown.
v. William L Greenhill, born Abt. 1811 in VA; died 1847-1874; married Mary Taliaferro 1838.
vi. Alexander Greenhill, born 24 February 1817 in VA; died 01 July 1888; married Lovey Louisa Boatwright 1841.
vii. Mantelburt Greenhill, born Abt. 1819 in VA; died Abt. 1854; married Elizabeth Waldrup Abt. 1837.
viii. Chamberlin Greenhill, born 10 March 1819 in VA; died 27 January 1861; married Elizabeth Katherine Mortin.
22 ix. Theophilus Claiborne Greenhill, born 24 December 1824 in VA; died 04 October 1899 in Pleasant Site, Franklin Co., AL; married Lucy Francis Hudson 19 September 1850.
58. Samuel William Cannon. He married 59. Lavinia Gallman.
59. Lavinia Gallman. She was the daughter of 118. John Gallman and 119. Susanna Gray.
Child of Samuel Cannon and Lavinia Gallman is:
29 i. Sarah Victoria Cannon, born Abt. 1820; married James Alfred Crotwell.
60. Robert Neal, died 05 December 1842. He was the son of 120. John Neal and 121. Elizabeth Moore. He married 61. Sophia Gaunt.
61. Sophia Gaunt, died 20 June 1886.
Children of Robert Neal and Sophia Gaunt are:
i. Jane Neal.
ii. Jacob Spencer Neal.
iii. James B Neal.
iv. Harriet Neal, born Abt. 1830; died Bef. 1850.
30 v. John Calvin Neal, born 05 October 1835; died 08 February 1908 in Newberry, SC; married Mary Elizabeth Griffin 01 March 1865 in Newberry, SC.
62. Larkin D Griffin, born Abt. 1820. He married 63. Sarah Crotwell.
63. Sarah Crotwell, born 23 October 1825; died Abt. 1846. She was the daughter of 126. George Phillip Crotwell and 127. Elizabeth Innis.
Children of Larkin Griffin and Sarah Crotwell are:
31 i. Mary Elizabeth Griffin, born 15 June 1841; died 22 December 1905 in Newberry, SC; married John Calvin Neal 01 March 1865 in Newberry, SC.
ii. William Griffin, born Abt. 1843; died Bef. 1850.
