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The Ihos. Griffin Family.1
Xey McXeely lit Waxhuw Enterprise. '
The family of Griffins and Grif
fiths cornea from Llewellyn np
Griffith, the last Prince of Wales!
when that country was Independent.
Many of the dependents of thla
J riiue came to America among the
early settlers, but It seems that all
the Union county Griffins c;iiiie here
from Virginia. There are four dis
tinct families of Grii'fli's all rela
ted In Union county: the one de
scended f.'om Thomas Griffin, an
other from Richard Griffin, another
from Ulisha Griffin, and still an
other from David Griffin. Thomas
Griffin is the ancestor of the most
numerous branch. Richard Griffin,
who was said to have been a cous
in of Thomas, served as a patriotic
soldier In the Revolution. Kltsha
Grlft'ln Is the ancestor of the Grit
fin branch known as the "D iziiis,"
poas'.bly from tho maiden namo of
Klisha's mother. The David Grif
fin branch is now very small. This
letter will deal with Thomas Grif
fin and his family only and the
other families will be given lu tho
next letter.
Thomas Griffin came from Car
roll county, Virginia, to ?'ew Salem
township In this county about tho
year 1782. While still In Virginia
ht had married Betty Mullis, and
when they came to this county sev-'
eral of their children were already
large enough to work It being said
that the second son. Charles, was
large enough to walk behind tho
wagons and carry the rifle gun. The
children of Thomas Griffin and
Betty were Jesse, Charles, John
(called Jack),Thomas, Amos, Enoch,
Nancy, Francis, Molly and Sarah.
Jeese Griffin, son of the original
Thomas, married, moved to Missou
ri, reared a family, and his children
were Joseph Griffin and others.
Charles Griffin, son of the origi
nal Thomas, married Betty Ross,
daughter of tho old Revolutionary,
soldier. James Ross. The children
of this union were Thomas R. Grif
fin, Jesse Griffin, James G. Griffin,
Patsy Griffin and Betsy Griffin. The
on Thomas R. Griffin is the father
of Frank Griffin and others in An
ton county. Jesso Griffin nicrrled
Miss Williams, and their children
were Taomas W. Griffin, Mrs. S. A.
Williams, John G. Griffin; Martha
IB., second wife of Cull Austin:' Mrs.
Col Jake Mullis, Enoch W. Griffin;
Mrs. Joel J. Outen and Mrs. W. B.
May. James G. Griffin married a
Miss Blvens, and their children were
We I Griffin, Mrs. Sam K. Little
nnd others. Betsy Griffin married
Coleman Austin, and their children'
were Green Austin or Waxhaw and
others, ('has. P. Griffin married a
Miss Williams, and their children
were J. M. Griffin. Henry C. Grif
fin, John Hiram Griffin and Mrs.
William A. Little. Patsy Griffin
married Matthew Edwards, and their
children are Atlas R. Edwards,!
Thomas M. Edwards and others.
' Jack Griffin, son of the original
their children were Hurley Griffin;!
Fancy wife of Alfred Ashcraft; Bo-!
die. wife of Charles Hlnson; Sadie,
wife of Jack Hlnson; Betsy, wife of.
Jeremiah Perry; Temple, wife of
George Newsoni; I'crnielia, wife of
Sherod Holland; Allsle, wife of
Chapman Teal; and Jack Griffin,
who married Jane Morris. Their
children are mentioned in the write
uj, of the Austins.
Thomas Griffin, son of the origi
nal Thomas, married Amite Vann,
and their children were Cull Grif'ir,,
Joseph Griffin, Jesse Griffin, Will
iam Griffin, John P. Griffin. Mrs.
Polly Cochrane. Mrs. James Manii,
Mrs, Thomas Huntley and Mrs. Jas.
C. Williams. The sou J. Cull Grif
fin married a Mis llivens nnd went
to Georgia. Joseph Griffin went to
Georgia. Mrs. Polly Cochrane al
so went to Georgia. Jesso Griffin
married a Miss Huntley, and w:.s
the father of Alf Griffin. William
Griffin married Polly Hancy, and
was the father of Alexander Griffin
nnd others. (This Alexander Grif
fin his parents having moved to
Tennessee with him when a child
enlisted In the Northern army at
the opening of tho Civil war. was
with Sherman on his famous march
to tho sea, was a member of Kil
patrick's cavalry, was the leader of
Ktlpatrlck's Scouts, and at the head
of his band was shot and killed In
the streets of Wadesboro, N. C,
by a man named Davis In the win
ter of 1865). Mrs. James C. Wli
lanis was the mother of Hon. E. C.
Williams and others, mentioned In
tho write-up of the Williamses.
Amos Griffin, son of the original
Thomas, married Allsey Austin, and
their children were Amos Hurley
Griffin. Riley Griffin, Hugh Berry
Griffin; Sallie, wife of John W. Cur
lee; Mrs. Rebecca Austin, Enoch
Griffin, Jefferson Griffin, Madison
Griffin, Betty Griffin, Klnley Griffin
and Jackson Griffin. The names
of their children are given in the
write-up of the Austins.
Enoch Griffin, son of the origi
nal Thomas, married Rebecca Aus
tin, and their children were Thomas
Griffin, Charles McGuIre Griffin,
Mrs. Andy Helms, Mrs. Charles Hln
son, Mrs. Peter Parker. Their chil
dren are mentioned In the write-up
of the Austins. After the death of
Rebecca Austin, Enoch Griffin, for
a second wife, married Polly Ro
birds, and their children were E.
M. Griffin. J. O. Griffin. Mrs. Ad
dison Moore, Kate Griffin, Ellen
Griffin; and Jane, second wife of
Jeremiah Perry.
Nancy Griffin, daughter of the
original Thomas, married John
Brewer, and their children were
John Brewer, Mrs. Joe Stewart and
Mrs. Dual Ross. After the death
of her husband, Mrs. Brewer mar
ried a Mr. Barnes, and their chil
dren were Thomas Barnes, William
Barnes, Solomon Barnes, Mrs. Nan
cy Mullis, Mrs. Lydia Baucom; and
Sallie, wife of Ransom Baucom. The
son John Brewer was the father
of Thomas Brewer and others. Mrs.
Joe Stewart was the mother of Cole
man Stewart, Culpeper Stewart and
others. Mrs. Dugal Ross was the
mother of Mrs. Sallie Staten and
ethers.
Frances, daughter of the original
Thomas Griffin, married Obediah
Curlee, and their children were Cle
ment B. Curlee, Cullen Curlee, Thos.
G. Curlee; Hester, first wife of Cull
Austin; and Spicey, wife of Bryant
Baucom. The son Clem B. Curlee
married Eunice Medlin, and their
children were Edna, wife of T. C.
Llngle; Hulda, wife of Ben Gul
ledge; Foetna, wife of X. W. Blv
ens; Frances, wife of George New
scm; John M. Curlee, Hamp Curlee,
Clayton Curlee and Henry Curlee.
Cullen Curlee married a Miss Little,
and their children were 0. C. Cur
lee, James M. Curie'. Kills Curlee,
Mrs. S. R. McLellnnd, Mm. Fletcher
McCorkle, Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs.
Mien Terry. Thomas G. Curlee
married a Miss Lotharp, and thtir
children were Tom 11. Curies, Cle
nior.t Curlee, ChurehwWl X. Curlee,
Mrs. L. M. Little and .Mrs. Jas. R.
Thomas. Mrs. Bryant Ilaucom was
the mother of Josiah and Obediah
Il.iucom. and Mrs. Joab Griffin. Mrs.
Cull Austin was thd mother of Mrs.
John C. Slkes, Sr., nnd John E. W.
I Austin.
I Molly, daughter of t'.ie original
Thomas Griffin, marriel Stephen
Trull, and their children were Grif
fin Trull, Thomas Trull. Elizabeth
Trull. Mrs. Easter Stegr.il, Mrs.
Patsy W. Price; Nancy, wifo of Wil
lis Bass; Polly, wife of Richard
U.iss; and Sally Trull. Griffin Trull
married Sally Shepard and moved
to Alabama In 1S45. Thomas Trull
died unmarried. Jackson Trull mar
ried Lydia Walden, moved to Mis
sissippi, and died 1910 at the age
cf 93 years. Mrs. Easter Stegall
was the mother of Dr. Calvin Ste
rall and others (the family moved
to Georgia In 1848). Mrs. Francis
Stegall was the mother of Wm. H.
Stegall. O. L. Stegall, Samuel Ste
gall, Nicholas J. Stegall; and All
sey, wife of Daniel Medlin. Mrs.
Patsy Price was the mother of
Henry M. Price, Thomas A. Price.
A. W. H. Price, Mary A. Tomberlln,
Joseph A. Price, Hurley Price, Mrs.
Tnetis Price, Mrs. Joe V. Price, Mrs.
Eler A. Price and Mrs. E. J. Crow
ell. Elizabeth Trull married first
William Shelby, and their children
were Coleman C. Shelby, Mrs. Isham
Helms and Mrs. Sam Presson. Next
she married Isaac Price. Sally
Trull married Shad rick Braswell,
and their children were J. Milton
Braswell, Mrs. Ely Pressley and
Mrs. Coleman Williams.
Sarah, daughter of the original
Thomas Griffin, married Wm. Ham
ilton, and their children were Thos.
M. Hamilton, Wm. S. Hamilton.
Griffin S. Hamilton, Jos!ah Hamil
ton, Alexander Hamilton. John C.
Hamilton, James W. Hamilton, Mrs.
Wm. Cnrelock, Mrs. Edmund Daris,
Mrs. James Thomas and Mrs. J. E.
Austin. Of these Thos. M. Hamil
ton never married. Wm. 8. Hamil
ton married a Miss Broadaway, and
their children were J. Fulton Ham
ilton. Thos. B. Hamilton, Wm. E.
Hamilton. Mrs. H. B. Griffin, Mrs.
Wm. A. Griffin, Mrs. C. W. Griffin.
Mrs. J. A. Llnglo and Mrs. Vernon
A. Ashcraft. Griffin S. Hamilton
married a Miss Marsh, and their
children were Wm. A. Hamilton,
Marshall Hamilton, Jas. T. Hamil
ton, J. E. Hamilton. S. Ellis Hamil
ton, Mrs. W. D. Llles, Mrs. Dr.
Deese and Mrs. Mark Sinclair. Jas.
W. Hamilton married a Miss Home,
and their children were William T.
Hamilton, Alex Hamilton, Mrs. M.
B. Simpson, Mrs. Mike C. Long, Mrs.
Dora Lowdcr ant' Mlttie Plyler.
Joslah Hamilton married a Miss
Home, and their children were Mrs.
Hiram Griffin and others. Alexan
der Hamilton was killed iu the Civil
war. John C. Hamilton wub never
married. Mrs. John E. Austin was
the mother of W. A. Austin, James
Austin, John C. Austin. Mrs. W. G.
Long, Mrs. Caldwell llelma, Thamas
Austin, Cull Austin nnd J. Ellis Aiib
tin. Mrs. Wm. Carelock was the
mother of Wm. Cnrelock. Sam Care
lock, Mrs. Myers Medlin, John E.
Carelock, James E. Carelock. Mrs.
Florence Helms, Mrs. Alexander
Helms. Mrs. Frank Smith and Ed
ward Carelock. Mrs. B. D. Austin
was tho mother of Jas. K. P. Aus
tin. Wm. H. Ausilu. Mrs. fi. N. lliv
ens, Mrs. A. J. Brooks, Mrs. H. M.
Brooks, Jonathan L. Austin, Mrs.
Dan Thomas, Mrs. Torn Perry and
B. D. Austin, Jr.
It la said that after Thomas Grif
fin camo to this county and found It
so goodly a land, he returned,
Aeneas like, and brought his father,
the old man Richard Griffin, here
to spend tho rest of his days. This
Thomas Griffin was a pioneer who
possessed many admirable traits of
character, and his descendants seenr
nil to have inherited them.
Ask Mr. Brown.
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to use It I had only a llcht "fuzz"
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Many people don't believe it can be
done, but I know from my own ex
perience with PARISIAN SAGE that
It can; I recommend It in tho full
est confidence. Galnse Brown. "08
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The above statement was mado to
Dr. C. D. Koch of the Koch Phar
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Infant's Close Call.
Our Home. .
J. Z. Green, Jr., six-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Green, had
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Mrs. Green was In another room.
When she returned the cart had
rolled to the fire and the front part
was in flames. The ilttlo fellow,
Innocent and unconscious of h!s per
ilous position, was smiling when
his mother returned.'"
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