Descendants of Kindred L Griffis

First Generation

1. Kindred L. Griffis was born on 31 Aug 1873 in Baker Co. Florida. He died on 1 Dec 1951 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake Cemetery, Clay Co. Florida.

1900 census Lakeside Clay Co. Florida, page 59A

1920 census Bradford Co. Florida, page 142

Kindred married Minnie Lee Hilliard in 1894. Minnie was born on 31 Dec 1873 in Florida. She died on 27 Apr 1947 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake Cemetery, Clay Co. Florida.

They had the following children:

2 F i. Eva G. Griffis was born on 29 Sep 1895. She died on 25 Jan 1971.

Eva married James Sullivan.

+ 3 M ii. Arnold G. Griffis was born on 30 Mar 1897 and died on 8 Mar 1963.
4 F iii. Myrtle G. Griffis was born on 22 Jun 1899 in Bradford Co. Florida. She died on 11 Feb 1971 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake, Cemetery.

Myrtle married Charles Herbert Priest. Charles was born about 1894 in Bradford Co. Florida.

+ 5 M iv. Orville Jock Griffis Sr. was born on 25 Sep 1901 and died on 16 Jun 1966.
+ 6 M v. Roy Griffis was born on 5 Nov 1905 and died on 2 Jan 1965.
+ 7 M vi. Luther Griffis was born on 17 Feb 1909 and died on 21 Feb 1978.
8 M vii. Leo Brown Griffis was born on 22 May 1911 in Bradford Co. Florida. He died on 16 Apr 1985 in Bradford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake, cemetery.

Leo married Lucille Thomas.

Second Generation

3. Arnold G. Griffis (Kindred L.) was born on 30 Mar 1897 in Bradford Co. Florida. He died on 8 Mar 1963 in Palatka, Putnam Co. Florida and was buried in Kinglsey Lake Cemetery.

1917 - 1918 Civilian Draft Bradford Co. Florida

Arnold married Mattie Harris. Mattie was born on 9 Sep 1897 in Clay Co. Florida. She died on 13 Jan 1970 in Palatka, Putman Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake, cemetery.

They had the following child:

9 M i. Harold M. Griffis was born in 1920.

5. Orville Jock Griffis Sr. (Kindred L.) was born on 25 Sep 1901 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida. He died on 16 Jun 1966 in Lake City, Columbia Co. Florida and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Leesburg Florida.

Orville married Dorothy Elizabeth McDowell on 31 Dec 1927 in Lake Butler, Union County Florida.

Dorothy was born on 16 Feb 1906 in Ninety Six, Greenwood Co. South Carolina. She died on 11 Dec 1988 in Texas City, Galveston Co. Texas and was buried in Hillcrest cemetery, Leesburg Florida.

They had the following children:
10 M i. Orville Jock Griffis Jr. was born on 8 Jun 1931 in Jacksonville, Duval Co. Florida. He died on 9 Mar 1976 in Alvin, Harris Co. Texas.

Orville married Carolyn Stallings in Columbus, Muscogee Co. Georgia.

11 F ii. Eva Rochelle Griffis "Shellie" was born on 19 Aug 1941 in Leesburg, Lake Co. Florida..

Shellie married (1) Roland Franklin Jaggers on 5 Oct 1963 in Leesburg, Lake Co. Florida..

Shellie also married (2) Stephen Mark Lyon 3rd "Steve" on 29 Nov 1975 in Texas City, Galveston Co. Texas. Steve was born on 29 Jan 1934 in Pulaski, Pulaski Co. Virginia.

6. Roy Griffis (Kindred L.) was born on 5 Nov 1905 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida. He died on 2 Jan 1965 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake cemetery, Clay Co. Florida.

Roy married Pansy Lillian Webb "Pansy" on 4 Sep 1926 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co. Florida. Pansy was born on 10 Jun 1905 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co. Florida. She died on 26 Apr 1987 in Gainesville, Alachua Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake cemetery, Clay Co. Florida.

They had the following children:

12 M i. Ronald Melvin Griffis was born on 22 Mar 1930 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co. Florida. He died on 23 Sep 1977 in Gainesville, Alachua Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake Cemetery.

Ronald married Hazel Elaine Crosby. Hazel was born on 17 Mar 1937 in Bradford Co. Florida.

13 M ii. Roy Douglas Griffis was born on 17 Oct 1933 in Bradford Co. Florida. He died on 8 Sep 1993 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake cemetery.
14 M iii. Jack Dale Griffis was born in 1938 in Bradford Co. Florida.

Jack married Betty Ann Conner. Betty was born on 17 Jul 1943 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida.

7. Luther Griffis "Pete" (Kindred L.) was born on 17 Feb 1909 in Bradford Co. Florida. He died on 21 Feb 1978 in Starke, Bradford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake Cemetery, Clay Co. Florida.

Pete married Beatrice Dixon, daughter of James M. Dixon and Ethel J. Parrish. Beatrice was born on 18 Jun 1916 in Hampton, Bradford Co. Florida. She died on 22 Jan 1992 in Starke, Bardford Co. Florida and was buried in Kingsley Lake Cemetery, Clay Co. Florida.

They had the following children:

15 M i. Doyle Griffis.
16 M ii. Lawrence Griffis
17 F iii. Wanda Griffis.
18 F iv. Barbara Jean Griffis.

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