Families of Antebellum Missouri
Richard Lonnie Griffith
1887 - 1980 (93 years)1. Richard Lonnie Griffith was born on 25 Jan 1887 in Pettis County, Missouri (son of Philander Griffith and Mary Malinda Cook); died on 18 Aug 1980 in Butler, Bates County, Missouri ; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Bates County, Missouri . Richard married Hattie Pearl Sweger on 25 Dec 1910 in Bates County, Missouri. Hattie was born on 17 Oct 1890 in Mayesburg, Bates County, Missouri ; died on 6 May 1977 in Butler, Bates County, Missouri ; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Bates County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Chester Max Griffith was born on 8 Aug 1916 in Bates County, Missouri; died on 8 Aug 1998 in Missouri ; was buried in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Bates County, Missouri.
2. Philander Griffith was born on 22 Feb 1854 in Ohio (son of Captain Elliott Griffith and Sarah Balthaser); died on 26 Apr 1933 in Cooper County, Missouri; was buried in Salt Fork Cemetery, Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri. Philander married Mary Malinda Cook on 17 Feb 1876 in Cooper County, Missouri . Mary was born in 1857; died on 1 Jun 1928 in Washington Township, Vernon County, Missouri ; was buried in Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown, Bates County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Malinda Cook was born in 1857; died on 1 Jun 1928 in Washington Township, Vernon County, Missouri ; was buried in Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown, Bates County, Missouri . Children:
- 1. Richard Lonnie Griffith was born on 25 Jan 1887 in Pettis County, Missouri ; died on 18 Aug 1980 in Butler, Bates County, Missouri ; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Bates County, Missouri .
Generation: 3
4. Captain Elliott Griffith was born on 25 May 1833 in Ohio (son of Isaac Griffith, Jr. and Cassandra Williams); died on 11 Nov 1916 in Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri; was buried in Salt Fork Cemetery, Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri. Elliott married Sarah Balthaser on 11 Sep 1851 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Sarah was born on 7 Mar 1831; died on 7 Nov 1908 in Nelson, Cooper County, Missouri ; was buried in Salt Fork Cemetery, Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Sarah Balthaser was born on 7 Mar 1831; died on 7 Nov 1908 in Nelson, Cooper County, Missouri ; was buried in Salt Fork Cemetery, Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri. Children:
- 2. Philander Griffith was born on 22 Feb 1854 in Ohio; died on 26 Apr 1933 in Cooper County, Missouri; was buried in Salt Fork Cemetery, Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri.
Generation: 4
8. Isaac Griffith, Jr. was born on 7 Nov 1791 in Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Griffith and Ann Elliott); died on 24 Jul 1850 in Amanda, Fairfield County, Ohio; was buried in Dutch Hollow Cemetery, Amanda, Fairfield County, Ohio. Isaac married Cassandra Williams. Cassandra was born in 1808; died in 1886 in Ohio; was buried in Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Cassandra Williams was born in 1808; died in 1886 in Ohio; was buried in Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. Children:
- 4. Captain Elliott Griffith was born on 25 May 1833 in Ohio; died on 11 Nov 1916 in Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri; was buried in Salt Fork Cemetery, Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri.