Emily Griffith

1872 - 1951  (79 years)

• Name	Emily Griffith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	29 Jan 1872	Rockwall County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Jul 1951	Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Buried	Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Notes	The daughter of Gen. John Summerfield Griffith. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 301). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNP-YQV name: Emily Griffith Roberts death date: 08 Jul 1951 death place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas residence 606 Griffith Avenue gender: Female race: white death age: 79 years 5 months 9 days estimated birth date: birth date: 29 Jan 1872 birthplace: Rockwall, Texas marital status: Widowed spouse's name: father's name: Summerfield Griffith father's birthplace: Maryland mother's name: Sarah Emily Simpson mother's birthplace: Texas occupation: Houseduty place of residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas cemetery: Oakland Memorial Park burial place: Terrell, Texas burial date: 09 Jul 1951 Informant Maudeen C Roberts additional relatives: X film number: 2074775 digital film number: 4167205 image number: 748 reference number: cn 36477 Collection: Emily Griffith Roberts, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976" Margaret Henson writes that Emily privately published a two-volume genealogy about the family in 1939 and 1948. The volumes included research and many documents concerning the Roberts, Griffiths, Cartwrights and other interrelated families.
  Person ID	I38994	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2012

  
  

  Family	Matthew Cartwright Roberts,   b. 18 Jan 1870, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 7 Apr 1931, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Abt 1890	Texas   [6]
  	"Twenty-year old Matthew C. Roberts, already on his way to becoming a successful entrepreneur like his uncle, soon found reasons to make regular business trips (from Terrell) to Dallas in order to see Emily Griffith...who had moved there from Terrell. They were married at the end of 1890, but like many of their contemporaries, the newlyweds continued living with their parents for awhile." (Henson and Parmelee, p. 301).
  Children	1. Summerfield Griffith Roberts,   b. 17 Oct 1891, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas ,   d. 3 Jan 1970, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas  (Age 78 years)   2. Emily Roberts,   b. 28 May 1894, Texas ,   d. May 1984, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  (Age 89 years)   3. Annie Ruth Roberts,   b. 13 Dec 1896, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas ,   d. 26 Sep 1972, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  (Age 75 years)   4. Matthew Cartwright Roberts, Jr.,   b. 16 Oct 1901, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas ,   d. 13 Dec 1985, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  (Age 84 years)   5. Ione Roberts,   b. 7 May 1904, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas ,   d. 30 Apr 1933, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F9071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Jan 1872 - Rockwall County, Texas Married - Abt 1890 - Texas Died - 8 Jul 1951 - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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