Mae Griffin

Abt 1882 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Mae Griffin  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1882	Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Speights writes that she was "born near Hemphill of early Sabine County pioneers."
  Person ID	I6878	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Alfred Griffin,   b. 2 Jul 1854, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Apr 1937 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Christina Ann "Kate" Huffman,   b. Abt Apr 1860, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Jan 1880	Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F3625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harrison Jordan,   b. Bef 1882   d. Abt 1955 (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1904	Jasper County, Texas   [1]
  	They eloped in 1904. Accompanied by a friend, Tom Jones, they boarded a train in the downpour of rain at 11 p.m. at night. She said they were afraid that even at that late hour, her father might pursue them, so they persuaded the engineer to let her ride in the engine room. She says "That was such fun!" For a few years they lived around Bronson and then went to Beaumont for a bit. They were country folks, however, and returned in 1912 to the farm that they have lived ever since...(they also) ran a store and filling station on their place on Highway 184 until his death in 1955. Her daughter, Mrs. K. C. Brown, also a widow, lives alone also, on the homeplace. Her only son, Bobby Jordan, died in 1960....She is the grandmother-in-law of Mrs. James Brown, of Woodville, Texas.(Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas, p. 19).
  Family ID	F3382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1882 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - Abt 1904 - Jasper County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 19 (Reliability: 3). [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983. [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas". [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 38 (Reliability: 3).