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Emily Griffith

Female 1872 - 1951  (79 years)


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  • Name Emily Griffith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 29 Jan 1872  Rockwall County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Death 8 Jul 1951  Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1931, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1890  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1970, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Emily Roberts,   b. 28 May 1894, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1984, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     3. Annie Ruth Roberts,   b. 13 Dec 1896, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1972, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Matthew Cartwright Roberts, Jr.,   b. 16 Oct 1901, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1985, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     5. Ione Roberts,   b. 7 May 1904, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1933, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
    Family ID F9071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1872 - Rockwall County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1890 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jul 1951 - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Kaufman County, City of Terrell, Ward 3 Enumerated 22 Jun 1900 SD 6 ED 75 Sheet 36A 680-681 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    4. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Kaufman County, JP 3, Terrell City, Ward 3 Enumerated April 16, 1930 ED 129-10 SD 11 Sheet 17A Stamped 187 Griffith Avenue 606-415-459 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Kaufman, JP 3, Terrell City Enumerated 21 Jan 1920 SD 3 ED 40 Sheet 20B 357-449 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 301 (Reliability: 3).