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Born 1874
From History of Washington County, Iowa from the first white settlements to 1908. Also biographical sketches of some prominent citizens of the county (1909)
G. G. GRIFFITH.
A life of intense and well directed activity has made G. G. Grififith the owner of three hundred and eighteen acres of excellent farm land in Lime Creek township, thereon he is engaged in general agricultural and stock-raising pursuits. A native of Washington county, Iowa, he was born February 10, 1874, a son of John W. and Priscilla (Longvvell) Griffith, natives of Indiana and Ohio respectively. The parents came to Iowa in 1854, where the father purchased land and engaged in farming. He is still living and makes his home with his son, G. G. Griffith. The mother, however, was called to her final rest June 7, 1899. In their family were six children, three of whom still survive: Elizabeth, the wife of M. V. Wagerman, of this county; Lucinda, the wife of Frank Guyer, also residing in this county; and
As printed in History of Washington County, Iowa from the first white settlements to 1908. Also biographical sketches of some prominent citizens of the county (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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